663. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide clarity on the length of time people are waiting for autism assessment in primary care, and with specific regard to a person (details supplied) waiting for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6140/25]
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
63
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Independents counted together
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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728. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months and years for children and adolescents in the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and Kerry primary care services, in tabular form; and to include numbers of years waiting for young people waiting more than 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5788/25]
729. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology referrals transferred from the Cork and Kerry disability services to the Cork and Kerry primary care services in the context of the roll out of progressing disabilities in the region. [5789/25]
730. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the child and adolescent psychology provision in the Cork and Kerry primary care services prior to and subsequent to the roll out of progressing disabilities in the region for each of the local health areas: north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry. [5790/25]
731. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number and grade–principal, senior, staff grade, assistant grades of psychology posts she intends to advertise for each local health area–north Lee, south Lee, west Cork, north Cork and Kerry–in the Cork and Kerry primary care services this year; the projected dates of that recruitment drive; and the contract type–permanent or temporary–in each instance. [5791…
757. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the primary care centre in Balbriggan is being under-utilised while waiting lists for health services in north County Dublin continue to grow; if she has plans to use this space by increasing the availability of services within the Balbriggan medical centre; to provide details of the additional or expanded services; and if she will make a …
758. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the use of directly employed GPs to alleviate the chronic waiting times for GP services in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5866/25]
759. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the current services offered by the HSE in the medical centre in Balbriggan, and the hours for which each service is available on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5867/25]
616. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of services that have been withdrawn from the Mary Mercer Health Centre, Jobstown, in the past 12 months; the reason those seeking to access services are instead being directed to a denominational service provider in Tallaght; the reason services have been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4202/25]
1326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO7. [46303/24]
1338. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO8 awaiting podiatry within primary care services as of 4 December 2024. [46371/24]
1391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of a minor injuries and diagnostic clinic on the grounds of the old District Hospital/Killarney Community Hospital, along with a primary care centre for the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46627/24]
1404. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the stage of the development of a minor injuries clinic for Killarney to improve health services, including accident and emergency in Kerry as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/24]
1623. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of staff based at the primary care centre in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, both part-time and full-time; and what their roles are. [1836/25]