391. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action the Department and the HSE are taking in view of the fact that Ireland is not on track to meet WHO End TB Strategy targets, and current resourcing falls short of national guidelines requiring immediate assessment of suspected TB cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60528/25]
Topics / Disease Management
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisease Management
241 questions from 71 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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239 written, 2 oral
71
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 33 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 28 |
| June 2026 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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392. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department and the HSE are taking to deal with the rising incidence of TB which increased by over 30% in 2024, with a fourfold rise in MDR-TB cases and a significant increase in paediatric TB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60529/25]
393. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department and the HSE are taking to deal with the capacity issues in dealing with TB cases, in view of the fact that emergency reviews have doubled from 2023 to 2024, which said reviews are used to prevent hospital admissions and to start treatment urgently thus preventing onward transmission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60530/2…
436. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the rollout of the national endometriosis framework; the way in which its implementation will be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60705/25]
437. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been allocated for the establishment of new specialist endometriosis hubs in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60706/25]
721. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will advocate for the HSE to provide funding under Section 39 to an organisation (details supplied) to support weekly therapeutic exercise and yoga classes for people living with Parkinson's Disease in Donegal, specifically in Buncrana, Donegal Town, and Letterkenny; if she will ensure that the application is given full and fair consideration by t…
821. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the designation and delivery of centres of excellence for diabetes care in hospitals across the State; and the criteria they adhere to. [57125/25]
304. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no acute asthma management plan in place, in and being adhered to in University College Hospital Galway; or if there is such a plan, if she could provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55678/25]
846. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that TB incidences have increased by 30% in 2024, with a concerning rise in multidrug resistant (MDR) TB cases, posing a serious public health risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54902/25]
847. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date regarding the implementation of the actions outlined in the publication in 2024 by Irish respiratory and public health clinicians ‘A Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54903/25]
561. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2547 of 8 September 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the correspondence from the HSE in relation to the provision of a device (details supplied) that assists in the care of people with diabetes; the actions she will take to expedite the provision of this support in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
583. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health her plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include asthma or eosinophilic asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53045/25]
601. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department is concerned regarding the rise in tuberculosis cases in the State, particularly drug-resistant strains; if she will commit to public funding of the National TB Centre and Clinical Team at St James’s Hospital and allocating resources to the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James’s Hospital, given that Ireland is not meeting WHO minim…
608. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the tuberculosis (TB) crisis in Ireland; if she will confirm funding for the National TB Centre and Clinical Team, and for the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital; the timeframe for implementing the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland 2024-2030, in view of the 30% rise in TB incidence in 2…
627. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will amend legislation so that the long-term illness scheme will include ME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53321/25]
644. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current specialist services available to patients with sarcoidosis in Ireland; the hospitals/clinics designated to provide such care; the referral pathway from primary care and general respiratory clinics to these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53408/25]
645. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if a national clinical pathway for sarcoidosis is in place or in development under the HSE National Clinical Programme for Respiratory; the expected timelines; the means by which primary care, respiratory medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology and dermatology are integrated within that pathway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/25]
647. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first appointments and follow-ups at interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis clinics by hospital; the actions being taken to reduce these waits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53411/25]
648. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national dataset or registry for sarcoidosis; if not, whether the Department intends to establish one to support service planning, outcomes tracking and research and the proposed timeline and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53412/25]
649. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the diagnostic supports available for suspected sarcoidosis (including access to high-resolution CT, PET-CT where indicated, tissue biopsy, cardiac MRI, and ophthalmology assessment); whether national guidance on investigation and follow-up is being updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53413/25]
650. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the treatment options available to sarcoidosis patients under the public system (e.g. corticosteroids, steroid-sparing agents, biologics); the criteria for access and reimbursement; whether any forthcoming changes are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53414/25]
651. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for patient education, pulmonary rehabilitation, and psychosocial care for people living with sarcoidosis; any plans to expand access to these services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53415/25]
693. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a range of measures (details supplied) can be introduced to support asthma sufferers. [53760/25]
705. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the changes to be made in the provision of DAFNE courses for Type 1 diabetic patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53862/25]
100. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a 30% rise in the incidence of tuberculosis in the past year; if she will provide an update on the implementation of ‘Striving to End Tuberculosis: A strategy for Ireland 2024-2030’; if she will publish an implementation plan and provide the necessary funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52409/25]