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Hospital Equipment
Matt Carthy
2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will commission an appraisal of the demand for CT and MRI scanners at Monaghan Hospital, with a view to ensuring that these services are made available in Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25552/24]
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Home Help Service
Rose Conway-Walsh
3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of home help workers employed directly by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25760/24]
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Health Services
Aindrias Moynihan
17. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for the urgent reinstatement of podiatry services for a town in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25737/24]
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Medicinal Products
Louise O'Reilly
18. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health to outline Ireland's position in respect of the European Commission's revision of the general pharmaceutical legislation; if he is concerned about the impact of the proposals on the attractiveness of Ireland as a location for investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/24]
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Connolly
19. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 2 May 2024, to provide an update on the SAR/PBC by the project team and the Galway University Hospital’s capital programme oversight board for the new emergency department, women and children’s block in UHG; the timeline for when it is expected to move to pre-tender stage; to provide an update on the master plan for the UGH campus; the timeline for when it is expected to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/24]
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Self-Harm Prevention
Pádraig O'Sullivan
20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the supports available to teenagers at risk of self-harm and suicide-related ideation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/24]
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Departmental Funding
Duncan Smith
21. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what State funding provisions have been provided to an organisation (details supplied); if, in Budget 2025, these provisions are to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25064/24]
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Hospital Facilities
Matt Carthy
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that the affected children can complete their orthodontal treatment in the orthodontal clinic in Louth County Hospital, following the resignation of their orthodontist. [25553/24]
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Ambulance Service
James O'Connor
23. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the provision of a new ambulance base in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25769/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Hospital Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health what steps he is taking to increase productivity and health outcomes in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25759/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Richard Bruton
25. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the waiting list activity of the NTPF to date in 2024; if it is on track to deliver its targets for the year; and if he envisages any extension of its remit in this sphere to meet other areas where waiting times can be a problem. [25751/24]
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Dental Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists across the State still treating medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25718/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Abortion Services
Patrick Costello
27. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of abortion legislation taking place by his Department; and to provide a timeline for the completion of same. [23316/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Hospital Transfers
Patrick Costello
28. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the families of individuals moved from Cherry Orchard Hospital. [23317/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Pearse Doherty
29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans, if any, are in place to deal with the crisis in diabetes care at Letterkenny Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25768/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Ruairí Ó Murchú
30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the number of GPs available to private patients in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Hospital Staff
Duncan Smith
31. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the severe shortage of medical scientists working in hospitals; if he is aware of the impact this is having on patients nationwide; if he will consider an amendment to legislation that would allow CORU to accredit scientists in a single discipline to provide an instant boost in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25061/24]
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Health Strategies
Aindrias Moynihan
32. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position of a review and updating of the national carers' strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25386/24]
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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Emergency Departments
Bernard Durkan
33. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the HSE continue to engage with the various hospitals throughout the country, with a view to improving the throughput at accident and emergency services in order to ensure early diagnosis/full triage in the quickest possible time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25745/24]
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor, assess and remedy any shortcomings in the delivery of health services, whether in regard to access to homecare, general medical services and capacity requirements in whatever area, with a view to resolution in the short term in order to make the health services in this country a more attractive place to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25746/24]