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Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
416. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be called for an outpatient physiotherapy appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [23538/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
417. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to indicate the level of support and assistance available in the case of an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23540/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Health Services
Steven Matthews
418. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the fees paid to optometrists for public eye exams under their existing Departmental contract; if this is under review; if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23550/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Dental Services
Niamh Smyth
419. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a young person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23562/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
420. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Care Services
Fergus O'Dowd
421. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to seek urgent assistance for a person (details supplied) who is 74 years old and a full-time carer to their spouse who is housebound, and where the person has been referred to neurology on an urgent basis as they are showing symptoms of clinical signs for Parkinson’s; if he will urgently intervene as the person has been informed it may be December 2024 before they are facilitated, which is completely unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Niamh Smyth
422. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if any analysis has been conducted by the Government on pharmacy fees per item between 2015 and 2023. [23581/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Noel Grealish
423. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will conclude its evaluation of preferred continuous glucose monitors under the medicines management programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23582/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Cybersecurity Policy
Seán Sherlock
424. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has updated all of its computers, laptops, phones, servers and tablets since the cyber attack; if so, if it has retrieved all of the obsolete items; if it has a comprehensive list of all such items and their current locations; and if they have been disposed, if the HSE has proof of disposal. [23594/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Dental Services
Pauline Tully
425. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the range of dental treatments available to medical card holders who are under active chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment or under medication prescribed by an oncologist; and if he plans to increase the number of dental treatments cancer patients are entitled to receive, as their teeth can often be detrimentally affected due to their cancer treatment. [23602/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Health Services
Seán Sherlock
426. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was referred on 22 December 2022, will receive a date for assessment with regard to surgical management of cataracts. [23611/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Robert Troy
427. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23644/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Robert Troy
428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23654/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
429. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the date on which the change to the availability of post-partum services in CUH was reduced from parents of a child aged up to ten months down to four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23656/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
430. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of parents of children aged between four to ten months were on the list when the change to the availability of post-partum services in CUH was introduced; and if these parents received an appointment. [23657/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
431. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who availed of post-partum services in CUH in 2022 and 2023 who had a child aged between four to ten months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23658/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
432. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for post-partum services in the CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23659/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Dental Services
Robert Troy
433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dental practices within Westmeath which now accept medical card patients. [23660/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Dental Services
Maurice Quinlivan
434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Clare who are signed up to the dental treatment services scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Legislative Process
Ivana Bacik
435. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 8 May 2024, if he will list all the preparatory steps which are required prior to commencement of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and if he will offer a progress report in respect of each of these steps. [23668/24]