Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

640. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason optometrists' fees have not been increased in over 20 years; if he intends to increase the fees to meet actual cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21791/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

641. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that optometrists are leaving or not entering public adult eyecare schemes; what action he intends to take to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21792/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

642. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the commitment in the programme for Government for a national over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21793/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

643. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on outpatient eye-care appointments by CHO, in tabular form. [21794/24]

Pension Provisions

Denis Naughten

644. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason health service workers who paid pension contributions in both jurisdictions cannot combine them for a HSE pension prior to retirement; if he believes that this is a barrier to the all-island approach to healthcare espoused by the Government; if there are reciprocal pension contribution arrangements with any other healthcare service in the EU or beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21796/24]

Legislative Programme

Róisín Shortall

645. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023, which was signed into law on 2 May 2023; the timeline he is working towards for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21805/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

646. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the oversight and accuracy of deaths reported in the HSE monthly maternity patient statements; if all maternity hospitals are recording baby deaths; if not, the repercussions for not doing so; if discrepancies between CSO and HSE data in respect of baby deaths has been reviewed; if so, the reason these sets of data do not correlate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21806/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

647. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the annual total numbers of reported serious incidents on the national incident management system is not reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21807/24]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

648. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries reported on the national incident management system in each of the years since 2013, by category, in tabular form; the number of cases where the open disclosure field within NIMS was populated; the number that led to an inquiry; the number of where open disclosure occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21808/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

649. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the source of his advice in relation to 21 baby deaths (details supplied); if he or his source of advice had sight of the names of the 21 babies before a radio interview; if he is aware that this list has grown to 45 babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

650. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that staffing levels and facilities are adequate in all maternity units, labour wards and neonatal units; the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on maternity care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21810/24]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

651. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by doctors in Temple Street (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address these concerns; if a review will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21811/24]

Hospital Procedures

Róisín Shortall

652. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the mortality rate for babies sent to Temple Street and Crumlin Children's Hospital for surgical procedures and subsequently returned to a maternity hospital. [21812/24]

Health Service Executive

Róisín Shortall

653. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the involvement of bereaved families in HSE internal reviews into baby deaths, maternal deaths and catastrophic birth injuries; the steps taken to ensure that these cases are dealt with in a timely manner in safety incident management team reviews; if there is any available data in respect of these time frames; the person or body responsible for oversight of these reviews; the repercussions for non-adherence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21813/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Mark Ward

654. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the threshold level for regulation of psychotherapists through CORU; when regulation of psychotherapy through CORU will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21816/24]

Qualifications Recognition

Michael Creed

655. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to expedite a registration with CORU (details supplied). [21818/24]

Health Services

Michael Creed

656. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided with speech and language therapy. [21819/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

657. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21842/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

658. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of approved PrEP clinics available in Dublin; and the number of new patients each is currently accepting, along with an average wait time to be admitted to each service, in tabular form. [21854/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

659. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of available average weekly slots for the gay men's health service; and the estimated weekly demand. [21855/24]