Johnny Guirke

Sinn Féin · Meath West

Activity on Health — 413 events (35 lobbying · 334 questions · 64 votes) full profile →

• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27427/26]
• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27428/26]
• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/26]
• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at, by hospital; the plans to address any shortfall, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/26]
• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies, by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/26]
• 2026-04-15
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 65–83
• 2026-04-13
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20737/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20738/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at; the plans to address any shortfall, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20739/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20740/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each regional health area, RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the location of the shortfalls; and the timelines attached to delivering those additional beds. [17347/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to increase capacity at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of people who went to a facility (details supplied) in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17349/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17394/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delays in addressing the ‘unmet need’,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17395/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14120/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14121/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14122/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14123/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14124/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14125/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed prostate rapid access clinics within the recommended ten days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14127/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons who accessed prostate rapid access clinics within the recommended ten days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14128/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who accessed prostate rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14129/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who were referred for an urgent colonoscopy, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14130/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who accessed an urgent colonoscopy within the recommended 28 days, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14131/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons referred for an urgent colonoscopy who accessed an urgent colonoscopy within the recommended 28 days, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14132/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the shortest, median and longest waiting time for accessing an urgent colonoscopy following referral, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14133/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for diagnostic imaging in Q4 2025 by imaging type (e.g. CT, MRI, CT, VUS) nationally, and by hospital, in tabular form. [14134/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current level of provision and staffing of acute mental health services for older adults (details supplied); the waiting times, broken down by health region and age range, for the counselling in primary care service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12234/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of interRAI care needs facilitators; the number currently in-post; the outstanding vacancies; the measures being taken to increase the number of interRAI assessments carried out for home support, in light of the lower than expected number of assessments completed in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12235/26]
• 2026-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general medicine at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8879/26]
• 2026-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in radiology at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8880/26]
• 2026-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general surgery at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8881/26]
• 2026-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists in County Meath, and length of wait, quarterly from 2012–2025, in tabular form. [8882/26]
• 2026-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in Meath, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8883/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited Health

  • Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 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
• 2026-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns FinanceTaxation

  • Animal Health - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
  • VAT and Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Finance

  • Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland
  • Herd Health Plans
• 2026-01-13
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 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 against 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 Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans for urgent prioritisation of SMA newborn screening implementation, delayed since the Ministerial announcement in 2023, with a clear time-bound commitment indicating when screening will finally commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67692/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in particular to confirm the current status of its emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59110/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a new ambulance base in County Meath to improve emergency response times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59111/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on respite care services, retirement homes, and living facilities for pensioners in County Meath; and whether additional respite beds and developments will be made for the rest of 2025 and 2026. [59112/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to upgrade services in the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan County Meath over the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59113/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60074/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GP’s accepting medical card patients in County Meath; the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60075/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath on waiting lists for a new home care package; and additional hours under current home care package, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60076/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for home care and for additional home care hours in county Meath; and the average waiting time for each waiting lists, in tabular form. [60077/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs registered in County Meath. [60078/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices currently accepting new medical card patients in County Meath and at the same point in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60079/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of children in County Meath that received all routine dental check-ups through the Schools Programme; the number who have not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60080/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments that have been cancelled at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in quarters 1 and 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60081/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans to scrap the subsidised blister pack cost to the public starting in January 2026; if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54893/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding in place for adults suffering from ADHD and depression to cover the cost of therapy sessions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54895/25]
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Muiriosa Foundation Health

  • Disability Service Providers lobby Governand and local public representatives to support the pre-Budget 2026 Campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to highlight issues facing people with ID and autism, and their families, including the critical sustainability issues that are facing these organisations providing support services
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  The Wheel Community

  • The Wheel hosted launch event for our Pre-Budget Submission 2026. It comprised a panel discussion with speakers from community and voluntary organisations and an overview of The Wheel's priorities for Budget 2026. We invited Ministers, TDs and Senators from the most relevant departments and joint Oireachtas committees and several attended in person.
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health

  • Call for Investment in Budget 2026 to begin to implement the commitments to the development of neurorehabilitation services within the current Programme for Government
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health

  • MS Ireland launched Pre-Budget submission
• 2025-09-17
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group.
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-10
  LOBBY
  Prosper Meath CLG Health

  • Email invitation to the Prosper Meath Summer BBQ from the CEO
• 2025-09-09
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol health information labelling
• 2025-08-18
  LOBBY
  Samaritans Ireland Health

  • Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research – which included the following asks:
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently practicing in County Meath; the GP-to-population ratio for the county; how this compares with the national average and with neighbouring counties such as Louth, Kildare, and Westmeath; her Department's assessment of the impact of this disparity on patient access; the specific actions being taken to improve GP coverage in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41443/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of both unfilled and filled adult multidisciplinary therapy posts in County Meath in 2024 and 2025, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form. [41444/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Our Lady's Hospital Navan, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41445/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and the impact on the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39317/25]
• 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
• 2025-06-25
  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
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–82
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
• 2025-06-11
  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
• 2025-05-28
  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 against the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 5 returns Health

  • Daffodil Day 2025
  • Timely access to cancer diagnostics
  • Radiation oncology services
  • Timely access to cancer treatment
  • Psycho-oncology
• 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
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • To establish an Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Support for a cardiovascular patient.
• 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 Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health in relation to the long awaited inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate, why the data regulations have yet to be signed off on, which would finally enable the formal commencement of this inquiry after many years of delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24692/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a regulatory framework for the currently unregulated role of physician assistants, enabling this role to be formally integrated into the healthcare system at a time when skilled staff are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24252/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lifting the recruitment embargo to allow for the employment of physician assistants already in training or in clinical placements in hospitals here, at a time when skilled healthcare staff are required to be retained in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24253/25]
• 2025-05-12
  LOBBY
  Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Health

  • National meals on Wheels Information Day to highlight the work of the Network and of Meals on Wheels providers
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics and non-urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics by age group (women under age 30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-49, 50-59, 60+), including the waiting time period per age group in each specific clinic, in tabular form. [22179/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reasons for outsourcing public patients to private radiation therapy services each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22180/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the implementation group to progress the recommendations from the radiation therapy review will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22181/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years and their families to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22182/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding that is required on an annual basis for the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22183/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22184/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22185/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22186/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22187/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22188/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22189/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Children's Health Ireland, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22190/25]
• 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 Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Waterford, now managed by Dublin and South East Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [18899/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Waterford, now managed by Dublin and South East Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [18900/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for carer funding and for a carer provision for HSE home support in each month of 2025 in Meath, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19708/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for carer funding and for a carer provision for HSE home support in CHO 8; the average wait time per case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19709/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in CHO 8 for longer than one month, longer than three months, longer than six months, and longer than twelve months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19710/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the palliative care services that are in place in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11396/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care nurses in Meath working for the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11397/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to recruit and fund the appropriate number of professionals (details supplied) to meet the demands of the increasing number of cancer patients and survivors employed in the public health service in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11398/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her views in relation to the worry and deep frustration of families and individuals in County Meath, and across rural Ireland generally, in relation to the shortage of GPs and the consequent difficulties being experienced by many patients accessing timely GP care; and her plans to remedy this situation. [11399/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the overall number of people in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11400/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people below the age of 18 in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11401/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's current proposal for the transition of the emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11402/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the correspondence she has had with the HSE to discuss any issue relating to any upgrading or downgrading of services at the emergency department of Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11403/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the pay parity of Section 39 organisations and their workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11404/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5621/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5622/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5623/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5624/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5625/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5626/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5628/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5629/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5630/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5631/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5632/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic, and the proportion who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [5633/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate her intentions and outline her plans to retain and upgrade services at Navan Hospital accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3173/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 3 returns Health

  • General Election campaign
  • Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
  • Radiation therapy services
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Muiriosa Foundation Health

  • 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.
• 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.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Prosper Meath CLG Health

  • Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected TD's in the 2024 General Election.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Sunbed Association Health

  • Public policy on the regulation of sunbeds in Ireland
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Chronic Pain Ireland Health

  • General Election to pledge support to add chronic pain key asks to the programme for government
• 2025-01-02
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Health Policy Development for New Programme for Government
• 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
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason the additional further scale point and long-service increment applied to the clinical nurse manager 2 grade was not applied to the clinical nurse-midwife specialist grade, even though the two grades were salary linked since 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

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

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people nationwide currently awaiting the physical provision of home care hours, by county and by waiting times, on a monthly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26581/24]
• 2024-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath who are currently waiting on the physical provision of homecare hours, by waiting times, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26377/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what current process is in place in salons, and other relevant establishments, to ensure those under the age of eighteen are prohibited from using sunbeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15601/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what enforcement measures are currently in place to ensure relevant traders comply with the Sunbed Notification Regulations 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15602/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of enforcement officers working to ensure compliance with the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline any plans to review and evaluate the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, ten years on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of violations of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health what independent testing or maintenance checks take place on publicly available sunbeds (in salons, or other relevant establishments); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15606/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when funding will be released to fund the agreed pay increase to Section 39 workers funded by the HSE (details supplied) including the backdated element of the pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in County Meath, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form. [11239/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people that were on the waiting list for homecare packages in County Westmeath, at the end of each year from 2015 to 2023, in tabular form. [11240/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10467/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10468/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10469/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10470/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10471/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic and the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within 10 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral from the cancer office, in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10472/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic; the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10480/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10481/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10482/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10483/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Ireland East Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10484/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people triaged as non-urgent who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic the number who were offered an appointment in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group within 12 weeks of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [10485/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason student nurses subsistence payments of €500 per year promised for 2023 onwards, have still not been received leaving a current shortfall of €1,000 per student and leading to additional financial pressure for these students; if there is a current schedule to provide these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/24]
• 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
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of GP doctors in County Meath; the current average number of people per GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline the plan to continue with the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme beyond December 2023; the next steps for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4700/24]
• 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
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on transformation plans at Our Lady's Hospital Navan; if he will reverse the stated policy that commits to closing the accident and emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2086/24]
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that day services at IWA, formerly An Castan, Commons Road, Navan, County Meath have been cut from five days to three days; if he will outline his plans to urgently reverse this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2087/24]
• 2023-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate the HSE grading system genetic counsellors fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52758/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51645/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO8, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51646/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51647/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO 8, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51648/23]
• 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
• 2023-11-08
  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
• 2023-10-25
  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
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

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

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health in relation to an application by Meath County Council in February 2023, for capital funding for the new addiction centre project in Navan, County Meath (details supplied), the current status of this application; the schedule for a decision on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34817/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to lung rapid access clinics electronically in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30568/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to prostate rapid access clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30569/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred by their GP to pigmented skin lesion clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [30570/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of people referred from their GP to symptomatic breast disease clinics electronically, in each of the months from 2020-2023 in tabular form. [30571/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients on active cancer treatment admitted to hospital for treatment through emergency departments, in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30572/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients commencing radiotherapy treatment within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat in each of the years 2012-2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cancer treatment patients receiving a treatment summary and care plan in each of the years 2017 to 2023, in tabular form. [30574/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with metastatic cancer given chemotherapy in last month of life in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30575/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with Stage IV cancer receiving specialist palliative care in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30576/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients on cancer therapeutic clinical trials in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30577/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he has or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; the dates on which he has or will engage; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; if he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacies in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31352/23]
• 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
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the roll-out of the National Epilepsy Care Programme will take place; when patients in CHO 8 can expect to see an improvement in epilepsy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who availed of IVF treatment at private clinics across the country in 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15579/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate any outstanding psycho-oncology services posts at this moment in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to psycho-oncology services in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the BowelScreen age criteria bracket from 50 to 74 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate any measures being taken to ensure BowelScreen participation rates reach 60% compliance (2020 target date), as per the National Cancer Strategy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on BowelScreen in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in the BowelScreen on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months; and if he will provide that information in tabular form. [15585/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the BreastCheck age bracket from 45 to 74 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15586/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on BreastCheck in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15587/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in BreastCheck on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months, in tabular form. [15588/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure CervicalCheck participation rates reach 80% compliance, as per the National Cancer Strategy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15589/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received an invitation to take part in CervicalCheck on a quarterly basis from Q1 2020 and to date in 2023; the percentage of individuals who accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified months; and if he will provide that information in tabular form. [15590/23]
• 2023-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on CervicalCheck in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12629/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in organising a meeting with a person (details supplied) regarding the Civil Registration (Amendment) (Certificate of Life) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when all Section 39 staff working in long-term residential facilities who worked throughout Covid with many still awaiting the payment will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13579/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when healthcare staff working in nursing homes (details supplied) who worked throughout Covid will be paid the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13580/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide 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. [5401/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of overall patients currently waiting longer than the recommended timeframe for cancer surgery (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries postponed or cancelled each month in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3779/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for lung cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for lung cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3780/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for breast cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for breast cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3781/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for cervical cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for cervical cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3782/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for prostate cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for prostate cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3783/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for pancreatic cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for pancreatic cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3784/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for colorectal cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3785/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for stomach cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for stomach cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3786/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for brain cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for brain cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3787/23]
• 2023-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients who had surgery for bladder cancer; the number and proportion seen within the NCCP target timeframe for bladder cancer surgeries in each quarter in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/23]
• 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 Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the promised community neuro-rehabilitation teams for each CHO area, currently only two out of nine initiated, which will allow persons living with acquired conditions such as stroke and brain injury to leave hospitals more quickly to continue their recovery at home, reducing the need for longer term care, will be in place, particularly in CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63620/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for North-East Doctor On Call, NEDOC, in Meath to attend to a patient in view of the fact that parents in south County Meath seeking a doctor-on-call service for ill children have been referred to as far away as Castleblaney, County Monaghan, 85 kilometres away, due to the lack of capacity in the NEDOC service in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63842/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for North-East Doctor On Call, NEDOC, to see a patient in the various NEDOC hubs of counties Meath and Westmeath in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63845/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to drug reimbursement for the lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio; the reason that some young patients aged six to 11 years are still excluded from the reimbursement scheme; if he will intervene at this stage to ensure that the drug is made available to all cystic fibrosis patients currently in urgent need of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/23]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62370/22]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions between the HSE and his Department on improving access to services for those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62371/22]
• 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
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of times since taking over the health portfolio that he has engaged in person with communities in County Meath regarding the proposed downgrading of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61157/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the HSE, the management of Navan hospital or elected representatives for County Meath on the issue of the proposed downgrading of the hospital since receiving the review of Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61158/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61159/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average emergency department waiting times at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61160/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he had discussions with the HSE regarding investing in and enhancing the accident and emergency services at Navan hospital as a solution to any suggested problems with the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61161/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify the way the directive to the National Ambulance Service to redirect the bulk of its patients to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, from 12 December 2022 is not a further downgrade of the emergency department at Navan hospital on the part of the HSE while all such downgrading was supposed to be on hold pending the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61162/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the additional resources have been put in place at Our Lady’s Hospital in Drogheda to take the additional patients being re-directed from Navan A&E by the National Ambulance service from 12 December 2022, given that the clinicians at Drogheda Hospital have confirmed that it does not have the resources for the existing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61163/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to indicate the number of times since receiving the review on Navan hospital emergency department he has met or discussed with the HSE, hospital management or elected representatives for County Meath the issue of the downgrading of the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61325/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

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

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

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the report of the latest review of the accident and emergency and acute care facilities at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, and associated facilities will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by Children’s Health Ireland with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42135/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42136/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42137/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by University Limerick Hospitals Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42138/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42139/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42140/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by South/South West Hospital Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42141/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42142/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42143/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by Saolta University Health Care Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient and day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form. [42144/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason that the commonly used medication for hyperemesis, cariban, is not covered under the drug payment scheme; if there is a plan and schedule to include this drug in the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36841/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when the action plan for the Disability Capacity Review, which was due to be published by December 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36181/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of person hours spent in the public health system per month to deliver colonoscopies in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32671/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancers detected and the detection rate of same and the number of adenomas detected and the detection rate of same, detected through BowelScreen in each of the years from 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended prostate rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time; the number and proportion that attended within the recommended 10 working days, for each quarter between 2015 to present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32673/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of all prostate cancer diagnoses made as a result of an persons' attendance at a prostate rapid access clinic in each of the years 2015 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32674/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the absolute total number of people that attended lung rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time; the number and proportion that attended within the recommended 20 working days for each quarter between 2015 to present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32675/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of all lung cancer diagnoses made as a result of a person's attendance at a lung rapid access clinic in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32676/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health when in-person psychiatric outpatient appointments will resume with HSE psychiatrists in counties Meath, Westmeath and Louth in view of the fact that only ineffective by phone HSE psychiatric consultations are continuing despite the lifting of restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a rapid access lung clinic for a diagnostic test in each month from January 2018 to date; the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9176/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received a diagnostic test at a rapid access lung clinic in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the percentage of these patients who received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [9177/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a rapid access prostate clinic for a diagnostic test in each month from January 2018 to date; the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9178/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received a diagnostic test at a rapid access prostate clinic in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the percentage of these patients who received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [9179/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic for a diagnostic test in each month from January 2018 to date; the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9180/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received a diagnostic test at a symptomatic breast disease clinic in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the percentage of these patients who received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [9181/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had any engagement with a union (details supplied) in relation to the charge currently levied on the monthly monitor dosage system for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the present system in order that the fee for medical card holders in relation to the monthly monitor dosage unit will be covered by the medical card in the same manner as the fee is currently covered under the phased dosage system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

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

  • ✗ voted against 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 block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-24
  VOTE
  Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hearing aids through the medical card scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56632/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hearing aids through the medical card scheme in County Meath in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56633/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hearing aids through the medical card scheme in County Westmeath in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56634/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hearing aids through the medical card scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56635/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients waiting for a hearing aid installation through the medical card scheme in County Meath by wait time intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months and over in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56636/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients waiting for a hearing aid installation through the medical card scheme in County Westmeath for wait time intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months and over in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56637/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on hearing aid installations for County Meath through the medical card scheme in each of the years 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56660/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on hearing aid installations for County Westmeath through the medical card scheme in each of the years 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56661/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on hearing aid installations in each county through the medical card scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56662/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason that the cardiac rehabilitation service in Our Lady’s hospital Navan, County Meath has remained suspended since January 2021; the schedule for the recommencement of this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53563/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will be downgraded from 24 hours to 12 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50826/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will not be downgraded to a model two hospital in line with the 2013 Health National Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50827/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he received a request from persons (details supplied) to include all Members of Dáil Éireann from County Meath in a scheduled meeting concerning Navan hospital with persons following a Topical Issue debate on 28 September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50947/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he received correspondence from this Deputy and other Members of Dáil Éireann from County Meath requesting inclusion to a scheduled meeting concerning Navan hospital with persons (details supplied); if he responded to the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50948/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if the scheduled meeting took place between persons (details supplied) and him concerning Navan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50949/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to save Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan from downgrading to a model two hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50950/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the HSE and discuss the possibility of keeping Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan as a 24-hour accident and emergency service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50951/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan is to reduce its accident and emergency services from 24 hours to 12 hours per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48811/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his plans to maintain services at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48812/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48813/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors that were employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48814/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses that were employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48815/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total funding for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48816/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients diverted from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan accident and emergency to Our Lady’s Hospital, Drogheda accident and emergency in the period July to September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan was on a list of nine hospitals targeted by the HSE Mallow Report which proposed the downgrading of its accident and emergency services from 24 hours to 12 hours per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current plans for the new regional hospital which is to be located in Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the specific timeline for the proposed new regional hospital in Navan; the expected start and finish dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48821/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE still has plans to downgrade Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan to a model 2 hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48822/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan has been under resourced and understaffed in a planned manner designed to reduce services and the capabilities of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes multidisciplinary team; his views on whether psychosocial support in diabetes care is not formally embedded as part of diabetes management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46058/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to provide a diabetes psychology resource to each community diabetes specialist team hub under the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease Implementation Guide; his views on whether access to psychosocial support in these teams should be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46059/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46060/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a clinical psychologist to the diabetes multidisciplinary team in Navan Hospital or Navan primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46061/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been withheld from an organisation (details supplied); if he will reconsider the provision of such funding to keep the service in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46248/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his plans to clear the backlog of waiting lists to see mental health therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of an employer’s employment rights liability in cases in which a Covid-19 worker refuses to work beside a non-vaccinated worker on the basis that it could affect their health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40271/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he has requested an extension to the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes which ended on 30 June 2021 in view of the new reports of a further wave of a Covid-19 delta variant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40308/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount that was paid out nationwide on the temporary assistance payment scheme since its introduction for nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40309/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes nationwide that required support from the temporary assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40310/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40311/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40312/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that claimed the temporary assistance payment scheme by county in tabular form. [40313/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the additional resources he has put in place for nursing homes based on the cessation of the temporary assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40314/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases that were recorded in nursing homes in County Meath since the start of the pandemic to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40315/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 deaths that were recorded in nursing homes in County Meath since the start of the pandemic to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40316/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases that were recorded in nursing homes in County Westmeath since the start of the pandemic to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40317/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 deaths that were recorded in nursing homes in County Meath since the start of the pandemic to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40318/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths that were recorded in nursing homes in each county since the start of the pandemic in tabular form. [40319/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home staff that were recorded as Covid-19 cases in County Meath since the start of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home staff that were recorded as Covid-19 cases in County Westmeath since the start of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40321/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average number of staff that were employed in nursing homes in each county nationwide in each of the years 2019 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40322/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients who have been on the waiting list for a cancer related hospital appointments in County Meath per month in 2019, 2020 and to date 2021, in tabular form. [40345/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients who have been on the waiting list for cancer related hospital appointments in County Westmeath per month in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40346/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been recorded as having a late diagnosis of their cancer in County Meath resulting in a stage 4 or 5 diagnosis in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been recorded as having a late diagnosis of their cancer in County Westmeath resulting in a stage 4 or 5 diagnosis in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40348/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who had late stage 4 or 5 diagnosis of their cancer in all counties nationwide in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40349/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of cervical checks in County Meath in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40350/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if there are still specific Covid-19 restrictions on wedding receptions; and if these receptions are now governed by indoor dining regulations. [40579/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the last occasion on which a Department-wide review of all funding within his Department took place; the frequency of such reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s strategy for the specific allocation and utilisation of resources to tackle mental health issues in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41268/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s strategy for the specific allocation and utilisation of resources to tackle mental health issues in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who sought help from mental health services in each county, by age and gender in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41270/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on mental health services in each county in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41271/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to tackle waiting lists for persons needing mental health services in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41272/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to tackle waiting lists for persons needing mental health services in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41273/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on appointments with a therapist in the mental health services in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41274/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on appointments with a therapist in the mental health services in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41275/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on current waiting lists for mental health services in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41276/21]
• 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
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current turnaround time for applications for physiotherapist registration to an agency (details supplied); the average turnaround time in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the plan to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28507/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists that are currently working on a voluntary capacity within HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s policy on the recruitment of assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity by HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the measures he plans to put in place to reduce the waiting time for dialectical behaviour therapy, a time sensitive therapy, which is currently standing at two years in the Louth-Meath HSE area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26427/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✗ voted against 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]

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended a symptomatic breast disease clinic for a diagnostic test in each month from January 2020 to January 2021; and the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe in tabular form. [18203/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that received a diagnostic test at a rapid access lung clinic in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the percentage of these patients that received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [18204/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that received a diagnostic test at a rapid access prostate clinic in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the percentage of these patients that received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [18205/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if there is a schedule for the approval and implementation of a vaccination program for vulnerable children with underlying conditions under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18609/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received a diagnostic test at a symptomatic breast disease clinic in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the percentage of these patients who received a diagnosis of cancer in tabular form. [19024/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were on active cancer treatment in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the percentage of these patients that were admitted to hospital for cancer treatment through emergency departments in tabular form. [19025/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with lung cancer at stages 1 to 4, respectively in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [15751/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a rapid access lung clinic for a diagnostic test in each month from January 2020 to January 2021; the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15752/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended a rapid access prostate clinic for a diagnostic test during each month from January 2020 to January 2021; the percentage of these appointments that were seen within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15753/21]
• 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
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if addiction services have been transferred from Navan to Drogheda; if so, the reason for same; the number of staff and service users affected; the alternative site or service options that were considered and ruled out; the reason for same; if it is intended to return services to Navan; if so, the date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1153/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if it is safe for persons aged under 16 years and women who are pregnant to receive a vaccine for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/21]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the reason teachers who are 28 weeks plus pregnant are being denied Covid-19 based health and safety leave by Medmark occupational health care for teachers on HSE advice despite the recommendations of their doctors, and the relevant medical bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39634/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses, respectively, employed in Navan and Mullingar regional hospitals in January 2020 pre Covid and in September and October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39633/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting face-to-face psychology appointments prior to March 2020; the number of appointments conducted in the period March 2020 to August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25984/20]
• 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 against 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
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 following the positive tests for the disease in counties Meath and Westmeath in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/20]
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to rapid access prostate clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30438/20]
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to rapid access lung clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30439/20]
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to symptomatic breast disease clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30440/20]
• 2020-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving chemotherapy in each month from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30441/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if it is possible to see if a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 has not observed the isolation period, potentially infecting others by using the track and tracing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of positive Covid-19 transmissions that have been linked to retail outlets using the track and tracing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/20]
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a service will be enabled for mental health awareness when schools reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20716/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20687/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county; the average waiting times for appointments; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20688/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care support in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months, by county; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20690/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the number who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20691/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an endoscopy at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the number who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20692/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath CHO8 by county; the number who have been waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 months and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20694/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath CHO8, by county; the number who have been waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 months and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath CHO8 by county; the number who have been waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 months and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county, over each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county, that have reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; if centres will not be in a position to reopen by September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20699/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county, that have submitted applications for funding to reopen; the amount required; the amount allocated to date by his Department; the amount that will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in counties Meath and Westmeath, by county; the average waiting time for an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20701/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Meath and Westmeath by county who are awaiting an appointment for early intervention, by therapy; the number who are waiting less than six, six to 12 and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20702/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a roadmap for the reopening of general practitioner and health centre services, many of which are continuing to provide diagnostic and prescription services by phone or internet only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer by HSE region each month since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17083/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving chemotherapy each month between January 2019 and June 2020, in tabular form. [17084/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients finishing active treatment each month since January 2019, in tabular form. [17085/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if he will make a roadmap available indicating the plans in place to roll out a return of day services for adults with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12205/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will be taking to prioritise cancer screening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the steps he will be taking to ensure PPE is made available to essential healthcare support organisations, such as an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11073/20]