1162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres currently in use at Cork University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital; the hours each of those theatres are open in each of those hospitals, in tabular form. [12260/26]
Topics / Hospital Facilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Facilities
459 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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451 written, 8 oral
100
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 26 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 29 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 27 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 39 |
| April 2026 | 30 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 17 |
| October 2026 | 20 |
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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
534. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health when funding approval is expected for the redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital and the proposed 95-bed block; the current stage of the project within the public capital approval process; and the anticipated timeline for tender and construction. [11581/26]
541. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason sanitary towels are not available whenever they are needed for patients in all wards in hospitals, both adult and paediatric; if the HSE has plans to ensure that sanitary towels will be available upon request in all wards in hospitals, both adult and paediatric; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11160/26]
374. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a full list of capital works projects currently ongoing at Beaumont Hospital; when each of those capital works projects will be completed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10947/26]
978. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the surgical hub for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9235/26]
1086. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the basis on which consultant staffing levels and specialist resources are allocated between University Hospital Galway and Mayo University Hospital. [9765/26]
1087. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason Mayo University Hospital has significantly fewer orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists and no full-time permanent oncologist despite comparable activity levels and a catchment area that includes parts of Roscommon and Sligo. [9766/26]
1088. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure equitable distribution of consultants and resources across the Saolta Hospital Group. [9767/26]
1089. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will examine whether resources originally intended for Mayo are being diverted to Galway. [9768/26]
1235. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the latest projected timeline for the delivery of a surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital. [10507/26]
404. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to establish a sexual assault trauma unit (SATU) in Limerick, appreciating that nearest SATU is in Galway, and that the Limerick Forensic Medical Examination only opens from 7pm daily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8934/26]
424. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her plans to release the refurbished beds in Macroom Community Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7072/26]
1059. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the 24-acute beds for Mallow General Hospital will be operational; if there are specific timelines or factors contributing to any delays in the commissioning of these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6168/26]
1119. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each community hospital in County Donegal in each of the years, 2007 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [6416/26]
1147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the blood transfusion and infusion unit at University Hospital Kerry; the number of days per week the unit is currently operational; whether there are plans to expand the service to operate additional days per week in order to address waiting times and patient safety concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6549/26]
13. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for Mallow General Hospital; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4138/26]
14. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital, including the current status of the design and planning stages and projected timeline for tendering and construction; to confirm that the project remains a priority within the HSE capital plan; the expected opening date of the new emergency department; the expected openi…
56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Saint Anne's ward in Saint Vincent’s nursing unit in Mountmellick, County Laois is kept in use when the new wing is open to allow for the capacity of the hospital to go from 58 to 83; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4438/26]
127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated by her Department for the development of the new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4442/26]
522. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds that have been provided in County Clare, by site in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [5223/26]
283. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new additional acute hospital beds (excluding any replacement beds) that have been constructed in the years 2023, 2024, and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4555/26]
919. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the elective hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3529/26]
932. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider offering the carpark, or a portion of the car park, at St. Vincent’s hospital, Athlone to the local municipal district on the ceasing of services at St. Vincent's. [3679/26]
1054. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for phase II of the national rehabilitation hospital development on Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, under the HSE capital projects plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4383/26]
2035. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health when the HSE expects to begin receiving new patients at the new surgical hub that will be based in Swords; and the types of procedures that will be performed at this hub. [73855/25]