133. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand specialist services in endometriosis. [52387/25]
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
TDs have asked
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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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The questions
159. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health when she expects the national endometriosis framework to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52364/25]
164. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to include COPD and asthma in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52353/25]
179. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans for the expansion of the Chronic Disease Management Plan to include other conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52185/25]
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health her views on the development of standard protocols for the identification and management of PANS/PANDAS in paediatric hospitals given that PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day is upcoming on the 9 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52240/25]
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans to address the significant waiting list for endometriosis care, the understaffing of endometriosis hubs, with 747 women waiting for surgery; the financial supports being considered for women who are forced to travel abroad for essential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52430/25]
204. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans to include inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis within the remit of the long-term illness scheme. [52361/25]
404. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if she will add myalgic encephalomyelitis to the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52642/25]
430. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the practical steps being taken, and future planned actions, to expand specialist endometriosis services and improve support services for women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52729/25]
431. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the implementation of the National Endometriosis Framework; the status of the five regional hubs and two supra-regional centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52730/25]
433. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to funding and expanding access to expert-led excision surgery for endometriosis patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52732/25]
435. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is ensuring that endometriosis patients have access to multidisciplinary care teams, including physiotherapists, psychologists, dietitians, and pain specialists; if additional funding will be allocated to expand these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52735/25]
436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to requests from an organisation regarding care for persons with asthma (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52744/25]
866. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if public health authorities sample for the presence of the polio virus in wastewater; if so, if it has been detected since the start of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51442/25]
593. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her views on whether there is a need for a cross-departmental approach in respect of rare disease policy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49732/25]
2448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to improve supports for people with early onset Parkinson's disease; if she plans to increase capacity for deep brain simulation procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46143/25]
2541. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including Guillain–Barré syndrome as a long-term illness considering the disease presents similarly to other illnesses included on the list; if consideration has been given to re-examining the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme to expand the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46636/25]
205. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to ensure people with cerebral palsy can adapt their cars to continue living independent lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39916/25]
293. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding Lyme disease in providing accurate testing and adequate treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40061/25]
866. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to agree and progress the early access programme for rare diseases; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38734/25]
337. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason chronic kidney disease is not covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38415/25]
765. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have had cardiovascular disease screening carried out on them as part of the opportunistic case finding and chronic disease prevention programme in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to the 30 June 2025, in tabular form; if any general statistics from this data will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37158/25]
809. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will host a rare disease conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37420/25]
9. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the status of the chronic disease Mmnagement programme; the number of patients now enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34666/25]
114. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason the cross-Border healthcare Directive does not cover inpatient treatment for chronic Lyme disease, given that patients suffering from this condition often require specialised care not readily available domestically, and that directive is intended to ensure access to necessary medical treatments within the EU; if there are plans to amend the current int…