Pádraig O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil · Cork North-Central

Activity on Health — 1068 events (132 lobbying · 890 questions · 67 votes) full profile →

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

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Cork will receive oncology treatment on the original date proposed and not have it pushed back unnecessarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/26]
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the revised pharmaceutical framework agreements; the way in which the HSE intends to operate the clock-stop procedures; whether all dates relevant to clock stops will be published via a reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24359/26]
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the changes to the reimbursement system forthcoming on foot of the new pharmaceutical framework agreements; the assurances that can be given to patients that decisions on medicines will be made faster; and if the governance of the reimbursement system will ensure this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24360/26]
• 2026-04-02
  LOBBY
  Medical Emergency Response Education and Training

  • Medical Emergency Response Ireland (MER) provided written communications to members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in advance of a meeting on health services for allergies. The communication introduced the organisation and its objectives, and shared findings from a report on emergency preparedness in schools, including access to emergency medicines, training, and identified gaps in resources.
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons in residential care in the Cork/Kerry health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19756/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the expanded newborn bloodspot screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be fully operational nationwide; the steps being taken to ensure timely rollout across all maternity units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20000/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the work of the Implementation Oversight Group established under the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030, including its current priorities and expected timelines for publishing the full implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20001/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce diagnostic delays for people with rare diseases, given evidence that the average time to diagnosis in Ireland exceeds six years, and that many patients experience initial misdiagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20002/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department plans to expand Ireland's participation in rare disease research and clinical trials, particularly through the Rare Disease Research Catalyst Consortium and the Rare Disease Clinical Trial Network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20003/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase rare disease education and training for healthcare professionals, including the integration of new HSE rare disease training programmes and collaboration with the National Rare Diseases Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20004/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the NCPE is correctly constituted and has sufficient governance to ensure it can discharge its duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20184/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTEs now working in the rare disease section of her Department; the number of the posts which are filled; the number of vacancies there are; and the further plans there are for expansion. [20185/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of AAC devices funded by the State for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the length of time recipients typically waiting for the provision and training for such a device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20187/26]
• 2026-03-11
  LOBBY
  Health Research Charities Ireland Health

  • Support for the asks contained in the HRCI Position Paper 2026
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an appraisal of the work that has been carried out on a review of the drugs reimbursement scheme and the creation of an early access scheme as per Programme for Government commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17474/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on plans for the new elective hospital for Cork; the indicative timeline for when planning will be ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17475/26]
• 2026-03-04
  LOBBY
  Vape Business Ireland Health

  • Legislation on vaping
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [69862/25]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the HSE rehabilitation services lists and costs, on an in-patient basis and, separately, in an outpatient basis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14179/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will reimburse the full cost of the treatment abroad scheme in-lieu of The National Rehabilitation Hospital being unable to provide for outpatient rehabilitation services in a timely manner, where the service is one that the HSE provides in Ireland and the fee charged is below the €194 cap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14180/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the sources of referrals to the National Rehabilitation Hospital including referrals from specific hospitals and units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14181/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if all patients that receive treatment abroad under the treatment abroad scheme are eligible for care packages such as assigned carers and other supports the same as those that received rehabilitation treatment through The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the steps to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) continues to be supported into the future, given its role in delivering oral health prevention programmes for vulnerable groups across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14989/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she recognises the importance of the oral health prevention programmes delivered by an organisation (details supplied) in DEIS primary schools, work with the traveller community and with Men’s Sheds; and if she will outline whether additional funding or resources will be made available to enable the foundation to expand its work with children in DEIS schools, and other vulnerable groups particularly in areas of high need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14990/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2159, 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228 and 2229 of 13 January 2026, the number of chartered physiotherapists employed full-time by the HSE; the waiting lists for MSK/physiotherapy services; her views on whether certified athletic therapists are qualified to address the high percentage of MSK disorders to reducing waiting times; if, so, the steps being taken to use certified athletic therapists to reduce such waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7777/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2159, 2192 to 2196, inclusive, and 2225 to 2229, inclusive, of 13 January 2026, of the list of professions seeking to be regulated, if she is satisfied those professions represent a risk to public safety and non-regulation is appropriate; regarding her decision not to regulate any further profession for a number of years, should a risk to patient safety materialise or become evident, whether she has a mechanism to regulate a relevant profession, ahead of the new proposed framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7778/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2159, 2192 to 2196, inclusive, and 2225 to 2229, inclusive, of 13 January 2026, the way in which she plans in the intervening period to address existing or emerging risks relating to those professions seeking to be regulated or any other profession that may pose a risk to patient safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7779/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason low-dose atropine (0.05%) eye drops for myopia control are difficult to obtain or totally unavailable (details supplied); if she will make provision for this medicine to be sourced for children who need them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7918/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a cohort of post-surgery clients can be considered for the reimbursement scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5828/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the 24-acute beds for Mallow General Hospital will be operational; if there are specific timelines or factors contributing to any delays in the commissioning of these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6168/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a reimbursement application for the drug vyloy zolbetuximab which is used for gastric and gastroesophageal cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6270/26]
• 2026-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing issue of chronic dentist understaffing in Cork and Kerry, and the significant impact this is having on access to dental services for the public; when the oral health policy will be fully implemented, particularly in relation to addressing staffing shortages with a view to improving delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4484/26]
• 2026-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the current overcrowding issues at Cork University Hospital, particularly in the emergency department; the immediate measures she plans to implement to alleviate pressure on the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4483/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for Psychotherapy Health

  • ICP concerns & recommendations re: the proposed CORU Standards of Proficiency & Criteria for Education & Training Programmes for Psychotherapists.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited 3 returns Health

  • Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
  • Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities
  • Rare Disease Policy
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Orphan Medicines - The access challenge & consequences for those affected
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Novartis Ireland Limited 2 returns Health

  • Invited to the Joint Oireachtas All Party Committee on Orphan Drugs (3/12/25)
  • Invitation to a meeting to discuss EU and Irish Cardiovascular Strategy
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions

  • On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish health insurance industry
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Irish Hospice Foundation Health

  • Written request to Chair and members of Oireachtas Committee on Health seeking opportunity to present findings from a report on the end of life experiences of older people to the Committee.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 3 returns Health

  • Regional investment needs for cancer services
  • Oireachtas Committee on Health
  • Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP Health

  • Raised concerns about the Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice Health

  • LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Forum Ireland Health

  • To ensure meaningful inclusion of alcohol as a policy priority within the new National Drug Strategy.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Pender & Associates Ltd 2 returns Health

  • Letter seeking engagement on oral health policy
  • Engagement relating to the needs of oral healthcare
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Pro Life Campaign Health

  • Motion by Paul Murphy on the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023, proposing restoration of the bill to the Order Paper
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  National Centre for Youth Mental Health Health

  • Letter to the Oireachtas regarding subcommittee on mental health.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) DAC 2 returns Health

  • Alexion - Joint Committee on Health session on the treatment of rare diseases
  • Alexion - Rare disease policy and access to medicines
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Health

  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will include enhanced flu vaccines for older people in the procurement process for the next flu season, as recommended by the NIAC; and if she will clarify whether both types of enhanced flu vaccine routinely available in other European countries, including adjuvated and high dose vaccines, will be considered for inclusion in this tender. [4519/26]
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will request that the NIAC update its recommendation on enhanced influenza vaccination for older persons, given the large number of hospitalisations for flu this season, and the fact the existing recommendation has not been updated since 2021. [4520/26]
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering introducing legislation to regulate or restrict the sale of nitrous oxide, particularly to prevent the sale of such substances to persons under the age of 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4640/26]
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current legal status of nitrous oxide in Ireland; the legislation under which its sale, possession, or use is regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4641/26]
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has launched any public information campaigns to raise awareness of the use of nitrous oxide, particularly within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4642/26]
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • IFA Budget 2026 Briefing
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Illumina Cambridge Ltd Health

  • National Genomics Strategy
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  GSK Health

  • Immunisation against RSV
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Pfizer Health

  • Expansion of the National Immunisation Programme to include RSV vaccination for older adults
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) Health

  • Regarding the bill for endometriosis care
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health

  • Representatives invited to MS Ireland's national conference
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited 2 returns Health

  • AV Room Briefing Event to discuss a Proposal for an Early Access Programme for Innovative Oncology Medicines
  • Meeting request to discuss protection for over 65s in winter flu season
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Danone Ireland Health

  • Engagement with members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, highlighting support for recommendations from INDI and IrSPEN, regarding the role of high-protein oral nutritional supplements in supporting positive health outcomes for patients
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG 2 returns Health

  • Coru - Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board
  • Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Health

  • Moving Codeine containing OTC medicines from pharmacy only to prescription.
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Youth drinking
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Medical Organisation Health

  • Digitalisation of the Health Services
• 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
  Fórsa trade union Health

  • Seeking changes to hiring practices in the HSE. Specifically backfilling maternity leave roles
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Meeting with the Irish Heart Foundation
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Cork Simon Community Housing

  • Various aspects relating to single adult homelessness, including extent of single adult homelessness in the Southwest, rough sleeping, homeless deaths in the Southwest, mental health and homelessness, and exclusion.
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Health

  • Issues related to health policy
• 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
  Muscular Dystrophy Society of Ireland GLC Health

  • Written statement in response to the Joint Committee on Health’s call for evidence on issues relating to rare diseases, including access to and reimbursement for medicines.
• 2026-01-13
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Health Policy Awareness
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical card applications received for persons aged over 70 for the years 2020 to date in 2025, by year; the number approved; the number refused; the number of appeals lodged following refusals; of those appeals the number granted on review and the number in which the original decision was upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74076/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the timeline for the development by her Department, of a framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals into the future; the organisations with whom it is intended to consult with in drawing up the framework; the timeline for these consultations; whether she expects a revised policy to emerge as a consequence of any new framework; the date she expects any new regulatory framework or policy to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74552/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the precise process her Department has in place for considering whether a profession should be regulated by CORU; to provide a list of professions that have sought to be regulated since the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended) was enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74553/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, where a medical profession has sought to be regulated by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), and where a decision not to regulate such a profession at this juncture has been made, the process by which her Department has arrived at such a decision and rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74554/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, if she is aware of an organisation (details supplied), representing a healthcare profession that has been seeking to be regulated for over 15 years; whether it is proposed to regulate this profession as requested; the specific reasons no progress has been made on this request; her views that non-regulation of this profession to date poses a risk to patient safety, or puts this profession at a disadvantage over similar professions which are regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74555/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of Athletic Therapy as a profession; the qualifications required to become a certified athletic therapist; the medical conditions which such therapists are qualified to manage and the difference between athletic therapy and physiotherapy; the potential for both professions to be employed by the health care sector to help reduce waiting lists for a range of musculoskeletal treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74556/25]
• 2026-01-08
  LOBBY
  The Union of Students in Ireland Health

  • Supporting Labour Party Motion for Drug Decriminalisation
• 2026-01-07
  LOBBY
  Polio Survivors Ireland Health

  • Organised and invited TDs and Senators to AV Room event in Leinster House, to mark World Polio Day 2025
• 2026-01-07
  LOBBY
  Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health

  • Formally classifying COVID-19 as an occupational disease in Ireland
• 2026-01-06
  LOBBY
  Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health

  • Establishment of a cross-party group to raise awareness of neurological conditions
• 2026-01-05
  LOBBY
  Chime Health

  • To advocate for a National Hearing Care Plan
• 2025-12-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry Health

  • Medicines Assessment and Reimbursement Process in Ireland
• 2025-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical card applications received for persons aged over 70 in 2025; the number approved; the number refused; the number of appeals lodged following refusals; and, of those appeals, the number granted on review; and the number in which the original decision was upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73690/25]
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department’s programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72198/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department carried out an assessment of the financial or clinical impact of introducing a blister pack charge, particularly for older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72225/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number and grades of additional clinical staff identified as necessary to increase patient access to orthodontic services; when recruitment for these posts will commence; the projected impact this staffing increase is expected to have on current waiting lists; and whether funding for these additional posts has been ring-fenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72257/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the details of the proposed once-off orthodontic grant of €3,000 for eligible patients; the criteria that will be used to determine eligibility; the way in which the allocation of the grant will operate in practice; whether this measure is intended to permanently supplement public capacity or serve as a temporary intervention to address waiting list pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72258/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the proposed orthodontic grant will interact with the existing 20% tax relief on orthodontic treatment; if her Department has estimated the total net out-of-pocket cost remaining for families after both supports; whether measures are being considered for families who cannot claim tax relief due to low income or non-taxpayer status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72259/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason 890 clients in Cork were awaiting home support at the end of October 2025, representing 3,130 hours of unmet need, including 543 awaiting a new home support service and 347 awaiting additional hours; the actions being taken by the HSE South West to address these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72260/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the recruitment and retention challenges for Health Care Assistant staff in Cork and Kerry, given the acknowledged impact on service delivery and waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72261/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Care Assistants (Home Support) in Cork and Kerry in 2025; the number of candidates screened and appointed; the extent to which these campaigns will address the staffing shortages reported by the HSE Southwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72262/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason no autism diagnostic assessments are being conducted directly within primary care in the HSE Southwest; the reason a primary care autism team has not been established to provide this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72263/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of outsourcing autism diagnostic assessments in the HSE Southwest; the number of assessments delivered through private providers in each of the past three years; whether direct provision through a primary care team will reduce these costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72264/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels required to provide an in-house autism diagnostic service within primary care in the Southwest; whether recruitment for these posts has begun or is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72265/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in commencing construction of the new ten-bed rehabilitative residential unit in Midleton to replace the Owenacurra facility; the updated timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72266/25]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if community mental health teams in the HSE Southwest are currently accepting more new cases than they are discharging; the actions which are being taken to address capacity pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72267/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will officially open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67615/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the joint statement from groups regarding changing the reimbursement arrangements for high-protein oral nutritional supplements (ONS) (details supplied); if she is aware that the expert view has warned that such changes would undermine evidence-based nutrition support for vulnerable patients; if high-protein ONS will remain available to all patients for whom they are clinically indicated without proposed additional restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65429/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been received from the cumulative savings through reduced medicine reimbursements and pharmacy fee remuneration since 2009; the way in which those funds have been allocated within the health budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65953/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city and county managers or those of a similar grade in her Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65996/25]
• 2025-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of each recommendation; if the implementation oversight group has been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63427/25]
• 2025-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made by her Department regarding the Programme for Government commitment to explore early access schemes for medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63426/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to ensure an adequate complement of healthcare staff at Cork Prison following the recent Annual Report of the office of the Inspector of Prisons which stated there is a need to increase the GP hours on site; if there are plans to recruit additional nursing staff; if there are plans to strengthen psychology and addiction services for prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63734/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will engage with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding the shortage of radiation therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63235/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the efforts her Department is making to ensure a greater uptake of women attend the BreastCheck screening considering less than 70% of women accept an appointment for first mammogram; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63236/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently eligible for BreastCheck screening who are waiting for their first appointment in the CHO 4 area; the number of individuals currently awaiting follow up appointments in the same area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63237/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of breast screening locations in Cork; if consideration has been given to increasing the number of locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63238/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the number of breast screening locations nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63239/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in Cork currently accepting new medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63680/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to expanding the criteria of the occupational injuries benefit scheme to include healthcare workers that are suffering with long-Covid symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61637/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the Government will commit to integrating Gaelic games more formally into national health, education and community development policies, given their role in promoting physical activity, social cohesion and youth engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58547/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to ensure that genomic services uphold the highest ethical standards, particularly regarding informed consent, data privacy, equitable access and the potential for incidental findings, while expanding access to genetic testing and personalised medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58548/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure a life changing prostate cancer medication (details supplied) will be made available to medically suitable patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58715/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for a treatment facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59337/25]
• 2025-10-28
  LOBBY
  Age Action Health

  • Failures in care of older people in long term residential care
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the engagement she has had with the sector in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57323/25]
• 2025-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently review the allocation of funding under the animal welfare grant programme and the designation of authorised officers under Section 37 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54239/25]
• 2025-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the Glanmire primary healthcare centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54279/25]
• 2025-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response times in Cork North Central; if the response times are meeting those as set out by HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53687/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the bed capacity across the hospitals in Cork; if she will provide an update on the commitment made in 2024 to provide an additional 472 hospital beds across Cork by 2031; the timeline for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52196/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline and delivery of the new elective hospital for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52195/25]
• 2025-10-01
  LOBBY
  Childhood Cancer Foundation Health

  • To ask TDs to submit a parliamentary question on the lack of paediatric bone marrow transplant currently available in Ireland
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to pre-budget requests from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52229/25]
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available in budget 2026 to address critical staffing shortages and infrastructure gaps in CAMHS for young persons with moderate to severe mental health needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52230/25]
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of children on the CAMHS assessment waiting lists for each of the CHOs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52231/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [48524/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was removed from the existing health research board funded national clinical trials office (details supplied) before an alternative was put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51471/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the recommendations from the national clinical trials oversight group she plans to progress; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51472/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51947/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital for Cork as of the end of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51948/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in Budget 2026, that are experiencing a significant increase in demand for services nationally, particularly in community based care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52141/25]
• 2025-09-25
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Rare disease strategy
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2021 to 2025 on waiting lists in Cork University Hospital who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50547/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made by her Department in expanding the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50779/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new surgical hub for Cork; the estimated date for opening; the number of operating theatres and procedure rooms it will consist of; the number of patients expected to be seen daily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50304/25]
• 2025-09-22
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Met local TDs at an Epilepsy Ireland event highlighting why epilepsy should be added to the HSE's Chronic Disease Mangement Programme (CDMP)
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited 3 returns Health

  • Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Awareness
  • Rare Disease Policy
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Medical Organisation Health

  • Mental Health Bill
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Affordable Medicines Ireland Company CLG Health

  • Representation to the Dept. of Health and public representatives on EU Pharmaceutical package.
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland 2 returns Health

  • Request to prioritise rare diseases for discussion at Health Committee meetings
  • Seeking to highlight rare diseases during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026 with an official event during the presidency
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  National Infertility Support and Information Group Health

  • NISIG emailed members of the Oireachtas our 2026 pre-budget submission. Key asks in the pre-budget submission included funding our NISIG Helpline, a request for a wider and more sufficiently funded public funded IVF scheme. Also, that eligibility and criteria be broad, equitable, inclusive and reflective of those who seek infertility treatment. Also, that donor conception must be ready to roll out in conjunction with the establishment of the new Regulatory Authority
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  Janssen Sciences Ireland UC Health

  • Engagement with Oireachtas members on patient access to new medicines
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Chime Health

  • To advocate for a National Hearing Care Plan
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Health

  • Engagement with Oireachtas members on health policy issues
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Health

  • Joint LGBTQ+ Parenting Alliance Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health regarding the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Amendment Bill 2025
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Pfizer 2 returns Health

  • Ireland's medicine reimbursement system and funding for access to new medicines and vaccines
  • Expansion of the National Immunisation Programme to include RSV protection for infants and older adults
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns Health

  • National Cancer Strategy
  • Migrant communities access to healthcare
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Movember Health

  • Liaison on the upcoming launch of the Real Face of Men's Health report which makes clear the need for the government to progress the National Men's Health Action plan, with a range of recommendations on priority areas including the need for cross government support statement and clarity on initial funding for the action plan.
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Novartis Ireland Limited Health

  • Rare Disease Ireland invite to Leinster House
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Vape Business Ireland Health

  • Regulation of vaping
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) DAC 3 returns Health

  • Alexion - Cork office launch event
  • Inequity of access to innovative oncology medicines for patients in Ireland
  • Sharing a Proposal for an Early Access Programme for Innovative Oncology Medicines Budget 2026
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  GSK Health

  • Access and reimbursement timelines for medicines
• 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
  National Youth Council of Ireland Health

  • National Drugs Strategy
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Galway Centre for Independent Living Health

  • Lack of affordable accessible transport for Galway city and county.
• 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
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd Health

  • Cardiovascular Health Policy in Ireland and the EU
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Mental Health Reform 2 returns Health

  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: MHR submission and Presentation on observations on the Mental Health Bill
  • Mental Health Bill 2024 & mental health party political view points
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Pro Life Campaign Health

  • Asked TDs to submit parliamentary questions on areas related to abortion policy
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Pender & Associates Ltd 2 returns Health

  • Pre-Budget 2026 engagement relating to the needs of oral healthcare
  • Engagement on dental policy
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  EHF29 LTD Health

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

  • Meeting request to discuss protection for over 65s in winter flu season
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited Health

  • Meeting to discuss cystic fibrosis in Ireland and access to medicines for CF
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland 2 returns Health

  • MS Ireland launched Pre-Budget submission
  • Courtesy communications sent to members
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Home and Community Care Ireland Health

  • Engagement with Oireachtas Members on home care issues
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • Pre-Budget Submission
• 2025-09-17
  LOBBY
  Genseq diagnostics Ltd Health

  • Inclusion of commercial laboratory operators in Public Information Notices
• 2025-09-16
  LOBBY
  Irish Association of Social Workers Health

  • Opening Statement by the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-11
  LOBBY
  Novartis Ireland Limited Health

  • Timely inclusion of SMA in heel prick test
• 2025-09-09
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol health information labelling
• 2025-09-05
  LOBBY
  Gilead Sciences Ireland UC Health

  • Meetings to discuss HIV and Hep-C health-policy
• 2025-09-03
  LOBBY
  BioMarin International Limited Health

  • Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU
• 2025-09-01
  LOBBY
  Irish Lung Fibrosis Association Health

  • Kathleen O'Meara, Public Affairs Consultant and ILFA members made representations to John Lahart who supported the launch of the prospectus report in Leinster House AV Room on the 11th June 2025
• 2025-08-29
  LOBBY
  SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG Health

  • SMA and adult access to treatment
• 2025-08-27
  LOBBY
  Health Research Charities Ireland Health

  • Support for the asks contained in the HRCI Position Paper 2025
• 2025-08-22
  LOBBY
  Polio Survivors Ireland Health

  • Wrote to the Joint Committee on Health
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline details of any programmes under which the HSE may facilitate access to medicines in emergency circumstances for medicines not on the reimbursement list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40320/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the anticipated timelines associated with the Programme for Government commitment to explore early access schemes for reimbursement of medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40321/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on new medicines and new uses of existing medicines from January 2025 to 31 May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40322/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all aspects of the reimbursement process are in compliance with the HSE's code of governance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40323/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed update on the status of verification testing for spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency within the national newborn screening programme; when this verification phase is expected to conclude; the remaining steps that must be completed before this routine screening can begin, with particular reference to staffing, equipment and laboratory readiness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39819/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason allogeneic transplant for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the National Children’s Cancer Service; when this service will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38743/25]
• 2025-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the dosage threshold for the treatment of type ii diabetes mellitus (details supplied) to 2 mg, bringing Ireland in line with neighbouring jurisdictions, as currently reimbursement support in Ireland is available for the licensed indication and dosage including and up to 0.25 mg/0.5 mg/1 mg strength providing a four-week supply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37990/25]
• 2025-07-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a hospital (details supplied) in Cork will provide the full allocation of beds in its dementia unit to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36401/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress her Department has made in honouring the Programme for Government commitment that an early access programme for medicines would be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new elective hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34978/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of all single-use e-cigarette devices in this jurisdiction. [30313/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of flavoured and coloured e-cigarettes in this jurisdiction. [30314/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the new neurological rehabilitation beds proposed for Blarney, County Cork are now going to Mallow General Hospital; if so, whether there is a business case prepared for Mallow; if it will be funded in Budget 2026; if not, whether funding will be included in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/25]
• 2025-06-25
  LOBBY
  Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry Health

  • Implementation of the National Rare Disease Plan
• 2025-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new elective hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34948/25]
• 2025-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress her Department has made in honouring the Programme for Government commitment that an early access programme for medicines would be established by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34949/25]
• 2025-06-25
  VOTE
  Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

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

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [33563/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 divisions

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications in the process annually by CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32310/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, that were successful on the first application for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32311/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, that were subject to appeal for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32312/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average wait time of an appeal to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32313/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money taken in annually by CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32314/25]
• 2025-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of presenting complaints or categories of presenting complaints, for patients attending emergency departments; if such data is retained and examined for planning and budgetary reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31057/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of Spinal Muscular Atrophy testing in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, further to her predecessor’s commitment in November 2023 to include SMA in the heel prick test and the allocation of funding for this in Budgets 2024 and 2025; to outline the role of her Department in overseeing delivery, including progress to date on staff recruitment and equipment procurement; and to confirm when newborns in Ireland will begin to be screened for this potentially fatal disease. [29199/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis to the list of medical conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child in Cork will receive an appointment with CAMHS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30120/25]
• 2025-05-28
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider for reimbursement the new treatment VYLOY (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27585/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Pfizer 2 returns Health

  • Treatment of Amyloidosis and ATTR-CM M
  • Ireland's medicine reimbursement system and funding for access to new medicines and vaccines
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns Health

  • Daffodil Day 2025
  • Cancer care pathway
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) DAC Health

  • Alexion - Programme for Government priorities and rare disease medicines access policy
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Medical Organisation Health

  • Invitation to attend the IMO AGM 2025 educational sessions
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm 2 returns Children and Youth AffairsHealth

  • Meeting of the Parliamentary Group on Autism
  • Invited a range of public officials to the Same Chance Breakfast marking World Autism Day
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  GSK Health

  • Immunisation policy
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited 3 returns Health

  • Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities
  • Rare Disease Policy
  • Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Health information labelling of alcohol products
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health

  • Rare Disease & Life Sciences Policy
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Seeking support for Epilepsy Ireland's campaign to have epilepsy added to the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP)
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Health

  • Raising public awareness of brain health and improving sport inclusion for people impacted by brain conditions.
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will make the freestyle libre 2 system available on medical card to those using both metformin and insulin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25471/25]
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Advocacy on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Policy in Ireland
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  BioMarin International Limited Health

  • Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU.
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  ALLIANCE OF MEDICINES FOR IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Health

  • Correspondence to relevant stakeholders regarding the implications of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
• 2025-05-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • Mercosur
• 2025-05-16
  LOBBY
  Sage Advocacy Health

  • services provided by Sage Advocacy to survivors of institutional abuse
• 2025-05-15
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made regarding commitments in the Programme for Government surrounding rare diseases and specifically plans for a review of the drug reimbursement process, increasing the number of clinical trials and providing an early access scheme for new drug and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23511/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new acute hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23512/25]
• 2025-05-09
  LOBBY
  Seqirus Health

  • Discussion around enhanced influenza vaccines supply for Ireland
• 2025-05-08
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing
• 2025-04-30
  LOBBY
  Illumina Cambridge Ltd Health

  • National Genomics Strategy
• 2025-04-30
  VOTE
  Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a member of staff (details supplied) will receive clarity from the Health Service Executive regarding their employment status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19441/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the drug Duvyzat for the treatment of muscular dystrophy (givinostat) is available for reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20312/25]
• 2025-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the annual expenditure on pharmaceutical treatments by the HSE in 2024; the expenditure on new medicines for the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17737/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking, as per the Programme for Government commitments, to undertake a review of the drug reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17359/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situations where private health insurers are in some cases covering access to drugs and orphan drugs for their clients and the very same drugs are not available to public patients; if he is aware of this two tier approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17360/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the full budget for new medicines was drawn down by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17361/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of new medicines approved per annum in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17362/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the overall extent of pharmaceutical expenditure per annum in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17363/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the protocols and processes available or used by pharmacists to return unused medicines or to redistribute any paid for, yet unused medicines in the wider pharmacy sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the value of drugs, particularly orphan drugs, that go unused for one reason or another per annum; the way her Department is attempting to limit the wastage and number of medicines that expired unused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17365/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics is funded; its annual expenditure; if it is funded per application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16349/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the terms of reference of the HSE Drugs Group and the HSE products committee for medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16350/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline and publish the terms of the service level agreement between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16351/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a 90-day timeline on the carrying out of health technology assessments on the part of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics's key performance indicators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16352/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how she intends to implement the Programme for Government commitments regarding exploring early access schemes for medicines. [16353/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of spending on pharmaceutical treatments in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16354/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the HSE is adhering Schedule 1 of the IPHA Agreement in making and implementing reimbursement decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16355/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will support the establishment of a centre of excellence for the treatment of amyloidosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16451/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when her Department will fund the amyloidosis model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16453/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure timely access to diagnostics and treatment for rare diseases such as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16457/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department and or the HSE will take to ensure wastage is reduced in pharmacies with regard to the dispensation of drugs, particularly expensive drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16462/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual value of drugs in pharmacies that expire or do not get used for their intended purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/25]
• 2025-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the drug mounjaro will be considered for reimbursement as a treatment for obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16464/25]
• 2025-03-19
  LOBBY
  Health Research Charities Ireland Health

  • Enacting primary biobanking legislation
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who received the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act 1907, following proven charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 between 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11904/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who received fines under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 between 2020 to date which were less than €5,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a psychology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11369/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to implement the recommendations in a review (details supplied); if she has engaged with officials in her Department in relation to this; if she can provide a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10095/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10094/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the waiting list times for occupational therapy appointments, and CAMHS wait times, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7550/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons convicted of a €5,000 penalty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9020/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons imprisoned for six months under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9021/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons fined €250,000 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9022/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons imprisoned for up to five years under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons disqualified from owning animals under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in filling occupational therapy services at a location (details supplied), including maternity cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9071/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in filling all positions available in CH04 including maternity leave cover; the number of positions likely to be filled to ensure continuity of care for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9072/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9073/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the registration process for physiotherapists who have achieved qualifications in EU Member States; the cost of registration; the average length of time it takes to register; if there is a standard framework used across all EU Member States for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9119/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if, in light of recent storm damage, she will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under her remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9524/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to tackle the lack of dental treatment services being delivered in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9673/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is outsourcing routine orthodontic care in Cork to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9674/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand public dentistry, with a particular focus on addressing the backlog in the schools' system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9675/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy; when the first phase will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9676/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that orthodontic waiting lists in Cork are currently approximately five years for school-going children; what measures are being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if she will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9678/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if she will provide a timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9679/25]
• 2025-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8332/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [5904/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical scientists employed at Cork University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of hospital laboratories that are currently placed on their prospective risk registers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4287/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she intends on intervening on behalf of retired medical scientists who are currently excluded from pay parity with their colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4288/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the new national rare disease strategy, given that the strategy is currently in draft form and awaiting publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4290/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she intends on expediting the review of the drug reimbursement process as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4291/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on her efforts to establish a workforce planning expert unit, to work with the education sectors, regulators, and professional bodies to improve the availability of health professionals and reform their training to support integrated care across the entire health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4293/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the resourcing of the paediatric spinal surgery management unit and efforts to coordinate spinal services across all our hospitals; the number of patients awaiting paediatric spinal surgery at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4294/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres delivered nationally in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number that have encountered delays during that period; the number of primary care centres planned nationwide for 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4296/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of current difficulties with advancing the primary care centres in Glanmire, Blarney and Mayfield, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4297/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans, to reduce car parking charges at hospitals, particularly with cancer patients and their families in mind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4299/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are further plans to expand the provision of park and ride facilities to Cork University Hospital for staff and patients, in particular on the eastern approaches to the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4300/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the efforts made to appoint a new chief pharmacist to the Department; when she hopes to be in a position to make such an appointment; when she hopes to initiate a review on the pharmacy fee structure, given the urgency of the situation with a number of new Government lead initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4305/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any plans under consideration to further extend the BowelScreen cancer screening programme; if there are any plans to extend the BreastCheck screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4306/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the formulation of the new obesity plan and action plan; if she plans to keep the model of care for long Covid under review, taking account of input from patient representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4308/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to review the drugs reimbursement process and plans; if she will consider investigating new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments, including early access for rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all orphan medicines reimbursed in 2024; to confirm the date of the HSE executive management team’s decision; the date on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2320/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child in Cork (details supplied) will receive the support he needs from the child and adolescent mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2632/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person in Cork (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3099/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s recent EU tender for a platform to develop a national medicinal product catalogue; when it is expected to be delivered; if its implementation will disrupt current practices, given there is already a national file being used by community pharmacies and in other healthcare settings across the country; if so, the supports that will be in place to assist with the transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46309/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if polycystic ovary syndrome will be recognised under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1305/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to covering medications like Ozempic under the drug payment scheme for polycystic ovary syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1306/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre for Mayfield, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1669/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre for Glanmire, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital for Cork; the progress that has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1671/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting list numbers and wait times in months for children and adolescents in Cork North Lee, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the efforts being made to reduce these times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1674/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Health

  • In advance of, and during election campaign, met with a number of designated public officials to discuss party political manifesto commitments to Autism
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited 5 returns Health

  • AstraZeneca health policy priorities for the new Programme for Government
  • Life Sciences Strategy for Ireland
  • To share information on the level of vaccine protection for the over 65s population in Ireland
  • Invite to Leinster House briefing on the burden of influenza in Ireland
  • Health priorities for the Programme for Government
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited 3 returns Health

  • Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities
  • Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
  • Rare Disease Policy
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  National Infertility Support and Information Group Health

  • As part of European Fertility week 2024, NISIG wanted to highlight Ireland’s improvement in its ranking in Fertility Europe’s policy survey. We want to see Ireland increase its standing and strengthen supports regarding policy related to fertility treatment, including commencement of the health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024), widening criteria for publicly funded treatment, workplace support. This will need to be fully funded.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  BioMarin International Limited Health

  • Rare disease policy in Ireland and EU
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Veterinary Ireland Agriculture

  • Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association 2 returns Health

  • IPHA General Election Manifesto asks - (i) Faster Access to new Medicines and (ii) Increased number of Clinical Trials.
  • Issues concerning the timely reimbursement of medicines in Ireland.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Novartis Ireland Limited Health

  • Life Sciences strategy for Ireland
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health

  • INMO Pre-Budget Submission for 2025 Budget
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Gilead Sciences Ireland UC 2 returns Health

  • Sent email to DPO's to consider, in Programme for Government, a plan of action to reach 2030 HIV healthcare policy goals
  • Sent email to DPO's to consider, in election manifestos, a plan of action to reach 2030 HIV healthcare policy goals
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Inclusion of rare diseases in new Programme for Government
• 2025-01-02
  LOBBY
  MSD Health

  • Health Policy Development for New Programme for Government
• 2024-12-17
  LOBBY
  Novartis Ireland Limited Health

  • Implementation of SMA testing into the heel prick test for newborns
• 2024-12-09
  LOBBY
  DEBRA Ireland Health

  • To inform the relevant parties we lobbied earlier in the year of the outcome of Prebudget Submission following a meeting with Minister Stephen Donnelly, who has agreed to support the submission.
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if chronic kidney disease will be included in the expansion of the chronic disease management programme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the €10 million ring-fenced funding for oncology drugs announced in Budget 2025 will be sourced from the €30 million allocated for new medicines; the details of the specific ring-fencing of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45703/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that retired medical scientists are excluded from the benefit of the pay parity that was implemented in January 2024; if there are plans to include retired workers in the pay parity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44465/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Cork waiting for the insertion of spinal cord stimulators; the patient waiting time for each hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43200/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns regarding a drug (details supplied); the reason this decision is being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42179/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of staffing 18 WTEs on the community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each of the six HSE health regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40446/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of providing a multi-disciplinary team in each health region to provide therapy supports to adults utilising disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40455/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of 500 additional regional inpatient rehabilitation beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40447/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average cost of hiring 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, and 800 therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40468/24]
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery; the measures that have been taken to ensure timely treatment for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/24]
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress of an elective hospital at the St. Stephen’s site in Glanmire in County Cork; if a more indicative timeline for the project can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39278/24]
• 2024-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled positions for speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists in CHO4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) was refused a sensor technology device for type 1 diabetes; if this decision can be reviewed, given the positive impact it would have on their quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38939/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding is in place for community organisations to apply for defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have applied for compensation from the Hepatitis C and HIV Tribunal; the number that have been paid; the number that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37336/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider the reimbursement of ibrutinib plus venetoclax for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36428/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccine will be made available to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia via the medical card and drug payment scheme given that currently this cohort of patients can only avail of the vaccine privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36429/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if construction has started on the development of a helipad in Cork University Hospital; if he will provide a report on the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30926/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the maximum rebate under the cross-Border scheme has been reduced from €1,928 reimbursement to €863; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30927/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30928/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30929/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of funding and capital works that have been approved and delivered in Cork since the Government was formed in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30996/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department considered measures to procure some supplies for the 2024-25 winter flu season, following the National Immunisation Advisory Committee’s positive recommendation and an initial positive finding from HIQA regarding the merits of providing an enhanced influenza vaccine for the over-65s age cohort; the preparatory work carried out by the HSE’s National Immunisation Office regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31608/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason Huntington’s disease and other neurological conditions do not come under the standard operating procedure in CHO4 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31714/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated in Budget 2025 for the urgent upgrade and renovation of an addiction treatment centre (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31718/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be ring-fenced in budget 2025 for patients living with epidermolysis bullosa ED in order that they can access vital care that adapts to their changing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31816/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding for the clinical psychologist service based in St. James’s Hospital from 0.25 to 0.5 WTE allowing for a dedicated EB psychology for integrated community care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31817/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be considered to enhance the EB outreach nurse service at CHI in Crumlin in order that the nursing service can increase by 0.6 WTE, which will ensure integrated continuity of care across acute and community settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31818/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that could have benefitted from access to ravulizumab if positive reimbursement recommendations had been issued by the HSE for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome for these respective patient populations in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32236/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the potential direct savings the HSE would have realised, had positive reimbursement recommendations been issued by the HSE for ravulizumab, for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome, in each year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32237/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for data on the headcount within HSE’s corporate pharmaceutical unit, the HSE’s drugs group and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, in each of the past five years; if he is satisfied each group is adequately resourced to carry out their relevant functions in the pricing and reimbursement of medicines in a timely manner, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the planned application tracker on the HSE’s website, which details when a reimbursement application for a medicine is received and whether the application is progressing through the process, will go live; if he expects this to impact the current timelines associated with reimbursement for medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32239/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the planned introduction of indicative timelines for completing the reimbursement application process for medicines will go live; if he expects this to impact the current timelines associated with medicines reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the medicine reimbursement decisions taken by the HSE Drugs Group and Executive Management team, for the years 2021 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32241/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason clinical nurse midwife specialists have not received the long service increment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32255/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32314/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered measures to procure some supplies for the 2024-2025 winter flu season; if he will outline the preparatory work carried out by the HSE’s National Immunisation Office in this regard, following the National Immunisation Advisory Committee’s recommendation and an initial positive finding from HIQA regarding the merits of providing an enhanced influenza vaccine for the over-65s age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33753/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timelines between a positive recommendation from HIQA following the conclusion of a HTA and implementation of said positive recommendation by his Department and its agencies, including the HSE National Immunisation Office, for the period 2020-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33754/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the additional costs to the State's pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement system of changes to the drugs payment scheme thresholds and changes to medical card eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of growth required in the health service to remain up to date with demographic changes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30102/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times a working group on pharmaceutical medicine (details supplied) has met in 2024; the dates of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30103/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how his Department measures timeliness when it comes to accessing medicines; the evidence he has that the HSE is processing pharmaceutical applications in a timely manner, as per the commitment to timely access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30104/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of the service level agreement between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide extra resources to hospitals dealing with the significant rise in Covid-19 cases recently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28684/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans to increase funding and capacity for public PrEP services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26903/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans to allow GPs to provide PrEP to their existing patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26904/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans to utilise the existing network of sexual health clinics and HIV-AIDS volunteer groups (details supplied) to increase availability of PrEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26905/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans to allow online pharmacies to prescribe and deliver PrEP to customers in this jurisdiction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the primary care centre in Glanmire, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25702/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the supports available to teenagers at risk of self-harm and suicide-related ideation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 22 May 2024, when the HSE executive management team will be in a position to approve or make a decision on the reimbursement application for dostarlimab (jemperli) indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or advance endometrial cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/24]
• 2024-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the use of a building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25639/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 2 May 2024, if he can clarify what is meant by “limited recruitment in very specific cases”; if he will elaborate on what kind of recruitment is permitted in such instances; if there are guidelines for such cases or circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for scoliosis surgery considering she has been waiting for over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25035/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1282 of 20 March 2024; for an update on the reimbursement of pegvaliase; when a final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25057/24]
• 2024-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22349/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO in CHO 4 as of 1 May 2024 or the latest date available; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/24]
• 2024-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he last reviewed the critical skills list; if his Department has plans to address the national skills shortages in science, engineering, healthcare and social care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23170/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide specific information on the current status of the pricing and reimbursement application for dostarlimab (jemperli) indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23054/24]
• 2024-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason saw pallmeto is not reimbursed under the medical card scheme; if he will consider including same in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what measures are being taken to reduce the SEAI wait times which are currently in excess of 24-months; if consideration has been given to prioritising applications where an SEAI home upgrade would benefit a person’s health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has or will be given to the relaxation of the five-year rule for farmers in respect of the nursing home support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns regarding the relocation of paediatric services and-or ward in Cork (details supplied); if he or his Department has been briefed regarding the concerns in relation to this relocation; the capacity or number of beds available in the new paediatric unit in CUH; his views on whether it is sufficiently resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21730/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all orphan medicines reimbursed in 2023; to confirm the date of the HSE executive management team decision; the date on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 30 April 2024, the number of the integrated eye care teams that are not fully operational in each of the CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21083/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the current criteria for an over-70s medical card, in particular the assessable outgoing expenses of a person (details supplied) still operating a small farm or business, where little or no profit is accrued annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of the drug ravulizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome; when he expects this drug to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 23 April 2024, if funding will be allocated via the estimates process this year considering that the implementation model was approved in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 that are waiting for a medical appliance, for example, wheelchair, orthotics and shower chair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the €20 million in medicines savings which his Productivity and Savings Taskforce intends to achieve in 2024; whether it is intended that all of these savings will be reinvested in new medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 19 April 2023, if there is a timeline for completion of the development of a helipad in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider establishing a national eye health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19308/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and Cork county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if he will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19412/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for persons whose dentist withdraws from the medical card service or does not accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; the timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establishing a clinical care programme for those living with lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19418/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the amyloidosis model of care, which was approved by the HSE in 2022, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he or officials within his Department have engaged recently with representatives from an organisation (details supplied) regarding pay equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15532/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for long term residential care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if, following the recent publicity surrounding the provision of bras, prosthetics, and swimwear for post-mastectomy clients, he will clarify what are the entitlements; to provide a list of the companies that provide these products nationally and which of the entitlements they supply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health who the members of the Medicines Sustainability Taskforce are; how many times they have met; the projected timeline to publish and implement findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16290/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of additional staff hired by the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16291/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the expected benefits for the Irish health system of the introduction of the EU HTA regulation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16292/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when his Department will implement a maternal RSV vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16457/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when HIQA is expected to provide guidance regarding its health technology assessment of RSV vaccination; if this will allow enough time to operationalise a maternal RSV vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an out-of-hours CareDoc facility in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a situation (details supplied) regarding a contracted bed provided by the HSE as part of the nursing home subvention scheme; if the new rental income change to the fair deal scheme of 1 February 2024 will apply in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on proposals for an enhanced community care facility in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14349/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a clinic in Cork (details supplied) is currently not staffed; if provisions will be made to allocate another staff member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15077/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address details in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15078/24]
• 2024-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the impact on current drug reimbursement waiting times that he expects to see as a result of the recruitment of 36 new staff within the decision-making reimbursement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13410/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the temporary scheme created to pay healthcare workers who were unfit to work after contracting long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11803/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Mayfield, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11840/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of a primary care centre for Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given by his Department for an interim solution to screen newborn babies for SMA and SCID in order to bridge the gap between year-end 2024, given his commitment to the implementation of SMA screening in the heelprick test, and the opening of the new National Children’s Hospital in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure newborn babies are screened for SMA in 2024 as committed to by him, considering the fact that the new lab, to be located in the new National Children’s Hospital, will not be ready until at least Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11875/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reimbursement of pegvaliase, considering the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE. finished its appraisal in September 2022; when a final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11876/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how many times the critical lack of care for diabetes patients at Letterkenny University Hospital has been notified to the HSE National Risk Register. [13175/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9014/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail for each local health area as of 29 February 2024 or latest date available; the number of people on the physiotherapy waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and aged 65 plus, in tabular form. [10558/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail for each local health area as of 29 February 2024 or latest date available; the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, in tabular form. [10559/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail for each local health area as of 29 February 2024 or latest date available; the number of people on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, in tabular form. [10560/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail for each local health area as of 29 February 2024 or latest date available; the number of people on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, in tabular form. [10561/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail for each local health area as of 29 February 2024 or latest date available; the number of people on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list and within that the numbers waiting less than 4 months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and if he would indicate also for each category the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, in tabular form. [10562/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will supply data, in tabular form, for the ten fastest, and ten slowest approvals of orphan drugs by the HSE, by year (for the period 2014 to 2023), stating the date on which the applications for said drugs were received by the HSE and the data on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm if the HSE’s systems can extract spending on reimbursements in respect of orphan drugs; and if so, to provide in tabular form, the amount spent in this respect in each year 2014-2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will supply data for the ten fastest and ten slowest approvals of orphan drugs by the HSE, by year, for the period 2014 to 2023, stating the date on which the applications for said drugs were received by the HSE and the date on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9461/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure by the HSE on orphan medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9460/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the pricing and reimbursement system for medicines; the number in the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit; the number in the NCPE, the NCCP and the HSE's Medicines Management Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the Governance arrangements in place by his Department to ensure schedule 1 of the framework agreement with the pharmaceutical industry is complied with by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9450/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE’s systems can extract spending on reimbursements in respect of orphan drugs; and if so, the amount spent in this respect in each year 2014-2023 inclusive, in tabular form. [9451/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will supply data detailing the staffing breakdown of the National Rare Diseases Office, by grade and WTE rating; and the monetary allocation to and outturn spending of the NRDO for the period 2015–2023, in tabular form. [9452/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

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

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how many eye cataract operations were completed in 2023 and 2024 to date in CHO4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/24]
• 2024-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the recent pause on recruitment includes home care workers (home support); if so, if he will intervene to allow the HSE in CHO4 replace the 189 health care assistants (home support) that have retired or resigned in the period January to end September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3803/24]
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently working in the pricing and reimbursement system across the NCPE, HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit and the national cancer control programme; whether or not there are any plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding spent on new medicines in 2023 and new uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/24]
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; if he will outline the key stakeholders; when he expects the review to conclude considering the many issues facing GP practice and GP capacity at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/24]
• 2024-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding in Cork hospitals, considering 2023 was the worst year on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the instructions he gave to the HSE regarding the reimbursement of medicines in 2024 as per the letter of determination, whether patient access to medicines may be delayed pending the identification of efficiencies or if reimbursements budget impact reimbursements will flow continuously throughout 2024 commencing in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56337/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has approved staff for the HSE and the NCPE to work on the reimbursement system; the number of staff approved; if he can provide any additional information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56610/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the additional €92 million allocated to health as part of the revised estimates volume will include funding for new drugs in 2024; how much of that funding will be allocated to new drugs; if he will provide further information and clarity on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56612/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Minister for Justice regarding the need to expedite Garda vetting for homecare workers, which would lead to an average turnaround of 2-3 days as opposed to 2-4 weeks, which would assist with the onboarding of new homecare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a home support waiting list in CHO 4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53278/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to develop a graded career structure in homecare that rewards and encourages upskilling and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53280/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to find out the number of complaints made in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of complaints the PPC advised of no further action; the number of complaints referred to mediation or inquiry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51961/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the last time his Department engaged with an organisation (details supplied); to whom the organisation reports, as an agency of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/23]
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if will provide additional information on his Department’s Rare Disease Liaison Officer; if the position is vacant at present; if not, if a person has been appointed; if so, the contact details for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50753/23]
• 2023-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for an earlier appointment or be added to a cancellation list for an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50040/23]
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the virtual home hospital services within the HSE for early supported discharge in order to reduce strain on the hospital service during the winter surge; if he will provide an update on existing pilot programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48608/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding, especially in Cork hospitals which experienced record overcrowding this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/23]
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47501/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a fair deal application will be urgently reviewed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to create a chief pharmaceutical officer position in his Department; his views on the matter; if his Department has examined similar roles operational in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47953/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the regional health area implantation plan; the level of consultation that took place with HSE management; if south Tipperary and Cork will remain part of CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47954/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on European Reference Networks funding; if funding was committed to in Budget 2024; if he is aware of consultants concerns that they will lose ERN's due to failure to maintain records and standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47955/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of winter flu vaccines that have been administered to different cohorts to date in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47956/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C home testing kits; the number of kits that have been dispatched; if the scheme is proving successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47957/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an electric bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department on the proposed pharmaceutical legislation revision being delivered under the European Pharmaceutical Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48490/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned about medicine shortages this winter; what steps are being taken to ensure that a serious shortage is avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48491/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health what advice is being given to persons who do not have a medical card and will not be accepted by any GP practice due to books being closed; what option is open to persons in this regard who do not hold a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47105/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment under the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46232/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44058/23]
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

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

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views that the assessment processes for accessing new medicines are too stringent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children with scoliosis; the number waiting 0 to 4, 4 to 12, and over 12 months, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40477/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update for a progress report on the provision of primary care centre for Mayfield and Glanmire in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40419/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Cork University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; what the money was spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made in developing a new rare disease plan; when further information will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the implementation working group established following the publication of the Mazars report and tasked with reviewing the policy, legal and institutional framework within which the HSE operates, in particular the requirements as set out in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, is due to report to the Minister; if he will outline the patient groups, industry representatives and stakeholders consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; when the review is due to conclude and be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how a property which has pyrite or other deleterious materials is treated for fair deal purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a proportion of the 200 undergraduate places for Republic of Ireland students in Northern Ireland (details supplied) are set aside for candidates with DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic procedures undertaken at the CUH Dental Hospital since 1 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for an orthodontic procedure at the CUH Dental Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 725 of 27 June 2023, if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital to include staff figures for the Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Mayfield, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34967/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34968/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary care centre in Blarney, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34969/23]
• 2023-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of ENT consultants in Dublin; how many patients these consultants currently cover; are their plans to hire additional ENT consultants for Dublin; if so, if a timeframe is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34499/23]
• 2023-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of ENT consultants in Cork and Kerry; how many patients these consultants currently cover; are their plans to hire additional ENT consultants for Cork and Kerry; if so, if a timeframe is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34500/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment from CAMHS, given that their situation is deteriorating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33543/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the Cross-Border Directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33770/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he could outline the extent of his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department have engaged with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the EU HTA regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of drawdown on the €30 million announced for new medicines as part of Budget 2022, inclusive of acute spending and described on an in-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33836/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he could outline to what extent the work of the NCPE is subject to audit and review; how many audits have been carried out on the work of the NCPE; whether or not any third party has reviewed any NCPE output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33837/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the EU HTA regulation, his views on the value of the regulation; if he could outline the likelihood that efficiencies will arise from its implementation that may improve the assessment and reimbursement timelines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33838/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is preparing any amendments to the Health Act (Supply of Medical Goods) 2013 on foot of the EU HTA regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33839/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress being made by his Department to implement the EU Directive 2021/2282 on health technology assessment (HTAR); and how this will impact how HTA is undertaken in Ireland. [33218/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines assessments carried out by the NCPE that have been subject to external review or audit; the extent to which NCPE activity has been subject to audit to date; the governance and oversight procedures in place for the NCPE via the HSE's chief clinical officer and/or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc management is committed to providing a long-term service in Fermoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33400/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc management is committed to providing a proper out-of-hours service in Fermoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33403/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [32451/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE Health Sector Employment Report for April 2023 does not contain the equivalent staff breakdown details for Cork University Hospital, which are provided for the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary University Hospital. [31113/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital and the corresponding details for December 2019, in tabular form (details supplied). [31114/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with Minister for Health regarding pay restoration for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the HSE Amyloidosis Working Group report, a new model of care and national guidelines, which was submitted in August 2020, approved in October 2022 and remains uncirculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29179/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he expects implementation of the guidelines set out in the HSE Amyloidosis Working Group report, a new model of care and national guidelines, which was submitted in August 2020, and approved in October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer has been briefed on the NCPE’s ongoing activity; what reporting requirements are in place for the NCPE to report to the chief clinical officer; what performance measurements are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [27246/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health is next due to meet. [28116/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding concerns it has for future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28620/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a flat-fee model of care being reimbursed at €6.50 per medicine; if his Department has costed this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he and his Department will engage with the community pharmacy sector to discuss a new contract and enhance its role in the delivery of healthcare in the community, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28623/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the oncology drug management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28652/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the high-tech scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the general medical scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28654/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28655/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure levels of new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2022 on an in-year basis under acute spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28656/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 738 of 30 May 2023, if he could outline the planned publication date for the PCRS December 2022 Performance Report referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28657/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 737 of 30 May 2023, the number of times the Chief Clinical Officer of the NCPE has briefed him since he took office in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27244/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current members of the implementation working group set up to consider and progress the various recommendations contained in a report (details supplied) into governance arrangement to support HSE drug reimbursement; the dates of each of the meetings of the working group; the target month for the working group to report to Government; the consultation process; and the work that has been carried out to date by the group. [28449/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a HSE patient liaison team official with a special focus on rare disease patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE enhanced community care consultant posts will only be allocated to model 4 hospitals; if he will address concerns by consultants in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/23]
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were convicted of a €5,000 penalty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were imprisoned for six months under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were fined €250,000 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were imprisoned for up to five years under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were disqualified from owning animals under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26372/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he could outline the roles and responsibilities of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics as defined by statute; the reporting requirements it has to the Minister and the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26088/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific expenditure on new medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2021 and 2022; if the information could be provided on an in-year basis and not solely on the projected five-year budget impact basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the details of the contract between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics that underpins pharmaceutical product applications for reimbursement; what the agreement requires of the NCPE in conducting its role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines and the level of expenditure in 2022 on exempt medicinal products by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26091/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who received medicines in 2022 under section 23 of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, which refers to supply of a medicine outside of the reimbursement list; whether or not any of these medicines had an orphan designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the bodies consulted in the review by an organisation (details supplied) of the reimbursement system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26093/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the practical steps the HSE is taking to reduce healthcare waste and improve waste segregation, following the new HSE action plan towards a more sustainable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26249/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health as a substantial organisation with a significant environmental impact, how the HSE is planning to measure and report its scope-three emissions and its contribution to the State's commitment to achieving UN Sustainability Development Goals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26250/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health following the recent pandemic, the health system saw the usage of PPE soar beyond anything the State has ever experienced; the vast majority of this involved single use plastics; n light of the Single Use Plastics Directive 2019 can you inform me the actions that are being taken by the HSE to reduce single use plastics such as PPE in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22616/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the funding proposals he has considered for the HSE Home Support Tender 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will go to market with a tender (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/23]
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of job advertisements for home care workers in CHO 4 that the HSE has placed in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of home care positions that have been filled to date in CHO 4; the average timeframe between initial interview and commencement of employment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to alleviate the crisis in home care services delivery; the new initiatives that are being proposed to resolve the staffing shortages in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding a nursing licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20655/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of BreastCheck screenings that were undertaken in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, tabular form; when he expects the pre-pandemic service levels will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the new elective hospital in Cork will go to tender; if he can anticipate when construction will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19974/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment that a service (details supplied) in County Cork will be continued; if he will confirm that there will be no disruption to night-time services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) [19228/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made in developing a successor plan to the existing National Rare Disease Plan 2014 – 2018 as per his recent announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the provision of funding for the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/23]
• 2023-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1374 of 18 January 2023, if there is a timeline for completion for the development of a Helipad in CUH or any further update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when retired nurses will receive the back payment owed to them (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17094/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when adult ADHD services will be in place in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17192/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the replacement general practitioner will start operating in Blarney, County Cork, given the recruitment process has concluded in early March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17309/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for an operation under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of adult ADHD services in CH04 - Cork covering North Lee, South Lee and North Cork; when these services will be fully in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent multi-annual funded residential beds for respite in CHO4; what plans, if any, there are for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17612/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the provision of funding for the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17613/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [14832/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently put in place a home care package that has already been approved for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14587/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he was briefed following the HSE Drugs Committee meeting held on 14 March 2023 where the ongoing kaftrio dispute was discussed; when the HSE leadership team will meet to discuss the outcome of the meeting; if the team will prioritise this issue given the urgency of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14116/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the speech and language therapy first-time assessment waiting list in CHO4 at the latest available date; the number waiting one, two, and three years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list in CHO4 at the latest available date; the number waiting one, two, and three years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the physiotherapy first-time assessment waiting list in CHO4 at the latest available date; the number waiting one, two, and three years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for dietetics in CHO4 at the latest available date; the number waiting one, two, and three years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for a psychology assessment in CHO4 at the latest available date; the number waiting one, two, and three years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapist vacancies in CHO4; the number that have been filled; the number working full-time and part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14256/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapist vacancies in CHO4; the number that have been filled; the number working full-time and part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14257/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapist vacancies in CHO4; the number that have been filled; the number working full-time and part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14258/23]
• 2023-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologist vacancies in CHO4; the number that have been filled; the number working full-time and part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14259/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13177/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason clinical audiologists in Ireland do not have a professional registration body such as CORU to monitor and guide professional conduct and standards, given other clinical therapies such as speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, chiropody and so on, are offered CORU governance; if this is an issue that can be reviewed in order that audiologists can have access and receive guidance from CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13327/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to clinical audiologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13328/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the health technology assessment which HIQA has been requested by the National Screening Advisory Committee to undertake in relation to the addition of spinal muscular atrophy to the newborn bloodspot screening programme, or heelprick test; when he expects the NSAC to receive this HTA; the length of time they will consider it; when he expects to get a recommendation on its inclusion from the NSAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13543/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to deal with the shortage of GPs in Shannon town, County Clare and the surrounding areas especially in view of the pending retirement of some long-term GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13599/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to deal with the shortage of GPs in Shannon, County Clare, and the surrounding areas, especially in light of the pending retirement of some long-term GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13727/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to approve an EMA-approved orphan medicine in Ireland, from receipt of application for reimbursement to actual approval; how this compares with EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to approve an EMA-approved medicine for reimbursement in Ireland, from receipt of application for reimbursement to actual approval; how this compares with EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12032/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to approve an EMA-approved cancer drug in Ireland, from receipt of application for reimbursement to actual approval; how this compares with EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the research that has been done internally in his Department to analyse or compare how Ireland ranks with EU counterparts for the approval of EMA-approved orphan medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of EMA-approved orphan drugs that were approved for reimbursement in each of the years 2016 to 2022; the date these drugs were applied for initially, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff allocated to the National Rare Disease Office; the qualifications of the staff working there; if additional resources will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12036/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic consultants employed in Ireland; the plans, if any, to recruit additional consultants specialising in genetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12037/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average time expended during the orphan drugs reimbursement process waiting for industry or pharmaceutical companies to revert with additional information that has been requested of them; his views on whether this is a significant factor in the delay of the process; how this can be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has met with a group (details supplied); if the group would qualify for any funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding or grants are available to help persons who need a permanent oxygen machine with their electricity costs to run oxygen machines required as part of their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11641/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Crumlin Children’s Hospital for an urgent scope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11768/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed for additional respite hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the main stakeholders from his Department and its agencies who will be involved in formulating a new national rare disease plan; if he will outline the anticipated work schedule, including an expected publication date for this new plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11162/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide treatment by an ear plastic surgeon for children born with or suffering from an ear deformity; when this service will be available on a permanent and full-time basis in the State; in the interim, the steps that are being taken to put a service level agreement, SLA, in place to enable delivery of this treatment in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11164/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the steps being taken to provide treatment by an ear plastic surgeon for children born with or suffering from an ear deformity (details supplied); when this service will be available on a permanent and full-time basis in the State; in the interim, the steps being taken to put an SLA in place to enable delivery of this treatment in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11451/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultant positions in each CHO including a breakdown of LHO; the number of positions filled; the number vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9569/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the medicines that are in short supply at present; if he will give a list and breakdown of each product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9792/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to ensure our competitiveness in securing medicines that are in short supply at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an assessment; if this person is on a waiting list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the fact that two adults must go into residential care due to the lack of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he and his Department will engage with service providers regarding a case (details supplied) where the parents have not been receiving adequate respite or home supports for quite some time; if it is a funding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if further assistance will be given to a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department intends to follow through on the Programme for Government’s clear commitment to publish a successor plan of the National Rare Disease Plan 2014 – 2018; the reason for the delay in prioritising all remaining actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7506/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when his Department will publish a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when the report and the key recommendations are expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7505/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the programme for Government commitment to ensure all enlisted members of the Defence Forces have the same access to healthcare as officers currently do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the cost of cariban; the reason only consultant prescriptions for cariban are reimbursable; if reimbursement can also be given if prescribed by someone’s GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6491/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder services and supports will be in place in CHO4 in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the replacement general practitioner services for Blarney, County Cork (details supplied), will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6634/23]
• 2023-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1396 of 14 June 2022, if Cork will be considered as a location for the provision of gallium scans as currently the only scans available are in the Dublin region and waiting lists are significant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6284/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if and when a child (details supplied) will receive access to dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5742/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider affording children on the orthodontic waiting list the opportunity of continuing treatments once they turn 18 years of age, given that many will have to wait years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the implementation plan following on from the Disability Capacity Review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/23]
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will identify the beneficial owners of two properties (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63329/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment of €1,000 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63912/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a helipad (details supplied); if there is a timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63981/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their reimbursement under the cross-Border directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1165/23]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61721/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further information on the new elective hospital in Cork; if he will outline the next steps in the process; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60861/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the non–EU rural GP programme; if his Department and the Government are supportive of same; if the strategic review of GP services that is due to commence shortly will consider this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60862/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which nappies for children with disabilities are allocated; if there is a limit on the amount allocated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61155/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the supply of nappies given under the free nappy scheme for children with disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61170/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the regulations regarding the provision of sanitary wear and nappies for children over three years of age who have a disability that necessitates frequent nappy changes; if there are restrictions on the supply of nappies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61171/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the replacement of a general practitioner service in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60187/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll out of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CH07; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60743/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll out of a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CH04; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60744/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional in-patient beds provided in each hospital in the South/South West Hospital Group since 27 June 2020; the number of additional day beds provided since 27 June 2020; and the number of additional critical care beds provided since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60903/22]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [58902/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the emergency authorisation process for Covid-19 treatments closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58291/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a 60-bed extension to a community nursing unit (details supplied) in Cork city is not yet operational; when the facility will start receiving clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58472/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58478/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will receive home support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57382/22]
• 2022-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57099/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a consultation with a surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56361/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

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

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses from overseas who have applied to complete the aptitude tests within the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland for each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in order to obtain nursing registration; their nationalities; the wait time to complete in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54742/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the pass rate for overseas nurses of the aptitude tests within the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for each the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54743/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of modules which must be repeated if an overseas nurse fails an individual module of the aptitude test with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; the waiting time for a repeat test; the cost to the nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54744/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the aptitude test for overseas nurses in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is to the best international practice standards, in light of the critical shortage of nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54745/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a formal investigation into the Covid-19 related deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55228/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent of communication undertaken by his Department with the families of residents at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55232/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date when a request for help was made by a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork to the HSE; the date when that help was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55236/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the length of waiting lists for cancer screening services, by county and hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55264/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimated timeframe to clear existing waiting lists for cancer screening and cancer treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55265/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a recent suggestion from a leading oncologist to start using the vaccination ID for all hospital treatments, with a view to harmonising all health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55266/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to developing an ovarian-breast cancer specific strategy in view of a recent study titled “Comparator Report on Cancer in Ireland – Disease Burden, Cost and Access to Medicines”, which found that patient access to newer cancer medicines is limited and comes later in Ireland compared to other EU countries, and shows that Ireland’s survival rates for the disease continue to lag behind the best performers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55267/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when his Department will publish a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when the key recommendations are expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55268/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the process; if it has not been approved, if he will provide an indicative timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53046/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further information on the €900,000 allocated to Cork and Galway for a paediatric neurology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52090/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52089/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the chronic shortage of radiation therapists which is leading to even longer waiting lists; the efforts that are being made to address the recruitment and retention crisis; if he has engaged with the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51937/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently provide home help hours to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has recently been discharged from hospital. [50541/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49572/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an indicative timeline for a scan that is urgently needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48934/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for when those in the health sector who have not yet received their pandemic bonus payment will receive same in tabular form; the sectors within the health service that have not received the payment; the timeframe for when each outstanding sector will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital may be eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital may be eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44808/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital maybe eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44809/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if Crohn’s disease will be included under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42860/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to conduct a review of the long-term illness scheme to include other chronic conditions and diseases; the last time that his Department conducted a review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42861/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of independent inspections that have been undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority of direct provision centres in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that it took an ambulance 210 minutes to respond to an incident (details supplied) in Cork city; his plans to limit any other similar delay occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39653/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of legal fees following legal proceedings being taken against his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been offered a second opinion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the in-vehicle navigation system that is used by the HSE (details supplied); if the system has been assessed for accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40181/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who was due to get abdominoplasty surgery under the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been informed that they can no longer get the procedure under the fund; the reason that this surgery is no longer available under the fund; the options that are available to this person to get the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40516/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish patients have to wait on average four months longer than their counterparts in the European Union to access new cancer medicines (details supplied); the work is underway in his Department to speed-up the current reimbursement process to enable priority access to medicines with high unmet need including cancers and rare-diseases, such as is occurring in France through an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40517/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all positions within the children's disability network teams are filled and that there are no staffing gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40536/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of establishing a new national medicines agency as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orphan medicinal drugs approved for reimbursement for the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40607/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the appointments process to the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; the number of employees; the nature of their tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40612/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams per CHO; the number of posts in each; the number of vacancies in each; the number of posts advertised for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent per CHO on disability services per annum for the years, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount spent in CHO4 on disability services per provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way that he intends to replace the standard operating procedure model given the recent High Court challenge to the existing SOP in the assessment of needs process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40715/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for scoliosis surgery across all hospitals in tabular form; his views on the waiting times for scoliosis surgery; if there are plans to outsource scoliosis surgery for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40718/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital for Cork; if his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have now agreed on the project; if the hospital will have inpatient beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that CAMHS is excluding persons with autism with a primary diagnosis from the upcoming audit of its services; if this decision will be reviewed to include persons with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of calls the National Ambulance Service responded to in County Cork in 2021 and to the end of June 2022, broken down by call type in echo, charlie, bravo, alpha and omega in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41904/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the ongoing trolley crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41905/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has completed the review of a report (details supplied) in respect of the drug reimbursement process; when this report and the key recommendations are expected to be published; the reason for the continued delay in publishing this report given that Covid-19 is no longer as large a public health risk as it once was; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38262/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a report (details supplied) submitted to him in January 2020 at a cost of €86,000, has still not been published; if he will commit to prioritising its review and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the key actions outlined in the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; the timeline for the implementation of remaining actions; when a successor plan is to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department intends to follow through on the Programme for Government’s clear commitment to publish a successor plan to the National Rare Disease Plan 2014–2018; the reason for the delay in prioritising all remaining actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38265/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the work that has been carried out to prioritise the remaining actions in the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; the deadlines for implementing these actions; the progress that has been made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a new liaison person within his Department has been appointed to oversee implementation of the National Rare Disease Plan; if a review conducted by the former liaison person will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38267/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent of engagement that he has had with his Department officials on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Private Members Bill 2021 that is due for Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021; if he supports the proposed amendment to the Health Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38269/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to expedite the reimbursement process given that it currently takes, on average, 870 days for a patient to gain access to an EMA-approved orphan medicine in Ireland; the work his Department is doing in partnership with the HSE to ensure that this delay improves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if Ireland is currently in breach of the European Union Transparency Directive 89/105/EEC; if his Department intends to reduce the ongoing delays for patients to gain access to European Medicines Agency-approved medicine in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38271/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Health Act 2007 to account for the unique context surrounding orphan medicinal products and advanced therapy medicinal products such as gene therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38272/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the work that is being carried out to enhance transparency and improve communication with patient groups and industry during the drug reimbursement process; if he will be open to providing a mechanism for patient groups and industry to establish communication with the HSE central processing unit throughout the reimbursement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to expedite the drug reimbursement process to account for the life-threatening nature of rare diseases; if he intends to make changes to the reimbursement process in Ireland that would enable expedited access for patients with severe unmet needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38274/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined international best practice such as in Scotland and Germany on the matter of interim and early access reimbursement models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38275/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with his Department officials and HSE officials regarding the use of innovative payment models between industry and the State in respect of the drug reimbursement process for rare disease therapies; if he is open to such innovative solutions to ensure greater access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38276/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on the continued use of the QALY threshold is respect of the drug reimbursement process; if his attention has been drawn to the negative consequences the use of the QALY as a cost-effectiveness tool can have on serving the unmet needs of rare disease patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the health data infrastructure of the State; the way these plans can support innovative payment models in respect of the reimbursement of orphan medicinal products and advanced therapy medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38278/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a position has been identified within his Department that focuses solely on rare disease policy; if he plans to establish such a position for rare disease policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38279/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of health-related Private Members Bills that his Department has supported since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of all Programme for Government commitments to ensure an increased focus on rare diseases, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37463/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has received reports of the difficulty being experienced by persons trying to find a general practitioner to accept them, particularly on the medical card scheme; if he has discussed this with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if progress has been made in recruiting staff given that a previous staff census conducted by the Department advised that child autism services are operating at 75% staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37760/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of health care courses or programmes available to persons wishing to enter or remain in therapy disciplines including speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social workers and psychology; the number of course places available in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of inspections undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority on direct provision centres to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35739/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34431/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home care staff taken on by the HSE over the past 12 months in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of advertisements that were published by the HSE in print media and radio seeking to employ home care staff over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34440/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding the endorsement of a person accused of war crimes and genocide. [28885/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have had discussions on the provision of gallium scans outside Dublin given that there appears to be a considerable waiting list for the two existing units in the belief that those outside Dublin are being unfairly treated on the waiting list; if such discussions have occurred the status of such plans; the areas in which will they be located; if finance has been provided; when the scans will be operational; if not, if he will address this imbalance in the health system as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28940/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the full reimbursement of nivolumab for the treatment of oesophageal cancer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29535/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of a drug (details supplied) used to treat epilepsy; the reason that pharmacies cannot guarantee more than one month’s supply of this medication; his views on whether there is a solution to guarantee a supply for a patient on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27902/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25968/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of services available in the Cork University Hospital paediatric diabetic clinic (details supplied); if additional consultants and specialist nurses are being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25837/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a dedicated clinic for persons with long-Covid on a permanent basis in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25836/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an insulin pump that they have been waiting for over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to amending the Disability Act 2005 to enable children that need additional supports to have a right in law to appropriate services and not just an entitlement to an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25932/22]
• 2022-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers particularly in the healthcare sector in which there are so many staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25016/22]
• 2022-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new modified wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the contents of a recent study which ranked Ireland as one of the worst countries in Europe for paid maternity leave; her Department's response to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24587/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the formal remit of the National Centre for Pharmaco-economics; if this remit was approved by his Department or the HSE; the timeline associated with its approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25082/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the governance processes for health technology assessments; the extent to which external oversight is a feature of the health technology assessment process; the planned publication date of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25083/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators that he is applying to the pricing and reimbursement system for the supply of medicines outside of those criteria defined in the Health Act 2013; if the timelines for patient access from the application is measured by the HSE and National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25084/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a new sling and hoist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a home support package (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25090/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a standing frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a home support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/22]
• 2022-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment under the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22442/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2020 the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics refused reimbursement of the drug luxturna; if this decision will be reviewed given that there are no existing treatments for inherited retinal disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19939/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consultations have taken place to improve the cost effectiveness of the gene therapy treatment luxturna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19940/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allocating people with disabilities a personal budget to access therapies similar to the model operated in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received a report on the pilot personalised budget for persons with a disability; if this measure will be acted on and expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers particularly in the healthcare sector in which there are so many staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18623/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment be paid to section 39 workers in private nursing homes and private hospices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the staffing crisis in the disability sector, which is leaving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities without essential services; if additional staffing resources are being provided to the children's disability network team in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided regarding the date the UCC dental school will begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the health services that have been put in place to support Ukrainian refugees in County Kildare and specifically in Newbridge in terms of accessing general practitioners, pharmacies and primary care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16306/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the opening date for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and the way the application process for jobs at this facility will be advertised. [16562/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the allocation of a piece of equipment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [13851/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the measures to combat the delay in the issuing of birth, death and marriage certificates in County Kildare; the average wait time for the issuing of a birth, death and marriage certificates nationally and in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14918/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13708/22]
• 2022-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the investments and capital projects that have been made in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13425/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in each of the CHO areas of Cork city and county in each of the years 2015 to 2021; the average waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the funding available to set up a support group (details supplied); if grant funding is available in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the medical protocols that are in place to deal with a suspected victim of drink spiking and date rape drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for the reimbursement of Luxturna for a child (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11563/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the cost of medicinal cannabis oil products will be reimbursed for a child (details supplied) in County Cork under the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned development and refurbishment of the former Monasterevin day care centre; when the tender documents that are expected to issue in quarter 1 2022 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10818/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if persons will be allowed to source their home help from reputable private providers in situations in which the HSE is unable to follow through on its commitments given the large number of persons that have been approved for home help from the HSE but are unable avail of the service due to the shortages of staff in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7765/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if secondary school students that could not avail of the HPV vaccine due to the fact that they started the school year in 2018-2019 will be able to avail of the vaccine at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7766/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in each local healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8207/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams to date in 2022 by local health office area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8208/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS staff recruited to date in 2022, by LHO; the number of CAMHS staff who have left the service in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8209/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO waiting for a child and adolescent mental services appointment at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available; the number waiting up to 12 weeks and more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8210/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS consultancy posts across the health services; the number filled by permanent consultant and temporarily filled; the number of vacant posts and the length of those vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8211/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8300/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for further speech and language therapy at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for occupational therapy at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8302/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for a dietetic appointment in primary care at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8306/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8307/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who are waiting on the outpatient waiting list at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8308/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who have put in a complaint that their child did not receive an assessment of needs in a timely manner; the number upheld for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8309/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs at the end of January 2022 or the latest date available by local health organisation, LHO; the number waiting less than four and four to 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8310/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the release of an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/22]
• 2022-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in expediting the provision of a HSE service for a person (details supplied) who has been approved for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6860/22]
• 2022-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the HSE budget spend on home help and carers in CHO4; the breakdown of the spend on private agencies and outsourcing of home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of home support services to establish the reason that home care hours cannot be provided to vulnerable elderly persons who have had hours allocated to them by their medical support team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6604/22]
• 2022-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a couple who are getting married cannot secure an appointment with the Civil Registration Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5598/22]
• 2022-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the plan to exempt rental income from the fair deal nursing home scheme will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5277/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will endorse the World Health Organisation Covid-19 Technology Access Pool to facilitate the sharing of knowledge by pharmaceutical companies to increase vaccine production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3908/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there has been a change to the reimbursement status of a drug (details supplied) in respect of the medical card scheme; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4058/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reimbursement for a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4059/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of general practitioner hours that are spent working in cosmetic clinics nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3068/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases his Department faced in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the amount spent in settlements, legal costs and awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62947/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 28 September 2021, if Cork University Hospital will be allocated additional resources (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1157/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in each of the CHO areas of Cork city and county; the average waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1162/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare packages being received in each LHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1163/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment to introduce a statutory homecare scheme to ensure equitable allocation of resources to persons requiring homecare and licensing and regulation of homecare service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1164/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1165/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list in each of the CHO areas of Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1166/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive access to services given that they have not received any services from the HSE since diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1167/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services in Cork city and county have increased by 23% in recent months; the measures that are being taken to reduce the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1169/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the two vacant CAMHS consultant posts in County Cork have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit an additional CAMHS consultant for the north Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1171/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made in respect of the EU Digital COVID Certificate for those persons unable to receive the booster vaccination due to medical reasons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1283/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for prior authorisation and reimbursement made under the cross-border directive in each of the years 2018 to 2021, by medical procedure in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1972/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if support will be considered for additional expenses such as accommodation for the family of patients who have to travel for treatment under the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1975/22]
• 2021-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the EU Digital COVID Certificate will be updated to reflect persons having received their boosters and who will need it for the purpose of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62482/21]
• 2021-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will make the HPV vaccine available free of cost to all persons who would medically benefit from it, particularly students who missed receiving it in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62483/21]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61130/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their cross-Border application and reimbursement for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61849/21]
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the fact that persons with myocarditis are unable to get the Covid-19 vaccine and therefore do not qualify for an EU Digital Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57707/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with representatives from the public sector regarding pay equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55891/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the access to disability services for children in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57689/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that persons with disabilities are losing key services when they turn 18 years of age: if his attention has been drawn to instances in Cork in which people are not getting access to day services; if he has engaged with service providers in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57690/21]
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when there will be a full return of adult disability day services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58104/21]
• 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 add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2018 HSE review of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55658/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a car park fee waiver scheme for persons that are required to attend hospitals on a frequent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55659/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned development and refurbishment of the former Monasterevin day care centre as a health care centre including the timeframes for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55710/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 739 of 27 January 2021 and 1676 of 21 April 2021, the status of the suspension of water birth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54012/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit more genetic consultants in Ireland in view of the fact that presently there are only three and estimates suggest 15 are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1150 and 1151 of 31 March 2021, when his Department will act on the recommendation of a company (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54552/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to publish a successor strategy for rare diseases following the expiration of the National Rare Disease Plan 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive access to services given that the child has had no community services since December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54596/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the diseases and disabilities covered under the long-term illness scheme, particularly congenital adrenal hyperplasia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52204/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the human tissue Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52403/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to address the fact that persons with myocarditis cannot get the Covid-19 vaccine and therefore do not qualify for an EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO 4; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50602/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to outsource children for scoliosis surgery; his views on the wait times for scoliosis surgery; the number of children waiting in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50601/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available in Budget 2022 for respite provision for children and adults with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/21]
• 2021-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50020/21]
• 2021-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the purchase of an item of equipment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50112/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49668/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48838/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a place in a suitable day facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48839/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently reassess an application for emergency funding for a person (details supplied) in County Cork given the urgency of the medical requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48528/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to ensure funding for free contraceptive distribution; if it will be made available in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47031/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the process that a young person with an intellectual disability follows when they exit formal schooling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46184/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the criteria as to the way in which the money is spent by each service provider in regard to each person with an intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46186/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46030/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the allocation to each service provider in respect of each person with an intellectual disability; the scale of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an evaluation of the pilot scheme on personalised budgets for those with an intellectual disability will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46187/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a hospital (details supplied) will be allocated additional resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a hospital (details supplied) has the busiest orthopaedic trauma unit nationally but is only being funded in 15th place nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase staffing levels in the orthopaedic unit in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a vaccine for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44712/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he expects oncology treatment to be fully restored post the cyber-attack on 14 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when HIQA plans to inspect the direct provision centres; if it has, the number that have been condemned; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34574/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new elective hospital for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27794/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to tackle the long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment for young persons in Cork; if more consultant orthodontists will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27795/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide Covid-19 booster shots to nursing homes over the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36973/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference for the report on rapid antigen testing which is being chaired by a person (details supplied); the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36974/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the supports being put in place to help persons suffering with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37262/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 assessment clinics will be provided to support persons with continuing symptoms of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37277/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been hospitalised from the effects of the Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37284/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be prioritised for a dental appointment due to their severe medical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a taxi service to a day centre (details supplied) has ceased due to funding issues; if this service is likely to resume in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37513/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in relation to making zolgensma gene therapy available in Ireland; the outcome of the health technology assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38330/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the details of the recommendation made by the HSE drugs group in its May 2021 meeting regarding the reimbursement of patisiran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38387/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE executive management team will meet to consider the recommendation of the drugs group regarding the reimbursement application of patisiran; when the treatment will be made available to patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38397/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening up the Covid-19 vaccination programme to those under the age of 16 years with underlying health conditions; if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if secondary school students who could not avail of the HPV vaccine due to the fact they started the school year in 2018-2019 will be able to avail of it at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a student who could not avail of the HPV vaccine in their first year of secondary school can avail of the vaccine at a later date while they are still a student in the school; if not, if this policy will be reviewed in order to encourage as many students as possible to avail of this vaccine before leaving school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to increase the uptake of the HPV immunisation amongst secondary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38809/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HPV immunisation programme will be extended to include boys that started school in September 2018; if not, if he will consider including the vaccine under the drugs payment scheme as the cost of paying for the vaccine is significant and may result in many not availing of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a catch-up programme will be put in place for the HPV vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be made available for purchase through the drugs payment scheme for boys attending secondary school in the 2018-2019 academic year and who just missed out on receiving the vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE breastfeeding action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32189/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if staffing levels of lactation consultants will be increased in line with international staffing benchmark and be fully accessible in all maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32190/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to remove any barriers to recruitment of new international board certified lactation consultant hospital posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32191/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will have their procedure covered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for 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 progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the temporary assistance payment scheme to support the nursing home sector and that no cliff-edge will present with regard to Covid-19 supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29170/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27746/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the supports available for a person (details supplied) with severe epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person who has been waiting over two years for orthodontic treatment; if they qualify for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28043/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of partisan; if the matter was discussed at the HSE drugs group May 2021 meeting; if so, the outcome of these discussions; when the treatment will be made available to patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27024/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

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

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding essential travel for overseas work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25210/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when clarity will be provided to the wedding industry on reopening and the number of persons allowed to attend weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22821/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when clarity will be provided to the wedding industry on a return date and the numbers allowed to attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22750/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the services available to a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to services for a person over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21480/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be added to the list of approved vaccines for home quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the accompanying passenger who has to travel with the patient does not have their Covid-19 test which is mandatory covered by the treatment abroad scheme; if he will reconsider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21580/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of fees that are covered for airline tickets and those that are not covered under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21581/21]
• 2021-04-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of patisiran; when it will be next discussed by the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders regarding mortgage applicants being able to drawdown their mortgage loans due to their inability to secure mortgage protection insurance on health grounds in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18443/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will provide for the reimbursement of medicinal cannabis oil products PCBD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidelines that have been provided to community pharmacies allowing them to prepare for their part in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18579/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to prepare community pharmacies for their role in the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 739 of 27 January 2021, the status of the suspension of water birth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an age breakdown of Covid-19 vaccines administered to the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 17 November 2020, if the feasibility study on St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire has recommenced; if not, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19344/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the procedure for a vaccine being reoffered to a person at a later date in cases in which the person is not in a position to take up their vaccine on the date it is offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20415/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of section 36(4)(b) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 that were recorded for 2018, 2019 and 2020 in cases in which a buyer of a horse failed to notify the horse passport issuing body of the sale; if breaches occurred, the fines that were imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19725/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the owner or operator of a livestock mart is required to maintain a record of the livestock that enter, leave, are kept at, sold or supplied through the livestock mart; the way in which this applies to person to person sales outside of a mart setting under the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018; the way his Department ensures that the details are logged and regulations complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19726/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who had their horse licence revoked in each of the years 2018 to 2020 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of convictions, imprisonments or fines that were issued in 2018, 2019 and 2020 under section 11(1) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19728/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been disqualified from owning a horse in 2018, 2019 and 2020 under section 58 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 walk-in PCR testing and rapid antigen testing will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16838/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the Department that will oversee and undertake the day to day running of Covid-19 walk-in PCR testing and rapid antigen testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16853/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if pharmacies or other authorised health providers will be involved in the delivery of Covid-19 walk-in PCR testing and rapid antigen testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16869/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials are monitoring the average time taken for new medicines to become available here compared to other EU countries; if the current reimbursement process here is a factor in the delayed access for Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17374/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the key findings of the review by a company (details supplied) on the HSE drug reimbursement process which related to rare diseases and orphan medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17375/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when his Department will act on the recommendations of a company (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17376/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which persons not attending hospital regularly in the very high risk group 4 cohort will be contacted; the location in which they will receive their vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17379/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on lasting service improvements particularly with regard to recruitment, retention and waiting lists resulting from the CAMHS enhancement project across teams served and each discipline in CHO4 since it commenced in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14132/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the improved provision planned for CAMHS services in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14505/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the recruitment challenges that the health service is facing in trying to find suitably qualified staff for the ophthalmic service in primary care specifically in the Cork and Kerry region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14551/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if vulnerable persons who are unable to attend a general practitioner or vaccination centre will receive their Covid-19 vaccine at home; if further information will be provided in relation to this process; the way such persons can make arrangements for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14589/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to produce vaccine certificates as part of implementation planning for a Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14841/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there have been instances of healthcare workers refusing the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14842/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the position of newly qualified doctors (details supplied); if the decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when school transport escorts will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12941/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances of a family (details supplied); if consideration will be given to this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further information on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13439/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the arrangements that will be made for children with special needs that choose not to return to school over the coming weeks due to health reasons or underlying conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11725/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the growing waiting lists for routine colonoscopies; his plans to tackle these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11120/21]
• 2021-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments in the north Lee local health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/21]
• 2021-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times for assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the north Lee local health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/21]
• 2021-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each local health office, LHO, area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/21]
• 2021-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, waiting lists by age and gender in the Cork north Lee area in tabular form. [10627/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the under-eights general practitioner visit card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the tender process for the new day unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the details of the process undertaken by the HSE to tender for general practitioner services for the Bandon primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government which pledges to implement the recommendations of the Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8494/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the citizens' assembly on drugs will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8718/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE’s national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccination given that such patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very high mortality risk; if he will place these patients in cohort 1 for vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; if on account of the particular vulnerability of kidney patients such as persons on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients will be moved into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the mechanism for a person to travel who has recovered from Covid-19 but who would still test positive to a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be made available to the public health system and in particular home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if pharmacists will be administering the Covid-19 vaccine to those aged over 70s; if not, if consideration will be given to including them in the roll-out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6419/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 20 January 2021, when a staffing model will be submitted for the new acute unit in Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6993/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the working group assessing antigen testing is due to report; the plans in place to roll the test out in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5721/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out rapid antigen testing to all sectors of the economy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5852/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of fines and prosecutions made under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the sentencing regime of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 has commenced as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the suspension of water birth services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3865/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has received a Covid-19 vaccine and is travelling to Ireland for an essential purpose will still need to provide a negative PCR test on arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 17 November 2020, when the feasibility study in a hospital (details supplied) will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4335/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a plan to identify a site for a new hospital in Cork city as per the reforms under Sláintecare; if there are any suitable sites on the northside of the city that are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if dentists and dental staff will be considered front-line healthcare workers in the context of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they will be vaccinated at the beginning of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; the schedule of vaccination for these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3488/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Cork north Lee area that have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2810/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of services to be provided at SouthDoc Blackpool under the proposed reopening of 18 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the mechanism being put in place to make contact with over-70s in order that they can receive their vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that will be assigned to the 48-bed acute medical unit that will be constructed at Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2834/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if patients with cystic fibrosis will receive the Covid-19 vaccines; if they will be a prioritised group bearing in mind their vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1939/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of public health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated or made available for the building of an extension to a facility (details supplied) which will provide an additional 60 beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44751/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the national medicines agency as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44752/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of general practitioners charging significant administration fees to email prescriptions to pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44753/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists and primary care staff that have been redeployed to assist with testing and tracing as a result of Covid-19; when it is likely they will resume their roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44754/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date of the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44800/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations in which dental practices are no longer providing treatments to patients under the medical card scheme; the action being taken to address the situation in view of the significant financial pressure this is placing on medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44966/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44967/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44969/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide in 2020; the number in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44970/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45141/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45142/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for the reimbursement of medicinal cannabis oil products in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1258/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when nurses in general practitioner practices will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1404/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if nurses working in ICU will receive the Covid-19 vaccination in round one (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1405/21]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a review of the system for early assessment and prioritisation of therapies for children with special needs which despite extra resources seems to continue to struggle to provide time supports; his views on whether the success on the pilot integrating therapies into the school provided model offers an opportunity of a different approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43653/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the disability day services that have not reopened since Covid-19; when it is planned to open services fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43650/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage with companies to negotiate a suitable price for the drug dupilumab for the treatment of severe atopic eczema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43651/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing yoga classes to proceed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43460/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing an out-of-hours general practitioner care service urgently on the north side of Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41268/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if persons will receive an allowance from the HSE to cover the additional costs of waste disposal incurred due to a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41267/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time of children for full assessment in the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42316/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints from parents in relation to assessment of need waiting times that were received by the HSE per CHO area in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have undergone the initial assessment process and are awaiting intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/20]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status or progress of a Bill (details supplied); when it is expected that this legislation will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the meals provided for in each school meals programme meets the requirements set out in Healthy Ireland guides and the obesity policy and action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39704/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to paying student nurses €14 as opposed to €10.70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card needed for palliative care for a person (details supplied) [38805/20]
• 2020-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will receive sufficient rain shelter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37282/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider reviewing the national framework for living with Covid-19 level 5 restrictions to allow for pools and gyms to reopen on a limited basis which would have mental and physical health benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36323/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisers who will be recruited in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36320/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the winter flu vaccination programme; when it is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36324/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the feasibility study on St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36458/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when full public health services will be restored (details supplied) allowing for baby development checks to be carried out on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when families caring for young persons with intellectual disability will be able to avail of respite in their own county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34971/20]
• 2020-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allowed to trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement of onpattro or patisiran will be included in the extra €50 million for new medicines access as committed to in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33312/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kildare who have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog. [32881/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a commitment to improving access for children with special needs and autism to education (details supplied) and to specialised therapies such as occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32352/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will request increased funding further to Budget 2021 to ensure the oral hygiene and dental sector is supported in the form of enhanced subsidies for general medical services, GMS and PRSI patients and increased tax reliefs for private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32710/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

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

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

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31068/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the health centre in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29902/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to recruit a paediatric gastroenterologist in the Cork area as currently no such service is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there will be a review of restrictions on maternity services in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27681/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1031 of 8 September 2020, if the HSE plans to employ more psychology staff; if it has attempted to employ additional staff in the Cork north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing early years dental screening of younger children (details supplied) for orofacial myofunction disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if it is mandatory for retail staff to wear face coverings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/20]
• 2020-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a doctor will be assigned to carry out assessments at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24228/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce CAMHS waiting lists in the Cork north Lee area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23693/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times for assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the Cork north Lee local health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23694/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the publication of a pricing review of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, which was due to be published in 2017, can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23583/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the rare diseases technology review committee, RDTRC, is scheduled to meet in 2020; the frequency with which he expects the committee to meet in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23895/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timelines for assessment of medicines referred to the RDTRC; when recommendations will be made on referred therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he expects the publication of a new national rare diseases plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/20]
• 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
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the decision to close Cara House on Redemption Road, Cork city, will be reviewed in view that there are significant shortages of respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE psychology staff resource allocation including basic grade and senior grade for each CAMHS and adult community mental health team across the north Lee, south Lee, north Cork and west Cork catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment; if an appointment will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21948/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18164/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15021/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a review of hATTR amyloidosis treatment funding will commence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when gynaecology appointments at Cork University Hospital, which were cancelled as a result of Covid-19, will recommence. [13931/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a campaign to highlight the appropriate use of face masks, similar to the campaign rolled out for hand washing and hand hygiene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13250/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when screening services such as CervicalCheck, BreastCheck and BowelScreen will resume; if there is a timeline in place for same; if so, if the detail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13370/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for reimbursement for the cost of medication which is significant and causing financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of SouthDoc on the north side of Cork city. [10546/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to priority testing for employees in meat plant factories in view of the close proximity of the working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists and outpatient appointments at Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9730/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are still plans to recruit 1,000 new community healthcare workers by the end of 2020 as was pledged in budget 2020; if so, the number of positions filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (details supplied) in County Cork. [8508/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in schools to facilitate staff that have underlying health conditions and may not be in a position to return to work in September 2020 should schools reopen at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age will be increased by €50 for a single person to €550 from €500 and by €150 for a couple to €1,050 from €900 from July 2020 as previously planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of expiring learner permits which may lapse while driver tests are unable to be taken due to Covid-19 public health measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7709/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied). [3989/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment with the audiology service will be provided to a person (details supplied). [3990/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech therapy and autism support. [5087/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when pupils in third class in a school (details supplied) will be called to avail of the dental services provided to primary school children. [2723/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2968/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a drug is to be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied). [2969/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reimbursing the cost of respite care to a person (details supplied). [2999/20]