951. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been seen by the dedicated cataract clinic for ophthalmology outpatients at Nenagh Hospital, by county since it opened; the number of patients from south Tipperary which can be referred to this clinic for cataract treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62742/25]
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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965. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of ultrasound scans carried out for public patients at the Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at private scan centres for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62791/25]
966. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of CT scans carried out for public patients at the Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at private scan centres for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62792/25]
967. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the total cost of ultrasound scans carried out for public patients at the Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at private scan centres for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62793/25]
1000. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of joint replacements carried out in Tullamore Hospital since 1 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62960/25]
1012. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital was cancelled for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a new date for the operation will be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63048/25]
1089. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the minor injuries unit in Monaghan closes for check-ins at 7 p.m., despite being advertised as open until 8 p.m.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63525/25]
1135. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is working to ensure equitable access to specialist hospital services across all regions of the country. [63759/25]
924. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand dental surgery services under general anaesthetic at Galway University Hospital for adults and children with intellectual, physical, or sensory disabilities in the Galway-Roscommon region, given that the current provision of one session every second Tuesday morning is insufficient and elective procedures have been repeatedly cancelled due to ho…
925. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health her plans to conduct a review of maternity services in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60993/25]
959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of Exchequer funding paid to private hospitals in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, including all payments made through the National Treatment Purchase Fund, block-funding arrangements, contractual agreements, or any other State-supported schemes; the percentage increase in such funding by year; if departmental analysis has verified reports that o…
1104. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to outline the schedule of weeks when a service will be available in Portlaoise in 2025 and 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62080/25]
438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and location of public hospitals currently providing specialist chronic pain management clinics in each regional health area; the average waiting time for a first appointment at each clinic; the number of clinics or sessions cancelled in each of the past three years; and if she will set target ratios of chronic pain clinics per 100,000 population under …
173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) due to be discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital to a nursing home for long-term care under the fair deal scheme; if she will ensure that a suitable continued rehabilitation placement will be made available, with St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny being a priority; and if she will make a sta…
175. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that funding for a multidisciplinary FND team (MDT) is made available in the Mater and Beaumont hospitals and beyond to ensure that patients (details supplied) have full access to the same services that are provided in St. James’s Hospital. [60292/25]
1624. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that the paediatric cardiology department at Crumlin Hospital is no longer seeing children in clinic, and only prioritising emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57693/25]
1625. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan 2024–2031; if she will detail, by each relevant hospital, the number of the 441 ‘committed’ beds now in place; and if she will detail, by each relevant hospital, the number of the 2,997 ‘total planned bed’ now in place (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she wi…
1627. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to fund a national intestinal failure centre for adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57767/25]
1628. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in Ireland who specialise in chronic intestinal failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57768/25]
1829. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if there is a defined timeline and specific areas of expansion planned for the new diagnostic services in hospitals, as referenced in Budget 2026. [58750/25]
1830. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the proportion of her Department's €27.4 billion allocation which will be directed towards the diagnostics expansion initiative. [58751/25]
1873. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of patients who have initially been advised that they are suitable for surgery, that have deteriorated to such an extent that they are no longer suitable for the surgery by the time they receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58899/25]
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]