Hospital Procedures

757. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35567/25]

758. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35568/25]

759. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputations procedures in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35569/25]

760. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, for persons under 65 years of age, treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35570/25]

792. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone bone marrow transplants, on an annual basis, since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35740/25]

801. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who participated in a phase 3 cardiac rehab programme in each site (hospital and hub) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35843/25]

837. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures for idiopathic scoliosis on public patients in a private hospital (details supplied) that have been conducted in each of the past three years; the average patient length of stay of these operations; to outline the funding arrangements for the surgical team; and whether this public private treatment programme has been re…

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against surgeons who performed unnecessary surgeries on children at CHI. [34934/25]

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the mechanism by which parents whose children were and are deemed to need hip dysplasia surgery at CHI hospitals at Temple Street and Cappagh will be able to get independent second opinions by experts of their choosing paid for by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33749/25]

57. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the recently published review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33556/25]

97. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have potentially been left infertile or at risk of cancer due to not receiving surgery for undescended testicles in a timely manner; the number of guardians and parents of potentially impacted children contacted to be made aware of these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34918/25]

844. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeries are based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32341/25]

1515. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh regarding correspondence (details supplied); if she will refer the person in question to the Medical Council; if not, to explain her reasoning; whom she deems to be the appropriate person or body to make such a referral if not her; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

1575. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that carry out cataract procedures, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30285/25]

388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position of a person (details provided) that needs a revision hip surgery following an unsuccessful surgery in 2019; if she will take steps to ensure that this is carried out as soon as possible to relieve the huge pain the person continues to experience six years later; and if she will make a statement on the m…

393. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if it is the head of orthopaedic surgeons or the Board of CHI who makes a determination on whether a child can receive spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28027/25]

660. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if the procedures (details supplied) are available after surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26935/25]

727. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline Children’s Health Ireland’s formal protocol for pre-operative assessment in relation to spinal fusion surgery in children; the clinical investigations and reviews that are required as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27421/25]

728. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if children are reviewed in person by the consultant surgeon or multidisciplinary team prior to undergoing spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); the standard timeframe for this assessment relative to the scheduled procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27422/25]

729. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the investigations that are routinely completed as part of pre-operative assessment for spinal fusion surgery at Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/25]

730. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health Children’s Health Ireland’s (CHI) governance measures to determine how long a completed pre-operative assessment remains valid; CHI’s protocol if significant time elapses between assessment and surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27424/25]

731. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average time between the completion of pre-operative assessment and the child’s spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland; how this compares to accepted best practice timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27425/25]

732. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of all current clinical protocols, guidelines, and standard operating procedures used by Children’s Health Ireland in the planning and delivery of pre-operative assessments for paediatric spinal fusion surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27426/25]

736. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the pre-operative assessment protocols that are in place at Children's Health Ireland in advance of scheduled rod lengthening procedures for children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27458/25]

737. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods are reviewed in person before each rod lengthening procedure at Children's Health Ireland; if this assessment is conducted by the consultant surgeon, anaesthetist or another member of the clinical team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27459/25]