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 level; and if she will m…
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
68
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 39 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 21 |
| March 2026 | 18 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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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]
244. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for the first nine months of each year 2022 to 2025, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form [52613/25]
340. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the safe staffing framework at Mayo University Hospital; the findings of any audit or assessment conducted into staffing levels at the hospital; the timeline for full implementation of the framework at Mayo University Hospital; to estimate the number of additional staff expected to be allocated under the framework; an…
1145. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason certain procedures are not covered through the community health organisation scheme by private facilities where a patient is referred by their general practitioner (GP) through the public waiting list (details supplied); if she will review the qualifying procedures for this scheme; and if she will commit to the HSE corresponding with all GP’s in terms …
1194. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding mesh surgery and treatment options in Ireland; if she will clarify the options available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48035/25]
2258. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45355/25]
2362. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of day-case and inpatient surgical procedures carried out for endometriosis at Mullingar Regional Hospital, in the past five years. [45676/25]
2377. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a medical procedure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45763/25]
2478. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of missed or delayed cancer detections identified following the cytology review of a hospital (details supplied); and if she will order an independent nationwide audit to protect patient safety [46261/25]
2579. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40976/25]
2637. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied) is likely to be rescheduled following an already cancelled date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41174/25]
2639. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41184/25]
2644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an impact assessment has been carried out in relation to the removal of emergency general surgery from the South West Acute Hospital which has a large catchment area in Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim; if she has been in contact with the Department of Health in the North on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41224/25]
2719. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the urgent procedure necessary for a person (details supplied) in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41672/25]
234. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of autopsies carried out in Mullingar, Tullamore and Portlaoise in 2024 and to date 2025; the number of histologies carried out and the number of consultants working on same in each of these hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39801/25]
286. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health in relation to reports that CHI orthopaedic surgeons performed hip surgeries at University Hospital Kerry in recent years, who approved sending CHI orthopaedic doctors to Kerry; if this was part of an official waiting list initiative or NTPF arrangement; if the same oversight and patient selection standards applied there as CHI sites; if the orthopaedic doctors concer…
220. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022-2025, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [38181/25]
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of blood tests for Letterkenny University Hospital that are outsourced from March 2024; the cost of this outsourcing during this period; the cost of doing the same percentage of blood tests in-house over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36245/25]
257. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments, including surgeries and procedures, carried out in Tallaght University Hospital on a Saturday from 2022 to date in 2025, broken down by appointment or procedure per month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36460/25]