214. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the current number of referrals to adult primary care OT service; the number of vacancies within the adult primary care OT service; the number of persons on a waiting list for the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24757/25]
Topics / Primary Care Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPrimary Care Services
164 questions from 63 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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164 written, 0 oral
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 10 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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132. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to the pressing need for additional space at the HSE-owned facility housing Gurteen, the family practice, in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23509/25]
162. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24025/25]
1026. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals on the waiting list for primary care occupational therapy services in Carlow and Kilkenny; the steps being taken to reduce the unacceptable waiting time of 28 months; if she will provide funding to allow parents access a private service in Ireland or the EU; if she will examine a specific case (details supplied); and if she will make a…
1059. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of waiting lists for primary care services in Kerry in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23566/25]
2024. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of roles sanctioned and number filled, by discipline, in primary care in Cork, in tabular form. [18814/25]
2211. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres where intravitreal injections for age-related macular degeneration currently take place; the timeline associated with moving all remaining injections out of acute settings and into the community; the progress to date on implementing this recommendation from the 2018 Eye Services Review; and if she will make a statement on the…
2319. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy in primary care, in CHO7; the corresponding waiting time in weeks, by area, in tabular form. [20218/25]
2325. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the policy changes her Department plans to implement to increase the number of GP services available in Dublin 3,5, 9, 13, and 17. [20244/25]
2380. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for speech and language therapy, psychology, and occupational therapy in primary care services in CHO9; the corresponding average waiting times in weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20544/25]
2381. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical sessions typically offered to children and adolescents attending CHO9 primary care speech and language therapy services; whether clients are placed on a further waiting list following discharge if ongoing support is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20545/25]
269. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of general medical services scheme practices that received the social deprivation practice grant, in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17858/25]
270. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of general medical services scheme practices in receipt of the social deprivation practice grant, in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17859/25]
271. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a comprehensive list of support schemes and grants general practitioners on the general medical services scheme can avail of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17860/25]
282. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have been informed that there are no speech and language or occupational therapy services available in the Ballyboden primary care centre; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that when these parents seek to access these therapies in other HSE centres they are informed that this is not possible…
784. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the services presently being provided at the Ennis primary healthcare centre at Station Road, Ennis, County Clare; and the additional staffing and services planned for the facility. [15616/25]
785. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the services presently being provided at the Kilrush primary healthcare centre in County Clare; and the additional staffing and services planned for the facility. [15617/25]
829. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary care speech and language therapy in Cork per community health network, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15847/25]
449. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13039/25]
450. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the resources that were provided by the HSE to facilitate the increased workload on primary care since the end of pandemic will be quantified. [13041/25]
1877. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health which of the eight vacancies currently in primary care in Donegal which were vacant as of December 2023, will be considered for funding going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12608/25]
1878. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health which of the eight vacancies specifically in primary care service in Donegal which have been vacant as of December 2023, will not be considered for funding going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12609/25]
99. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the budget for primary care services in 2025; the proportion this represents of the total health budget for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9922/25]
418. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the updated timelines on primary care psychology waiting list for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10374/25]
371. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making available a PCRS-funded primary care scheme, whereby appropriately trained GP teams and community pharmacies would be enabled to provide these services directly to people who require them, on a similar basis to the scheme for long-acting reversible contraception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8644/25]