Alan Farrell

Fine Gael · Dublin Fingal

Activity on Health — 387 events (9 lobbying · 331 questions · 70 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Healthy Homes Ireland Housing

  • To secure meetings and engage with elected/designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'. Hosted a breakfast forum event to discuss to how Ireland balances the need to build affordable homes at pace with delivering homes that are high quality, focusing on upcoming EU housing policy developments including the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the European Affordable Housing Plan.
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland National Event 2025
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland Annual Report 2024 Launch
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for Civil Liberties Health

  • Mental Health Bill (2024)
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Kidney Association Health

  • Provision of out of area dialysis in Ireland, so people can travel to visit their loved ones.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  National Infertility Support and Information Group Health

  • As part of European Fertility week 2024, NISIG wanted to highlight Ireland’s improvement in its ranking in Fertility Europe’s policy survey. We want to see Ireland increase its standing and strengthen supports regarding policy related to fertility treatment, including commencement of the health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024), widening criteria for publicly funded treatment, workplace support. This will need to be fully funded.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-02
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Health Policy Development for New Programme for Government
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the cost of expanding free GP care for children and young people up to 18 years. [43774/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the cost of reducing the monthly cost of drugs to €50. [43775/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending access to free contraception to all women over the age of 35 years. [43776/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing each of the medical card income limits by 10%. [43777/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for primary care speech and language therapy in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for primary care occupational therapy in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42948/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a primary care psychology appointment in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42949/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an appointment with CAMHS in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42950/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to capital projects in Bishopstown, Wilton, Glasheen and the Model Farm Road area of Cork, from his Department for the years 2021 to 2024, inclusive; the list of projects allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43026/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to capital projects in the Ballinora area of Cork, from his Department for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the list of projects allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43027/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to capital projects in the Ballinhassig area of Cork, from his Department for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the list of projects allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43028/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to capital projects in the Togher-Lehenaghmore area of Cork, from his Department for the years 2021 to 2024, inclusive; the list of projects allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43029/24]
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress to develop community healthcare options in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

  A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years; and for those and other related purposes, to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the rules that are in place for airlines using Irish airports to ensure specialised mobility and health aids are carried on aircraft including those which contain batteries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23016/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work his Department is undertaking to improve inpatient access for patients diagnosed with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if specialist mental health services for eating disorder patients will be extended to all paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23027/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the catchment areas for Linn Dara will be extended to accommodate patients with an eating disorder diagnosis across Dublin and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23028/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on progress being made to deliver a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19788/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he can provide a breakdown of the number of children waiting on a CAMHS appointment in CH08 and a breakdown for each county within that CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13067/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion _ · 72–60
• 2024-02-21
  VOTE
  Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the positive figures that showed a 20% drop in trolly numbers in the last six months of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1441/24]
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of home STI testing kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/24]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when, applicants (details supplied) will have their applications processed to finality by CORU, given the need for health and social care professionals in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/23]
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department’s efforts to reduce the number of patients on hospital trollies this Winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to report on the take-up of vaccinations under the Autumn vaccination programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/23]
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the national sexual health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are on the waiting list for the CAMHS team in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46103/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned hospital for north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46115/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many nurses were recruited in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46116/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing vacancies in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46117/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing vacancies in Blanchardstown Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46118/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46119/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies in Blanchardstown Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46120/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the chicken pox vaccine being included in the HSE child vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46121/23]
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–10
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023

  A bill to prohibit persons from engaging in certain conduct in safe access zones, that is to say, in certain areas in and adjacent to certain healthcare premises; to make provision for enforcement in respect of engaging in conduct prohibited in such safe access zones, and to provide for offences in relation to such prohibited conduct; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health what the outcome of the recent meeting between his Department officials and an organisation (details supplied) was; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32158/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the progress being made to develop a national sexual health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26756/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the considerations his Department is giving to the development of an elective hospital in north Dublin as detailed in the HSE Capital Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to further expand free GP care to children aged seven and older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26535/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for paediatric ophthalmology services across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26536/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in his Department since the formation of Government to promote women's health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in his Department since the formation of Government in implementing publicly-funded fertility treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the National Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the National Dementia Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies currently in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/23]
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

  A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their initial appointment with CAMHS in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children are awaiting their SALT appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their OT appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting their clinical psychology appointment through primary care in CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/23]
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the Covid recognition payment will be extended to the staff of an organisation (details supplied) who worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25176/23]
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the HSE has written to all schools to advise to which primary care centre for dental services each school has been attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25177/23]
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if all schools with special classes have been contacted by the HSE to advise that their pupils attending the special classes are given priority for dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25178/23]
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the criteria used when deciding a disease or condition is added to the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20361/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering widening the list of diseases and conditions currently included on the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20362/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to develop multidisciplinary teams within GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17573/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to increase the number of general practice nurses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17574/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on work being done by his Department to develop career development pathways for GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17575/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to boost the number of GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the administrative burden on GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17577/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will comment on the work his Department is undertaking to increase the number of intern doctors selecting general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17578/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current HSE infrastructure relating to maternity healthcare services in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of women referred to the Rotunda Hospital from north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of postnatal women referred from the Rotunda Hospital to the district health nurse in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on speech and language therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14397/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency waiting on occupational therapy through their local primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14398/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the dentistry supports available through the HSE to children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for their initial dentistry appointment in the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children with medical cards who availed of dentistry appointments in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal constituency who hold a current medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the Dublin Fingal constituency who are in agreement with the HSE to treat medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason good behaviour is a requirement for children to access dental treatment in the Dublin Dental University Hospital to avail of treatment by undergraduate dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14404/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason paediatric dentistry referrals are not being accepted by the Dublin Dental University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Dublin Dental University Hospital to reopen paediatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14406/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing sick pay dispute HSE employees diagnosed with long-Covid who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace are currently engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13867/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long-Covid symptoms is being considered as an approved and licensed treatment by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13868/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the appointment only system introduced in the paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre in Blanchardstown Hospital is initially for three months and then up for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13869/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will consider nominating a key worker for schools from the children’s disability teams to ensure the student is supported at school as efficiently as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10022/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10023/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are waiting for their initial appointment for the CDNT in the CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are waiting for their primary care occupational therapy initial appointment in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10025/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are waiting for their for primary care SALT initial appointment in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are waiting for their for primary care psychology assessment in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10027/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health how many children are waiting for their CAMHS assessment and treatment in the CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10028/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind establishing the family forums within the CDNT; the evidence his Department has that they are effective in communicating with families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10029/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way persons can access post-exposure prophylaxis on weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/23]
• 2023-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the acreage for land use and square meterage for building use that will be required for the planned elective hospitals in Cork and Galway, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/23]
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn the unavailability of certain prescription drugs (details supplied) and the effects this is having on patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3235/23]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to build on the progress in reducing the mortality rate from cancer further given that there has been a 10% reduction over the period 2009 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60235/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will detail his Department’s efforts to address long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60236/22]
• 2022-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of his Department’s efforts to increase mental health supports in education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59238/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the front-line pandemic bonus payment still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59421/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will review the medical card appeal of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59430/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of paramedics serving the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58330/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the regulations that are in place for retailers who supply tanning and sun beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53294/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging with the HSE for a public awareness campaign on the dangers of tanning and sun beds, especially for younger people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if audits of compliance are carried out on retailers who offer tanning and sun beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53296/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnoses of melanoma that were made through the HSE in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53297/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered subsidising gluten free products for persons with coeliac disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53298/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the winter flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51378/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts to prepare the health system for increased demand over the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting on a CDNT appointment in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50223/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting on a primary care speech and language therapy appointment in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50224/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting on a primary care occupational therapy appointment in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50225/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are waiting on a CAMHS appointment in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50226/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a patient referred for oncology care in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50227/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a patient referred for oncology care in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50228/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are currently waiting for ERCP throughout the HSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50229/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the length of time a patient has to wait for a procedure before being included in the NTPF scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50230/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of appointment and procedure types included in the NTPF scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50231/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have had their procedures carried out through the NTPF scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50232/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the engagements with stakeholders with regard to the appointment of a chief pharmaceutical officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47629/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the Community Pharmacy Planning Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47630/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views with regard to the potential of early cancer screening in community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47631/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to address pay and conditions issues within community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47632/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the shortage of staff for community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47633/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for an assessment of need in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47536/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical positions that are available throughout the children's disability network team in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47537/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has contacted all children who had a preliminary team assessment and were offered an assessment of need in the way the Disability Act 2005 outlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47538/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children who had a preliminary team assessment carried out who opted to have an assessment of need, as the Disability Act 2005 outlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47539/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the banning of flavoured-vaping products in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds available in the health service in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44857/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the training procedures for emergency call operators; when the last review of training processes was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44863/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if clinical posts are vacant in the cancer genetics department of St. James’s Hospital; the length of time that these posts have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44865/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund and recruit more permanent genetic counsellor posts to the cancer genetics department in St. James’s Hospital, in line with international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44866/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date on implementing recommendation 19 of the National Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44867/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the follow-up supports that are available within the public health system for women who start menopause as a result of prophylactic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44868/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons diagnosed with the genetic condition of lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s engagement with the National Suicide Prevention Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38137/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of operations to the new national forensic mental health service in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38138/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the stock of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland that are nearing their expiration date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current demand for Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36486/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding discrimination they experience when accessing healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to support the HSE to relieve the neurology waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34335/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning a recruitment campaign for specialist neurology nursing positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is undertaking for patients to access neurology supports once their initial appointment has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is considering funding kaftrio, which is used to treat cystic fibrosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been allocated to the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been allocated to the genetics department in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31373/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting an appointment with the cancer genetics clinic in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a patient to access the cancer genetics clinic in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are outstanding clinical or administrative posts unfilled in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting on prophylactic mastectomies following a positive breast cancer gene diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31377/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are waiting on prophylactic gynaecological procedures following a positive breast cancer gene diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31378/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to provide a multidisciplinary approach and central referral mechanism for positive breast cancer gene patients to access surgeons for prophylactic surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31379/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current average turnaround times for breast cancer gene laboratory results for patients once reviewed in clinic and who are at risk of carrying the breast cancer, BRCA, genes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31380/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current average turnaround times for breast cancer gene laboratory results for predictive BRCA patients once reviewed in clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31381/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current criteria for patients to access the cancer genetics clinic in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting a genetic counselling appointment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31383/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a patient to access a genetic counsellor in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31384/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the medical settings to which positive breast cancer gene patients of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, are referred for surgical opinions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31385/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who tested positive for breast cancer gene one and two in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31386/22]
• 2022-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the consideration that his Department has given to banning the sale of flavoured vape products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31174/22]
• 2022-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department’s work with regard to vaping in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31175/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of United States trained physiotherapists who have applied to CORU for recognition in the past five years; the number of these who were accepted in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24330/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of his efforts to develop a model of care and general health policies for trans people in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the considerations that his Department is giving to further vaccinations for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes based on clinical need of any age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23513/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason the health technology assessment of the FreeStyle Libre device is being prevented from being offered to patients over the age of 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23514/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering expanding the fair deal scheme to allow patients access private to home care packages as opposed to only nursing or residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23515/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin Fingal area awaiting appointments with the children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/22]
• 2022-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are clinical psychologists working in the private sector from whom the HSE will accept a report confirming a diagnosis of autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23517/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the extent his Department has considered guaranteeing access to personal assistance service for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will address the need for a single standard assessment of need across the HSE and CHOs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20804/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider requesting additional funding for personal assistant services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccines donated by Ireland through the COVAX programme, by month, since initiation, in tabular form; if he will detail the efforts of the Government to continue assisting nations struggling to contain Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20806/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the detail of the efforts of his Department to support Ukrainian refugees with both mental and physical health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16101/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the ability of the HSE to handle a second wave of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €7.8 million allocated to the assessment of needs service that was allocated to Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16946/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a child with a diagnosis of autism can be referred to CAMHS for mental health assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16947/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the criteria for a child to access the services of CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16948/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for CAMHS in the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16949/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been provided with a service statement since the implementation of the revised assessment of needs policy in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16950/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the efforts to improve community health services in Fingal, County Dublin in line with growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7908/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Food Reformulation Task Force and the efforts to implement the Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7909/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been contacted by the HSE or Department of Health officials with concerns in relation to recruitment issues within their disability teams that they are advising are as a consequence of a lack of suitable candidates graduating from third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6170/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a recruitment issue within the HSE for speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists; if his Department is working on an initiative to improve access to these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5918/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the 12 roles unfulfilled within the children’s disability network team in Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5919/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the 13 roles unfulfilled within the children’s disability network team in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5920/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the children’s disability network teams in Swords and Balbriggan, County Dublin have a process to identify duplicate referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way the children’s disability network teams in Swords and Balbriggan, County Dublin combat the rate of did-not-attends to appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way that referrals from preliminary team assessments are made for children who need referral to the children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5923/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the consideration that has been given to adding physiotherapists and occupational therapists to the critical skills occupations lists in order to ease demand in the healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to significant backlogs in registering a birth in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3483/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if funding from his Department has been allocated for the purpose of recruiting additional neurological clinical nurse specialists for Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3485/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the vaccine certificate will be extended to persons who cannot accept the Covid-19 vaccine for legitimate medical reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63212/21]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 87–48
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to provide for the continuation in operation for a further period, which may be extended in certain circumstances, of certain provisions of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020, the Health (Amendment) Act 2020 and the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021, in the public interest and having regard to the continuing manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 (and variants of the virus that causes that disease) in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effects of the spread of that disease; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the directive the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for children diagnosed with diabetes type 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59875/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an 18 month wait for insulin pumps for children over five years of age who have type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59876/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59877/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when the children's disability services in north County Dublin will offer appointments to children on their waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59878/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists who were successfully recruited in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59953/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is actively recruiting paediatric rheumatologists to improve services to children who need their expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59954/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE manage cases assigned to speech and language therapy and occupational therapists when they need to take maternity cover or have a long-term absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59955/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a plan to extend the role of the clinical nurse specialist for Down's syndrome patients to regions outside of Leinster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59956/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of a statutory right to homecare which is included in the Sláintecare action plan for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59958/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists will be included in the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59959/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is working on the implementation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59961/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan for the HSE to offer autism spectrum assessments for adults who wish to be assessed later in life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59962/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a mandate on the vaccination of healthcare workers against Covid-19 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60136/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current level of genome sequencing in Ireland with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60137/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to increase genome sequencing of Covid-19 in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60138/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60139/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered to ensure that marginalised women receive adequate levels of healthcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60140/21]
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents of needle spiking that have been treated in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57116/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of vaccination type of patients currently hospitalised with Covid-19 who have previously been vaccinated against the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57118/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the level of subsidy on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57119/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he is engaging with private hospitals in the context of rising Covid-19 hospitalisations and ICU capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57122/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the level of Covid-19 vaccine stockpiles currently available to Ireland for each vaccine in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57123/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the current capacity for PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57463/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the scalability of PCR testing within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57464/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of the consideration given to the number of staff that will be needed to increase PCR testing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57465/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 82–43
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if provisions have been made to ensure the staffing levels of Portrane Mental Health Hospital will be in place to accomplish full capacity in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51574/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures taken by his Department to support and expand clinical trials in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51597/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the implementation of the new model of care for obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51598/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way in which capacity will be managed with the expansion of free general practitioner care for six and seven year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50825/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the detail of the process to reduce hospital charges for persons under 18 years of age as referenced in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50824/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of Sláintecare and the process to fill vacancies on the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46041/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of Swords primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46042/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s efforts to curb binge drinking of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46043/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to tackle youth smoking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46044/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of minors on dialysis to date in 2021 as compared to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43428/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of minors awaiting a kidney transplant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43429/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of minors who received a kidney transplant in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43430/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered to encourage maximum take-up of the 2021 winter flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42893/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered to prepare hospitals for the winter season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42894/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reassure the public that hospitals are safe to attend now that transmission of Covid-19 is minimal amongst healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if funding will be set aside for a programme of recovery for cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if healthcare workers are receiving adequate counselling and supports acknowledging the trauma they may have experienced working through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to engage with his healthcare colleagues and counterparts in Northern Ireland to establish a cancer services catch up programme task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the impact the cyber-attack had on cancer services and patients attending these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the policy his Department will adopt for employees who opt out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31933/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 74–68
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of flu vaccines that were administered to children in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25650/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a child with a diagnosis of autism can be referred to CAMHS for mental health assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25651/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the criteria for a child to access the services of CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25652/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are on the waiting list for CAMHS in the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25653/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when the disability network for children will be up and running in the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that have been provided with a service statement since the implementation of the revised assessment of needs policy in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25655/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Fingal area who are awaiting an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25656/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €7.8 million allocated to the assessment of needs service that was allocated to Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25657/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that will be transferred from the early intervention team and school age team into the disability network for children in Fingal when it commences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are wating to be called for early intervention in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25659/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are wating to be called for the school age team in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25660/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–50
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 73–68
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a blended model including new online methods of conducting local authority business will be adopted as public health restrictions are lifted owing to the greater accessibility this provides to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22879/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to use the Covid-19 tracker application operated by the HSE to provide evidence of vaccination from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the change of policy in the assessment of needs in relation to it now being used solely as a screening service for children’s needs has had an impact on the number of legal proceedings against the HSE for not meeting the three month appointment target set out in the accompanying legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23283/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a diagnosis of autism can still be made through the assessment of needs process if the child presents with characteristics associated with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23284/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason the change of policy in relation to the assessment of needs was made in 2018 and not implemented until January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23285/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department has explored the development of a taskforce to liaise between his Department, the HSE and the Department of Education to assist families of autistic children navigate the services they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23286/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that data privacy of citizens is being protected in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic response, following recent reports in the media regarding data sharing proposals. [19424/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the personal data currently being used or shared between Departments as part of the State’s Covid-19 response. [19425/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if patients in category 4 will be identified by their attending hospital; if not, if they will need to identify themselves to their hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners and other healthcare professionals will be given any discretion during the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to prioritise clinically vulnerable patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the resources being provided to hospitals to roll-out the Covid-19 vaccine for category 4 patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the considerations his Department is giving to easing restrictions on inter-household gatherings outdoors following recently published figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre showing significantly less transmission of Covid-19 in outdoor settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19429/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the considerations his Department is giving to easing restrictions relating to businesses with outdoor facilities following recently published figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre showing significantly less transmission of Covid-19 in outdoor settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19430/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if revised guidelines can be expected for businesses with regard to the need for social distancing once the Covid-19 vaccination programme is completed in the third quarter of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19431/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being developed by his Department to address an increased demand on mental health services in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19432/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the considerations that are being given to improve data collection regarding suspected cases of suicide which will help develop proactive suicide prevention policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19433/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the process by which the policy of mandatory hotel quarantine will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current waiting time for a child referred to the early intervention team in Fingal is 45 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17559/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be assigned to oncology screening services within the HSE to clear the backlog of referrals Covid-19 has created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17558/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to approve dupilumab, commonly known as Dupixent, used to treat eczema and asthma among other conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15426/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when social workers are scheduled to be vaccinated under the current Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the consideration being given to the reprioritisation of immunosuppressed persons in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11451/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

  Bill entitled an Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 to make further and better provision for the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of that Act; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State from certain areas from where there is known to be sustained human transmission of Covid-19 or any variant of concern, or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination with Covid-19 or any variant of concern by travel from that area; to provide for the designation of such areas by the Minister; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State who fail to comply with certain requirements relating to testing for the disease; to provide for the designation of facilities for such quarantine; to provide for the conveying of persons to those facilities; to provide for the making of service agreements to facilitate such quarantine; to provide for alternatives to such quarantine for persons coming into the State where such persons indicate an intention to apply for international protection or where such persons are children who are not accompanied by an adult; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the supports being implemented to address the mental health needs of students and the increased need for support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9888/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he is considering the use of antigen testing regimes in non-healthcare settings to facilitate return to sectoral activity when emerging from level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9885/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans being considered for the reopening of the gay men’s health service which has been closed since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9886/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the gap in data relating to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV in the absence of regular screening and testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9887/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his proposals with regard to the vaccination of the 70 plus age group who do not have a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8508/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with an address in Fingal waiting to see a consultant neurologist in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1260/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way in which neurological service referrals are prioritised in Beaumont Hospital to ensure the more urgent cases are assessed as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the waiting times for patients listed to see a consultant neurologist in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1262/21]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans for further developing the Healthy Ireland plan with a view to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42011/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the commencement of measures in the public health alcohol legislation which is aiming to reduce harm associated with irresponsible consumption of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy in place for girls and boys to access the HPV vaccine through the HSE if they declined the opportunity to take it up in school due to the prevalence of inaccurate information regarding the safety of such inoculations but have reconsidered their decision and now wish to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to requesting the retail and public transport sectors to allow specific shopping and travelling times for the older and vulnerable members of society when the current restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38564/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the considerations being given to the resumption of in person church services upon return to level 3 as part of the resilience and recovery document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37609/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of names on the assessment of need waiting list for north County Dublin; the resources and funding that has been allocated to clear the waiting list by April 2021, as advised by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35943/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to streamline the referral process for children who move between early intervention services and the school-age team in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35944/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the resources being allocated in the early intervention services and school-age team to assist it to accept the influx of referrals if the assessment of need waiting list is cleared by April 2021 in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35945/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a school age team in Balbriggan primary care centre and transfer the waiting list and families already attending the services of a clinic (details supplied) in Clontarf, Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35946/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if resources will be allocated to community care teams within north County Dublin to treat additional referrals following the clearing of the assessment of need waiting list by April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35947/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of possession of drugs for personal use; the considerations being given to future changes to the law in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32912/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the allocated budget for neurological services here; his plans for distribution of same throughout the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33774/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 85–53
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020

  A bill to make further and better provision in relation to the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of the Health Act 1947; for that purpose, to make provision in relation to the prosecution of certain offences consisting of contraventions of those regulations, to provide for the payment of fixed sums by persons alleged to have committed certain such offences in lieu of their being prosecuted for those offences; to provide for the giving of directions by members of the Garda Síochána in certain circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 93–43
• 2020-10-22
  VOTE
  Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if grants will be made available to student nurses and midwives who are unable to work in healthcare facilities other than their student placements due to cross-contamination concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30942/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made for student nurses and midwives who will need testing for Covid-19 when moving between hospitals as part of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30941/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the status of the need for increased funding for the National Youth Council of Ireland in view of the mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30006/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing swimming lessons to continue under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29845/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the use of the quality-adjusted life year in determining drug funding; the conclusions made to its effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30007/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the growing number of non-alcohol fatty liver disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30008/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the level of service provision at a primary care centre (details supplied); his plans for its future use; if hours at the centre will be expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30009/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the future of community healthcare in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30010/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the consideration being given to ending the disparity in financial support between clinical psychology doctoral courses and educational and counselling psychology doctoral courses, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the changes made to the criteria of medical card applications; when the change will be commenced and introduced for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26649/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the national psychology placement office within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/20]
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2020-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to allow people with a diagnosis of ATTR amyloidosis to access a known treatment for this blood disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16394/20]
• 2020-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the criteria will be extended for access to a medical card to include patients that receive a metastatic cancer diagnosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16436/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 health and safety guidelines will be issued to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of private therapist,s such as occupational therapists and speech and language therapists, who have been unable to treat patients since the public health crisis began; if these guidelines might incur costs to this sector; if grants will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16016/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human reproduction Bill following recent reports highlighting the impact of Covid-19 on surrogate families and babies. [7801/20]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if an updated timeline on the roll out of a PrEP programme here will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35826/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

  A bill to give further effect to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 2011, Act concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 2013, Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/790 of 13 January 2016 and, for that purpose, to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision for certain other amendments to those Acts; to make provision for certain amendments to the Health Act 1953, the Health Identifiers Act 2014 and the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 102–2
• 2019-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the potential to deliver a primary care centre for Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he plans to take to ensure there are no vending machines serving unhealthy food options in schools; the action he will take to ensure no schools are dependent upon income generated from vending machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when he expects PrEP to be made available here; the actions that must be completed to allow it to be made available here; the action he plans to take to tackle the number of persons contracting HIV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10841/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-01-17
  VOTE
  Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

  A bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to establish specific criteria applicable for orphan medicinal products for the purposes of the Health Service Executive making a relevant decision regarding adding an item to the Reimbursement List

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 83–51
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-28
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 4 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–90
• 2018-11-07
  VOTE
  Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 33–69
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–11
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ambulances in the greater Dublin area; the average response times for ambulances following receipt of a 999 call; the number of instances in which an ambulance has not been immediately dispatched following receipt of an emergency call; the action he is taking to ensure adequate ambulance resources are in place and to ensure emergency calls can be responded to in a fast and efficient manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30278/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE review of the medication PrEP; when he expects this review to be concluded; the action he plans to take to introduce a PrEP programme under the HSE; the action he plans to take to work to reduce HIV rates here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27652/18]
• 2018-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the latest figures on breastfeeding rates here; the level of funding provided to support programmes; the details of such support programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/18]
• 2018-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided to Bord Bia over the past five years for healthy foods initiatives; the EU funding programmes which are administered by Bord Bia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/18]
• 2018-05-10
  VOTE
  Health Service Reform

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health to outline the action he is taking to ensure there is adequate staffing in CAMHS teams nationwide; his plans to provide additional resources for CAMHS services to ensure each person who requires support from CAHMS services receives support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20273/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to remove the in loco parentis clause for home care nursing packages for sick children in view of the adverse impact it is having on families in many cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18644/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction programme for primary care centres through the National Development Plan 2018-2027, with specific reference to the Fingal area of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of elective-only hospitals as outlined in the National Development Plan 2018-2027; if the possibility of locating the elective-only hospital for Dublin in Fingal has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/18]
• 2018-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he will promote the importance of physical education in schools as part of a healthy living agenda; the steps he will take to support the construction of physical education facilities in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14278/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department has identified priority areas for primary healthcare centres in the Fingal area of north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6101/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5343/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve service provision at Swords Health Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/18]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing a mandatory schools vaccinations programme. [51952/17]
• 2017-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the waiting list times for occupational therapy services with specific reference to the HSE clinic in Skerries; the steps he will take to address these waiting list times to ensure persons can access the services they require in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48466/17]
• 2017-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the detail of the claim for medical expenses incurred by a person (details supplied); the person or body the HSE has been corresponding with in the Bulgarian health authorities on this matter; the action he will take to rectify this matter; if he will raise this case with the Bulgarian health authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45246/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of Respreeza; if he will respond to an organisation (details supplied) within the four weeks committed to at the Oireachtas health committee on 12 July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35760/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his or the HSE's plans for the provision of a day hospital in Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20250/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the methods used by his Department to identify communities in need of primary care centres; the selection criteria for such communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20255/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of his Department's approach regarding recent issues at a disability service (details supplied) in Portrane, with particular regard to the poor condition of accommodation for service users and investigations into reported irregularities in the bank accounts of some users; the action he will take to ensure the most vulnerable in society, who are in the care of the HSE, are protected from such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/17]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure a patient's position on a waiting list for appointment in cases where referral letters have been misplaced or are unaccounted for in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30019/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of residential care; the supports which will be made available to the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28646/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average cost of hospital accommodation per patient per night; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24712/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average cost of care provided under the home care package per patient per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24713/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to increase the amount of care provided under the home care package to allow patients, in cases where it is appropriate, to receive treatment in their own homes and to assist in the reduction of the strain on hospital beds; his views on whether such an initiative would increase the efficiency of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24714/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to further support community-based organisations (details supplied) that provide important services for persons with learning disabilities; his plans to increase supports for people with learning difficulties following the completion of their time in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24727/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total spending by his Department, including details of all increases or decreases on an annual basis for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25482/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason primary care psychology services are not provided for children in north County Dublin; the reason the Swords Mater CAMHS has not treated a child from the routine waiting list over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take in relation to a school (details supply) which urgently requires funding for a new floor in the physical education hall; if the provision of an adequate and usable physical activity facilities is of the utmost importance in terms of ensuring the health of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/16]
• 2015-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the projected costs associated with the development of the primary care centres in Balbriggan and Swords in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/15]