Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Organ Donation

Marian Harkin

163. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when the register for opting out of organ donation will be up and running. [15613/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health on what date he was notified by the HSE that it was not opening the new community nursing home in Nenagh in 2024. [15621/24]

Nursing Homes

Alan Kelly

165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the expected final cost of the full construction of the new Nenagh community nursing home (including land costs).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15622/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/24]

Addiction Treatment Services

Michael Healy-Rae

167. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of a service provided by a group (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/24]

Medical Cards

Patricia Ryan

168. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to restore the chiropody visits for older medical card holders to four visits per year, as older people, especially diabetic patients, are experiencing mobility issues caused by the extended time between appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15680/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Patricia Ryan

169. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there are any plans to provide community occupational therapy services to private nursing homes, as these visits cost a minimum of €500 per assessment and are often beyond the means of residents who would badly need them. [15681/24]

Mental Health Services

Patricia Ryan

170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the reason an organisation (details supplied) does not provide mental health services to private nursing homes in Kildare, but does provide that service in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15682/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to address the issue where private nursing home residents do not have access to transport to attend out-patient appointments and/or small day-ward procedures, meaning they have to use taxis and/or ambulances (if necessary) at great personal expense (approximately €800 per case), such expenses are not covered by the Fair Deal Scheme funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15683/24]

Fire Safety

Patricia Ryan

172. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify, with regard to HIQA and fire safety requirements in nursing homes/care facilities, which authority is authorised to give fire safety clearance certificates: the local fire services inspection officer or a HIQA-appointed fire safety officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15684/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

173. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a HSE appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/24]

Hospital Procedures

Violet-Anne Wynne

174. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on the closure of elective surgeries in the mid-west region; how the increase in demand due to closures will impact on service delivery in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Violet-Anne Wynne

175. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans in detailed timeline with respect to recent measures announced for the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15738/24]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

176. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has confidence in the CEO of the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15739/24]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

177. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has confidence in the Senior Leadership Team at the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15740/24]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

178. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to reform the senior management structure at the UL Hospitals Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/24]

Hospital Facilities

Violet-Anne Wynne

179. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress of an application submitted for the €9.95 million upgrade of the theatre complex and sterile services department at Ennis Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15742/24]

Departmental Data

Violet-Anne Wynne

180. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of births that took place in County Clare in the years 2019 to 2024 to date inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15745/24]

Health Services Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

181. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 27 February 2024, what the ratio of public health nurse to population is in Clare; whether it is below the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/24]

Health Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

182. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out public health nurse clinics in areas not covered by a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15747/24]