1813. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 253, 254 and 255 of 2 April 2025, the actions undertaken or planned by the HSE to ensure that genetic counselling services and early intervention disability services support one another (details supplied). [19036/25]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services
2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,798 written, 11 oral
142
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| January 2025 | 56 |
| February 2025 | 78 |
| March 2025 | 73 |
| April 2025 | 110 |
| May 2025 | 158 |
| June 2025 | 127 |
| July 2025 | 135 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 193 |
| October 2025 | 56 |
| November 2025 | 157 |
| December 2025 | 147 |
| January 2026 | 238 |
| February 2026 | 102 |
| March 2026 | 141 |
| April 2026 | 243 |
| May 2026 | 222 |
| June 2026 | 290 |
| July 2026 | 123 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 73 |
| October 2026 | 87 |
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1814. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 253, 254 and 255 of 2 April 2025, the cooperation that exists for the purpose of drafting service plans, corporate plans, and similar operational documents between HSE disability services and the National Test Directory for Rare and Inherited Diseases, the HSE disabilit…
1827. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated to the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC); the services provided by the CRC which are funded by this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19144/25]
1976. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18501/25]
1977. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18502/25]
1978. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if early detection screening programmes for heart valve disease or structural heart disease will form part of the recommendations of the unpublished review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18512/25]
1993. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for those with vasculitis; and if she or her Department will consider additional funding for research. [18600/25]
1999. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) in relation to a financial rebate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18672/25]
2009. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if developmental checks are being offered to newborns for the appropriate month milestones by public health nurses from the Boot Road primary care centre; the options available to parents if their children are not to be offered appointments due to staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18716/25]
2018. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of pulmonary fibrosis to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18790/25]
2034. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if medical care can be provided to a person (details supplied). [18861/25]
2039. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Waterford, now managed by Dublin and South East Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in …
2040. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Waterford, now managed by Dublin and South East Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabu…
2046. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline what services are currently in place for adults over the age of 18 years living with complex, lifelong or rare medical conditions, particularly in cases where such individuals are not currently availing of any disability services. [18919/25]
2077. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date under the National Islands Policy 2023-2033 to improve access to health services on the offshore islands of Ireland such as Cape Clear and Bere Island, including both primary care and older persons' services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/25]
2083. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by her Department and agencies under her remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of values, of the service, grant, loans or payment,…
2085. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of services and supports offered to people impacted by side-effects of the Pandemrix vaccine; and, in particular, the duration of those supports and services, and related investment amounts. [19189/25]
2119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 20 March 2025, if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19379/25]
2120. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the delivery of 24/7 interventional cardiology services at University Hospital Waterford; the additional WTE requirement for same; the existing WTE and headcount, and the basis on which the positions are filled whether permanent, temporary, contract, or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19396/25]
2122. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an investigation can be conducted into the practice by the EHIC office of giving a letter to persons when the physical EHIC card will not be received on time, as in one particular case (details supplied), where the paper form is not accepted and it results in costs to the person for medical care that would otherwise have been covered by the physical EHIC ca…
2128. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to review a matter in relation to a very important service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19466/25]
2134. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by year of the total number of people who have accessed the services of the National Counselling Services from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [19474/25]
2149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19531/25]
2190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a child (details supplied); to expedite a care assessment, pain treatment and management plan as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19632/25]
2192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review and improve the care plan in respect of a patient in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19635/25]