Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

593. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a report has been published (details supplied); if not, if he will provide a copy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/24]

Mental Health Services

Robert Troy

594. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a service user (details supplied) has been discharged from mental health services locally following a request to bring forward their next visit as they felt they urgently required it. [22603/24]

Patient Transfers

Pearse Doherty

595. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent patient transfer will take place for a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22606/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

596. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22621/24]

Health Services

James Lawless

597. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22622/24]

Healthcare Policy

Brendan Howlin

598. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he has met recently with an organisation (details supplied); his view of the proposal to provide for care partners for vulnerable people in hospitals, hospices, care homes and other health settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22625/24]

Dental Services

Matt Carthy

599. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 8 May 2024, the actions he intends to take to ensure children have adequate access to orthodontic treatment in situations whereby their clinician retires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22631/24]

Departmental Meetings

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

600. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of times the newborn screening committee has met since 2019. [22641/24]

Health Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

601. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of new conditions the health service expects to add to the newborn screening service in the next five years. [22642/24]

Health Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

602. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if there is a prioritised list of conditions and tests to be added to the newborn screening test programme to bring Ireland in line with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22643/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department is actively monitoring the H5N1 outbreaks in farm animals in the United States; if the HSPC is actively monitoring for H5N1 in Ireland; if his Department is collaborating with relevant international organisations to assess potential risks and impact to public health in Ireland; if he will outline the efforts being undertaken by his Department to address the possibility of an H5N1 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

604. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason the breastfeeding support service in Dunboyne, County Meath was cut; if he will immediately review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Carol Nolan

605. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a particularly urgent medical case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22724/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

606. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the status of MRI cancer screening in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Ring

607. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied), considering that this procedure was initially approved in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22761/24]

Cancer Services

Claire Kerrane

608. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will supply details of the level of grant aid support from his Department and the HSE to each community cancer support centre in the State in each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22762/24]

Education and Training Provision

Holly Cairns

609. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if psychology training courses will be funded for an intake of trainees September 2024; and if he has considered the impact on service provision of there being a fallow year for training courses as a result of the recruitment embargo, given widespread problems with recruitment and retention in disability, primary care and CAMHS services. [22769/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Holly Cairns

610. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting lists of the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services; and the longest exact wait time for AON in each of these geographical areas, in tabular form. [22770/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

611. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the details of efforts to recruit psychologists to the north Lee, south Lee, west Cork and north Cork primary care psychology services in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; if additional staff were recruited or if existing staff were transferred between those services in each instance; and the number of psychology staff in-situ in each of the services at year-end, in tabular form. [22771/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to primary care psychology in CHO4 for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22772/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO4 for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22773/24]

Health and Safety

Bernard Durkan

614. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide more resources towards inspections of vaping products entering the country and add to the 40 inspection checks for vaping products set out in the HSE's National Service Plan 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22794/24]

Health and Safety

Bernard Durkan

615. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to increase the number of test purchase inspections for vapes, as set out in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, from the planned number of 340 set by the HSE (to cover both vapes and cigarettes); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/24]

Care Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

616. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post-operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

617. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has received the advice from the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the extension of the free contraception scheme to 16-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/24]

Abortion Services

Róisín Shortall

618. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the options paper developed by his Department in response to the report of the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

619. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in each of the years from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; the corresponding number of people, per county, who returned a completed FIT test in these same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

620. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to confirm the total number of eligible men and women who are not on the existing BowelScreen register or list which is informed by information supplied by the Department of Social Protection; to outline efforts to target this group with a view to encouraging greater uptake in the screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22835/24]

Cancer Services

Róisín Shortall

621. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the overall numbers of people aged 59 to 69 who are eligible for participation in the BowelScreen programme and who, as of the end of April 2024, have not been issued with a FIT test in the last two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22836/24]

Dental Services

Michael Creed

622. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the current state of the school dental service; if he is aware that in certain circumstances the service is only providing access for emergency cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22837/24]

General Practitioner Services

Paul Kehoe

623. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the appropriate pathway for a GP to make a referral for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22840/24]

Health Strategies

Duncan Smith

624. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of annual development funding specifically allocated to the National Cancer Strategy in each Government budget in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22844/24]

Disability Services

Kathleen Funchion

625. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of services in the south east, particularly for adults trying to access a diagnosis of adult ADHD and required services. [22856/24]

Health Services

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

626. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of an increase in optometrists' fees given the lack of increase in fees over 20 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22859/24]

Health Strategies

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

627. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health when a national programme for public eyecare for children over eight years of age will be approved to ensure equity of access to eyecare for all children of the State, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/24]

Primary Care Centres

Joan Collins

628. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering a primary care centre (details supplied); and the date for the report's findings to be announced. [22861/24]

Departmental Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

629. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in Ireland from 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22872/24]

Healthcare Policy

Michael Fitzmaurice

630. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if Ireland is planning to introduce a vaccine injury fund similar to other countries in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/24]

Medicinal Products

Jim O'Callaghan

631. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the delays relating to the importation of mefenamic acid; the impact this delay has on women who suffer severe period pain without its availability; if steps will be taken to remove the delay and-or ensure the drug is manufactured in Ireland and-or imported from an EU country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22874/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

632. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons and WTE ENT registrars at the Mater hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22896/24]

Hospital Procedures

Catherine Murphy

633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric ophthalmology procedures, by type, ]carried out in either CHI Temple Street or CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22897/24]

Public Sector Pay

Seán Canney

634. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the disparity in pay and conditions between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/24]

Hospital Staff

Pearse Doherty

635. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of dermatology consultants at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; the stage the recruitment process is at; the timeframe for when consultants are to be in place if they are not already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/24]

Health Strategies

Jim O'Callaghan

636. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Pathfinder programme based at Tallaght hospital has been wound down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/24]

Hospital Staff

Pauline Tully

637. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior house officers in orthopaedics based at Monaghan General Hospital in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22940/24]

Ambulance Service

Pauline Tully

638. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the full-year cost of providing three additional critical care ambulances on a 24-7 basis in each HSE region. [22941/24]

Emergency Departments

Pauline Tully

639. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of children who presented at the accident and emergency department of Cavan General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22942/24]

Hospital Procedures

Pauline Tully

640. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to identify the specialist vascular surgery treatments that are not provided within the State and for which patients are sent to the UK or elsewhere abroad; and the actions being taken to provide these surgeries within the State. [22943/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pauline Tully

641. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the number of GPs within Cavan-Monaghan who are registered with the type 2 diabetes cycle of care. [22944/24]

Pharmacy Services

Robert Troy

642. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can share the submission Ireland made to the EU Commission in relation to the proposed new EU pharmaceutical legislation. [22962/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Paul McAuliffe

643. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a hip operation for a person (details supplied). [22965/24]

Home Help Service

Claire Kerrane

644. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for home care; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/24]

Medical Cards

Pearse Doherty

645. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; if any further documentation is required to process the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Robert Troy

646. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 14 May 2024, to outline any financial assistance available to patients dependant on oxygen tanks, especially towards the purchase of the cylinders of oxygen. [23001/24]

Mental Health Services

Danny Healy-Rae

647. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/24]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Canney

244. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the fees paid to optometrists providing eyecare under the HSE adult eyecare schemes are inadequate, do no not reflect the cost of providing a modern eye examination and have not been increased in more than 20 years; if he is further aware that the Department of Health has made submissions for funding to his Department and is awaiting approval; the steps being taken to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/24]

Home Help Service

Michael Fitzmaurice

245. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for home support for each month in 2024, in each CHO and LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/24]

Home Help Service

Michael Fitzmaurice

246. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO 2 for those approved for home support and waiting for services to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/24]

Home Help Service

Michael Fitzmaurice

247. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people in CHO 2 currently waiting for home support for longer than three months; the number of people waiting for longer than six, longer than 12 and longer than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/24]

Hospital Services

Brendan Howlin

248. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure Wexford General Hospital has access to consultant neurology services; the reason Wexford General Hospital is the only model 3 hospital in the south east without outreach neurology clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/24]

Healthcare Policy

Brendan Howlin

249. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if in the determination of health service provision, levels of social deprivation are taken into account by the HSE and his Department; the level of specific extra funding made available to areas with vulnerable populations above the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/24]

General Practitioner Services

Mark Ward

250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a GP will be employed in the primary care centre on the Boot Road, Clondalkin; when this will be in place; when they will take on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22167/24]

Health Service Executive

Brendan Griffin

251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health what will happen with current HSE buildings in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/24]

Medical Qualifications

Mark Ward

252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to explain the rationale behind CORU’s recommendation that observers sit in on psychotherapy sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22171/24]

General Practitioner Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

253. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if a locum GP will be put in place at a health centre (details supplied) to cover a departure; what plans are in place for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/24]

Health Services

John McGuinness

254. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if section 39 funding will be put in place immediately for a project (details supplied) as the project is under considerable financial pressure.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22180/24]

Mental Health Services

Mairéad Farrell

255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to close the Galway training centre in Merlin Park hospital or to reduce its hours or functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22186/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

256. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the detailed results of the public consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products, which his Department conducted from 25 November 2023 to 5 December 2024, will be published in full before proposals for new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking are brought to the Government. [22192/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

257. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed regulatory impact assessment will be prepared and published at the same time as the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking. [22193/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

258. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with retailers on the workability of raising the legal age for smoking, particularly given that differing age limits could apply to the purchase of alcohol and tobacco products; and if this matter will be assessed thoroughly in the regulatory impact assessment on the legislation proposing a change in the age for smoking. [22194/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

259. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the current legislative provision for test-purchasing of tobacco by persons under the current age limit would be extended to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to be used for test-purchasing if the legal age for smoking is raised to 21. [22195/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

260. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on the civil liberty and equality implications of his proposal to remove the right to smoke, which currently extends to all adults from over 190,000 Irish adults on the basis of age. [22196/24]

Healthcare Policy

John Paul Phelan

261. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to address alcohol consumption by children, noting that the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 found 31% of children have consumed alcohol, compared with 9% of children who have smoked cigarettes. [22197/24]

Medical Cards

Louise O'Reilly

262. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will update the medical card to cover weekly lymph drainage massage for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/24]

Health Services

Brendan Smith

263. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request for improved services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Healy-Rae

264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the annual pension allowance declaration form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/24]

Health Services

John Paul Phelan

265. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) that was suspended during the Covid lockdown has not recommenced; if there is a timeline for reopening the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/24]

Medical Cards

Carol Nolan

266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health service of providing medical cards, including GP visit cards, to international protection applicants from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/24]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

267. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to continue the pathfinder programme in Tallaght and other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/24]

Hospital Equipment

Denis Naughten

268. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the existing DEXA scanner at Portiuncula University Hospital will be replaced; the number of patients who have had their appointment transferred to another hospital; the interim measures in place and the expected timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/24]

Mental Health Services

Denis Naughten

269. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the vacancy for a community nursing position for psychiatry of later life, based at St. Brendan's CNU, Ballinasloe, will be filled; if the post has been advertised; the period of time this position is vacant; the number of patients on the caseload of the previous nurse prior to the post being vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/24]

Ambulance Service

Denis Naughten

270. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans to either relocate or refurbish the existing ambulance station in Roscommon town; if he is aware of the poor structural condition of the existing station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/24]

Primary Care Services

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the length of time the ophthalmologist post is vacant in south Tipperary primary care services; the actions that have been taken to address this vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

272. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason no alternative arrangements have been made for the 1,500 or so children waiting on the ophthalmology service, some of whom have been waiting for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/24]

Medicinal Products

Éamon Ó Cuív

273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether it is intended to approve a drug (details supplied) for reimbursement by the HSE, given the value of this drug in treating a rare disease is recognised; the stage in the process the consideration of this drug is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a CNS in dementia in each acute hospital in Ireland; and if he will outline the situation in each hospital, in tabular form. [22282/24]

Dental Services

Pat Buckley

275. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait for more than two years to get broken dentures replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22284/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

276. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a social worker might be appointed to address the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/24]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

104. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the model of care for ADHD in children and young people by the HSE; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/24]

Hospital Charges

Neasa Hourigan

105. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE review of national guidelines for daily car parking rates in acute hospitals; whether a working group has been established; the timelines associated with this review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21924/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Neasa Hourigan

106. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for additional legislative reform in regard to nicotine inhaling products and tobacco products; his engagement with colleagues in Northern Ireland further to draft legislation in Stormont relating to a smoke-free generation and youth vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21925/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

107. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who attended a pigmented lesion rapid access clinic nationally; and the number who were offered an appointment within the recommended timeframe, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21926/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

108. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who received a cancer diagnosis via the pigmented lesion rapid access clinic, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21927/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Neasa Hourigan

109. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of people who were waiting on a diagnostic scan - MRI, CT, VUS, US - in Ireland, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21928/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

110. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons who started chemotherapy, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21929/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

111. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21930/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

112. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the proportion of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21931/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

113. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the maximum time a person will wait to access a chemotherapy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

114. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting on a first outpatient appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; the average waiting time for a first outpatient appointment; and the number waiting more than two years for a first appointment. [21937/24]