330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any guidance, circulars, or instructions have issued from her Department or the HSE regarding the provision of cultural or religious surgical procedures in public hospitals, and to place all such guidance in the Oireachtas Library. [66565/25]
Topics / Hospital Procedures
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Procedures
262 questions from 68 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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260 written, 2 oral
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated in each of the past five years to circumcision procedures where there was no medical indication, broken down by hospital group and year. [66566/25]
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all procedures performed in public hospitals that are not clinically indicated are subject to proper oversight, transparency, and cost controls, and to outline what reforms are planned to ensure that theatre resources are prioritised for patients on clinically necessary waiting lists. [66567/25]
836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are required to report the volume of elective non-medical procedures they perform, and whether the Department receives regular reviews of the total theatre time assigned to these procedures. [65354/25]
565. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI appointments carried out in the Regional Hospital Mullingar in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64642/25]
937. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the contract between the HSE and a company (details supplied) regarding the provision of imaging scans; if there are caps on the number of public patients that can be taken for scans; if the reason for these caps is due to limited HSE funding or another reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61037/25]
1063. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current protocols in place for cases where a patient presents at accident and emergency and reports suspected drink-spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservation of evidence where a victim is incapacitat…
1084. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a procedure (details supplied) comes under the remit of the HSE in public hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61875/25]
1647. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); the number of cases that were reviewed; the number of cases recommended for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57870/25]
1655. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a comprehensive list of day procedures which are currently done in each of the Ennis Hospital Group- St John's Hospital, Nenagh Hospital and University Hospital Limerick; the number of each procedures which were completed in Q1 and Q2 of 2025, by type, in tabular form; the wait time for each procedure as of 30 September 2025; and if she will …
1656. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures and types of procedures which are being carried out at the Dublin surgical hub in Mount Carmel since it opened in February 2025, by procedure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57930/25]
729. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of children being recalled for clinical review following the CHI hip dysplasia audit; and to clarify whether this includes surgeries performed prior to 2021, given that over 2,200 letters have already been issued to families. [56544/25]
730. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown by hospital and year of the 497 children identified for recall due to pelvic osteotomy procedures performed between 2021 and 2023. [56545/25]
731. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown by county patient address of the 497 children identified for recall due to pelvic osteotomy procedures performed between 2021 and 2023. [56546/25]
732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the recall process will be extended to include children operated on before 2021, in light of concerns that surgeries dating back to 2010 or earlier may have been affected. [56547/25]
733. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the clinical qualifications and experience of the doctors currently conducting the independent clinical and radiological reviews of recalled cases; and whether they are consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons. [56548/25]
734. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether any of the reviewers involved in the recall process are fellows or non-consultant hospital doctors; and the safeguards in place to ensure appropriate oversight and clinical governance. [56549/25]
735. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to clarify the role of a person (details supplied), reportedly involved in reviewing cases at CHI Crumlin; and whether he is registered as a consultant in Ireland. [56550/25]
736. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether a person (details supplied) is currently practicing medicine; and the nature of her clinical role and authority in the recall process. [56551/25]
737. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether families will receive written reports from the recall reviews; and if so, whether these will be signed off by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. [56552/25]
738. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the clinical governance structures in place to ensure consistency and quality in the recall assessments; and whether an external oversight panel is being established. [56553/25]
782. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for surgery can be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56710/25]
824. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was included in HIQA’s review into the governance of implantable medical devices at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), which examined the use of non-CE marked springs at Temple Street; if VBT was not included in that review, the reason for its exclusion, given that CHI has confirmed it has carried out VBT as an “emerging and …
825. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the hospital sites at which vertebral body tethering (VBT) procedures have been carried out, including Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) locations (Temple Street, Crumlin, Cappagh) and any external providers such as a clinic (details supplied) under the national outsourcing arrangements; the means by which follow-up, outcomes and complications relating to VBT have…
826. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was reviewed, approved or considered by the CHI Ethics Committee prior to being introduced as a surgical option for children; if not, the reason ethical approval was not sought for a new and experimental procedure; whether the devices used for VBT were brought before CHI’s Medical Devices Committee for assessment, approval …