740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has received or would support proposals to retrofit the National Rehabilitation Hospital's paediatric rooms with proper overnight beds for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52835/26]
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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760. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of locations where hospital sessions are available for special needs patients under general anaesthetic nationwide; the relevant waiting lists for each in each of the past four years; the number of patients treated in each unit under general anaesthetic in each of the past four years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the…
880. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason neither hospitals (details supplied) in Drogheda or Dundalk provides faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients; when it is intended to introduce the service in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53432/26]
881. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each hospital currently providing faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients, the average waiting time from GP referral to FIT testing, together with the average waiting time from GP referral to colonoscopy following a positive FIT result, broken down by hospital site. [53433/26]
891. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the way in which an individual may be referred to or seen at the national ataxia clinic and combined ataxia clinic in Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53508/26]
893. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1168 of 28 April 2026, if HSE Mid West has yet received information from An Garda Síochána regarding the number of victims from the mid-west who have accessed the SATU services in Cork and Galway; if not, if they have followed up with An Garda Síochána regarding same; and if not, the reason therefor. [53540/26]
896. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of forensic medical examinations carried out by UHL’s forensic medical examination service between 2006 and 2018, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53543/26]
913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 767 of 30 June 2026, the amount spent on outsourcing arrangements in University Hospital Galway to address the laboratory sample backlog in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if these costs can be broken down by the spend on addressing the public samples backlog and private samples backlog under their service level agreements wi…
85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected on private practice in public hospitals; the level of private activity occurring in public hospitals; her plan for removing this in its entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52167/26]
226. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a planned trauma care service at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52089/26]
236. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the impact of restrictions on overnight stays by partners or chosen support persons in maternity hospitals on the postnatal experience of mothers, including maternal wellbeing and recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52145/26]
237. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is considering the introduction of national guidance on overnight access for partners or chosen support persons in maternity hospitals during the postnatal period, with due regard to clinical needs and family-centred maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52146/26]
238. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether maternity hospitals are encouraged to provide flexibility in relation to overnight partner or chosen support person access for women recovering from caesarean section, traumatic birth, or where additional clinical or emotional support is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52147/26]
239. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has sought information from maternity hospitals on their policies regarding overnight partner or chosen support person access following childbirth; whether there is significant variation in practice between hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52148/26]
244. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if families will be entitled to know if their child's case will be included in any future statutory public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; if orthopaedic cases outside the scoliosis and spina bifida cohorts will be considered; if, should concerns emerge from the MDT or external expert panel reviews set up following the independent audit on hip surgery thr…
836. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the adequacy of diagnostic equipment in maternity hospitals; and the quality of imaging, in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51598/26]
854. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid assessment spaces currently available within the Accident and Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51715/26]
862. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health her plans to carry out a formal review of hospital services across the country with a view to upgrading current level three hospitals to level four status in the future; if she will consider upgrading Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to a level four hospital in view of population growth in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51821/26]
455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork University Maternity Hospital does not have a dedicated haematologist providing care for pregnant women (details supplied); if there are plans to provide a dedicated post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50444/26]
462. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for private eye clinics in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); if these are being run exclusively by consultants on non-public only contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50458/26]
493. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progression of the implementation of masterplan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50565/26]
777. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the rationale for the review which has commenced at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda to examine the nurse led transitional care service in place. [48973/26]
778. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if her Department was notified of the intention to undertake the review which has commenced at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda; and when was this notification received. [48974/26]
779. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the review to examine the nurse led transitional care service at the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda is expected to be completed. [48975/26]
898. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the critical delays in conducting post-mortem examinations in hospitals across the State; the specific workforce and resourcing plans in place to address the chronic shortage of consultant pathologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49555/26]