PQ Responses - October 2nd 2025

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PQ 50452-25 - Richard O'Donoghue

To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has in place a strategy to cut the waiting lists for speech and language therapy assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 51260-25 - John Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 51604-25 - Maeve O'Connell

To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call outs received in 2025 that were unable to provide an Eircode.

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PQ 52012-25 - Martin Kenny

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding for a multiple sclerosis community worker for Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52015-25 - Aindrias Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a day care centre for Macroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52181-25 - William Aird front page preview

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe on the funding for the construction of the next phase of the extension of Mountmellick Community Nursing Home, County Laois (St Vincent's Hospital) and the expected capacity of the facility when all phases are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52184-25 - Cathal Crowe

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department, along with the national ambulance service, proposes to increase the availability of ambulances and skilled paramedics in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52194-25 - Peter Cleere

To ask the Minister for Health for an overview of the health capital projects currently in construction and in design across Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52196-25 - Pádraig O'Sullivan

To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the bed capacity across the hospitals in Cork; if she will provide an update on the commitment made in 2024 to provide an additional 472 hospital beds across Cork by 2031; the timeline for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52209-25 - Joe Cooney

To ask the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies participating in the HRT scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52218-25 - Martin Daly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours provided for older people in Roscommon in 2024; the target for same in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52238-25 - Michael Cahill

To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand the provision of health services in the Iveragh peninsula; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52240-25 - Mairéad Farrell

To ask the Minister for Health her views on the development of standard protocols for the identification and management of PANS/PANDAS in paediatric hospitals given that PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day is upcoming on the 9 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52242-25 - Paul Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in Mayo University Hospital who have been clinically discharged but remain in hospital; and the length of time such patients have been in that situation.

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PQ 52297-25 - James O'Connor

To ask the Minister for Health her Department's plans on a project (the Ambulance Base Training centre which is to be based in Youghal); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52338-25 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the total bed capacity of a community nursing unit in Carraroe (Áras Mhic Dara Community Nursing Unit); the number of beds currently in use in the unit; the number of beds currently closed in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52349-25 - Matt Carthy

To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels.

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PQ 52380-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health the interim measures being put in place to support mothers experiencing severe perinatal mental health difficulties while the dedicated mother and baby unit is under development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52382-25 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Government have in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on wating lists for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52384-25 - Willie O'Dea

To ask the Minister for Health the plans to open more primary care centres and expedite the delivery of the existing pipeline to construction.

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PQ 52385-25 - Pearse Doherty

To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on waiting lists for occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52392-25 - Keira Keogh

To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to alleviate staff shortages in the accident and emergency department in Mayo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52407-25 - John Paul O'Shea

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development for 24 new in-patient beds in Mallow General Hospital, which received €7.5 million in capital funding during 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52408-25 - John Paul O'Shea

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of primary care centres for Millstreet and Kanturk towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52445-25 - Shane Moynihan

To ask the Minister for Health for a status update on the funding required for the women's health unit in the Coombe Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52504-25 - Liam Quaide

To ask the Minister for Health whether the proposed 50-bedroom mental health facility on the grounds of St Stephen’s hospital, Glanmire, is compliant with the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52505-25 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin midwest; if P2 and P3 services will be available in all parts of the constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52534-25 - David Cullinane

To ask the Minister for Health if she has ensured a permanent solution to the helicopter emergency medical services crewing model safety concerns raised by paramedics who resigned from the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52555-25 - Rose Conway-Walsh

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the number of individuals on the waiting list for home help in County Mayo; the plans in place to reduce this list; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52562-25 - Paul Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if she has any concerns about Children's Health Ireland surgeons who may have performed unnecessary operations on children continuing to operate on them today; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52565-25 - Malcolm Byrne

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford.

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PQ 52645-25 - Sorca Clarke

To ask the Minister for Health given that the HSE has yet to provide dedicated mental health support to families affected by the unnecessary DHH surgeries and, in the interim, the HSE has advised the relevant advocacy group that medical card holders may seek a referral through their GP, if she can provide an update on how much longer affected families will have to wait for this support; when the necessary funding will be approved to ensure the provision of this much needed mental health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52668-25 - Paul Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to reduce the rate of male suicide; and the specific supports available to men experiencing mental ill health.

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PQ 52669-25 - Paul Lawless

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any study to determine which age cohorts are most at risk of suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52684-25 - Michael Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if the pay imbalances for healthcare assistants in Cork and Kerry will be reviewed (Minister, Healthcare Assistants in Cork and Kerry are faced with significant imbalances in terms of pay rates, as they are not being paid overtime after 39 hours. Their payments are calculated over a monthly basis rather than a weekly one, and a WRC agreement for Cork and Kerry workers where they were owed 15 minute break money from 2018 to 2021 has not materialised. They are currently in the process of threatening industrial action as a result. Could you please clarify if these imbalances in terms of pay will be addressed?); and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52693-25 - Mark Ward

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on non-emergency ambulance patient transport in the greater Dublin area; if the contract for this will remain with the National Ambulance Service; if any changes will be made to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52695-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent admin staff in Ennis hospital, Nenagh hospital and UHL; if permanent admin positions are being filled by agency staff in Ennis and if so the reason; the reason for many agency staff in positions as secretary consultants; the plans to replace permanent staff with agency staff in Ennis hospital; if the local management have been made aware of this; if the ratio of permanent admin staff to agency staff in these locations is similar in each location or if the ratio in Ennis is different; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52708 25 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will review a decision not to include a glucose monitoring system (Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)) for persons with type two diabetes for reimbursement under either the DPS or the long-term illness scheme; if she will explain the rationale for excluding it; her views on the prohibitive costs, especially in the case of older persons in receipt of a State pension who have to pay €400 per month, and the financial burden this places on them in trying to manage their diabetes effectively; will she commit to making a strong case for its inclusion as a matter of priority given the health costs to the State as a result of mismanagement of diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52710-25 - Barry Ward

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52718-25 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the guidelines for the treatment abroad scheme; if she is aware that the level of support through this scheme is currently very limited (The scheme does not at present cover checked bags on flights, transfers such as taxis, buses, trains to the treating hospital. Also overnight stays are not covered, this can sometimes be unavoidable for a patient, dependant on the hospital admission time.); if she agrees that measures such as those outlined should be included as refundable costs given their unavoidable nature.

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PQ 52724-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of Ireland’s first inpatient Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52725-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department plans to ensure equitable access to specialist perinatal mental health services for women in larger towns such as Skerries and Balbriggan; and if outreach or satellite services are being considered.

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PQ 52726-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of specialist perinatal mental health teams in Dublin maternity hospitals; if additional funding will be allocated to expand these services in line with population growth and demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52727-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which perinatal mental health services are being integrated with primary care, public health nursing, and community mental health teams to ensure continuity of care for mothers before and after birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52728-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered extending postnatal mental health follow-up beyond the current six-week period, in line with recommendations from the MAMMI study and HIQA’s National Maternity Experience Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52731-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded posts currently filled in each of the regional and supra-regional endometriosis centres; if her Department has a timeframe for full staffing of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52733-25 - Grace Boland

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department collects data on the number of women travelling abroad for endometriosis treatment under the EU Cross-Border Directive; and if not, whether she will commit to tracking this data to better understand unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52748-25 - Pádraig Rice

To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 27 May 2025, the status of the HSE’s review of the physician associate grade; if she will publish the terms of reference for this review; the date at which she expects this review to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52780-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made to the National Ambulance Service to attend a property (Old Ulster Bank Building, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway F45 HN23) in 2024 and from 1 January 2025 and to date in 2025.

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PQ 52781-25 - Albert Dolan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made to Westdoc to attend a property (Old Ulster Bank Building, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway F45 HN23) in 2024 and from 1 January 2025 to date in 2025.

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PQ 52797-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the overseas recruitment campaigns, by location, that children's disability network teams (CDNTs) have carried out to attract qualified staff to work within CDNTs in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52803-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing complement of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory, by discipline and grade, in tabular form; the required staffing necessary to fully repatriate screening services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52804-25 - Donna McGettigan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology services via primary care systems in CHO3; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 52821-25 - Peter Cleere

To ask the Minister for Health whether there is a vacant position for a speech and language therapist at Saint Columbas Hospital, Thomastown, County Kilkenny; how long the post has been vacant; and the plans in place to fill this vacancy.

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PQ 52826-25 - Ken O'Flynn

To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has entered into outcomes-based or risk-sharing agreements with pharmaceutical companies in respect of new cancer drugs; and if so, to provide details of the drugs concerned, the duration of the agreements, and the outcomes being measured.

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