1065. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a permanent oncology and haematology building will be expedited at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63251/25]
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
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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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1066. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a new maternity unit will be expedited at University Hospital Kerry given the clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing unit due to the distance from the theatre; the progress that has been made in respect of this matter in 2025; if a sixth operation theatre will be provided to facilitate obstetrics and gynaecology demands t…
1067. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an ambulatory care block (details supplied) will be provided at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63253/25]
1109. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties people suffering from a rare genetic condition are having in accessing a drug (details supplied); the plans to make this drug more easily available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63665/25]
1122. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reviewing the case of a person (details supplied) who has been informed they have to make a repayment of a specialty allowance in the HSE, which was due to an administrative error; if the request for repayment of the allowance to date will be withdrawn due to the fact that this error was not on the part of the worker in question; …
1126. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if urgent consideration will be given to the provision of services at a health care facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63714/25]
1142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to close permanently the health centre in Killenaule, Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63840/25]
1149. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to provide a service in Letterkenny University Hospital for patients who require intravitreal injections (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63995/25]
1151. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to commit to a full national inquiry into paediatric disability services, including orthopaedics, neurology, therapy services, equipment provision, overseas referrals and community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64008/25]
1153. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the impact of patients attending private hospitals being excluded from national statistics; the steps planned to ensure complete data for service planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64020/25]
1154. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to capture patient information from private hospitals to address gaps in national statistics, particularly for neurological conditions, to provide a complete picture of healthcare needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64021/25]
1155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the means by which the development of electronic patient records will ensure that diagnoses and treatments from private hospitals are included, so patients' medical histories are complete, and continuity of care is not compromised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64022/25]
1156. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of electronic health records in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64023/25]
437. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views the adequacy of publicly available information related to the provision of partially State funded podiatry care; if an advertising campaign in HSE clinics and GPs will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62340/25]
477. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of a permanent oncology-haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied) in view of the fact patients numbers requiring chemotherapy are increasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62539/25]
950. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to make permanent the pilot Community Access Support Team in Limerick; if it will be expanded; if additional central funds will be provided in support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61088/25]
952. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the plans which are in place to support the health service and hospitals in the mid-west region during, and in advance of, the Ryder Cup 2027, during which an additional 200,000 people are expected in the Limerick area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61090/25]
1045. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 333 of 15 October and 173 of 22 October 2025, the number and location of sites sought in the original questions. [61718/25]
1065. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO1 where HSE podiatry services are located; the number of WTE staff, by job title working in each of the HSE podiatry clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61809/25]
1113. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is moved to a location as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62124/25]
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total HSE expenditure on chronic pain management services in each of the past five years; the budget allocation for community-based non-pharmacological pain interventions (physiotherapy, CBT, mindfulness, graded exercise programmes, and so on); and whether dedicated funding for chronic pain services will be included in the 2026 HSE Service Plan. [60732/25]
441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons over 65 years-of-age currently accessing pain management services; the steps being taken to identify and support older adults living with untreated chronic pain; and whether her Department plans to introduce an older persons pain management strategy aligned with Sláintecare’s integrated-care objectives. [60733/25]
467. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick including a date for its resumption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60819/25]
477. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a convalescence or respite period can be put in place for a person (details supplied). [60870/25]
1505. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the work carried out to date on the Government's commitment to "advance legislation to ban conversion therapy practices"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58369/25]