PQ Responses - June 17th 2025

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PQ 31799-25 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of qualified radiographers from third-level institutions in the State who have graduated in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31813-25 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the physiotherapist service in a care centre ( St. Josephs care centre) in Longford, following the noncompliance finding by HIQA in October 2024, and the ongoing attempts to source permanent location, the work that has been undertaken in terms of relocation to the primary care centre in Ballyminnion; and if any findings have indicated it's not suitable.

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PQ 31824-25 - Cathy Bennett

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 15 May 2025, if the HSE has compiled the requested information regarding the number of GPs by county or smallest geographic region available; the number per capita; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31825-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people left the waiting list for CAHMS in county Clare for each of the past four years; the reasons they left the list, in tabular form,; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31839-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 54 children who were waiting longer than four months for their paediatric spinal surgery at the end of December 2024 that were offered the opportunity to get their spinal surgery abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31842-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of spinal surgeries performed by each orthopaedic surgeon who performs spinal surgery, to date this year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31844-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the total number of paediatric surgeries carried out in CHI to date this year versus the same period in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31845-25 - Erin McGeehan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments available per year under the free contraception scheme.

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PQ 31846-25 - Erin McGreehan

To ask the Minister for Health whether an additional consultation is provided free of charge when a person needs to review her prescription under the free contraception scheme.

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PQ 31872-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health if she can confirm that funding for a psychologist in Ennis day hospital was stopped in September 2024 when the previous psychologist retired, and was not resumed until this February when the process of replacement began; the reason the process was delayed for the intervening months and if lack of funding contributed to the delay; the reason the transition from one psychologist to a replacement was not planned in advance to make it seamless (given that it was retirement, not an unexpected occurrence); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31910-25 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to develop an oral immunotherapy service for those with severe allergies; and if so, the timeline for this rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31917-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists working in primary care in Waterford; the number on leave; if cover has been provided (OT Primary care Waterford gone on Maternity leave and no replacement.); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31918-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists based at University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31919-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community general nurses based in Waterford in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31923-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists based in Waterford south city children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31924-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians based in Waterford north city children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31925-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at Dungarvan children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31931-25 - Aisling Dempsey

To ask the Minister for Health if pay increases for section 39 workers, under the recent agreement reached at the WRC to fund health, social care and homeless sector employers, will automatically take effect, or if the organisations concerned need to reapply for funding.

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PQ 31935-25 - Ged Nash

To ask the Minister for Health if she will give an update on waiting times for under-18s for Orthodontist services in Drogheda and Dundalk and if there are plans in place to reduce waiting times for these services in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31944-25 - Brian Brennan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a project (Gorey Primary Healthcare Centre; Timeframe for when tender documents will issue.); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31963-25 - Seán Ó Fearghaíl

To ask the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title, at the minor injuries unit at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies, by job title, currently at the MIU; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form.

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PQ 31964-25 - Seán Ó Fearghaíl

To ask the Minister for Health the current and capital funding required for the purchase of an additional helicopter for the HSE helicopter emergency medical service.

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PQ 31965-25 - Seán Ó Fearghaíl

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists based at Athy primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31969-25 - Seán Ó Fearghaíl

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers and nurses, by grade, that are based in south Kildare children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 31985-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 27 May 2025, if she will confirm whether the HSE intends to continue the expansion of social prescribing services, including into areas of Dublin that do not currently have access to such services, particularly in the Killester, Clontarf-Raheny area, given the importance and impact of the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 31986-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form.

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PQ 31987-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months; the number waiting 3-6 months; the number waiting 6-12 months; and the number waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form.

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PQ 31988-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; and if she will provide a breakdown of same, by CHO area, in tabular form.

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PQ 31989-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 June 2025, by local health office area, in tabular form.

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PQ 31990-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for each local health office area, in tabular form.

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PQ 31991-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than four months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 31992-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 31993-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 31994-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 32009-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of north Kerry, south Kerry and west Kerry.

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PQ 32010-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of northeast Cork, south Cork city, west Cork, north Cork Ccity, central Cork, east central Cork, Douglas Blackrock, Mahon and east Cork city.

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PQ 32011-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of Ballincollig, Bishopstown, Macroom, Bandon, Kinsale, Carrigaline and Blarney.

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PQ 32012-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of Mallow, Charleville, Newmarket, Kanturk and Millstreet.

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PQ 32014-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of east Clare and west Clare.

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PQ 32015-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of east Limerick, Ballina, north Limerick city, south Limerick, south Limerick city and west Limerick.

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PQ 32016-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each the community area networks of north Tipperary.

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PQ 32018-25- Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of central Galway, east Galway city, east Galway, west Galway, north east Galway, west Galway city, Tuam, Athenry and Loughrea.

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PQ 32019-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of Donegal east, Donegal north, Donegal south and west, Inishowen and south Donegal.

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PQ 32020-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of south Roscommon, east Mayo, north Mayo, north Roscommon and west Mayo.

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PQ 32021-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the community area networks of Sligo, west Cavan and Leitrim.

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PQ 32025-25 - Pádraig Rice

To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a 60-bed community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; if the commitment to build this new unit will still be upheld; the timeline she is working towards in delivering this new development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32026-25 - Malcolm Byrne

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new ambulance base for Gorey, County Wexford.

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PQ 32058-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the national guidance that prohibits home care workers from assisting vulnerable patients with the administration of blister-packed oral medication, including in low risk cases where patients are unable to self-administer due to severe physical conditions; if she will consider allowing greater flexibility in such cases under clinical oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32065-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if all public information notices are published and based on open competition to give all eligible competent suppliers, public and commercial, a transparent and fair opportunity to compete, in line with the standards set out in the National Public Procurement Framework, and the HSE’s own procurement commitments, including the principles of openness, transparency, value for money, and equal access for all competent suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32066-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health to outline all public laboratory capacity available in the State, broken down by location, laboratory type; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32070-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of PET scans in public hospitals broken down by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32072-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective only hospitals planned, the location for each, the most recent estimated cost of each, the stage each plan is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32095-25 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health when the contract for the refurbishment of the blood laboratory in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will be signed and completed.

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PQ 32113-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32114-25 - Ken O Flynn

To ask the Minister for Health the number of approvals for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32115-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Health the number of refusals for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32116-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours granted to HSE home support (older people) clients in CHO 4, broken down by LHO, in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32117-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the waiting list for HSE home support in each month of 2025, broken down by regional health area and local health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32118-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of applications for HSE home support (disability) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32119-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of refusals for HSE home support (disability) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32120-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the average number of hours granted to HSE home support (disability) clients in CHO4, broken down by LHO, in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32130-25 - Pat Buckley

To ask the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (HSE community podiatry service. In North Cork community podiatry, they have one podiatrist covering all North Cork, where there should be six podiatrists covering the area. The one podiatrist is about to go out on Maternity leaving no cover.) in north Cork as a matter of urgency.

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PQ 32152-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the total number of active service arrangements and grant aid agreements in place for disability services with third-party organisations;to provide a full list of those organisations; and the total value of payments made under these arrangements in each of the past ten years, in tabular form.

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PQ 32153-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of total payments for disability services in each of the past five years to organisations by categories ( a) For-Profit with Service Arrangements,b) S38 organisations with Service Arrangements,c) S39 organisations with Service Arrangements; and to confirm the total amount paid to each category annually.).

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PQ 32154-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality to provide data on the total funding allocated and spent on disability services per CHO area in each of the past five years; and to provide a breakdown of that spending per service provider within each CHO.

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PQ 32162-25 - Tom Brabazon

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in the CHO9 area.

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PQ 32163-25 - Tom Brabazon

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians working at Coastal children's disability network team in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32167-25 - Tom Brabazon

To ask the Minister for Health the podiatry services currently available to medical card holders aged over 65 within the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas.

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PQ 32168-25 - Tom Brabazon

To ask the Minister for Health If she will provide a copy of staffing levels at Kilbarrack primary care centre, Dublin 5.

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PQ 32169-25 - Tom Brabazon

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, within the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital; and the expected timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form.

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PQ 32185-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for access to mental health support services, particularly in primary care and community settings; the measures being taken to reduce delays in access to counselling, CAMHS anadult mental health services; and the additional resources that will be allocated in 2025 to improve mental health provision nationally, and in underserved areas such as east Galway.

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PQ 32188-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality whether provision has been made in the Health Service Executive’s draft service plan for the establishment or support of an equine therapy centre in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32190-25 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality if she will provide a timeline for the roll out of an adult disability service in Wicklow Town; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32212-25 - Malcolm Byrne

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality for an update on the provision of appropriate accommodation for the children's disability network team at Gorey, County Wexford; if it will be located in the planned new primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32225-25 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants and WTE NCHDs located in medicine, surgery and emergency departments in Our Lady's Hospital Navan.

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PQ 32250-25 - Pat Buckley

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual appointments per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32276-25 - Seán Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health to outline the procedure in place by the HSE in respect of equality of care provided for people in nursing homes where the HSE has paid for the nursing home care through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32323-25 - Seán Canney

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug dioctyl is not covered on the medical card scheme; if she is aware of the financial hardship this is causing patients; if there are plans to have this drug covered in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32337-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist based at Coolock children's disability network team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32339-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health the clinics that are held at a location Darndale health centre, Dublin 17); and the frequency in which each of these clinics are held, in tabular form.

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PQ 32340-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 area where HSE substance misuse teams are based; the number of WTE staff, by job title working in each of these teams, by location, in tabular form.

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PQ 32341-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeries are based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32342-25 - Barry Heneghan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade working at a location Tonlegee Road primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32369-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the number of private nursing homes that the HSE have taken control of; to set out the reason, clinical or financial, for 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32378-25 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health why nurses are currently not entitled to bereavement leave ( Unlike teachers, nurses are not granted any bereavement leave for the death of an aunt, uncle, grandparents or brother/sister in law.) that is comparable to other public servants; if she proposes to rectify this; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32383-25 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1165 of 13 May 2025, to outline the same relevant statistics for all individual hospitals which may have specific local arrangements in place with private entities for service provision.

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PQ 32425-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory; the timeframe from commencement to completion and opening; the cost of the development to date; the cost of operations to date; the full capacity staffing requirements for the laboratory and the unmet staffing need; the level of activity through the laboratory, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32426-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer screening samples, by type, which have been processed domestically by public health services, domestically by private services, and which have been outsourced internationally, by location or service, in tabular form.

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PQ 32431-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 32432-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for each local health area, as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form.

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PQ 32454-25 - Paul McAuliffe

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality to outline funding for a community neuro-rehabilitation team for north Dublin, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32457-25 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality her proposals to provide overnight respite care for children with disabilities in County Monaghan.

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PQ 32464-25 - Cormac Devlin

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women identified under the Chief Medical Officers Report November 2018 on the Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; the total number of women impacted by same; the number that were selected for recall; the number for assessment; the number of women that received subsequent surgery; the number that needed to avail of the treatment abroad scheme; the number still outstanding for surgery and those that still have not had any assessment undertaken, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32511-25 - Barry Ward

To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the level of care and service provided by the National Gender Service ( https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-transgender-healthcare/news/); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32512-25 - Barry Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the adoption of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines for healthcare professionals working with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in an Irish context; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32555-25 - Liam Quaide

To ask the Minister for Health her plans to make eylea or aflibercept, available to suitable patients in Irish hospitals for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macular degeneration; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32560-25 - Mark Wall

To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of hours of specifically family carer in-home respite hours only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, via the tender authorisation scheme for the year 2024; and the number of overnight hours (Overnight hours are those hours in the Tender Authorisations scheme designated Mon – Saturday 10pm to 8am 60 minutes and Sunday 10pm to 8am 60 minutes) in tabular form.) only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, via the tender authorisation scheme for the year 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32572-25 - John Connolly

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the HSE on its proposed audit of capacity and provision of respite services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32581-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if a CHI oncology risk assessment completed on 27 August 2021 identified concerns in the oncology general surgery service at CHI; the risk score outlined in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32584-25 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the reason fillings are not being installed in a HSE local dental clinic (Local dental clinic in Dungloe, Co. Donegal); if the failure to provide this service is contributing to the lengthy waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32599-25 - Thomas Gould

To ask the Minister for Health if staff in private nursing homes are entitled to the recent section 39 pay deal.

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PQ 32603-25 - Joe Cooney

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will run an international recruitment campaign to recruit a suitably qualified senior dental surgeon, with a special interest in special needs, for the CHO3 area.

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PQ 32604-25 - Joe Cooney

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that were received for ceiling hoists within CHO3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32605-25 - Joe Cooney

To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses based in each primary care centre and health centre within county Clare in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form.

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PQ 32606-25 - Joe Cooney

To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best international practice.

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PQ 32619-25 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there are 3,000 patients waiting for dermatology appointment in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32620-25 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that no orthopaedic surgeries have taken place in Sligo University Hospital since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32677-25 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the new services for children with special needs in County Monaghan for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025; the funding sought for each initiative or project; the funding allocated to each to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32678-25 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the new services for children with special needs in County Cavan for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025, the funding sought for each initiative or project and the funding allocated to each to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32692-25 - Conor Sheehan

To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to providing QUIT campaigns with free NRT products to people addicted to vapes and nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32703-25 - Ivana Bacik

To ask the Minister for Health if a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a school (School is Good Shepherd NS, Churchtown, Duublin. It is understood that recruitment is underway. However, it appears that, for a second year, there is a prospect of leave arrangements resulting in the post being vacant.) for the duration of a period of leave.

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PQ 32711-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers currently available for assisted admissions within the health service in Waterford city and county; if she considers this an adequate number; the steps she will take to ensure there an adequate number of authorised officers available in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32712-25 - Conor McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers currently available for assisted admissions within the health service for each county, and for each CHO, in tabular form.

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PQ 32724-25 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a geographical breakdown of the 174 authorised officers currently appointed under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32725-25 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current status of the two translabial scanners at Cork University Hospital and Holles Street; whether they are currently in use; whether trained staff are available to use them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32735-25 - Liam Quaide

To ask the Minister for Health whether therapeutic supports have been offered to residents of nursing-homes whose neglect and mistreatment were featured on a programme (Prime Time investigates) of 4 June 2015.

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PQ 32737-25 - Liam Quaide

To ask the Minister for Health the number of reports of alleged abuse, neglect, exploitation or other mistreatment of older adults that were made to adult safeguarding teams in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and to provide a breakdown of the vulnerable adult cohorts among alleged victims, for instance, older adults, adults with an intellectual disability, and adults with acquired brain injury.

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PQ 32759-25 - Marie Sherlock

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of public health nurses, by funded WTE and filled WTE; the number of public health nurses per community health network; the number of public health nurses per 10,000 of population; and the number of public health nurses per integrated healthcare area, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32817-25 - Ryan O'Meara

To ask the Minister for Health if the drug, victoza, also known as liraglutide, is available under the drugs payment scheme (DPS) for patients who have had it prescribed for weight loss; if not, whether there are alternatives available under the DPS that a patient may instead discuss with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 32832-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of teenagers in the State currently awaiting an autism assessment, by county; the length of time they are waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - June 17th 2025