Parliamentary questions

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

476. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a definite date for a knee operation will be scheduled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [23980/24]

Hospital Staff

David Cullinane

477. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of psychiatry staffing in each emergency department; the number of existing posts, by staff grade; the number of vacancies; and the number of consultant psychiatrists who should be in place in each emergency department, in tabular form. [23981/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Healy-Rae

478. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [23982/24]

Medicinal Products

David Cullinane

479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing access to the medical cannabis access programme for cerebral palsy; if so, the outcome of that consideration; the list of conditions that were or are being considered for addition; the status of those considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress in tackling the backlog at University Hospital Waterford histopathology laboratory (details supplied); the current number of patients waiting for test results; and the average length of wait. [23984/24]

Female Genital Mutilation

Holly Cairns

481. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of actions related to female genital mutilation in the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/24]

Health Services

Josepha Madigan

482. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider funding for an increase in fees to community optometrists and for a national public eye care programme for patients over the age of eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24007/24]

Nursing Homes

Mark Ward

483. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to close a nursing home (details supplied); the person who made this decision; where the residents will be relocated to; when this will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24013/24]

Mental Health Services

Matt Carthy

484. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the services available, or planned, to provide consultation and assessment clinics for adults with ADHD in the Cavan-Monaghan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

485. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to no longer collect centre-specific data for a large proportion of west Cork, as was established practice; if a reasoning for the limitation of data collection has been provided to his office; his views on whether localised data collection is essential to understanding the challenges facing healthcare clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

486. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all SouthDoc clinics and services included under west Cork data; and the number of patients seen per month in each clinic from June 2022 to date, in tabular form. [24020/24]

General Practitioner Services

Patricia Ryan

487. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the criteria for determining the level of accessibility and usability of any doctor's offices for disabled persons, who have attended for appointments having ticked the ‘special assistance needed’ box only to find that essential equipment, hoists and so on are not available at the doctor's offices, resulting in lost time and cost to the person concerned and to the practice. [24026/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

488. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if new patients are being accepted at the STI clinic in University Hospital Waterford; if not, the reason; the extent of waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/24]

Dental Services

Michael Ring

489. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 18 May 2023, the reason no response has issued from the HSE to this query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24038/24]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

490. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure adequate access to consultation/assessment for adults with ADHD; the funding allocated; the current waiting times, by CHO, in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/24]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

491. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck screening to younger age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/24]

Medical Cards

Matt Carthy

492. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the average cost of a GP visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/24]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

493. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts approved at Tipperary University Hospital, by discipline; the number of nursing posts filled; the number of vacant nursing posts, by discipline; the number of posts that have been left vacant since the introduction of the recruitment ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/24]

Departmental Data

Martin Browne

494. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the 70 nursing vacancies at Tipperary University Hospital, as revealed by an organisation (details supplied); his views on how this affects the framework of safe nurse staffing in medical and surgical wards at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24065/24]

Disability Services

Frankie Feighan

495. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person from County Leitrim (details supplied) has not been considered for a primary medical certificate, despite the fact that they were diagnosed three years ago with a life-changing disorder. [24096/24]

Medicinal Products

Paul Murphy

496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the implications of an item being high tech on the drug payment scheme; and how an item can be changed to the regular drug payment scheme from high tech. [24102/24]

Nursing Homes

Gino Kenny

497. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the proposed closure of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24111/24]

Medicinal Products

Patrick Costello

254. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 30 April 2024, if, given that a recent report (details supplied) found that 69% of transgender people access care abroad, his Department will commit to consulting with the transgender community before making any changes around EEA prescriptions to ensure continuity of their healthcare. [23319/24]

Gender Equality

Patrick Costello

255. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if he is aware that the "relatively new" area of transgender healthcare is over a century old. [23320/24]

Gender Equality

Patrick Costello

256. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if the widespread problem of GPs denying blood tests to their transgender patients is considered out of scope for the new model of care being developed by the HSE. [23321/24]

Food Labelling

Neasa Hourigan

257. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to alter regulations regarding nutritional labelling for foodstuffs in order that the recommended daily allowances information is expressed in terms of quantities for children as opposed to an adult’s RDA, for foodstuffs that are primarily targeted at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23322/24]

Mental Health Services

Alan Dillon

258. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a psychologist assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23328/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when urgent speech therapy and physiotherapy will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) who recently suffered a stroke and is relying on these services to regain a normal independent quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/24]

Departmental Data

Paul Murphy

260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how many is the "growing number" of people contacting the National Gender Service seeking to detransition, as mentioned in a recent newspaper article (details supplied), broken down by year. [23368/24]

Departmental Data

Paul Murphy

261. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the National Gender Service's meetings with the NHS started; and when was the most recent meeting. [23369/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

262. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, if there are any clinical differences in the over 45% of those attending the National Gender Service who started gender questioning from late teenage years onwards. [23370/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

263. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how clinical practice in the National Gender service takes into account rapid onset gender dysphoria, as mentioned in its approved model of care. [23371/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how important the National Gender Service considers the mentioned report within the field of transgender healthcare. [23372/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 1 May 2024, if the National Gender Service can share medical literature that corroborates their clinical experience that it is very common for neurodiverse people to have their sexual interest emerge a decade or more after puberty. [23373/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

266. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

267. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be arranged at the orthopaedic department WUH or Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny, for a person (details supplied). [23381/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Michael Healy-Rae

268. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23407/24]

Eating Disorders

Catherine Connolly

269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 2 May 2024, if the review of the model of care for eating disorders planned during 2024 will examine the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders per year, given that the number of first time hospital admissions for eating disorders in 2022 was the highest since 2006; if the review of bed capacity already carried out took into account the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders, or if it focused solely on mental health facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/24]

Eating Disorders

Catherine Connolly

270. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 2 May 2024, the status of the review of the model of care for eating disorders; the timeline for the completion of the review; the details of who is carrying out the review; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23415/24]

Eating Disorders

Catherine Connolly

271. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23416/24]

Health Services Staff

Claire Kerrane

272. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if salaries of Section 39 organisations are paid by the State/his Department; if so, how many organisations have this in place; how this is determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/24]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

273. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the grounds on which an organisation (details supplied) was granted funding; if this will be extended to other similar organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23418/24]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

274. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for the State/his Department to take on the payment of salaries of two staff members of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23419/24]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

275. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) which is providing essential supports and services to cancer patients and their families and receive an amount; his views on this funding amount; his views on whether it is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23420/24]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

276. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) providing much-needed free supports and services to cancer patients and their families across several counties struggling financially to continue providing these supports and services due to a lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23421/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he is considering new measures in respect of vaping and the use of vaping products; if he is considering an outright ban on vaping; if so, the legal challenges and impediments that exist in this regard; the timelines he anticipates in respect of any actions he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/24]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

278. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total costs incurred by his Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in online/digital media platforms; the names of the online platforms involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/24]

Emergency Departments

Bernard Durkan

279. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if, following a knife attack and attendance at A&E, the A&E charge of €100 is still applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23514/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

280. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card has not been restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23515/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Bernard Durkan

281. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if an electric wheelchair is available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/24]