1105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the protocol and procedure that HSE staff and in particular those within hospitals and psychiatric units follow when a patient discloses a rape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15149/26]
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
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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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1112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital initiated cancellations in January 2026, in tabular form. [15188/26]
1114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the new elective hospital for Galway (details supplied); if this will be a standalone facility; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15195/26]
1115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the new elective hospital for Cork (details supplied); if this will be a standalone facility; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15196/26]
1116. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the two new elective hospitals for Dublin (details supplied); if these will be standalone facilities; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15197/26]
1166. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of claims settled by the State Claims Agency which related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, per year, from 2019 to 2025; the number of ongoing claims, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12270/26]
1205. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to detail the individual bed number exclusively provided for coronary care on a full time basis in each of the four acute hospitals, UHW, CUH, UHL and UHG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12711/26]
1206. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of ICU level 3 and level 3S beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12712/26]
1207. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of HDU level 2 beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12713/26]
1208. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of cardiac day beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12714/26]
1209. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, including primary PCI and non-primary (elective or urgent) PCI, carried out in each of the public Model 4 hospital providing PCI services, broken down by quarter, for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12715/26]
1230. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of neuro-rehabilitation beds in Ireland; the total number of beds; beds operational, per facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12819/26]
619. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which have and which do not have 24-hour chaplaincy services; the reason for any hospital not having such services; if there is any change to the provision of services envisaged; the actions she r will take to ensure they all have 24-hour services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11564/26]
286. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, the waiting-time distribution, and the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, with separate figures for all patients aged 75 years and over, in tabular form. [10575/26]
287. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, by appointment or procedure type, by adult/child, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [10576/26]
288. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [10577/26]
289. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and the number of days full capacity protocols which were in operation at the hospital, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [10578/26]
347. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to restore full operational capacity of pathology at University Hospital Waterford (UHW); if she or the HSE or UHW has been engaged by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the inability of UHW to provide post-mortems for coroner inquests. [10726/26]
363. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address delays in radiology services at Cork University Hospital, particularly for cancer patients requiring timely imaging; whether additional staffing or capacity is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10832/26]
364. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of staffing in the specialised nursing service within the neurology service in CHI Temple Street; the capacity of their advice and information service offered between 8am-11am; and the number of children and families that they can see between these hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10834/26]
972. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address pressures on hospital services at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9191/26]
1046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what national information systems are used by the Health Service Executive to record emergency department patient flow and trolley wait times; whether those systems are technically capable of recording precise wait durations beyond 24 hours; and if so, the reason such data is not routinely extracted, analysed, or published on a hospital-by-hospital basis. [9479/2…
1047. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether he has issued, or intends to issue, any direction to the Health Service Executive to begin recording and publishing maximum trolley wait times by hospital for emergency department patients; if not, the reason for this decision; and whether he will commit to implementing such reporting as part of national urgent and emergency care oversight. [9480/26]
1048. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether he accepts that the failure to identify and monitor the longest emergency department trolley waits limits the ability of the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health to detect extreme delays that may present patient safety risks; and the alternative safeguards are relied upon in the absence of maximum trolley wait-time data. [9481/26]
1049. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether his Department has examined emergency department wait-time reporting standards in comparable health systems; whether the non-recording of maximum trolley wait durations aligns with international best practice; and if not, what steps are planned to address this gap. [9482/26]