PQ Responses - March 5th 2025

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PQ 9839-25 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health if the lack of dental services for autistic children in the south east can be urgently addressed; the number of children with autism waiting on dental services in Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny; the average waiting time in each area; the efforts being made to address the waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9854-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on whether injectable semaglutide medicines will be made available to obesity patients on the drugs payment scheme before the end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9859-25 - James Geoghegan

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the backlog of screening times for the BreastCheck national breast cancer screening programme, including the backlog in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9880-25 - Catherine Callaghan

To ask the Minister for Health her plans on the future of CAMHS from a funding and activity perspective.

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PQ 9883-25 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times for autism assessments in South Tipperary which are currently taking over two years; if those waiting for over six months can obtain an assessment privately and be reimbursed by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9893-25 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no community social worker for South Tipperary; if she will fund this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9895-25 - Pádraig MacLochlainn

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the timelines for the construction of the new community hospital at Lifford, County Donegal.

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PQ 9915-25 - Peadar Tóibín

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE have plans to close or reduce services in any way in Navan accident and emergency in the next 12 months; and if so, if he will details the plans and when will they be implemented.

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PQ 9918-25 - Pádraig Rice

To ask the Minister for Health to provide the total expenditure on home care service provision in each of the years 2019 to 2024 by provider type (Split by provider, i.e. HSE, private and voluntary organisations.), in tabular form.

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PQ 9949-25 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health if she will give due consideration to funding the lymphoedema and lipoedema model of care considering that international studies show that the cost to treat patients could be reduced by 87%, if comprehensive lymphedema services were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9955-25 - Colm Burke

To ask the Minister for Health the number of notifications issued for Breastcheck appointments for each CHO area; the number of notifications on foot of such letter for the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 9991-25 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if she or her Department are aware that the CAMHS clinical lead post for CHO1 covering Leitrim, west Cavan and east Sligo is vacant; the reason this post is not filled; when there will be a clinical lead appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 10042-25 - Michael Cahill

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth if she will request the HSE and other disability service providers in County Kerry to put long-term plans in place to ensure respite centres and other essential services (Cois na Féile in Listowel) remain open, even in the face of challenges and that a plan is put in place to provide additional greatly-needed respite beds in towns around Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 10044-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the number of disciplinary procedures taken against staff of National Ambulance Service for contacting managers out-of-hours and the policy as it relates to contacting management out of hours.

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PQ 10045-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health the details of National Ambulance Service roster polices as it relates to local rosters and regional rosters; the service’s plans as it relates to regional rosters.

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PQ 10087-25 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of children that travelled from County Monaghan to a location (Kilbixy Paddocks) for Saturday respite care in each week since 1 January 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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