537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has considered the use of compassionate access, exceptional reimbursement mechanisms, or off-label prescribing supports in cases involving ultra-rare conditions such as Juvenile Batten Disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35903/26]
Topics / Health Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services
2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,809
questions
2,798 written, 11 oral
142
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35924/26]
543. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925/26]
547. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the processing times for cross border/Northern Ireland planned healthcare re-imbursement applications; if she is aware that applications are currently taking six months to approve; if she believes it is acceptable that such patients are awaiting re-imbursement for six months, as the same patients have, in most cases, been awaiting surg…
548. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a cross border reimbursement application for a person (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [35941/26]
549. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35966/26]
563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether service provision for early pregnancy loss is standardised across HSE hospital groups; and if she will provide any available comparative information on access to Early Pregnancy Units, diagnostic services, and medical management pathways between hospital groups. [36002/26]
564. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the clinical pathways in place in each HSE maternity hospital and hospital group for the management of early pregnancy loss; whether medical management using pharmacological treatment including Misoprostol is available within each hospital group; and if she will provide a breakdown of the models of care in operation (including expectant, medical and surgical manag…
565. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and location of early pregnancy units or equivalent dedicated early pregnancy assessment services within the HSE maternity hospital system in each of the past five years, if she will outline any hospitals without access to a dedicated early pregnancy assessment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36004/26]
566. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded cases of early pregnancy loss managed within HSE maternity hospitals ; and the number of cases managed by expectant management, medical management including pharmacological treatment such as Misoprostol, and surgical intervention; and if she will provide a breakdown by hospital group, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in…
682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any centralised assessment of variation in operational or clinical decision-making between the six Health Regions since their establishment; and if she will provide details of any such assessment. [36192/26]
683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any governance framework exists to ensure consistency of service access criteria across the six Health Regions; and if she will provide a copy of that framework. [36193/26]
684. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has requested or commissioned any audit, review, or risk assessment regarding regional variation in healthcare decision-making since 2022. [36194/26]
685. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any national register, dashboard, or monitoring mechanism tracking regional inconsistencies in policy implementation, patient access, approvals, or operational practices. [36195/26]
686. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any concerns have been raised internally within the HSE regarding inconsistent application of national policies across Health Regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36196/26]
687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Chief Internal Auditor has identified regional inconsistency as a governance or operational risk within any audit, assurance, or advisory work since 2022. [36197/26]
688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how the HSE ensures equal treatment of patients across all six Health Regions in circumstances where no dedicated audit of regional decision-making consistency has been conducted. [36198/26]
689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external assurance body has reviewed consistency of governance arrangements across the six Health Regions since 2022. [36199/26]
690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national escalation mechanism exists where differing regional interpretations of HSE policy arise; and if she will provide details of same. [36200/26]
691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE intends to undertake a dedicated internal audit into consistency of decision-making across Health Regions; and if not, the reason for this position. [36201/26]
722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any key performance indicators currently used within the Health Regions framework specifically measure consistency of decision-making, policy application, or service eligibility across regions; and if so, to provide details of those indicators. [36286/26]
725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health number of formal escalations, interventions, corrective actions, or performance management measures initiated under the Performance and Accountability Framework in respect of Health Regions since their establishment. [36289/26]
726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external evaluation has been commissioned regarding governance consistency within the Health Regions model; and if not, whether such an evaluation is planned. [36290/26]
727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the risk that increased regional autonomy could result in unequal access to services or inconsistent operational interpretation of national policy across different parts of the State. [36291/26]
728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients or service users currently have any formal mechanism to challenge regional inconsistencies in service access, eligibility determinations, or operational decisions between Health Regions. [36292/26]