Hospital Procedures

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 20…

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 …

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 …

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 a…

827. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether devices used for vertebral body tethering (VBT) at Children’s Health Ireland were added to the SAP procurement system and approved by the CHI Medical Devices Committee despite there being no HIPE procedure code for VBT; if so, that way in which use, cost and oversight of those implants have been recorded and monitored at national leve…

896. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the rates of referral from ED to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55379/25]

686. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments that have been cancelled at University Hospital Limerick in quarters 1 and 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/25]

688. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre appointments, by procedure type, that were cancelled at University Hospital Limerick in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53716/25]

82. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the scoliosis waiting list for surgery at CHI hospitals at present; and the steps she is taking to reduce waiting lists. [51548/25]

228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend on insourcing by each statutory and section 38 hospital from 2021 to date in 2025; the total figure in each year and the figure for the first 9 months of each year, in tabular form. [52569/25]

229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend on insourcing from 2021 to date in 2025, by service provider, in tabular form. [52570/25]