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.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
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Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Nursing Homes
Gino Kenny
1. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a nursing home (details supplied) is facing closure; if he will instruct the HSE to take over operation of the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25784/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
David Stanton
4. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he has given any consideration to funding continuous glucose-monitoring sensors for people with type 2 diabetes under the community drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25754/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Gino Kenny
5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published the Irish national ICU audit annual report showing that an average 5.6 critical-care beds per 100,000 population were open in 2022, which is less than half the mean value of 12 for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25786/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Hospital Facilities
Duncan Smith
6. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what actions his Department is taking to lower car parking charges at hospitals in circumstances where car parking charges are currently at unacceptable levels and waiting times in hospitals can mean that undertaking a CT scan can cost a patient €15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25065/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Hospital Overcrowding
Gino Kenny
7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) stated that over 604 patients were treated without a bed in Irish hospitals on the Wednesday after the June bank holiday and that this level of overcrowding, which is now consistent and continuing into the summer, at a time when winter respiratory infections are not circulating, indicates that the system of hospital avoidance is not effective and that, at a minimum, the HSE must significantly increase the number of acute hospital beds before year-end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25789/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Hospital Closures
Catherine Connolly
8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 33 of 2 May 2024, to provide an update on the recruitment of the required staffing resources to ensure Clifden District Hospital can remain open on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25537/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) states that many funded nursing vacancies arising from staff retiring, leaving or going on maternity leave are remaining unfilled due to the recruitment freeze and that this happening when there is unprecedented demand on our health services, meaning that various departments and community services are short-staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25758/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Hospital Admissions
Violet-Anne Wynne
10. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his views on the increase in attendances at University Hospital Limerick, especially those who are in need of mental health support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
11. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the review planned by his Department on the medical cannabis access programme has begun; if so, when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25788/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
oral
Hospital Facilities
Violet-Anne Wynne
12. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the newly announced additional beds he plans to deliver for Ennis Hospital and the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25770/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Pádraig O'Sullivan
13. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the primary care centre in Glanmire, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25702/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Departmental Funding
Duncan Smith
14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide State funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is currently fully reliant on donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25063/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
15. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans, if any, are in place to deal with the crisis in neurology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/24]
Déar, 13 Meith 2024
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Ambulance Service
Duncan Smith
16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce a consultant-led helicopter emergency service that would bring lifesaving expertise to the scene of crashes rather than waiting for the injured to arrive at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25062/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Disability Services
Violet-Anne Wynne
127. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether dialectical behaviour therapy can now be accessed by persons in Clare; to confirm if it is a pilot scheme; how many places will be available for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25774/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
128. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies in Kerry University Hospital as a result of the HSE recruitment freeze (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25620/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Home Help Service
Michael Healy-Rae
129. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a home help application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25629/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Disease Management
Róisín Shortall
130. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to those with type 2 diabetes under the long-term illness scheme, given that they can help prevent the deterioration of the condition, support nutrition and influence lifestyle behaviours; the reason a request by the national clinical programme for diabetes for a health technology assessment for CGM for people with type 2 diabetes was refused by HIQA; if the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics is considering making CGM available to all based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25633/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig O'Sullivan
131. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the use of a building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25639/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Dental Services
Róisín Shortall
132. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the consideration been given to alternative pathways to registration for non-EAA dentists on Stamp 4 permits (details supplied); the consideration been given to a new process for recognition of qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25642/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Michael Healy-Rae
133. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the recommended equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25643/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Seán Crowe
134. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if they are aware of the lack of dietitians in the CHO7 area; if they will make allowances under the ongoing recruitment embargo to fill specialist posts such as this, particularly where there are no posts filled; the alternatives available to individuals who require diagnosis and treatment by a dietitian in the CHO7 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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EU Meetings
Denis Naughten
135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the number of formal and informal meetings, respectively held virtually and the corresponding number held in person; if he or his predecessor attended each meeting, or a Minister of State or ambassador represented the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25672/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Flexible Work Practices
Denis Naughten
136. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if his Department and each body and agency under the remit of his Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%; when this was achieved in each instance; the current percentage of staff working remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25690/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25704/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
138. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25705/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25709/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Denis Naughten
140. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25732/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Medicinal Products
Patricia Ryan
141. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health when the 1,500 people living with lupus in Ireland can expect to be given access to belimumab and anifrolumab for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus when the 1,500 people living with lupus in Ireland can expect to be given access to belimumab and anifrolumab for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25738/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
142. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to address the delay in issuing an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25755/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Health Service Executive
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
143. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will recognise plantar fasciitis as an occupational injury (details supplied). [25756/24]
Céad, 12 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Violet-Anne Wynne
144. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the recruitment process for the MW dual diagnosis team has been completed; if all refurbishments have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25777/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Francis Noel Duffy
671. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the HSE recruitment embargo impacting the speech therapy unit in school (details supplied) which will result in children waiting 12 months for necessary services; if he is aware of the detrimental impact this will have on early intervention supports; if his Department will seek recruitment of the speech therapists as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25025/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Departmental Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
672. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the operational funding for the critical and much-needed development (details supplied) for adults who find themselves with complex needs and who want to transition out of homelessness, as committed to by Cabinet in February 2019 supported by the Taoiseach himself as Minister for Health, and agreed to by the Departments of Housing and Health, will be in place prior to the expected opening of the facility in June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25504/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Addiction Treatment Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
673. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, he is aware of reports that the hospital’s MRI machine has broken and has not yet been replaced; when he expects the machine to be replaced so the hospital can resume its full suite of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24581/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Addiction Treatment Services
Patrick Costello
674. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will give a formal commitment to an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Usher's Island development that there will be a commitment to multiannual funding agreements, that a commitment for operational costs for 100 beds per annum is secured and that an increase in health and addiction care services beyond the existing €1.8 million core funding is secured. [24587/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
675. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to a non-habitual Irish citizen who has returned to Ireland for health reasons in order to avail of their family’s support, considering the habitual residence requirement for the medical card and supports where the individual is seriously ill, unable to work, and does not have savings, he will outline what payments, grants, supports and loans are available for application for non-habitual citizens in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
676. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an issue (details supplied). [24607/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Medical Cards
Duncan Smith
677. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of an appeal against a decision to remove a medical card from a person (details supplied), given there was just a €5 increase in income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24634/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
James Lawless
678. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if a case (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24636/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Hospital Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
679. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the procedures used for the allocation of beds in the cancer care centre at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24638/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Hospital Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
680. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to urgently remediate the systemic problem at the cancer care centre at University Hospital Galway, where patients are regularly experiencing delays in cancer treatment, to fulfil its mandate to operate as a centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24639/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Martin Browne
681. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the availability of the GP in Cappawhite, County Tipperary, from three days a week to five days a week, in light of demand and the difficulty some people experience in accessing the GP in Doon, County Limerick, on the days the Cappawhite service is closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
David Stanton
682. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health to outline the entitlement to the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment for the staff of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24643/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Brian Stanley
683. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the nurses who worked during Covid with frontline community intervention teams and with CareDoc (Section 39) will receive the €1,000 Covid pandemic bonus. [24644/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the impact of the HSE recruitment freeze on the National Ambulance Service; when candidates on the recruitment panel can expect further engagement or offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24646/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the National Ambulance Service primary and supplementary recruitment panels; and the number of offers issued to those on these panel since September 2023, by month and role. [24647/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
686. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board; the timeline for opening the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24648/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Health Services
Róisín Shortall
687. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the Minister for Finance in respect of VAT exemption for counsellors and psychotherapists; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24649/24]
Máirt, 11 Meith 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Fergus O'Dowd
688. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the total number of primary care centres operating within the counties of Louth and Meath, in tabular form, by location, itemised services, and the areas that they serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/24]