Parliamentary questions

Health Services

Patrick Costello

718. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 14 February 2024, if the National Gender Service will commit to collecting statistics on how many referrals are triaged as "New Gender Clinic". [24849/24]

General Practitioner Services

Patrick Costello

719. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 23 May 2024, if, in the intervening two years, the HSE will be taking any actions to decrease the number of GPs who are refusing to work in partnership with their transgender patients to order relevant blood tests. [24852/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

720. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an urology appointment in Cork University Hospital for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24857/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

721. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure in Cork University Hospital, as their condition is affecting their day-to-day living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24858/24]

Hospital Services

Francis Noel Duffy

722. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to increase bed capacity at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin considering the statement made by the CEO of Dublin Midlands Regional Hospital Group that the hospital is in urgent need of extra bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24861/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

723. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at University Hospital Limerick in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24873/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

724. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons attached to each hospital part of the South-South West Hospital Group that are only dealing with public-only patients in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24874/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

725. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers working in Tipperary University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24875/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

726. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists attached to each hospital part of the South-South West Hospital Group that are only dealing with public-only patients in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24876/24]

Hospital Staff

Alan Kelly

727. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric rheumatologists based at Cork University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [24877/24]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

728. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of authorised officers currently available for assisted admissions within the health service in Waterford city and county; if he considers this an adequate number; the steps he will take to ensure there is an adequate number of authorised numbers available in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/24]

Mental Health Services

David Cullinane

729. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of authorised officers for the purposes of assisted/involuntary admissions under the Mental Health Act 2001 currently within the health service, by county and by CHO, in tabular form. [24902/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting-list initiative in operation in the Cork primary care child and adolescent psychology services; the date this initiative commenced; how it differs from standard efforts to work through waiting-lists in those services; if it constitutes a separate waiting-list; and if so, the number of clients and wait-times that apply to it. [24905/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, and their grade, recruited to the Cork primary care psychology waiting-list initiative for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the form of recruitment used that is, local or national panel; the rationale in each case; if psychologists were recruited to this waiting-list initiative, in each case, from other Cork primary care psychology services; and if not, if additional staff were recruited from external services. [24906/24]

Nursing Homes

Michael Fitzmaurice

732. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when he intends to conduct a review in respect of the extra funding that is required for private nursing homes to keep their doors open with many closing as they struggle with business costs,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24908/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Barry Cowen

733. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin. [24914/24]

Hospital Staff

Cathal Crowe

734. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently engage with the HSE to allow a nurse (details supplied) returning from a career break resume their role in UHL. [24915/24]

Health Service Executive

Bríd Smith

735. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify if the HSE owns the land at a location (details supplied); if there are any future plans for the land when the hospital is fully built; if so, what it may be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24919/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

736. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Bernard Durkan

737. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to regulate for the over-labelling of non-Irish health warnings on vaping products, which is fuelling a grey market in such products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24926/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

738. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Barry Cowen

739. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect an appointment with a consultant neurosurgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. [24938/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Michael Healy-Rae

740. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24944/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

741. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason services are being removed from MUH if adult beds in CUH may be needed to meet need for these services; and whether consideration has been given to retaining paediatric beds in MUH pending full capacity capability in CUH. [24945/24]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

742. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 2 May 2024, if he can clarify what is meant by “limited recruitment in very specific cases”; if he will elaborate on what kind of recruitment is permitted in such instances; if there are guidelines for such cases or circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

743. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new 24-bed block for Nenagh Hospital will be built [24953/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

744. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a new date for a procedure in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

745. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reasons hospitality/retail staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda who are employed by a company (details supplied) have been excluded from coverage of the pandemic special recognition payment; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

746. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the lack of availability of pathologists to carry out post mortems will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24991/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Ring

747. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a dietitian will be appointed to a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24998/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Michael Ring

748. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health whether or not the intake of new patients to a facility (details supplied) has been suspended for the time being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/24]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

749. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; the number who were over 18 years of age in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25002/24]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

750. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; the number who were over 18 years-of-age in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25003/24]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

751. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the medtronic guardian 4 continuous glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; the number who were over 18 years-of-age in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25004/24]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the freestyle libre 1 and 2 glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; the number who were over 18 years-of-age in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25005/24]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

753. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the GlucoRx Aidex glucose monitoring CGM sensors by the HSE; the number who were over 18 years-of-age in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25006/24]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

754. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned satellite hemodialysis unit at Ennis General Hospital; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25007/24]

Disease Management

Róisín Shortall

755. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that patients with chronic auto-immune disorders such as Sjögren's disease have access to appropriate and affordable dental care; his plans to reform the DTSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25008/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

756. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending diabetes clinics in each of the CHI Hospitals Group (CHI Crumlin, CHI Temple Street, CHI Connolly in Blanchardstown and CHI Tallaght) who are using insulin pumps, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25017/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

757. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending diabetes clinics in each of the RCSI Hospitals (Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, Connolly Hospital, Cavan General Hospital, Louth County Hospital, Monaghan Hospital and Beaumont Hospital) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are attending the paediatric diabetes centre; how many are attending the adult diabetes centre in each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25018/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

758. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending diabetes clinics in each of the Dublin Midlands Group Hospitals (Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Naas General Hospital, Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Tallaght University Hospital and St. James’s Hospital) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are aged between 0-18 years and greater than 18 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25019/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

759. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending the diabetes clinics in each of the Ireland East Group Hospitals (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, Wexford General Hospital, Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, St Columcille's Hospital and St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are aged between 0-18 years and greater than 18 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

760. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending the diabetes clinics in each of the Saolta Hospitals (University Hospital Galway, Merlin Park University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Portiuncula University Hospital and Roscommon University Hospital) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are attending the paediatric diabetes centre and how many are attending the adult diabetes centre in each hospital, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25021/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

761. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending the diabetes clinics in each of the South/South West Hospitals (Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Waterford, Kerry General Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Tipperary General Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital and Mallow General Hospital) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are aged between 0-18 years and greater than 18 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25022/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cathal Crowe

762. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of people attending the diabetes clinics in each of the UL Hospitals (in each of University Hospital Limerick, Ennis Hospital, Nenagh Hospital and St. John's Hospital) who are using insulin pumps; how many insulin pump users are attending the paediatric diabetes centre and how many are attending the adult diabetes centre in each hospital, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25023/24]

Health Services

Marc MacSharry

763. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when he will sanction funding for an increase in optometrists' fees, which currently do not meet the actual cost of providing a modern eye examination, given that the fees having not increased for over 20 years; and the timescale for the implementation of a national over 8s public eyecare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig O'Sullivan

764. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for scoliosis surgery considering she has been waiting for over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25035/24]

Healthcare Policy

Charles Flanagan

765. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which puberty blockers can be currently administered to children; and whether, in the light of the recent publication of an expert report (details supplied), it is envisaged that any practical or legislative changes are envisaged [25038/24]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

766. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to cancer services as per his letter of determination to the HSE outlining his funding priorities following Budget 2024; the overall number of WTE posts allocated to health services for 2024; the number of WTE posts allocated to areas (details supplied) in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/24]

Ambulance Service

Pa Daly

767. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider opening an intake of paramedics into the National Ambulance Service, recruiting from individuals already on panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25049/24]

Health Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

768. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1282 of 20 March 2024; for an update on the reimbursement of pegvaliase; when a final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25057/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

769. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason no response has been received from the HSE in relation to Parliamentary Question Nos 1201, 1202 and 1203 of 9 April 2024 about a child in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25066/24]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

770. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the services currently available in Letterkenny University Hospital for adults and children who have diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25067/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Creed

771. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the level of fees paid by his Department to optometrists for eye tests for medical card holders; when this fee was established; when it was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25069/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

772. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the length of time that a service provider (details supplied) has been providing online mental health supports in Ireland; to detail the services they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25078/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

773. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the exchequer for the provision of services by a provider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

774. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to detail the procurement process involved in the appointment of a provider (details supplied) for the provision of online mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

775. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to outline the skills requirements for those working for a provider (details supplied) who provide online mental health services to the public; if the HSE undertakes vetting of these providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

776. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a provider (details supplied) since it began providing online mental health supports to-date in 2024; the number of people who have engaged with the platform; the number of hours of service provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25082/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

777. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to provide the business case on which the decision was taken to provide online mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25083/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

778. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if this number will be further increased this year. [25087/24]

Hospital Facilities

Catherine Murphy

779. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the refurbishment works that were carried out at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25088/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

780. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE urology registrars at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25089/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

781. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE opticians working in Naas General Hospital in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25090/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Catherine Murphy

782. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the facilities that are in place for diabetes patients for the safe disposal of used needles. [25091/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

783. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric ophthalmologist registrars at CHI Temple Street in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25092/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Michael Healy-Rae

784. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for hearing aids will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25111/24]

Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

785. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of significant concerns over lack of appropriate consultation and dialogue with doctors and their representative organisations over major changes in the ethics guidelines of the Medical Council which were not signalled to the profession and public in the launch and highlights document of the 9th edition of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

786. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment with a gastroenterologist at St. James's Hospital, Dublin for a person (details supplied) and make a comprehensive statement on the case. [25117/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Whitmore

787. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that essential radiology scans for cancer care patients on maintenance treatments, which must happen at three-month intervals for optimum outcomes, have been delayed by up to seven months, as is the case with a person (details supplied); and that this delay means that consultants cannot ascertain the best course of action, which can be the difference between life or death for the patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25128/24]

Mental Health Services

Robert Troy

788. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if Turas, a mental health course delivered by the National Learning Network, can be made available in Athlone to all residents, given that Athlone is split into two separate CHO regions and, at present, this course is only available to residents in one of these regions. [25130/24]

National Children's Hospital

John McGuinness

789. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current projected final cost of the National Children’s Hospital; if he is satisfied that the projected final cost is accurate; if any extension of time has been granted to the contractor and, if so, for how long; the quantum of claims and variations issued by the contractor to date; the amount of money certified to date and the quantum of claims and variations certified to date; if the contractor has an entitlement to seek increased costs in light of the inflation experienced in 2022, 2023 and 2024; if any liquidated or other damages have been sought from the contractor, and the quantum of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25131/24]

Legislative Reviews

Pauline Tully

790. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the Health Act 1970 with a view to replacing the outdated terminology of mental handicap with more appropriate language. [25136/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

791. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25140/24]

Healthcare Policy

Leo Varadkar

792. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland continues to have poor outcomes for respiratory illnesses like COPD according to OECD statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25142/24]

Medicinal Products

Leo Varadkar

793. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health to explain why lidocaine patches when prescribed by a pain medicine consultant are not reimbursed on the DPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25143/24]

Medicinal Products

Leo Varadkar

794. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health to explain why melatonin when prescribed is not reimbursed on the DPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25144/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

795. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if full payment will continue to be made to a person (details supplied) out of work since 2020 with COVID related health issues [25160/24]

Medical Register

Róisín Shortall

796. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the frequency and capacity of Dental Council’s registration examination for non-EEA dentists will be increased, in view of the fact that the exam is currently only held once a year and is oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25176/24]

Home Help Service

Robert Troy

797. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when additional home help hours will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25182/24]

Home Help Service

Johnny Mythen

798. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the intensive homecare plan for dementia sufferers that have been granted to people in County Wexford from 2022 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/24]

Home Help Service

Johnny Mythen

799. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive homecare plans for dementia sufferers that are in place for people in County Wexford from 2022 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25184/24]

Home Help Service

Johnny Mythen

800. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the intensive homecare plans for dementia sufferers that are pending for people in County Wexford from 2022 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25185/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

801. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 204 of 22 May 2024, what data of clinical activity are recorded by individual psychologists of the CHO 4 primary care services; if the information in table 1 of the response refers to both individual and group client sessions; and if he could clarify if the figures cited in Table 1 of the response are limited to clinical sessions with clients or include other forms of contact such as phone calls. [25194/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cian O'Callaghan

802. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the system in place for people on the drugs payment scheme where they are renting a CPAP machine, where a person has to fill out the required form every month for the same repeated cost of the machine; if an easier system can be considered for life-long use of a CPAP machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pearse Doherty

803. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the future of the GP surgery in Ardara, County Donegal after the resignation of the surgery’s GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/24]

Hospital Services

Marian Harkin

804. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the case of a person (details supplied), he will provide clarity and transparency around the procedures used for the allocation of beds in the cancer care centre at UCHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25220/24]

Hospital Services

Marian Harkin

805. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the measures he proposes to urgently remediate the systemic problem at UCHG to fulfil its mandate to operate as a Centre of Excellence (details supplied). [25221/24]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

806. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the target number of psychologists that need to be employed to ensure full national coverage of psychology in primary care for adults; the current number of psychologists employed in the adult roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/24]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

807. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of people seen by the psychology in primary care adults’ service in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date respectively [25225/24]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

808. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by the psychology in primary care adults’ service in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25226/24]

Home Help Service

Maurice Quinlivan

809. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently a resident at the rehab unit of St. Ita’s Community Hospital, Newcastle West, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25233/24]

Public Sector Staff

Michael Lowry

810. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health regarding the status of the Civil Registration Office for the register of births, deaths, and marriages located at the Roscrea Primary Care Centre; if he is aware that a position within this office has recently become vacant due to retirement; if he could provide information on when this position will be filled, as the timely appointment of a new staff member is essential to ensure that the Civil Registration Office can continue to operate efficiently and meet the needs of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25240/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

811. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the target number of psychologists that need to be employed to ensure full national coverage of Psychology in Primary Care for those under 18 years of age, the current number of child psychologists (counselling/educational/clinical) employed in these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25242/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

812. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people seen by the Psychology in Primary Care children's service in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25243/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

813. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by the Psychology in Primary Care children's service in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25244/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Mark Ward

814. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to report on the status of the waiting list action plan for psychology services for children and young people that has been funded through the HSE's National Service Plan 2024; the actions being taken under the plan; the impact of the action plan to date in 2024; the targeted outcome of the plan by the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25245/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

815. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an itemised breakdown of how the 2023 mental health budget allocation was spent; what percentage of the allocation was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/24]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

816. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for an itemised breakdown of the cost of funding one adult eating disorder team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Kathleen Funchion

817. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he is looking into setting up a fund for the Covid vaccine injury (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25257/24]