220. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current procedures in place to facilitate emergency marriages in hospital settings, particularly for patients who are terminally ill; if she will consider introducing a more compassionate and streamlined process, similar to best practices in other jurisdictions, to ensure that such marriages can take place quickly and with minimal administrative burden; and…
Topics / Hospital Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Services
813 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
813
questions
805 written, 8 oral
111
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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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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225. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of pati…
875. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to locate a minor injuries unit at Letterkenny University that is separate to the emergency department. [34306/25]
934. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at Cork University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients cu…
398. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount of funding allocated by the HSE for respite beds in a hospital (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33298/25]
399. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of respite beds in a hospital (details supplied) has decreased in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33299/25]
856. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1165 of 13 May 2025, to outline the same relevant statistics for all individual hospitals which may have specific local arrangements in place with private entities for service provision. [32383/25]
889. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she was made aware of any reports which cited concerns regarding sub-optimal care for children with spina bifida at CHI Crumlin; if she will name the report; if she will ensure that the children are identified and parents notified of the findings of such a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32580/25]
890. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a CHI oncology risk assessment completed on 27 August 2021 identified concerns in the oncology general surgery service at CHI; the risk score outlined in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32581/25]
891. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any insourcing agreement with the NTPF and urology clinics at CHI did not adhere to a memorandum of understanding as set out by the NTPF; the dates of the clinics and the number of patients seen at each clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32582/25]
892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she was provided with any reports which cited a toxic and siloed culture at CHI; the date she received such a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32583/25]
902. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that no orthopaedic surgeries have taken place in Sligo University Hospital since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32620/25]
305. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the MRI scans that are done in Navan for medical card holders. [30845/25]
320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if, given the planned upgrade of the oncology unit at University Hospital Kerry (UHK), increased radiotherapy and chemotherapy services will be available there to eliminate tedious journeys by Kerry cancer patients to Cork city hospitals, for up to 35 daily trips in some cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30971/25]
327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the contingency plans in place at CHI hospitals in the event that a consultant is not in a position to provide on-call hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31003/25]
328. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the contingency plans in place in public hospitals in the event a consultant is not in a position to provide on-call hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31004/25]
1308. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to confirm, in view of the fact that the renal dialysis unit in Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is running at maximum capacity for a long time, the cost of out-sourcing additional demand for dialysis to NHS hospitals in the north of Ireland (inclusive of both transport and dialysis costs) in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 for patients from…
1309. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to confirm, in view of the lack of capacity in the laboratory department in Letterkenny University Hospital, the cost of outsourcing routine blood samples to private laboratories from January 2025 to date. [29146/25]
1318. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the types of procedures that will be carried out at the new north Dublin surgical hub due to open later this year; and the number of medical and nursing staff that will take place in this new surgical hub. [29174/25]
1359. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the procedures hospitals should follow regarding move on plans for patients with dementia from hospital to convalescent care; whether hospitals must consult families in the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29341/25]
1384. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to outline details in relation to a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29464/25]
1419. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if projects (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick, as outlined in the HSE Capital Plan 2025, will be completed and fully operational in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29596/25]
1457. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when she expects the HIQA report into the requirement of a second accident and emergency model 4 hospital in the midwest to be published. [29723/25]
1460. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when James Connolly Memorial Hospital will be used to give a dental service to those who need specialist care under general anaesthetic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29752/25]
1473. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of days outpatient services were suspended in Nenagh Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29809/25]