Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
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Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
John Lahart
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE pathfinder project associated with Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Disease Management
Marian Harkin
163. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding glaucoma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of drug reimbursement recommendations contained within a report published in March 2023 (details supplied); the reason the recommendations contained have not been implemented to date, resulting in substantial financial pressure being placed on families, in particular the sanctioning of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome as per this report. [24159/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Nursing Homes
Niamh Smyth
165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a role in upkeeping the houses which are falling into derelict especially in North Strand Dublin when the owners are in a nursing home as part of the fair deal scheme. [24160/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied). [24161/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Robert Troy
167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [24162/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Home Help Service
Claire Kerrane
168. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a person under the age of 65 years can qualify for home support services where they have great medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Healthcare Policy
Jim O'Callaghan
169. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 8 May 2024, the areas in which the discharge scheme has commenced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Nursing Homes
Patricia Ryan
170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can step in to take over/purchase two nursing homes (details supplied) following HIQA concerns, to prevent their closure and protect the 117 residents living in these facilities and prevent them from losing what is effectively their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24174/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Nursing Homes
Patricia Ryan
171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the bed spaces of residents in a nursing home (details supplied) are being relocated, acquired/arranged on a per-resident basis at the time of that resident’s removal/relocation; if not, if the beds were block-booked in numbers and in advance of any removal/relocation of the residents concerned; if so, the cost associated with this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services Staff
Brendan Griffin
172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an ex-gratia payment will issue to a widower of a former employee (details supplied) without the requirement of a grant of administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Services
Marian Harkin
173. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current level of service provided in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Staff
Marian Harkin
174. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the current number of full-/part-time consultants assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Staff
Marian Harkin
175. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the number of full-/part-time consultants currently assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Marian Harkin
176. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to alleviate the backlog of seeing patients at the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
177. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24193/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
178. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current provision for and future development of a genetic database for national cancer services and oncology treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24194/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Neasa Hourigan
179. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic tests currently sent outside the State to public or private companies, from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; the location of those companies; and the amount paid by the HSE to each company, in tabular form. [24195/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Medicinal Products
Róisín Shortall
180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 1 May 2024, if an implementation group (details supplied) has completed its work; if the group has submitted its report to the Minister; the membership of that group; the stakeholders engaged during targeted engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Nursing Homes
Niall Collins
181. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24200/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Services
Michael Lowry
182. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason outpatients have been informed by UHL that outpatient MRI services have been paused indefinitely due to a large demand for inpatient MRI services; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24201/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Services
Michael Lowry
183. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason a person (details supplied) was informed by the radiology department of UHL that all MRI Services for outpatients have been paused indefinitely; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24202/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
184. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can receive a support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24206/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
David Cullinane
185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s commissioning of diagnostic testing to date, by month, since commencement, in tabular form; the level of expenditure per scan type; his intentions regarding current and future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services Staff
Steven Matthews
186. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the opening of the register of the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Medical Cards
Niall Collins
187. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for a medical card for people under 70 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Home Care Packages
Cathal Crowe
188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a comprehensive review of how home care services are provided in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Catherine Connolly
189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a comprehensive newborn screening programme, which would ensure that all babies born in Ireland are screened for the European average of 18 conditions at a minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Willie O'Dea
190. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is still a significant delay for people who have retired from employment from section 38 voluntary organisations and voluntary hospitals to receive their pensions; his views on whether this is acceptable; the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Vaccination Programme
Duncan Smith
191. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the HSE expenditure on vaccines, excluding Covid-19 vaccines, for each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Niamh Smyth
192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) regarding its current staffing crisis, which has resulted in day services being stopped for service users. [24258/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
193. 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. [24264/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Services
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
194. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a person is entitled to attend a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24267/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
195. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when funding for an individual’s placement with resilience care to be provided by a charity will be approved by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24283/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
196. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a doctor will be replaced in Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Assisted Suicide
Jim O'Callaghan
197. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether he has any role to play under section 9 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 arising from the removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council. [24376/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Assisted Suicide
Jim O'Callaghan
198. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether he has any concerns about the recent removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council; and his views on whether it was made with adequate consultation within the medical profession [24377/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Brendan Griffin
199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Disability Services
Sean Fleming
414. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to outline the locations where people with disabilities who require serious dental treatment (details supplied) can obtain same in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Hepatitis C Incidence
Seán Sherlock
415. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of the 5,500 Hepatitis C home testing kits ordered from the HSE in the past year that were returned for testing; of those, how many people received a positive result for Hepatitis C; the treatment pathways for those people whose home tests were positive; how many have engaged in care; how many of those are now being treated for Hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23526/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]
Máirt, 28 Beal 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]