1853. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual running cost of each surgical hub once open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19305/26]
Topics / Hospital Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Services
813 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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805 written, 8 oral
111
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 51 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 41 |
| May 2025 | 43 |
| June 2025 | 44 |
| July 2025 | 53 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 50 |
| October 2025 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 57 |
| February 2026 | 58 |
| March 2026 | 33 |
| April 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 49 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 33 |
| October 2026 | 39 |
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The questions
1854. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total capital allocation for each surgical hub since the programme was initiated, by hub. [19306/26]
1932. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a situation at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19610/26]
1952. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on outsourced radiotherapy services in 2025; and whether this cost could be reduced through timely equipment replacement. [19700/26]
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/26]
56. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the Letterkenny University Hospital, model 3 hospital, clinical care plan is published at the earliest opportunity, and the recommendations urgently acted upon.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17181/26]
528. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who cannot be discharged from a hospital on delayed discharge of care due to the fact they do not have a fixed abode, by name of hospital, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17929/26]
272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the extension of hours (details supplied) at a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17392/26]
273. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of hours of (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17393/26]
339. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all hospitals and counties where Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) services are currently in place; and to identify any hospitals, including Model 4 hospitals, where SCAN services are not yet available. [17780/26]
346. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number Model 4 hospitals that currently have specialist crisis nursing teams in place out-of-hours; and to provide a timeline for full implementation across all Model 4 hospitals. [17787/26]
347. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the interim arrangements in place in hospitals where specialist crisis nursing teams or SCAN services are not yet operational. [17788/26]
879. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide the staffing levels and medical qualifications for each model 3 hospital; whether each hospital is expected to provide the same range of medical services; the steps being taken to fund model 3 hospitals that are not delivering the optimum services; the level of funding provided for each level 3 hospital in each of the last three years; and if she wi…
937. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason chaplaincy cover has been reduced at University Hospital Galway to a twelve hour slot; if she will consider reintroducing full chaplaincy cover at UHG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17030/26]
965. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health whether the new St. Patrick’s Hospital development in Carrick on Shannon will include diagnostic facilities such as X-ray and ultrasound services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17185/26]
639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds delivered at UHW over the past ten years, broken down by year and location of beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16120/26]
640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds to be delivered at UHW over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16121/26]
655. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health whether it has been brought to her attention that women requiring emergency caesarean section at University Hospital Kerry must currently be transferred via a public corridor and lift to access theatre facilities; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16219/26]
261. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of hospital outpatient consultations which are conducted in person and remotely, by hospital and by specialty; the extent of telemedicine across each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15398/26]
950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will reimburse the full cost of the treatment abroad scheme in-lieu of The National Rehabilitation Hospital being unable to provide for outpatient rehabilitation services in a timely manner, where the service is one that the HSE provides in Ireland and the fee charged is below the €194 cap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
981. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline and milestones for commissioning and opening the 20-bed CAMHS Inpatient Unit at the National Children’s Hospital [14458/26]
982. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which safe, regulated inpatient CAMHS capacity will be maintained during 2026 as services transition from St. Vincent’s adolescent inpatient unit to Linn Dara and the NCH unit; the contingency measures in place if staffing or commissioning timelines slip; and the way in which continuity will be monitored. [14459/26]
1086. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total spend by each public hospital on private ambulances and taxis respectively, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [15084/26]
1101. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have waited over twenty-four hours to be treated following presentation at the emergency department of the University Hospital Limerick, from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15104/26]
1104. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health to outline the supports that are in place for parents of children who had their scoliosis operations delayed and who are now declined for surgery in this State, to enable them to get an independent assessment from outside the State, in particular the parents of a child (details supplied) who wish to secure an assessment from The Royal National Orthopaedic H…