Jennifer Whitmore

Social Democrats · Wicklow

Activity on Health — 403 events (37 lobbying · 333 questions · 49 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the treatment abroad scheme to the United States for a person (details supplied) who requires urgent, life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21865/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider funding the medication skyclarys for people living with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22147/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9926/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is a three-year waitlist to access a GP as a new patient in Blessington, Wicklow; the measures that will be taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11770/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms, appeals processes, or alternative supports available to a person (details supplied) who has been assessed by the HSE as not qualifying for additional hours of support, despite an identified need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11771/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 66 years and over who were refused a medical card on income and/or medical grounds in each of the past three years; the average income level of applicants refused in this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11781/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • IFA Budget 2026 Briefing
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 3 returns Social ProtectionHealth

  • Energy hardship
  • Expansion of QUIT services
  • Nicotine product regulation
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Mental Health Reform Health

  • Waterford Showcase Event for members
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment and operational status of the planned public adult ADHD teams nationally; the number of teams currently in place; the number actively being recruited; the expected timelines for full implementation of all 12 teams as previously committed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3414/26]
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of adult ADHD services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3415/26]
• 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.
• 2026-01-13
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to selected members of the Oireachtas following statements made during a Dáil debate on vaping, providing factual information and evidence on vaping and nicotine products, including youth use, smoking cessation, flavours, and potential implications of proposed regulatory measures.
• 2026-01-07
  LOBBY
  Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health

  • INMO Issued letters on 24th November 2025 to 26 TDs and Ministers regarding Caredoc Out of Hours GP Services and their failure to pay WRC agreement 2023, a total of 8 percent pay increases to nurses. Also informing TDs and Ministers of INMO's intention to serve notice of industrial action within Caredoc Services.
• 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
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding consideration of the shingles vaccine for inclusion in the national immunisation schedule for those aged 65 and over; if her Department has undertaken any further assessment of the cost-effectiveness of adding the vaccine since the HIQA review in 2024; and if she will outline any planned timelines for revisiting this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67620/25]
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • Nicotine products
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited Health

  • Meeting to discuss cystic fibrosis in Ireland and access to medicines for CF
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • Pre-Budget Submission
• 2025-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the neurorehabilitation centre in Bray, County Wicklow is now fully operational; if not, when it is expected to become fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49488/25]
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the HSE treatment abroad scheme includes provision for the treatment of coccydynia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45286/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) was denied treatment under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46833/25]
• 2025-09-02
  LOBBY
  DHR Consultancy Limited Health

  • Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research
• 2025-09-02
  LOBBY
  Sensational Kids CLG Health

  • Emails to seek support for funding to complete the construction of the National Child Development Centre
• 2025-08-18
  LOBBY
  Samaritans Ireland Health

  • Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research – which included the following asks:
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students of the upcoming educational psychology course in Maynooth University will undertake their placements in health and social care settings; and, if not where exactly will they be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39738/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she has issued health advisory guidelines to schools related to nicotine pouches in response to calls from an organisation (details supplied); if not, whether she intends to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40018/25]
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the national paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow) unit in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36402/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the national paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow) unit in St. James’s Hospital was established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36403/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the cost to establish the national paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow) unit in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36404/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers at the national paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow) unit in St. James’s Hospital, broken down between full- and part-time staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36405/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the monthly quantity limits for each hormone replacement therapy (HRT) product covered under the free HRT scheme (details supplied); whether there is a cap on the number of packs dispensed per month for products such as oestrogen patches and lenzetto spray; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35343/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone bone marrow transplants, on an annual basis, since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35740/25]
• 2025-06-26
  LOBBY
  RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Health

  • Raising public awareness of brain health and improving sport inclusion for people impacted by brain conditions.
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to provide the details of funding being allocated to each cancer support service (as announced by her predecessor in October 2024), by county, in 2025; to specify whether this funding is recurrent; when each service will receive this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33570/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have considered implementing a standard procedure where GP practices and medical centres are in direct contact with health insurance providers so that there is no requirement for the patient to contact their health insurance provider to seek a reimbursement for the cost of their medical treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33600/25]
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by county, of the number of children who underwent hip dysplasia surgery at Temple Street and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospitals between 2010 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29079/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have considered implementing a standard procedure where medical service providers are in direct contact with health insurance providers so that there is no requirement for the patient to contact their health insurance provider to seek a reimbursement for the cost of their medical treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29194/25]
• 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
  P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd Health

  • Letters and emails outlining BAT Ireland (PJ Carroll)'s position on nicotine pouch regulation and outlining the regulations we feel should be introduced in Ireland
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Health

  • Representatives from LGBTQ+ organisations briefed Social Democrats TDs on barriers to accessing trans healthcare and community principles for a new model of care.
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland 3 returns Health

  • Health information labelling of alcohol products
  • Zero alcohol product advertising
  • Alcohol policy development
• 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
  Transgender Equality Network Ireland 2 returns Justice and Equality

  • TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
  • TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
• 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.
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the issue surrounding the use of nicotine pouches during school hours by school students on school property; if she has had any discussions with the Minister for Health in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the call by an organisation (details supplied) for health advisory guidelines to be issued to schools related to nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate nicotine pouches into the upcoming vaping legislation to restrict the use of flavours and the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24627/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will issue health advisory guidelines to schools related to nicotine pouches while legislation is being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24628/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies she has written to regarding the provision of free HRT; the uptake she has had on her offer to date, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24629/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has provided pharmacists with a full list of medications to be covered under the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24630/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether appropriate IT systems are in place to allow for the free HRT scheme to be rolled out efficiently, and for individual pharmacies to be reimbursed by the State in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24631/25]
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the free HRT scheme will have any impact on recipients of the drug payment scheme, in particular in instances where their selected pharmacy is not signed up to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/25]
• 2025-05-07
  LOBBY
  Saint John of God Hospital clg Health

  • Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across County Wicklow, by the number of EMTS, the number of paramedics, and the number of advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22350/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason County Wicklow was excluded from the National Ambulance Service expression of interest to train new advanced paramedics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22351/25]
• 2025-05-01
  LOBBY
  Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health

  • Support for the Delivery of the Commitment within the Programme for Government to rollout the remaining community Neuro-Rehabilitation teams
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a system is in place that enables women to access free HRT by only paying the dispensing fee to the pharmacist and not paying for the medication itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19715/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19716/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list in each county for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19843/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health what the average waiting time to access occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology is in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19844/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children who received an appointment for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology in each quarter of each year from 2023 to March 2025, by length of wait and by age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19845/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a 24-7 ambulance service for Arklow and Baltinglass; if this service will be operational in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16604/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for commencement of pharmacists being able to prescribe prescription-only medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16641/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for people housed in social housing who are in need of a nursing home place and do not qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13931/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for people who do not qualify for the fair deal scheme and have no public nursing home facilities in their locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13932/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes in Wicklow compared with private nursing homes; if any of the private nursing homes accept publicly funded residents who do not qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13933/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the timeline of the roll out for oral immunotherapy services for the treatment of children living with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11559/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6, based in Bray, will start offering services to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10342/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current legal situation for parents of a child born through surrogacy in July 2025; if parental orders will be available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9373/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of persons removed from waiting lists through the outpatient waiting list management protocol in 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively; the number of those removed that were adults; the number that were children; to provide a further breakdown by hospital, and by type of appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2692/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for waiting times for the school dental programme in Wicklow, including details of how frequently a child currently receives a dental check-up under the programme during their time in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for details of wait times for CAMHS services in Wicklow for Q3 and Q4 of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1387/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Family Planning Association Health

  • National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights
• 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
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Veterinary Ireland Agriculture

  • Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.
• 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
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Health

  • Request to meet to discuss the research 'Trans Healthcare in Ireland from Belong To and UCD.
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns HealthEnvironmentSports and Recreation

  • Fair Deal & Support for Older People
  • Health - Primary Care Services - Rural Ireland
  • Water
  • Recreational Routes
• 2025-01-13
  LOBBY
  Climate and Health Alliance Environment

  • Climate and Health Alliance Programme for Government
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reasons the administration of interferon-alpha (details supplied) has been suspended; the alternative that is offered to patients previously on the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44901/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for clarification on the provision of dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT) to adult mental health patients in Wicklow; when DBT will be available for mental health patients in Wicklow; the measures such patients should take in the absence of therapy being available; where the service will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41224/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the plans for the investment and restructure of the model of care for adults with ADHD while the waiting list is closed; what progress has been made to date on the restructure; what measures are in place for adults locked out of the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41397/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS staffing levels, as set out in Sharing the Vision, in each of the teams in CHO 6 and CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31805/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a 24-hour, 7-days-per-week ambulance service for Arklow and Baltinglass; if this service will be operational in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33761/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS in CHO6 and CHO7 in each month of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30571/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO7 and CHO6 in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30572/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the full staff available on each of the CAMHS teams in CHO6 and CHO7; the number and position of staff on leave; the length of leave and reason for leave; the numbers of staff present currently to each team; the number of vacant positions currently on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for a CAMHS consultation/assessment, by CHO, in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30574/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the legislation will be enacted to reimburse parents who have to pay private practitioners to assess their children for special needs, in order to bypass long HSE primary care psychology or CAMHS waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30575/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of CAMHS-ID teams nationwide, including a breakdown of CHOs that these teams will be based in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30576/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS staffing levels as set out in the Vision For Change in each of the teams in CHO6 and CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30577/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE filled and vacant in each CAMHS team in CHO6 and CHO7, broken down by discipline in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30578/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30579/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each CAMHS team in CHO6 and CHO7 in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of those referrals that were accepted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30580/24]
• 2024-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for detailed waiting times for a child or adolescent to see a CAMHS professional in each county in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of children on waiting lists for CAMHS, by county in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30581/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that essential radiology scans for cancer care patients on maintenance treatments, which must happen at three-month intervals for optimum outcomes, have been delayed by up to seven months, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and that this delay means that consultants cannot ascertain the best course of action, which can be the difference between life or death for the patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29317/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if plans exist to make bowel cancer screening available to all persons aged 70 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24751/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that essential radiology scans for cancer care patients on maintenance treatments, which must happen at three-month intervals for optimum outcomes, have been delayed by up to seven months, as is the case with a person (details supplied); and that this delay means that consultants cannot ascertain the best course of action, which can be the difference between life or death for the patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25128/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the Naas Hospital injury unit, a recently opened pilot scheme for patients of Kildare and west Wicklow, will continue to operate as a permanent service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of dentists in Wicklow declining to see patients on medical cards (details supplied); what the obligation is to provide dental practices when it comes to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of long waiting list times for an initial assessment with National Counselling Services; what he is doing to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the translation supports, if any, that are available to GP practices that do not qualify for assistance from HSE primary care or HSE social inclusion but provide service to a large cohort of Ukrainian patients. [19701/24]
• 2024-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department has any responsibility for the monitoring of medical card patients' access to appointments in private GP facilities; specifically, if there is a practice of longer waiting times for patients in primary care on medical cards as opposed to for those paying full fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16796/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long wait times for transgender adults wishing to access gender-affirming healthcare through the National Gender Service at Loughlinstown; if increased funding and resources have been allocated to clear the current ten-year backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5163/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; how families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; the status of discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/24]
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to outline what regulations apply to the sale of non-inhalant nicotine products, such as pouches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57069/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increased number of people under the age of 18 years using non-inhalant nicotine products, such as pouches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57070/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if any analysis has been undertaken as to the health risks associated with non-inhalant nicotine products, such as pouches, particularly to those under 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57071/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department is tracking consumer rates of purchase and consumption of non-inhalant nicotine products, such as pouches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57072/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that non-inhalant nicotine products are flavoured, brightly packaged, marketed, and given prime placement behind the counter in most stores in a similar fashion to vapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57073/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he believes that non-inhalant nicotine products should be subject to the same plain packaging regulation as cigarettes are in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57074/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the need to regulate the packaging, selling and advertising of non-inhalant nicotine products in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57075/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a 24-hour, 7-days-per-week ambulance service for Arklow and Baltinglass; if this service will be operational in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57184/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of staffing levels at the Arklow primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57185/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for a list of services that are currently available in the primary health facility in Arklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57186/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update and detailed timeline for the publication of the HSE review of the cariban reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57190/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health how many patients to date have claimed reimbursement for cariban under the cariban reimbursement scheme which was introduced on 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57191/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update and detailed timeline for the licencing of medications (details supplied); when they will be available to patients with a prescription from their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57192/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health how many patients presented at hospital emergency rooms suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum between the period of 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2023 and for the period 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57193/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented at hospital emergency rooms suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum between the period of 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2023 and for the period of 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1021/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the waiting list times for access to MRI scans for children in the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1379/24]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recruitment freeze will extend to the recruitment of staff intended for the planned delivery of a neurorehabilitation centre for CH06 (details supplied); if not, the progress in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52542/23]
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✗ voted to reject 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 add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS services in County Wicklow; the number of children on the waiting list broken down by wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49473/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment with CAMHS; including the number of children waiting longer than six months in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49474/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will extend CAMHS services to include children who have ADS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/23]
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Covid vaccine novovax which is the only booster vaccine that can be administered to patients with myocarditis or other heart complaints is not currently available with the HSE; when it will be available; what he advises vulnerable patients for whom the booster is immediately necessary to do in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48809/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason employees working for an organisation (details supplied) in a long-term residential house for disabled persons are not assessed as Section 39 employees despite having worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48810/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality, in accordance with section 60 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) introduced in May 2023, applies to the offices/workplaces of the civil and public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on when the report on the cariban reimbursement scheme review will be published; if further changes will be made to the scheme than the changes (details supplied) that were announced at the end of August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE review of access to Cariban for people suffering from hyperemesis; when it will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39328/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the numbers of GMS-registered GPs, on a county basis, for the years 2015 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis on the operation waiting list, by hospital; the number of those who have complex needs; the average waiting times for those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39330/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children with scoliosis, including the details for those with complex needs; the number waiting 0-4, 4-12 and over 12 months by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric orthopaedic surgery, including the number waiting for fewer than 4, between 4 and 12 months and over 12 months by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS-registered dentists, on a county basis, for the years 2015 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of financial support for cancer patients on a CHO basis, including the amount available for wigs, underwear, etc.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39334/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update and timeline for the recruitment process to fill the position left by a person (details supplied); the contingency plan that will be put in place by the HSE if the position is not filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the issues regarding access to the MRI for patients in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the temporary inflation payment scheme that is designed to address cost increases relating to heating and electricity to small privately owned nursing homes is of no benefit to nursing homes whose contract ends and have no choice but to sign up with a more expensive energy provider; if she is aware if this is an issue with other nursing homes; if there is a workaround being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36967/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will deliver on the promise in the Programme for Government to support clinical genetic services at CHI, Crumlin, by appointing six genomic resource associate roles to reduce the currently unacceptable two-year waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36968/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current status of HSE properties (detail supplied) in County Wicklow; to identify those properties which are intended for redevelopment or refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on any of the vacant HSE buildings in Wicklow that have been deemed surplus to requirement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to outline the terms of reference for the HSE review of access to Cariban under the drug payment scheme for sufferers of hyperemesis; who is leading the review and what stakeholders have been consulted for the purposes for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34188/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for a comprehensive update on the process for retrospective parental orders under the proposed new legislation; if the High Court will remain the main vehicle for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32816/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health how much has been allocated in Budget 2023 for the training and upskilling of physiotherapists to work with patients with complex brain injury within the public health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32813/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32815/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE review of the availability of medication for hyperemesis; when the review will be completed; what will happen upon completion of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31781/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have been approved for cariban on a month-by-month basis to date in 2023; the cost accrued by the State to date for the provision of this medication via the community drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31782/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a new national contract for vasectomy provision for general services medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31609/23]
• 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 progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a process will be put in place for staff (details supplied) to be provided with special additional financial recognition by his Department based on the particular additional risks they faced in the performance of their normal duty during the pandemic as employees that were at risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, as per the Government's decision of 19 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the spend on homeless services by his Department and agencies under his remit for each year since 2013; the estimated projected spend for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23284/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health why workers (details supplied) were excluded from the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for community neuro-rehabilitation staffing in community healthcare organisation, CHO6; if the five roles (details supplied) have been advertised; if so, if any or all of them have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11656/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the neuro-rehabilitation unit planned for CHO6 will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11657/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a suitable governance model for the neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO6 has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11658/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on provision for a neuro-rehabilitation unit in CHO7; where that unit will be based; the roles that have been provided funding within the service: when the service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11659/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has calculated the additional cost burden on the healthcare system due to an increase in hyperemesis gravidarum patients presenting at emergency services to get an initial cariban prescription from an obstetrician consultant instead of their GP, so that they can claim back the cost of cariban under the new reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10867/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage directly with an organisation (details supplied), the Irish College of General Practitioners, and other expert bodies on how best to implement the cariban reimbursement scheme in a manner which prioritises and maximises hyperemesis gravidarum patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will outline what the review of the HSE policy on provision of cariban will entail; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10869/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of child flu vaccine doses acquired by the HSE for the 2022-2023 winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of child flu vaccine doses distributed by the HSE for flu for the 2022-2023 winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4030/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of child flu vaccines which expired in January 2023; the number disposed of; the means of disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4031/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of childhood flu vaccines distributed by GPs, pharmacists and walk-in clinics in the winter 2022-2023 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4032/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of pay increases under the terms of the public pay deal to home care assistants in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4035/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has calculated the additional cost burden on the healthcare system due to an increase in hyperemesis gravidarum patients presenting at emergency services to get an initial cariban prescription from an obstetrician consultant instead of their GP (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4039/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage directly with an organisation (details supplied) the Irish College of General Practitioners and other expert bodies on the best way to implement the cariban reimbursement scheme in a manner which prioritises and maximises hyperemesis gravidarum patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4040/23]
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time GPs operating in each county for the years 2012 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63172/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will define the term 'blue-light' distance when used in the context of maternity service, in particular the provision of home birth supports; if this is a term used by the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63188/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the review and-or investigations into water births will be completed; the date on which water births will be facilitated for those home-birthing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63189/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the studies, analysis and evidence used to support the decision of the HSE to limit, due to safety concerns, all home-birth services outside a 30-minute blue-light distance from their nearest maternity service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63190/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the counties in which the HSE home birth service is provided; if County Wicklow is one of the counties where the service is fully available; if there has been any reduction in the availability of this service recently and or if any changes to the services are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63191/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists who are awaiting first contact with their children’s disability network team nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1813/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the average time spent on waiting lists for children awaiting first contact with their children’s disability network team nationwide, broken down to indicate the number of children awaiting longer than 18 months, 12 months and 6 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1814/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff per specialty currently working in each children’s disability network team in County Wicklow; the number of vacancies in each; if he will provide a timeline for vacancies to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1815/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists currently in CAHMS in County Wicklow; the number of vacancies available; the timeline for filling them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAHMS services in County Wicklow; the number of children on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1817/23]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when recruitment will commence for a community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6 based in Bray, County Wicklow, given that funding for this team, which was provided in 2020, would enable patients to be discharged from local acute hospitals and the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61702/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will define the term 'blue-light distance' when used in the context of maternity service, in particular the provision of home birth supports; if this is a term used by the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62224/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the review and investigations into water births will be completed; the date that water births will be facilitated for those home-birthing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62225/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the studies, analysis and evidence used to support the decision of the HSE to limit, due to safety concerns, all home-birth services outside a 30-minute blue-light distance from their nearest maternity service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62226/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the counties in which the HSE home birth service is provided; if County Wicklow is one of the counties in which the service is fully available; if there has been any reduction in the availability of this service recently; if any changes to the services are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62227/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed list of the number of home births registered with the HSE which were conducted in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62228/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of home births registered with the HSE which were conducted in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, inclusive by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62229/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the need for Cariban to be initially prescribed by a consultant obstetrician for hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers in order for them to be able to avail of the drug reimbursement scheme, as committed to in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60638/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if consultant obstetricians were consulted before the decision to make them the initial prescribers for Cariban was made; if any concerns were raised as to the impact this decision would have on waiting lists to see consultant obstetricians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60639/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends to provide for a system to ensure hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers who are less than 12 weeks pregnant have access to a consultant obstetrician before the traditional 14-week first appointment with a consultant obstetrician; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60640/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason that a tracheostomy nurse was not made available to a person (details supplied) for post-operative care; in the event that none was available, the reason that a bespoke training programme to train an existing member of staff in tracheostomy care was not provided.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58865/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he outline where a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology; when services will be supplied for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59005/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the €19 million to paediatric orthopaedics in 2022, including detailed amounts allocated for very complex cases, scoliosis and for spina bifida; the amount allocated between Children's Health Ireland, CHI, both at Temple Street and Crumlin, and the Cappagh; the additions that the funding has provided in the way of additional staff or resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54557/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis on the operation waiting list by hospital; the number of those who have complex needs; the average waiting times for those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54558/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children with scoliosis, including the details for those with complex needs; the number waiting 0-4 months, 4-12, and over 12 months by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54559/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric orthopaedic surgery, including the number waiting for fewer than 4 months, between 4 and 12 months and over 12 months by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54560/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of tracheotomy nurses in paediatric orthopaedics in the CHI; the number of tracheotomy nurses available in the CHI in total, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54561/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of operations for scoliosis treatments in the CHI that have been cancelled by hospital on a monthly basis to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54562/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place to continue the care of a person (details supplied) who requires home support services but cannot avail of it due to the lack of expressions of interest from approved providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51435/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will address the urgent situation facing a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50404/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre in Rathdrum; the estimated completion date for the primary care centre; if a structural assessment has been carried-out on the site due to unfinished road servicing, electric vehicle infrastructure and reports of damage to internal walls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48861/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will elaborate on the way that Budget 2023 will address capacity issues in CAMHS services; the amount of funding that will go towards increasing the availability of CAMHS services and mental health services for young persons in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48869/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason that ambulances cannot transfer medically complex children to hospitals for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45452/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts that he is taking to ensure that children with medically complex needs are not waiting in hospital for long periods of time to receive an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45453/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason that medically complex children are transferred to adult services; the reason that there is no young adult level of care for medically complex children and children needing palliative care; if there are plans to provide services specific to children with medically complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45454/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include support teams in hospitals for parents that spend long periods of time in hospital with their sick child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45455/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a child with highly complex medical needs, when they turn 18, do not have to lose or change vital palliative support, school supports, or respite supports in order that there is continuity of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45456/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if children with medically complex needs have to choose between a specially-adapted seat over a specialised bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45457/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce a statutory time limit for wheelchair users having to wait for a replacement or repaired wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the shortage in the number of dentists accepting medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45265/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the availability of the drug pembro; the reason that some health insurance companies do not cover the drug; the way that a patient can avail of it if their health provider does not cover payment of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recognition and regulation of domestic and international surrogacies arrangements, in light of the recent Report on Internal Surrogacy by the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45274/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 will be amended to include retrospective recognition of parental rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41785/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children needing scoliosis surgery; the efforts that he is undertaking to improve waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41786/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations between his Department and the HSE to address the 35 children waiting on access to kaftrio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41787/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the availability of Cariban; if it is being made more affordable for pregnant women in Ireland suffering from hyperemesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38839/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the next booster for Covid-19 will be rolled out; the availability of the vaccine for those currently at risk and a timeline for further vaccinations programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in relation to an urgent case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37901/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if any State or semi-State bodies that report to him are currently or have been registered as a charity; the reason for the charity status; the person or body that holds primacy for accountability in those instances, whether the Minister or the Charities Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35010/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he intends to review the eligibility criteria for section 39 pay restoration to include those funded by way of grant aid agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31915/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the issuing of Kaftrio to children currently excluded from using the treatment; the reason that it was decided that the HSE would engage with each case on an individual basis; the amount of additional time this will add to the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of offices operated by his Department that are in high-risk areas for radon; the number that have been tested for radon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28577/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of free general practitioner cards to children over six years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28349/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the issue of medical card holders being unable to access dental appointments will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28139/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address cost-cutting and staff shortages in the HSE dental section; when the free school dental exam will resume for all school classes for which the exam was available pre-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28140/22]
• 2022-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place by Government to fill the gap in service provision as a result of the closure of the respite centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26643/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand PrEP treatment services in a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20022/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the policy enforced by health insurance companies which mean that persons with a pre-existing condition moving to Ireland must wait five years before cover can commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to address the current issue of medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18939/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the rationale for handing over control of the proposed new national maternity hospital to the St. Vincent's Hospital Group as set out in the proposed new corporate structure, under which the new hospital is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of the group; his views on whether this will allow St. Vincent's hospital to determine the services to be provided; his further views on the fact this arrangement will not protect the substantial public investment in the new maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17036/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a system by which general practitioners are allocated to large accommodation centres in which Ukrainian refugees are currently residing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the Novavax vaccine will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of plans to increase breastfeeding supports including the recruitment of lactation consultations across all hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14287/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department will work with its Northern Ireland counterparts to develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan for the island of Ireland; the timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts that are being taken by his Department to support brain health and dementia supports in communities as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his work with his Northern Ireland counterparts to develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan for the island of Ireland will include consideration of establishing a breast milk bank in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he has or will engage with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to seek a provision of the regulation of the digital marketing of breast milk substitutes in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the action plan to support a new EU child guarantee to ensure that every child has access to healthcare, education, childcare, adequate nutrition and decent housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for CAMHS in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7443/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a full-time coordinator for the Bray local drugs and alcohol task force which has been without a coordinator for three and a half years out of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/22]
• 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
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for the National Gender Service in Budget 2022; the way he plans to expand the service to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60882/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to act on the HSE recommendation made in December 2020 to move away from psychological support for children and adolescents presenting with gender dysmorphia to Crumlin Hospital which is currently run by a company (details supplied) and towards a service provided and delivered by the Irish health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60883/21]
• 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 Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a person can claim back the cost of Caredoc and a general practitioner while waiting for a general practitioner card for children under seven years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59809/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the recommended €13 million in investment, and as requested by a group (details supplied), to deal with the scoliosis waiting list for children awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59812/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the role pharmacies will play in delivering booster vaccinations and help prevent large queues at booster centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60050/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when section 12, 13,18 and 19 of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 will be enacted which includes labelling of alcohol products, content of advertisements, advertisements in publications and the broadcast watershed;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59151/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the strategy he is undertaking to ensure that migrant communities messaging in relation to Covid-19 vaccination is done in a culturally sensitive manner; the way that he is encouraging communities to take up the vaccine; when he plans to do same; the specific funding that is being applied to ensure this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59152/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the available neurology services in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; the current number of neurology nurses in the hospital; the current list of vacancies in this service; the status of recruitment for vacancies; and if additional neurology nurses will be recruited to reach the international guidelines’ recommendation of 22 neurology nurse specialists. [59153/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large backlog in school dental visits for schools across the country since the pandemic; if he has met with the HSE in relation to this matter; the provisions in Budget 2022 that will go towards addressing this backlog; the way he will ensure that the most vulnerable children will have access to dental treatment despite some private dentists not taking on medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58285/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he has met with the HSE in relation to the backlog of developmental check-ups for babies by public health nurses since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58286/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the actions a person is required to take after a Covid-19 certificate of recovery expires after 180 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58777/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57643/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are future plans to amend existing mental health legislation to remove the power of An Garda Síochána to detain a person who is in immediate jeopardy of causing harm to themselves or to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56107/21]
• 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 add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the Covid vaccination programme to very vulnerable children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51823/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the way he plans to tackle the growing waiting lists for children with scoliosis waiting to receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50691/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to reduce maternity restrictions at maternity hospitals nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50692/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason only one week was given for organisations to apply for the €1 million provided for sensory gardens announced on 5 October 2021 with a deadline of 12 October 2021; if he plans to extend the timeframe for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if schools can apply for funding under the recently announced €1 million provided for sensory gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders since the start of the pandemic; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the health impact of vulnerable parents not being notified of Covid-19 cases in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47196/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the measures he is undertaking to address the geographical inequalities facing women in accessing in-hospital breastfeeding consultants, particularly in the north west and south east of the country, in which there is currently none; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47206/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation plan of the new National Maternity Strategy; when the implementation plan will be published and made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45727/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when Ireland will fully implement the WHO Code of Marketing for breastfeeding; the efforts which have been made to date to address ethical concerns regarding the advertisement of formula milk for babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45729/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the HSE board of members rejected the proposed governance structure of the new national maternity hospital for fear it will give control of the facility to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45731/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to resolve the difficulties for persons with medical cards accessing dental treatment since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45734/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of the 24 lactation consultant posts that have been filled: the locations in which they have been made; if these positions have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45745/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to date to introduce safe access zone legislation to stop the practices of protests and vigils outside medical premises; when this legislation will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the effects of sodium valproate will commence; and the supports that are available for families affected by sodium valproate. [35852/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to introduce vaccinations for children between the ages of 12 to 15 years; if he will prioritise medically vulnerable children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36708/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of Ireland’s progress on implementing via legislation, the WHO Code of Marketing on Breast-milk Substitutes; his views on the reason there has been no progress made in this regard since 2013; his further views on the reason for the delay in adopting into domestic law the provisions of the WHO Code in its entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36716/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status the implementation of Action Item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36717/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the way in which Irish citizens who have been vaccinated in other jurisdictions will be able to register for the EU digital Covid certificate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37191/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when he plans to roll out free general practitioner care for under 8s as announced in budget 2020; if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on the way this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has taken to date to address the long waiting list for children with scoliosis seeking surgery; the impact Covid-19 has had on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has taken to provide an alternative vaccination centre in Arklow for persons in south County Wicklow after the centre was discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28191/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of Ireland’s progress on implementing, via legislation, the WHO Code of Marketing on Breast-Milk Substitutes; the reason there has been no progress made in this regard since 2013; his views on the reasons for the delay in adopting into domestic law the provisions of the WHO code in its entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40574/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40575/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he has any ethical concerns regarding the appointment of the adviser at Safefood (details supplied); the way he will ensure that there will not be a conflict of interest in relation to this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40576/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost and timeline of the State using a compulsory purchase order to acquire the land owned by a group (details supplied) at the location the new national maternity hospital is planned to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40672/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy, elective sterilisation procedures and gender affirming procedures carried out in healthcare facilities owned by a group (details supplied) in 2019 and 2020 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40673/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 74–68
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to— A. make, on a temporary basis, 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 for that purpose; to provide for the lawful operation of certain indoor premises subject to certain conditions notwithstanding restrictions in place in relation to such premises under that Act; to provide, for those purposes, for a robust and enforceable system of verification of the health status of certain persons, including vaccination or recovery status; to confer a power on the Minister for Health to prescribe matters related to the foregoing; to provide for enforcement; and to provide for related matters; B. amend certain provisions relating to pre-travel requirements in respect of certain persons arriving in the State; to amend the period to be spent by a person in quarantine at a designated facility in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the power of the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to tests that may be taken for the purpose of detecting Covid-19 in the context of the requirement to quarantine at a designated facility and to confer a power on that Minister to prescribe the purpose for which such a test may be taken; to provide that quarantine at a designated facility shall not be required for certain persons arriving in the State in certain circumstances and to confer a power on the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to those circumstances; for those purposes, and for related purposes, to amend the Health Act 1947; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the details of his latest efforts to progress the issue of the need for the new national maternity hospital to be in State ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/21]
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has carried out to ensure universal application of the lifting of restrictions for partners attending the birth of their child in maternity hospitals is in fact applied to all hospitals across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30507/21]
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the vaccination options that are available for those who are housebound and unable to travel to their general practitioner or local vaccination centre and do not meet the criterion of being over 70 years of age in order to receive vaccination by the National Ambulance Service; the steps that will be taken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/21]
• 2021-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the percentage of research grants from the Irish Research Council or the Health Research Board that go towards breast-feeding research for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25863/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the opening dates for all vaccination centres by county; the number of vaccinations that have been delivered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25857/21]
• 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 against the motion motion passed · 73–68
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ~ abstained on the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the review conducted on the cost effectiveness of flash glucose monitoring technology for those with type 1 diabetes; if he will consider making this technology available for all persons in Ireland with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/21]
• 2021-04-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to reform the current pathway for trans healthcare for persons under 18 years of age who currently must go through CAMHS which does not have the experience to deal with gender dysphoria; the plans in place to establish a gender service in Ireland for those under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21001/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when he will amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and redraft the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017 as recommended by the Special Rapporteur for Children to ensure that children born through assisted human reproduction have their rights, family life, identity and non-discrimination and best interests legally protected in Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19887/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the in-hospital and community supports available to women who miscarry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19890/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the issuing of vaccines to a school (details supplied); the actions being taken to make sure this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18073/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the efforts undertaken by his Department to date to provide breast milk banks in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the circumstances regarding the assessment of needs in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15006/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the position regarding vaccinations and travel in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11284/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the school vaccine programme for junior infants will recommence; the recommended timeframe within which the vaccines can be delivered to ensure their greatest efficacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11952/21]
• 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 add 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 Finance

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance the facilities available in his Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with World Health Organization, WHO, guidelines of two years for women in the workplace and as part of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the facilities available in his Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with WHO guidelines of two years ago for women in the workplace and as part of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9374/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has a policy for emergency preparedness for infant feeding protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the new children’s hospital will have lactation facilities for HSE employees and a lactation department; if so, if this will include mothers attending with their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9390/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is being considered by the HSE drugs payment group for reimbursement; and if so, the status of the application. [9487/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person who is on hunger strike in a direct provision centre (details supplied); the support being provided to the person; if he will examine the mental health needs of persons in direct provision, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6420/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when he envisages patients already receiving medical cannabis treatment will be able to subscribe to the access programme that was recently announced; and the process for subscribing to this scheme. [6398/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the 5 km limit for persons leaving home other than for essential purposes during the current lockdown permits driving within the 5 km radius; if not, if persons are restricted to walking within 5 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7264/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for a nationwide wastewater surveillance programme to monitor the prevalence of Covid-19, as endorsed by NPHET in November 2020; when he expects the programme to be fully rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of calls made by survivors of mother and baby homes to support services, including mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2890/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice if an analysis has been carried out on the effects that letters consistently being sent to persons facing deportation outlining their requirement to present themselves to their local Garda stations is having on their mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2917/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if transmissibility has been factored into modelling the progression of Covid-19 during and after vaccination has been carried out in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to outline the analysis his Department has carried out to date with regard to the health effects that consumption of sugar and high-caffeine drinks have on children in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2910/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the position regarding pay for student radiographers during the current lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2912/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a resolution has been sought regarding the sourcing and dissemination of personal protective equipment for dental practitioners to enable them to take on and retain patients with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2913/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to date to tackle outstanding issues concerning CAMHS, including addressing waiting lists, a lack of investment and recruitment issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2914/21]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the age groups that will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; the reason certain groups will not be prioritised, including immunocompromised adults and children under 18 years of age, all children under 12 years of age, persons with Down's syndrome and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if there are age limits in Ireland on the consumption of energy drinks which can contain concentrated amounts of caffeine or other stimulants; if not, if there are plans to introduce age limits for energy drinks for those under 16 years of age as is the case in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43031/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the new primary healthcare centre for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42941/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if alternative treatments provided to cancer patients are currently deemed essential; if not, if this will be reconsidered considering the mental and physical benefits offered to those suffering from a variety of illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43503/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the standards for assessments of needs for persons with disabilities has been updated; and if not, the timeline for the finalisation of the standards. [40351/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the quantity of the LAIV flu vaccine for winter 2020-21 distributed to date; the current uptake of the vaccine by county; when general practitioners commenced giving the winter flu vaccine to patients; the length of time the vaccine will be made available for free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the DTSS for medical card holders; the basis on which they are leaving; the efforts his Department is taking to address the current impasse which has resulted in many medical card patients unable to obtain a dental appointment; if he has met with an association (details supplied); when the proposal for the supply of PPE was submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35544/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if final guidelines have been made regarding maternity hospital visits during the Covid-19 pandemic; if restrictions will be eased to allow partners to attend scans and the labour ward for the duration of the birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if play therapy is classed as an essential service; if so, the guidelines in place for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32514/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current waiting lists at general practitioners and pharmacies for persons receiving the flu vaccines; the status of the fourth and final batch of the flu vaccine to be delivered no later than the end of October 2020; if further flu vaccines will be ordered to ensure all those eligible for the flu vaccine are covered; the financial supports being made available to pharmacists and general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33187/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of budget 2021 funding for breastfeeding; the funding being made available to implement the national breastfeeding action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33350/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if costings were carried out in relation to the implementation of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of these costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against 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 against the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if couples that do not cohabit and live across boundary lines can visit each other during level 3 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31814/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for local authority vets to carry out inspections at local abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the provision made in budget 2021 to roll out specialist perinatal mental health services as outlined in the national model of care, including provision of full staff teams and clinical space for the six specialist perinatal mental health hubs in the maternity hospitals in Galway, Limerick, Cork, the Rotunda, the national maternity hospital and the Coombe and for the development of a national mother and baby unit in view of the recent findings in the national maternity experience survey. [30984/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the €2 million allocated to County Wicklow as publicly announced from the €7.8 million in funding provided to address waiting times for children awaiting assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30991/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status on the provision and the management of 'flu vaccines; the number of vaccines available for the forthcoming winter and the way in which they will be distributed; if priority will be given to front-line workers, carers and others most exposed to Covid-19; the plans in place to assist general practitioners in the management of the 'flu season including financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31218/20]
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health his plans to support general practitioners administering the winter flu vaccine; the way in which general practitioner centres will be expecting to manage Covid-19 health and safety protocols during the administration of the flu vaccine; if capacity in the sector has been evaluated before a decision is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the amount of training given to public health nurses on the HIVE and CHICK registration processes; if his attention has been drawn to training deficits in view of the crucial role public health nurses play in early intervention of vulnerable children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if clarification will be provided on limits for indoor and outdoor classes; if the same limits apply, if these classes are held as part of a gym complex as the indoor and outdoor limits for yoga, pilates, ballet and dance classes in view of recent health guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22192/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that student midwives are being advised not to be employed in part-time work alongside their placement to prevent cross contamination and do not have income to pay for travel to placements which are often in other counties; his plans to introduce supports for those on placements; if rapid testing will be made available to student midwives; if this same will be provided to them at no extra cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22186/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the assisted human reproduction Bill 2019 will return to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a review team to hear the testimonies of patients impacted by complications arising from surgeries involving a mesh implant; if his Department has determined whether these procedures should remain on pause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17034/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has joined or plans to join the Covid-19 technology access pool initiative led by Costa Rica and the World Health Organization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a statement will be issued to each school clarifying the situation with regard to placing additional costs on parents in response to Covid-19 health and safety protocols when children go back to school in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15913/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the initiatives, including transnational initiatives, Ireland is involved in for the development of a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19; if the initiatives are based on a principle of free or affordable global access; if Ireland is participating in the people’s vaccine initiative from UNAIDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of an investigation (details supplied); the cost to the State for the commission of investigation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health in the context of Covid-19 relating to the recent guidelines requiring patients to quarantine before surgeries, if this includes elective and emergency c-sections in maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14465/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the recruitment plans in place to address the staffing crisis in child psychology teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schools charging parents for the use of separate stationary equipment for children when they return to school as part of Covid-19 health and safety protocols; if her attention has been further drawn to the inherent cost barrier for families on low or reduced income as a result of Covid-19 and for families that already experience financial difficulties when schools return; the measures she will introduce to prevent the increase in costs for families incurred by Covid-19 health and safety protocols applied to the school environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13560/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13539/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the Cavan-Monaghan unit; if no downgrading of the unit will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13557/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation on the National Maternity Strategy; his views on whether implementation is being carried out within the original timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if HSE guidelines for the reopening of childcare facilities from 29 June 2020 prevents parents visiting those childcare settings prior to the reopening on 29 June 2020; if he will allow parents to inspect the new arrangements of childcare facilities due to health and safety protocols implemented by the provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13569/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if materials (details supplied) will be provided to schools to help them with the costs associated with implementing the necessary health and safety measures required under Covid-19 when schooling recommences; if so, if the supplies will be funded by his Department; if the materials will be provided through a centralised procurement process rather than schools having to source them individually in order to enable better pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12483/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the Jigsaw mental health service for County Wicklow announced in 2019 and due for 2019 or 2020; if there will be delays due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12604/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the way in which persons living in County Wicklow who have hospital appointments after 1 p.m., at which time the hospital travel scheme ends, are expected to travel with limited public transport available and family assistance might not be available also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the way in which access to sexual and reproductive healthcare including cervical screening, STI testing and treatment, abortion and contraceptive services have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the revised national mental health policy, A Vision for Change, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11374/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current primary care transport service schedule for County Wicklow residents travelling to Dublin city hospitals, that is, transport services provided by the HSE in County Wicklow including access to day hospitals and day centres and access to outpatient departments and other hospital services in counties Wicklow and Dublin; when the transport timetable was reduced in previous years; the reason for the reduction in this transport service; his plans to increase the frequency of the transport service during Covid-19 to facilitate patients that may have appointments in the afternoon and do not have access to alternative modes of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9432/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the supports available for medical staff working in private hospital facilities in circumstances in which they cannot commence work due to the lack of available childcare and all annual leave has been used and the employer is not flexible with regard to working on weekends as an alternative and they cannot afford a pay cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9433/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the efforts made to date to include a representative on NPHET with expertise in child psychology and child development to enable a child-centred approach to the transition from Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason the free flu vaccine was not extended to all children between 6 months and two years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9435/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place with regard to PPE in relation to mental health practitioners working with children; the way in which toys are handled and sterilised; the way in which social distancing can be encouraged among children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9436/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will create a roadmap for the return to practice of podiatry practitioners; if a support package for the podiatry sector will be established similar to that created for the dentistry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7982/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the decision not to provide an extra sixth class teacher to a school (details supplied) in view of existing overcrowding issues, lack of space and the need for extra teacher supports under Covid-19 health and safety measures for when pupils return to school in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will reconsider the proposed opening date for cinemas on 14 August 2020 and implement a more gradual, controlled return to business for cinemas in order to facilitate the backlog of movies included in the international film release schedule; if she will consider the health and safety implications of a sudden reopening of cinemas causing a more challenging environment for cinema management in addition to difficulties in enforcing social distancing; if she has considered the framework for reopening cinemas document from cinema providers (details supplied) outlining the procedural changes for social distancing in foyers and auditoriums; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5621/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of contacts traced to date in the test and trace strategy for Covid-19; the number of contacts traced on average each day; the number of staff involved in contact tracing; the number of volunteers that came forward; the number deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6958/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if guidelines have been issued to mental health facilities advising them not to take in new patients under Covid-19 restrictions; if his attention has been drawn to any individual mental health facility no longer taking in new patients due to Covid-19; if there are alternative arrangements in place for patients that cannot access facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines provided to mental health practitioners will be clarified; the guidelines available advising mental health practitioners of face-to-face counselling particularly in relation to children; if his attention has been drawn to the need for the provision of mental health supports for at risk individuals particularly for children during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare providers registered with the new outreach childcare scheme for the children of front-line healthcare workers; the measures taken to address concerns with regard to the stated non-provision of insurance to providers that partake in the scheme; if she has considered registered childminders as part of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6953/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of children with Down's syndrome awaiting assessment for the diagnosis of juvenile arthritis; the average wait time for the assessment by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for juvenile diabetes for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3369/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of primary care centres in Arklow, Rathdrum and Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/20]