Conor Sheehan

Labour Party · Limerick City

Activity on Health — 191 events (33 lobbying · 148 questions · 15 votes) full profile →

• 2026-04-15
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

  A bill to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes; for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 65–83
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 11 December 2025, if there has been any progress in sourcing a dedicated space for rheumatology patients at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23598/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE employed podiatrist by grade working within Limerick Older Persons Services as of 2 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18232/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the capacity which currently exists for robot-assisted deep brain stimulation; if additional capacity has been sought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18233/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year current costs if the HSE pathfinder services was extended to 12 midnight, seven days a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18234/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE reproductive medical consultants based at Limerick Regional Fertility Hub as of 2 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18236/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Regions in making funding decisions. [18237/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the specific measures which will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18238/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be pooled at HSE Health Region level; what safeguards will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18239/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she has undertaken any analysis of the estimated cost of introducing a publicly funded elective egg freezing scheme; the projected annual cost based on likely eligibility criteria and uptake rates; if she will provide a breakdown of costs including medication, clinical procedures, storage and associated IVF treatment for women aged 29 to 38 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18878/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to increase the number of eating disorder beds available in the Mid-West region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18882/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health given her decision to alter the policy of co-location in respect of the Rotunda hospital, if she will clarify her Department's position is in respect of the co-location of University Maternity Hospital Limerick with University Hospital Limerick; the position regarding the co-location, including an indicative timeline of each stage of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19608/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric social admissions by hospital, by year, from 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19773/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the negotiations around the inclusion of the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; when she will make a decision on whether to include the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19852/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the action she proposes to take to address the fact that Ireland has the lowest penetration of long acting HIV treatment at 1%; the measures she proposes to take to address logistical issues around the increased resource constraints around the additional staffing requirements in sexual health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19853/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff in sexual health service delivery in the HSE, by CHO, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19854/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant posts in sexual health service delivery in the HSE, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19855/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital staff that have completed sexual health services signposting training, by CHO, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19856/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to raise awareness of the new organ donation consent legislation as awareness levels are very low; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19909/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the outcome of discussions and engagement between the DOH, HSE and IPU, on the changes to monitored dosing which have been paused which were due to come into effect on 1 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20018/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys, the only drug approved for treatment of this condition, given the 570 days since the application for use was lodged and the rapid progression of the disease in sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17917/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 – 2030 are being applied to the approval process for the drug Skyclarys used to treat Friedrich's ataxia to prevent further delays in addressing the unmet need of sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17918/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement on access to new and innovative medicines which aims for a 180-day decision timeline is being applied to the drug Skyclarys used to treat Friedrich's ataxia to prevent further delays in addressing the unmet need of sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17919/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who cannot be discharged from a hospital on delayed discharge of care due to the fact they do not have a fixed abode, by name of hospital, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17929/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health following on from the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025, her plans to deal with the sale and advertising of nicotine pouches targeted at minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18107/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop additional endoscopy capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17126/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if there will be additional endoscopy capacity provided for in the new elective hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17127/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is tendering for the enhanced flu vaccine for Winter 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if NIAC will review the guidelines around high dose vaccines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17129/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health in inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who exited inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocated to the ‘Under 65 Programme’ to get people out of inappropriate nursing home settings in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14669/26]
• 2026-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the rates of non-attendance for bowel screening appointments for 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by individual hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13491/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 January 2026, when the review on dermal fillers by the Health Research Board will be completed and the report submitted to her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/26]
• 2026-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for physiotherapy and speech and language therapy, broken down by CHO including the number waiting more than two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11502/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate spoken language interpretation within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10393/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7701/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, that will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7702/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the consultation which has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7703/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7704/26]
• 2026-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if proposals have been received from the HSE in the midwest regarding their planning and implementation requirements for a sporting event (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7055/26]
• 2026-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if temporary capital infrastructure will be required for patient safety and continuity of care during a sporting event (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7056/26]
• 2026-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she will introduce legislation to regulate the beauty industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7066/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5888/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Limerick currently; and the clinic staffing levels and hours provided for, in tabular form. [5889/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists across CHO3 that are trained in manual lymphatic drainage therapy for lymphedema patients. [5890/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in epilepsy based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5891/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to combat the rise in health insurance premium costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland 2 returns Health

  • Invitation to Attend Asthma Community Workshops
  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns Health

  • Regional investment needs for cancer services
  • Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Health

  • Meeting with Rainbow (LGBT+) Caucus as part of LGBTQ+ Parenting Alliance on key issues around legislation in relation to LGBTQ+ families
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 3 returns Health

  • Costs associated with a cancer diagnosis
  • Expansion of QUIT services
  • Nicotine product regulation
• 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.
• 2026-01-15
  LOBBY
  Seqirus Health

  • Meetings about the winter flu season and protection of over 65s.
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo surgery; the reason surgery has been delayed and cancelled previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74097/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she will bring a memo to cabinet to outline the implementation plan and period for option C of the review of an organisation (details supplied) into emergency care capacity at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74604/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant community health posts in UHL hospital group CHO by discipline, by grade and whole time equivalent, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74605/25]
• 2025-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will declare Covid-19 an occupational illness, as has been done in many other European Union member states, so that healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid can continue to access financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73290/25]
• 2025-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the mechanism for interscheme transfer from one GP training programme to another can be reinstated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73294/25]
• 2025-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that patients are not charged for blister packs of medications prepared by pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72621/25]
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 24–124
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 71–73
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024

  A bill to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board (Establishment) Order 2004 to provide for additional reporting, revised corporate governance and accountability arrangements; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 66–80
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on acquiring the shingles vaccine in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of people administered the shingles vaccine by county in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72313/25]
• 2025-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she and the HSE will implement a dedicated space for rheumatology patients at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70911/25]
• 2025-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she intends to expand the opening hours of minor injury units at St. John's, Ennis and Nenagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71180/25]
• 2025-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the additional clinical capacity and services she intends to deploy at St. John's, Ennis and Nenagh hospitals in order to relieve pressure at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71181/25]
• 2025-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when routine specialist dental services will be reinstated for a school (details supplied); if she will review the long waiting lists for specialist dental procedures for children with special needs, to ensure timely access to care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70597/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists posts, by grade, that were filled at Kings Island Primary Care Centre in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69017/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurse posts filled within CHO3 in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69018/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists based at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69019/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the new endometriosis framework will be applied retrospectively to provide reimbursement and supports to those who were forced to pay for treatment privately prior to the introduction of the framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69182/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67556/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed the weight loss drug ozempic, by county from 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [67730/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed the weight loss drug mounjaro, by county, from 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [67731/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of a specific psychiatric service at Limerick prison; if a dedicated service will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63818/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to the HSE audit into the homebirth service, when she will implement a national structure for the homebirth service to deal with weaknesses and regional service variations such as the continued suspension of the service in the midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62733/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a positron emission tomography, PET, scanner will be acquired for the purposes of cancer management at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62538/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to roll out a long-acting injection to prevent HIV, as was done by NHS England recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61225/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy will be added to the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61250/25]
• 2025-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the engagement she has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his Department in order to streamline and speed up the planning and delivery of health infrastructure projects around the statutory planning process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60795/25]
• 2025-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case regarding the co-location of University Maternity Hospital Limerick to University Hospital Limerick campus in Dooradoyle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60796/25]
• 2025-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick including a date for its resumption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60819/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to combat the ongoing misuse of the oncology car park by non-oncology patients in HSE hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59059/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to source a suitable long-term care solution for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59068/25]
• 2025-11-03
  LOBBY
  Drury Health

  • Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57441/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick having been previously discharged from the same hospital in the previous 96-hours in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54668/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to detail all the upcoming bed blocks scheduled for construction at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle campus by the timeline for planning and construction and the capital funding allocated for each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55438/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of a senior management team who attended an event (details supplied); the cost of travel and accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55439/25]
• 2025-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline all contracts entered into by the HSE for the purchase of property and land in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by hospital group and the locations of property and land, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53608/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in limb reconstruction based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51109/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, rapid response vehicles and motorcycles based at each ambulance station within Limerick which are available to attend emergency calls on a 24-7 basis in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51110/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for PrEP appointments; the waiting time through the sexual health programme, by clinic, for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51934/25]
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns HealthPublic Expenditure and Reform

  • Cancer-related capital programmes
  • Cancer-related capital programmes
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  GSK Health

  • Investment in treatment of HIV
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Drury Health

  • Request for meetings with DPOs to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health

  • Meeting request to discuss protection for over 65s in winter flu season
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd Health

  • Tobacco harm reduction and future regulation of nicotine products
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health

  • Event held in Limerick for stakeholders to visit new MidWest site
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • Pre-Budget briefings
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to include motor neurone disease in the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47821/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist neurology nurses in each CHO, since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47822/25]
• 2025-09-16
  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'.
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-09
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol health information labelling
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of difficulties that have arisen with transgender women accessing the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44850/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps she and her Department are taking to increase availability of PReP appointments as the clinics in UHL and Dublin are currently not accepting new clients, due to being oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44851/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also absolved from commercial rates, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46441/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists working in the public scheme in each CHO district from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40993/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of and number of hospital admissions for children aged 13 and under attributed to tooth decay and dental issues in Ireland, per hospital, from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40994/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations for children caused by tooth decay, broken down by hospital group, from 2014-2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40995/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for chemotherapy to commence from time of referral in each hospital group between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41424/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth, broken down by CHO, including wait time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41859/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by her Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42467/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the action she proposes to take to deal with the unregulated operators in the cosmetics industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42870/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she intends to introduce licensing for non-surgical cosmetic procedures; the form that licensing would take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42871/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on The Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill 2017, including when the legislation will be referred back to her from the Attorney General’s office; a timeline for enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42872/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will update the licensing for the administration of a treatment (details supplied) to allow nurses to administer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42873/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people hospitalised for cosmetic surgery performed incorrectly from 2020 to 2025, broken down by hospital group, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42874/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people hospitalised for non-invasive cosmetic procedures performed incorrectly from 2020 to 2025, broken down by hospital group, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42875/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to combat the rise in dentists carrying out a treatment (details supplied) for cosmetic reasons instead of carrying out dentistry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42888/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when hexahydrocannabinol will be added to the list of controlled substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will ban flavoured vapes, limit nicotine concentration levels and introduce plain packaging and mandatory health warnings on packaging of vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43067/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people hospitalised, per hospital, due to vaping related illnesses or injuries in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43068/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has allocated funding to any initiatives aimed at reducing the use of vapes, specifically among younger people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43069/25]
• 2025-07-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 86–69
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–86
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the installation of a PET scanner at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36356/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled at University Hospital Limerick, by surgery type and reason for cancellation, in tabular form, since January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36580/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department pays third-party ambulance providers such as St. John of God to deliver pre-hospital emergency care on behalf of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36589/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 13 awaiting dental screening; the length of time they are waiting, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36143/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people employed at the University Limerick Hospitals Group on career break, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/25]
• 2025-06-25
  VOTE
  Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

  A bill to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided to healthcare professionals or health care organisations on an annual basis.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to fully staff two additional ADHD teams. [33523/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty within the accident and emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick for each night of the week commencing 9 June 2025. between the hours of 8pm and 8am, in tabular form. [33524/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged under 13 awaiting dental screening in CHO3, in tabular form. [33525/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the current resources and staff allocation to Limerick Palliative Care, including the provision for home care palliative care and residential palliative care; and the current vacancies within this service. [33526/25]
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the District Court; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–82
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish and implement guidelines from the pharmacy regulator on pharmacy charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31916/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the total spend on homeless-specific measures by her Department in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32172/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Government’s legislative response to the rise in vaping intends to be future proofed and cater for novel products such as nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32691/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to providing QUIT campaigns with free NRT products to people addicted to vapes and nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32692/25]
• 2025-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine and expedite the approval of a new drug givinostat which has been approved in the UK and US for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31509/25]
• 2025-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when there will be equal access for spinraza treatment for adults with spinal muscular atrophy treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30952/25]
• 2025-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on age-based exclusion for adults with SMA and if she believes a fairer criteria is introduced to ensure all adults with SMA are treated equally under the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30953/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the District Court; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will follow the lead of the NHS in England in rolling out mental health accident and emergency departments and consider the same for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28932/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to reintroduce statutory schemes that ceased in 2012 to supplement the cost of existing or newly diagnosed patients with coeliac disease requiring gluten-free diets to supplement the cost of the diet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30415/25]
• 2025-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if weight-loss drugs such as ozempic and mounjaro will be made available to medical card patients; her views on whether they should; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28848/25]
• 2025-05-28
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  GSK Health

  • Immunisation policy
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Health

  • Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns re inability to provide treatment to all who will be involuntarily hospitalised due to current iteration.To provide descriptions using video recordings of people who had benefited from treatment under the current Mental Health Act explaining their illnesses and the necessary treatment provided in a timely manner.
• 2025-05-20
  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'.
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Welcoming and congratulating new TDs on their election to the 34th Dáil.
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/25]
• 2025-05-16
  LOBBY
  Sage Advocacy Health

  • Independent Advocacy Services for Survivors of Institutional Abuse.
• 2025-05-15
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for a list of all staff currently employed at the adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Limerick, specifying the post held by each individual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22960/25]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the professional training provided to staff at University Hospital Limerick over the past two years in preparation for the introduction of dose adjustment for normal eating and insulin pump therapy for adults in the Midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22961/25]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with Type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Limerick are not yet offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the presence of qualified staff to initiate pump therapy; the measures being taken to address this gap in service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22962/25]
• 2025-04-30
  VOTE
  Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–68
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at University Hospital Limerick in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [20245/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of optometrists registered with the community optometry scheme in each of the past three years ,in tabular form. [20246/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she will sign off on regulations (details supplied) to allow the enquiry to commence to investigate the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20314/25]
• 2025-04-28
  LOBBY
  GOSHH Ireland CLG Health

  • Invitation to visit premises, discussion around funding situation
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of State-run residential addiction treatment centres; if the money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau could be used to fund such treatment centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14952/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on the co-location of Limerick University Maternity Hospital to the Dooradoyle University Hospital Limerick campus; to provide an expected timeframe for co-location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14805/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14806/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the strategic infrastructure development planning process needs to be reformed; her views on whether the HSE should be able to submit planning applications directly to local authorities for hospital developments of over 100 beds; if the new planning and development Bill, when enacted, will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14807/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the UL Hospitals Group will submit a planning application for an additional 96-bed unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14808/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant posts in the UL Hospitals Group, by job title; the cost of filling these vacancies; the estimated timeframe in which each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14809/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of, and her views on, the interim HIQA briefing she received into emergency care capacity in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14833/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group; when the group’s recommendations are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13304/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she has been made aware of problems with the Halcyon Radiation machine in University Hospital Limerick whereby the machine regularly breaks down leading to the cancellation of appointments for patients, many of whom have to travel long distances to receive their treatment; if she will engage with the HSE to find a timely solution to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10833/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline and list all the agencies and organisations she met in her first thirty days in office, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10320/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to list the total number of elective procedures cancelled and or deferred in the UL Hospital Group, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10321/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nursing staff working in the UHL accident and emergency department Dooradoyle; the number of vacant nursing posts; when these posts will be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10322/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46703/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant haematologists attached to University Hospital Limerick in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1222/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE rapid response vehicles available on a 24-7 basis in Limerick as of 6 January 2025; if this number will be further increased during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO3 where rapid access stabilisation units are located; the opening hours of each of these units, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1224/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
• 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
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Chronic Pain Ireland Health

  • General Election to pledge support to add chronic pain key asks to the programme for government
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Limerick Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs

  • Limerick Youth Service young people and staff hosted a Breakfast Briefing on November 15th. Local elected representatives were invited to discuss with staff and young people topics relevant to them personally and lobby (pre-election) on 10 supports for youth services.
• 2024-12-09
  LOBBY
  GOSHH Ireland CLG Health

  • Invitation to launch of LGBTI+ Election Manifesto