Hospital Services

1877. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding cancellations of surgery for a child (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons for these cancellations; if she will provide information on when the surgery will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58934/25]

1881. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for expanded health services at Mallow General Hospital, including the re-establishment of 24-hour emergency cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58986/25]

1884. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans for enhancing services at Mallow General Hospital, including diagnostic and outpatient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58989/25]

1894. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in particular to confirm the current status of its emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59110/25]

1897. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to upgrade services in the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan County Meath over the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59113/25]

1898. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her views on cancelled scheduled appointments for surgery for a person (details supplied), due to a shortage of beds in Beaumount Hospital. [59120/25]

1923. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a new mental health facility in St. Stephen’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59211/25]

1943. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the specific winter contingency measures that will be in place for Naas General Hospital ahead of the 2025-2026 winter season including extra acute and step down bed capacity, emergency department funding and staffing allocation. [59316/25]

2027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated at Mallow General Hospital medical assessment unit from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59810/25]

2078. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments that have been cancelled at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in quarters 1 and 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60081/25]

809. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel does not have a GP service, a dietician and access to a physical therapist (details supplied), and when the hospital can expect to receive permanent residence of these services. [56968/25]

812. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the neurosurgery department at Beaumont Hospital, by grade; the current vacancies which exist in this service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57006/25]

813. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current number of patients awaiting neurosurgery at the neurosurgery department at Beaumont Hospital; the types of surgeries being awaited and the number of patients that are awaiting these individual surgeries; the current wait times for patients to receive neurosurgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57007/25]

869. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is progressing work to make the second busiest level 3 hospital here, Letterkenny University Hospital a level 4 hospital, in view of the hospitals geographical and roads/ rail infrastructure isolation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57394/25]

873. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a second WTE advanced nurse practitioner for the type 1 adult diabetes clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital for continuity of service to support the recently appointed consultant endocrinologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57409/25]

329. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda no longer accepts histopathology samples from general practitioners (GPs) in the catchment area for patients without a medical card or GP visit card; if so, the reason; when the matter will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56076/25]

364. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the HSE’s National Office for Human Rights and Equality Policy with respect to the drafting of terms of reference for use in developing national guidance on mixed sex accommodation in hospitals; to provide an update on the working group established to examine best practice in other jurisdictions, and any loca…

288. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the warfarin clinic (the 4th practice) is currently open for patients in Mallow, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55537/25]

289. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the warfarin clinic in Mallow, County Cork has closed at any period during 2025; and if so, the period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55538/25]

334. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the outsourcing of hospital services at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by Department, procedure and cost in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55837/25]

848. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that to date no funding has been allocated for the delivery of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54904/25]

871. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness among healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55105/25]

336. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if hospitals (details supplied) have had risk assessments carried out ahead of moving additional births from Portiuncula University Hospital to them. [54416/25]

345. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of attendees who attended and were treated at the local injury unit at Mallow General Hospital for the years 2022–2025 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54433/25]

346. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of people admitted to the medical assessment unit at Mallow General Hospital for the years 2022-2025 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54434/25]