242. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been made of the barriers faced by older people and other vulnerable groups in accessing hearing care services, including cost, waiting times and geographic availability; the actions planned to address these barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17264/26]
Topics / Health Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services
2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,798 written, 11 oral
142
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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253. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, which advised that “there are currently no plans to establish a SATU in Limerick”, the data and information used to establish this position; the way in which demand for SATU is generally monitored; and the way in the case of Limerick and the surrounding area local demand is monitored; and if she will…
254. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, given options for storage of evidence are not provided in Limerick’s local out-of-hours Forensic Medical Examination (FME) service, the way in which individuals in the area who wish to store evidence to give them time to consider their reporting intentions are facilitated, as there is no dedicated SA…
255. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, given health checks are not provided in Limerick’s local out-of-hours Forensic Medical Examination (FME) service, the way in which individuals who wish to receive a health check are facilitated in the area, as there is no dedicated SATU service in the area; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
256. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, to clarify the reason that on the HSE website Limerick’s out-of-hours service is listed alongside actual SATUs when it is actually a Forensic Medical Examination (FME) service and does not provide a comparable service (details supplied); the reason this differentiation in service is not clearly state…
258. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to outline the adult and child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, eating disorder services currently available in north Tipperary; the supports currently in place for families and carers of individuals with eating disorders in north Tipperary; if additional resources and services are planned for north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the …
285. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17429/26]
286. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on her Departments plans to establish a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme, to replace the current regional model (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17430/26]
287. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establish a ring-fenced annual fund of €15–20 million to implement a ten-year national replacement cycle for linear accelerators and to create a national oversight body responsible for equipment planning, procurement, and installation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17431/26]
288. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider putting in place a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17432/26]
289. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider the putting in place of a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme, to replace the current regional model, as without a structured national linac replacement programme, access to modern, safe radiotherapy in Ireland will continue to be determined by geography rather than clinical need, entrenching inequity and placing…
319. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE National Guidelines for Accessible Health and Social Care Services were last reviewed; the timetable for the planned review; and whether the review will include consultation with representative organisations for people with visual impairments. [17753/26]
330. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the length of time it typically takes for a patient to receive information in an accessible format after requesting it; to provide average and maximum response times recorded in the past 12 months; and the targets which will be set following the guidelines review. [17764/26]
716. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the proposed respite centre in Carrick on Shannon, County Leitrim is scheduled to commence construction and development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17170/26]
726. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a child (details supplied) referred to CDNT4 in 2022 and identified in March 2024 as requiring speech and language therapy has not yet received intervention; the steps that will be taken to ensure that this child is urgently assessed and provided with appropriate speech and language therapy supports; and if she will make a …
743. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with intellectual difficulties awaiting residential services across the State, broken down by CHO region, in tabular form. [16600/26]
753. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive a device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16897/26]
772. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of Section 39 pay restoration for organisations funded by her Department; the reason workers in an organisation (details supplied) funded by her Department have received only one round of restoration while HSE-funded colleagues have received full restoration and scheduled increases; her plans to ensure full parity of pay and eliminate the resulting dispa…
804. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the adequacy of dementia and Alzheimer's care in south Dublin; and on the need for HSE-led day care services for people with dementia in south Dublin. [16356/26]
808. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently arrange the necessary services required by a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16361/26]
848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by the Health Service Executive to define and measure “success” in respect of outcomes arising from elective surgical procedures performed in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16536/26]
849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a comprehensive national record of mortality and morbidity data associated with elective surgical procedures carried out within the public health system; the format in which such data are collected and reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16537/26]
850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal policies, protocols, or governance frameworks in place within the Health Service Executive governing the management and remediation of complications arising from elective surgical procedures performed in Ireland, including the funding and oversight arrangements for remedial treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16538/26]
856. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16610/26]
857. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the drawdown of items in Beaumont Hospital in the 2025 Capital Plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16621/26]