484. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether occupational health physicians are required to fully consider all relevant specialist medical evidence, including consultant reports and scheduled surgical interventions, when determining eligibility under the critical illness protocol. [50541/26]
Topics / Healthcare Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealthcare Policy
999 questions from 121 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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990 written, 9 oral
121
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| January 2025 | 12 |
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| March 2025 | 28 |
| April 2025 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 35 |
| June 2025 | 36 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 74 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 54 |
| December 2025 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 50 |
| February 2026 | 73 |
| March 2026 | 62 |
| April 2026 | 91 |
| May 2026 | 147 |
| June 2026 | 97 |
| July 2026 | 33 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 26 |
| October 2026 | 50 |
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485. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether conditions involving severe and persistent endometriosis requiring corrective surgery fall within the definition of “major physical trauma ordinarily requiring acute operative surgical treatment” under the critical illness protocol. [50542/26]
486. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered the inclusion of severe endometriosis and related gynaecological conditions within the eligibility criteria for the critical illness protocol; and if there are any plans to review or update these criteria. [50543/26]
487. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the appeal or review mechanisms available where an employee disputes a decision of occupational health under the critical illness protocol, particularly in circumstances where no clinical assessment has taken place. [50544/26]
503. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm directly whether the Health Service Executive has ever conducted an analysis of referral concentration, repeat provider usage, or high-cost treatment clustering under the treatment abroad scheme since 2020; if no such analysis has been conducted, to state the reason; and if one has been conducted, to provide the date and findings. [50583/26]
504. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether the Health Service Executive maintains any record of treatment abroad scheme applications escalated beyond the treatment abroad office in Kilkenny; if such a record exists, to provide the number of escalated cases by year since 2020; and if no such record exists, to confirm this directly. [50584/26]
510. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 28 May 26, the names and professional roles of each member of the expert group convened by the HSE Chief Clinical Officer to examine the implications of the final Cass Review; the group's full terms of reference; the number of times it has met to date; and the date on which its report will be published or laid before th…
304. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the cost and patient impact of funding endometriosis-related care abroad compared with investing in improved diagnostic and treatment pathways in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50012/26]
307. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the implementation plan in response to the report entitled 'The Use of Uro-gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50054/26]
841. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any external professional body, advocacy organisation, or international clinical body was consulted on the wording of the 2019 CAAC application; and if none were consulted, to confirm this directly. [49260/26]
842. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any evidential appraisal framework, systematic evidence review, or comparable methodology was applied before WPATH standards of care version seven was referenced in the 2019 CAAC application; and if no such framework exists, to confirm this directly. [49261/26]
843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to name the specific HSE governance structure, committee, or officeholder that approved the inclusion of WPATH standards of care version seven in the 2019 CAAC application, given that the HSE reply of 23 June 2026 described the post’s approval but did not identify any approving body or individual. [49262/26]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether the HSE holds documentary records, including minutes, memoranda, or internal correspondence, relating to the inclusion of WPATH standards of care version seven in the 2019 CAAC application; and if such records exist, to confirm under the retention policy and the duration of period they are held. [49263/26]
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any clinical safety, medico-legal, or child safeguarding assessment was carried out prior to the reference to WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the 2019 CAAC application; and if no such assessment was carried out, to confirm this directly. [49264/26]
853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific decision-making process by which the HSE determines that a drinking water exceedance constitutes a potential danger to human health requiring public-health intervention; the named office or role responsible for making that determination; and whether a documented threshold, beyond the WHO guideline value, triggers mandatory intervention. [49288/26]
857. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 996 of 19 May 2026, to explain the basis for the 2024 figures provided in reply, which show zero applications and zero approvals for paediatric gender-related treatment abroad scheme referrals in that year alongside 13 S2 authorisations issued and expenditure of €62,127.47; and to clarify whether this reflects multi-year proce…
864. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a national definition of clinical necessity has been assessed for risk to patient safety or consistency of approvals across the State. [49310/26]
432. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will ma…
669. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to introducing a statutory mechanism within the professional regulatory framework for health and social care professionals to report systemic or organisational ethical governance breaches affecting safeguarding practice. [46854/26]
761. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department recognises that the burden of RSV in older adults may be underestimated due to testing practices and coding limitations; the way in which this is being considered in policy development regarding RSV immunisation strategies for older adults in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47352/26]
784. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a national diabetes registry exists in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47464/26]
785. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given the absence of a national diabetes registry in the State, the data source and jurisdiction on which her Department and the Health Service Executive base their estimate of diabetes prevalence; whether that estimate is derived by applying a diabetes prevalence rate recorded in another jurisdiction to the population of the State; the most recent year for…
786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the most recent estimate held by her Department or the Health Service Executive of the number of people living with diabetes in the State, distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes; the year and data source on which that estimate is based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47467/26]
787. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the implications of the absence of a national diabetes registry for the planning and resourcing of diabetes services; whether there are plans to establish such a registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47468/26]
793. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to put a system in place whereby any incremental rise in the old-age pension is matched by a similar rise in the qualifying income for the medical card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47482/26]