Hospital Procedures

523. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when orthognathic surgery will be available in the midland region; whether people in the midland region can have access to this service were provided outside the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22532/25]

529. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries that take place each year through the HSE. [22539/25]

530. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for deep brain stimulation surgery with the HSE. [22540/25]

180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries carried out at the National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21322/25]

182. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the rationale on the restriction on the types of MRIs offered under GP access to community diagnostics; the reason below-the-knee MRI is no longer available under this type of diagnostics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21339/25]

2029. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the types of vascular surgeries procedures that were carried out at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025. [18837/25]

2095. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if she was aware of this issue; and if there is a scheme this family can access to help get funding for treatment. [19238/25]

703. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health is she aware that once cancer treatment is completed, some patients are prescribed high tech medication for which the HSE can only allow a three-month script, meaning patients have to go into the hospital every three months just to get a prescription; and if she sees any practical way of overcoming this costly and time-consuming inconvenience. …

783. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled, by speciality, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Louth County Hospital for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13858/25]

802. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeries procedures carried out at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13920/25]

859. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of wrist surgeries performed at University Hospital Kerry in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14161/25]

1615. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer determined 'likely invasive' over the age of 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in tabular form. [11327/25]

1616. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer determined "likely invasive" that were recommended palliative radiotherapy as a treatment; and the number of these patients aged over 70 years, in each of the years…

1617. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer stage I and stage II that were provided palliative radiotherapy; and the number aged over 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in ta…

1618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the guidelines followed in the application of brachytherapy to determine patient suitability at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar. [11330/25]

1645. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the BMI required to qualify for gastric band surgery. [11410/25]

1680. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11618/25]

1681. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in each hospital in the State in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11619/25]

1697. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of cleft surgeries and general age spread, by cleft centre of work/hospital, for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11691/25]

1713. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers in 2024 and to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [11740/25]

1746. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have received epilepsy surgery at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/25]

1754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Galway University Hospital; the reason for the daily cancellations for over a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/25]

276. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient procedures carried out at University Hospital Limerick per department, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [8259/25]

277. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient procedures per department cancelled at University Hospital Limerick, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8260/25]

936. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason that toxicology testing is not undertaken at University Hospital Limerick at the weekends; and the reason that accessing toxicology results is so difficult during the week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7841/25]