Peadar Tóibín — Watch Them Work

2026-04-15

VOTE

Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

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

✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 65–83

2026-04-14

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents in the Health Service for each of the last five years, broken down by each category on the basis of severity. [24046/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the grade of lens currently used in cataract surgery under the medical card currently; and if this grade of lens is compatible with the lens used under the cross-Border scheme. [22579/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no reports available to the public in relation to the amount of people that die in Irish hospitals each year. [22781/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when was the most recent independent audit or review of the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS), including its operation within Children’s Health Ireland and across adult hospitals in the HSE. [22804/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that NIMIS is currently operating safely and reliably across all HSE facilities; and, if not, to identify the hospitals, regions or services where system failures, outages or performance issues have been recorded. [22805/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of reports that failures of NIMIS have resulted in surgical procedures proceeding without access to required imaging, including X-rays, particularly in paediatric settings. [22806/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of allegations that IT staff have been required to restore imaging systems while patients were undergoing surgery; and if so, the investigations that have been carried out into these incidents. [22807/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, adverse outcomes, or near-misses have been formally recorded in connection with NIMIS failures, including harm to patients (adult or paediatric), and delays, cancellations, or postponements of procedures. [22808/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the clinical governance, risk management, and contingency protocols in place within Children’s Health Ireland and the HSE to ensure imaging systems are fully operational prior to surgical procedures. [22809/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any policies within CHI or the HSE requiring that NIMIS or equivalent imaging systems are checked, verified, and formally signed off as operational prior to surgical procedures; if so, to provide details of such policies; and the way compliance is monitored. [22810/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any external review or escalation to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has been made in relation to NIMIS failures; and if so, the outcome of any such review. [22811/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost of implementing NIMIS, including procurement and rollout; the annual operating, maintenance, and support costs; and the identity of the bodies or individuals responsible for procurement decisions, system oversight and governance and ongoing operation and maintenance. [22812/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any formal training, guidance, or protocols that have been provided, either historically or currently, to IT staff who may be required to enter operating theatres or critical care environments to address system failures; and if so, to provide details of such training. [22813/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will ensure that appropriate professional training and clear protocols are in place for IT personnel required to enter live surgical or critical clinical settings, including training in patient safety, infection prevention and control, and interaction within multidisciplinary clinical teams. [22814/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of reported mortality figures within Children’s Health Ireland facilities, including those associated with Temple Street and Crumlin hospitals; and if so, to provide the annual mortality rates for paediatric patients in those hospitals. [22815/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, review, or investigation has been conducted into mortality rates, surgical outcomes, or procedure cancellations within CHI or the HSE, including any assessment of whether IT system failures, including issues relating to NIMIS or other critical systems, have contributed to adverse clinical outcomes, delays or cancellations of surgery, or risks to patient safety. [22816/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if no such audit or review has been conducted if she will initiate an independent review into the potential impact of IT system performance and resilience on clinical outcomes, including mortality rates and surgical delays; and whether such a review will examine both historical and current outcomes within CHI and the HSE. [22817/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any recorded incidents within Children’s Health Ireland hospitals where surgical items, including swabs or medical instruments, were unintentionally retained in paediatric patients following procedures; if so, to provide details of the number of such incidents recorded to date; the clinical impact on patients; whether such incidents were subject to incident reporting, investigation, or external review, and the measures implemented to prevent recurrence. [22818/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any formal training, qualifications, or protocols in place for senior IT personnel, including IT managers and Chief Information Officers (CIOs), within CHI and the HSE, to equip them to operate safely and effectively within intensive care unit (ICU) or other critical clinical environments; and if so, to provide details of such training and how competency is assessed and maintained. [22819/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Children’s Health Ireland holds or has held an external academic position, including with University College Dublin; if so whether such an arrangement has been formally approved; the governance, oversight, and conflict-of-interest policies apply to such dual roles; and the way in which it is ensured that the full-time demands and responsibilities of the CIO role are not adversely affected. [22820/26]

2026-03-25

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the training, guidance, or policies in place within the Human Resources departments of CHI and the HSE to ensure that IT staff are appropriately recruited, assessed, and provided with ongoing training and competency development for working in intensive care units (ICU), operating theatres, and other critical clinical environments; and the way compliance with such requirements is monitored and enforced. [22821/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in view of matters outlined and the reported availability of multiple IT staff witnesses, whether she will consider referring any potential matters of concern to An Garda Síochána for appropriate assessment or investigation; and, if not, the reasons for that decision. [22822/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any instances, historically or currently, of IT staff entering operating theatres or intensive care unit, ICU, environments without appropriate Garda vetting while addressing issues with NIMIS or other critical systems; if so, the safeguards, policies and oversight mechanisms in place to ensure patient safety and compliance with vetting requirements; and whether any such matters have been or will be referred to An Garda Síochána. [22823/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any instances where IT personnel, including permanent and contract staff, were deployed within CHI hospitals without appropriate Garda vetting, including staff provided by external contractors. [22824/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of the use of third-party contractors in the provision of IT services within CHI; and the Garda vetting requirements and verification processes that were applied. [22825/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any instances where unvetted IT staff were granted access to sensitive clinical environments, including ICU, operating theatres or other restricted areas; and, if so, the risk assessments or investigations that were carried out. [22826/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the policies, controls, and verification procedures in place within CHI and the HSE to ensure that all staff, including contractors, are appropriately Garda vetted prior to being granted access to clinical areas. [22827/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has engaged directly with the CHI Chief Information Officer in relation to issues concerning NIMIS; and if so, to provide details of such engagements and any actions arising. [22829/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of protected disclosures made by staff within CHI in relation to IT systems, governance, or patient safety concerns; if so, the actions that were taken; the investigations that were carried out; and the outcomes or remedial measures that were implemented. [22830/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has engaged with any whistleblowers or representatives in relation to concerns raised within CHI; and if so, to provide details. [22831/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any communications have taken place between her and senior CHI leadership, including the CEO, in relation to protected disclosures made by staff; and if so, to provide details. [22832/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protections, supports, and remedies that are currently in place for healthcare staff who make protected disclosures within CHI and the HSE, including psychological supports, employment protections, and access to compensation or redress where harm has occurred. [22833/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns regarding workplace culture, including allegations of bullying or high staff turnover within IT functions in CHI; and whether any review or investigation have been conducted. [22834/26]

2026-03-25

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out into the impact of staffing instability or turnover on system reliability, governance, and patient safety, particularly in relation to critical systems such as NIMIS. [22835/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Transport

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with families and communities in north Dublin and south Meath whose lives and health have been significantly damaged as a result of the DAA not adhering to planning permissions on flight paths in and out of Dublin Airport; and if he will ensure that senior management of the DAA meet these families and communities. [22317/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of neurosurgery places for each of the past ten years in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; the number of people that have been on the outpatients neurosurgery waiting list for each of the past ten years; the average waiting time for neurosurgery patients in Beaumont Hospital for each of the past ten years; the number of neurosurgeons that have been employed in Beaumont Hospital for each of the past ten years; and the staff turnover rate in the neurosurgery department in Beaumont Hospital for each of the past ten years. [21394/26]

2026-03-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the public health, veterinary, and biosecurity risk assessment underpinning the recent decision to authorise reciprocal derogations with Northern Ireland to recommence cross-Border movements of Bluetongue-susceptible species from 6 March 2026; the measures being taken to mitigate the increased disease-transmission risk; and whether further contingency supports are planned for farmers should additional outbreaks occur. [20944/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence sent to her by a public representative (details supplied) concerning a person with a traumatic brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19053/26]

2026-03-18

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by her and all members of her staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20610/26]

2026-03-18

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in her Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20628/26]

2026-03-18

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid. [20647/26]

2026-03-18

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by her, the Junior Ministers in her Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20665/26]

2026-03-05

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total value of all medical equipment and personal protective equipment currently held in storage that is considered obsolete or past its expiry date; to detail the projected €7.4 million cost for the destruction of such stock in 2026; the annual storage fees paid for these assets, which reached €2.1 million in the previous year; if any other "unprocured" contracts similar to the respiratory sensor case have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17791/26]

2026-03-05

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the €7 million loss incurred by the HSE in dealings with a medical devices company for respiratory sensors between 2021 and 2024; if 91,000 to 132,000 sensors paid for were never received; the reason a double payment of €723,000 was authorised by separate HSE sections; the current status of the disciplinary or "fact-finding" process for the personnel involved, given that many have since left the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17790/26]

2026-03-05

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the actual live birth outcomes for the State-funded IVF scheme to date; the number of women who commenced a treatment cycle; the number of live births resulting from those cycles; the average cost to the State per live birth achieved; and to outline why only estimated clinical pregnancy rates per embryo transfer, rather than verified live birth data, have been published to date. [17915/26]

2026-03-05

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) as a treatment for infertility; and whether consideration will be given to supporting or funding RRM as an alternative or complementary option to IVF, particularly for couples who cannot access IVF for religious or personal reasons. [17916/26]

2026-02-26

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 427 and 428 of 13 November 2025, if she will advise on the outcome of the review conducted by her officials in relation to the proposed sale of the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15714/26]

2026-02-26

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will immediately reassess the safety and clinical appropriateness of telemedicine abortion services in light of rising concerns regarding coercive control; if she will establish a taskforce to investigate the ease with which controlling partners can obtain such medications; her views on the immediate steps being taken to ensure in-person clinical safeguards are restored to protect vulnerable women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15745/26]

2026-02-26

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total State funding allocated specifically to post-abortion counselling services in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of women who accessed these specific supports in that period; if she is satisfied that the current 'MyOptions' model provides sufficient face-to-face long-term psychological support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15746/26]

2026-02-26

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the data-sharing protocols between GPs and community pharmacists regarding the distribution of abortion medication; if there is a centralised tracking system to monitor if multiple requests for such medication are made by or for the same individual across different providers; and if she has engaged with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the potential for telemedicine to be exploited by human traffickers or those engaging in domestic abuse. [15747/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [12131/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of cancellations of spinal surgery operations within Children’s Health Ireland in each hospital, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [14506/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the clinical reasons given for cancellation of spinal surgeries within CHI, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [14507/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancellations of spinal surgeries within CHI, that were in relation to surgeons who were or are currently under review or investigation. [14508/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeons who are under review or investigation within CHI; and the number of spinal surgery cancellations that can be attributed to surgeons or medics who were or are currently under review or investigation. [14509/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the surgery cancellation rate for CHI; and the number of these cancellations which have been outsourced to Blackrock Private Hospital. [14510/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear test samples sent to foreign laboratories for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; to provide the figure as a percentage, in each year, in tabular form. [14861/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contacted the HSE's drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [14862/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14863/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to debt collector companies in each of the past ten years. [14864/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current number and waiting times for each radiation oncology unit, in tabular form. [14865/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new patients who started anti-cancer therapy in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [14867/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for medical compensation in each of the years from 2016 to 2026. [14868/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE paid out in compensation for medical negligence in each of the years 2016 to 2025, and to-date in 2026. [14869/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic diagnosed with stage four cancer; if she will provide any data or statistics held by her Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14870/26]

2026-02-24

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in regard to North Kerry CAMHS, the number of the 374 cases recorded as active on the CAMHS database on November 2022, which were examined as part of the review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14886/26]

2026-02-18

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 12 February 2026, if a response will issue to the question given the authors of that report referred to in the answer stated in the Oireachtas Committee on Health (details supplied) that they did not speak to one woman. [12992/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency working on its behalf, ask families to sign a non-disclosure agreement in relation to compensation that was received as part of the Hep C/HIV scandal [11629/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE, or any agency working on its behalf, ask individuals to sign any agreements or contracts of any kind in relation to citizens who were infected by Hepatitis C or HIV by any State services; and if she will detail these agreements or contracts were, and provide an example of them [11630/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 427 and 428 of 13 November 2025, if she will confirm receipt of the additional information sent on 28 November 2025 (details supplied); if she will address the queries in the original Parliamentary Question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11706/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the Nayagam review into paediatric spinal surgery at Children’s Health Ireland, commissioned in September 2023, remains at phase one with no completion date provided to the HSE; and the steps being taken to ensure full accountability and appropriate scope given its linkage with ongoing hip surgery probes. [12035/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people in third party residential care in the State supplied through a HSE contract; and the cost, per person, per year. [12222/26]

2026-02-17

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists and psychiatrists currently working with the adult disability services in each county; and if any of these are covering multiple areas. [12227/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a canteen in her Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11184/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women on waiting lists for endometriosis surgery across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11201/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion of her review of the European Scheme for Assisted Intervention in another State (ESAIS), particularly in respect of the potential inclusion of hospitals in Greece, Italy and Romania for the treatment of endometriosis; and a timeline for when any resulting changes will be implemented. [11203/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has sought or received advice from the attorney general in relation to surrogacy legislation; the way Ireland can ensure the safety of surrogates and children in other states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11204/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way surrogacy legislation in Ireland will align with EU directive 2024/1712 which specifically mentions surrogacy as a form of exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11205/26]

2026-02-12

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted or will conduct research into the reasons women seeking an abortion chose not to attend their second appointment after the initial consultation appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11206/26]

2026-02-11

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is provision of funds to provide for future medical malpractice lawsuits that may be taken against the Government as a result of children having undergone irreversible gender transition surgery. [10623/26]

2026-02-11

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and ambulance staff operational or stationed at each ambulance station in the country, by station; the average response time to ambulance callout, per ambulance station in the State, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11063/26]

2026-02-11

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times ambulances in each ambulance station in the country have been unable to leave hospital due to an inability to admit a patient to the emergency department or due to the fact that an ambulance trolley was being occupied by a patient inside the hospital in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [11064/26]

2026-02-11

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times a patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached them, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station, in tabular form. [11065/26]

2026-02-11

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years, and if details can be supplied on location/CHO area. [11066/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each county. [8134/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses who have resigned in each county over the past five years, in tabular form. [8135/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses working as public health nurses in each county, in tabular form. [8136/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses in some counties are permitted to work four-day weeks, while others are not allowed any leeway in terms of working hours; the reason for this discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8137/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each county who are currently on sick leave; and the number of whom are citing stress as the reasoning for their leave. [8138/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies in each health centre; the number of weeks they have been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of regular general nurse positions vacant in each health centre nationwide; and the number of weeks for which they have been vacant, in tabular form. [8140/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the HSE to agencies to provide agency staff to cover vacant RGN and PHN positions in health centres nationwide in each of the past five years. [8141/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the age in months of the oldest child to receive a 21-24 month developmental check in each county; and if she is aware of any region which is experiencing a delay in conducting such developmental checks. [8142/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours currently waiting to be released in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8144/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been approved for home care hours but have not received those home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8145/26]

2026-02-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health of the 620 people taking legal action against the State as a result of the cyber-attack on the health service have accepted the offer of compensation; if the number of persons taking legal action has increased following publicity around the compensation offer; the number of persons currently taking legal action against the State as a result of the cyber attack; and the nature of the claims, privacy breaches, psychological distress, missed appointments, health impacts and so on. [8336/26]

2026-01-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reopen the Keltoi facility in the Phoenix Park which closed during Covid; the reason it has remained closed since then; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7020/26]

2026-01-27

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [1411/26]

2026-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times she has visited Our Lady’s Hospital Navan since she took office. [3835/26]

2026-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance response to reach a patient after a 999 call in each county in the State; if she will provide a county by county breakdown on the time, starting with the county with the longest average wait time, to the county with the lowest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3836/26]

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Vulcan Consulting Limited Health

Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities

2026-01-21

LOBBY

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Pro Life Campaign Health

Asked TDs to submit parliamentary questions on areas related to abortion policy

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Movember Health

Launch of the Real Face of Men's Health report focused on the delivery of the National Men's Health Action plan, with a range of recommendations on priority areas

2026-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2608 of 29 July 2025, if a county-by-county, or CHO area breakdown can be provided on these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4513/26]

2026-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she or any of her officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for her Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4596/26]

2026-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4614/26]

2026-01-20

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

IFA Budget 2026 Briefing

2026-01-20

LOBBY

Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health

AV Room Briefing Event to discuss a Proposal for an Early Access Programme for Innovative Oncology Medicines

2026-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average cost to the State for the supply of one homecare hour from the supply companies. [3909/26]

2026-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is an assignment paid for carers travel; and if so, the way it is paid and the rate. [3910/26]

2026-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way unpresented homecare hours are dealt with; the number that are short homecare hours; if the company is paid on homecare hours allotted by HSE, or actual hours supplied; and, if hours drop for the client, if this is reflected in the payment by the state. [3911/26]

2026-01-19

LOBBY

Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG Health

Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence

2026-01-19

LOBBY

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Health

Coffee and Chat event with public representatives at the Coffee Dock in Leinster House on Tuesday, 30th September 2025

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 Budgetary matters

Advocating Fórsa policy on the budget and encouraging 1. To address the impact of the removal of universal cost-of-living measures through social dialogue and wage increases 2. broaden tax base to deliver high quality public services & address the resources problems which exist in housing, health, education, childcare and in achieving a greener economy.; 3. Introduce tax relief on trade union subs 4. Increase minimum wage by 5%

2026-01-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Finance

Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland
Herd Health Plans

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the work being undertaken to ensure that hospitals using family rooms as wards should only do so on a temporary basis and the measures been taken to restore these family rooms which are vital in providing palliative care to patients and carers and their families. [2992/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that steps are being undertaken to dismantle the Office of the Confidential Recipient contrary to the delegation by the Director General to the Confidential Recipient; her concerns that under these proposed changes the Office of the Confidential Recipient will no longer be independent or confidential; if she is aware that this will significantly reduce the ability of service users and patients to report concerns confidentially to an independent body and to receive support advice and guidance; if she has given permission for this happen; if she will reverse this detrimental subsuming of the office into the internal structures of the HSE; and her views these changes are likely to endanger vulnerable adults including people with disabilities and older adults. [3061/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Office of the Confidential Recipient continue to be independent and confidential of the HSE as per the Delegation. [3062/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she has concerns as to the continued unfettered independence in the role and function of the Confidential Recipient as per the Delegation. [3063/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the importance of the Confidential Recipient role and function is respected by the HSE Senior Leadership team. [3064/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient as established under a legal delegation remains in place. [3065/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient continues to have the vital escalation pathway to the CEO for abuse cases. [3066/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient raised any concerns in relation to abuse cases where the HSE failed to reassure the Confidential Recipient that they appropriately assessed and examined reported concerns of abuse, neglect and wrongdoing submitted by the Confidential Recipient to the HSE. [3067/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient raised any concerns with her that the HSE is interfering with the independence of the office, or attempting to subsume the office into the internal structures of the HSE. [3068/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the frequency which the CEO of the HSE and the Confidential Recipient meet with one another to ensure the Office of the Confidential Recipient is being appropriately supported, that it remains a fully confidential and independent service and that its independence continues unfettered and that any presenting issues are discussed. [3069/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient raised any concerns with the CEO of the HSE as to the protection and enhancement of the independence of the office of the Confidential Recipient. [3070/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health which committee will the CR meet with annually, as the Independent Quality & Safety Committee has been disbanded under the new HSE regional health area structures, in order to submit the Confidential Recipient annual report for review and to raise any issues, themes and challenges for service users, families, staff and the public contacting the Office of the Confidential Recipient. [3071/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in consideration of the Emily, Brandon and Grace reports, if the powers of the Confidential Recipient been strengthened to reflect the prevalent concerns in relation to the care and treatment of adults with a disability and older adults from the HSE and its funded agencies. [3072/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient's escalation pathway for abuse cases to the CEO has been strengthened. [3073/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which the workings of the legal delegation, and in particular, the Independence of the Office of the Confidential Recipient, are being upheld and protected by the HSE from any interference from the HSE internal operations. [3074/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will strengthen the role and function of the Confidential Recipient in consideration of the National Framework For Safeguarding published on 9 of December 2025. [3075/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no mention of the Office of the Confidential Recipient in the new framework document and therefore no reassurance of the strengthening of the role and function of the Confidential Recipient. [3076/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and type of incidents reported by CHI and logged on the National Incident Management System; how these events were ranked, and the relevant incident summaries covering the period January 2020 to July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3088/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she anticipates strengthening the delegation in consideration of the framework for safeguarding. [3233/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the Confidential Recipient annual report, as the last report was issued in 2022. [3234/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health with the establishment of regional health areas in the HSE, if the Confidential Recipient is satisfied that the level of communication with the regional executive officers and other senior managers is providing an effective line of communication. [3235/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the six REO’s understand the independent role of the Confidential Recipient; the powers delegated to the Confidential Recipient; the independence and confidentiality of the office; and if the professional communication between the relevant parties is working effectively. [3236/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the CEO of the HSE has ensured that the Confidential Recipient has met with the six REO’s and the CEO to ensure collaborative working. [3237/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if service users can be confident that when they contact the Confidential Recipient, that the service is confidential and independent without interference or undue influence from the HSE and its internal operations. [3238/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Confidential Recipient has a role to play in ensuring the safety and protection of vulnerable adults, where concerns are reported to the Confidential Recipient and the HSE fails to act. [3239/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) being upheld and maintained to ensure the Confidential Recipient can carry out their duties fully in the manner intended to protect all vulnerable people. [3240/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if it is easy for the Confidential Recipient to contact the CEO of the HSE where serious concerns arise and the HSE fails to act appropriately; and the procedure for doing so. [3241/26]

2026-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with the Confidential Recipient. [3242/26]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she or the CEO of the HSE will meet with a person (details supplied). [74952/25]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which her Department first became aware of concerns relating to governance, oversight or patient safety in paediatric orthopaedic services at Children’s Health Ireland, and the source of that awareness. [1389/26]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the statutory, contractual or administrative powers that were available to her Department or the HSE to intervene once such concerns had been identified. [1390/26]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any interim patient-safety measures were introduced once concerns were identified; and if not, the reason such measures were not implemented. [1391/26]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will raise with the Children’s Health Ireland the fact that it has responded to or acknowledged freedom of information, FOI, requests for the past four months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1395/26]

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 for the motion motion failed · 66–80

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the HSE by people whose family members died from Covid-19 in HSE run nursing homes and hospitals. [71781/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rates for those diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71782/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of Ireland's five-year survival rate for breast cancer; and if her Department holds data on the way in which this compares with Britain and other European standards. [71783/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rate for breast cancer in each county in the State; if a breakdown on survival rates is available across various social classes and incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71784/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been diagnosed with cancer in each county in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [71785/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have died from cancer in each county in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [71786/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults on ambulance workers reported nationally in each of the past ten years. [71787/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents reported through the National Incident Management System NIMS in each of the past ten years; the number of which were extreme, major, and the number which resulted in death or incapacity, in tabular form. [71788/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the compensation budget for the HSE for each of the past ten years. [71789/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years, by each CHO area. [71792/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount owed to the HSE by patients or former patients who have not paid their hospital bills. [71793/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to debt collector companies in each of the past ten years. [71794/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the CervicalCheck Tribunal to date; and the amount which has been paid out under the tribunal. [71795/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases which have been taken against the HSE over the alleged misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years. [71796/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the State associated with the cyber-attack on the HSE and her Department in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71797/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have contacted the HSE's drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years. [71798/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have undergone the HSE's suicide prevention training in each of the past ten years. [71799/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of suicides or suspected suicides in the State in each of the past ten years; if her Department holds data to indicate whether the suicide rate in increasing or decreasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71800/25]

2025-12-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the payment which will be put in place for workers who are on the long-Covid payment sick pay through the HSE (details supplied); if she will review this payment again and revise the decision to close it given many families are dependent on this payment to make ends meet. [69457/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by her Department or the HSE on leasing a facility (details supplied) in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67595/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason newborn babies are not screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); when SMA will be included in the newborn screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67711/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of surgeries carried out by the HSE, outside of the NTPF, in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [67716/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will arrange an appointment with the HSE (details supplied). [67982/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for scoliosis surgery that have died. [65500/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries cancelled by CHI each year; and the reason given for the cancellations. [65501/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been removed from the scoliosis surgery waiting list without their parents' knowledge. [65502/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were wrongly removed from the scoliosis surgery waiting list. [65503/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who simply fell off the scoliosis surgery waiting list when they turned 16 years-of-age, and no longer fell under the scope of CHI; and the number of those children who have passed away. [65504/25]

2025-11-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [63788/25]

2025-11-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and the urgent steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients who need treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund can avail of it, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [63787/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when she will respond to urgent correspondence issued to her by this Deputy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64145/25]

2025-11-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an operation will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [62861/25]

2025-11-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to review the answer to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property. [62301/25]

2025-11-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to review a matter detailed in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property. [62302/25]

2025-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out during 2024 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, by gestation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61331/25]

2025-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 333 of 15 October and 173 of 22 October 2025, the number and location of sites sought in the original questions. [61718/25]

2025-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason Children’s Health Ireland has not yet published its 2024 annual report; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to the last annual report, it was sitting on €42 million and is currently marked as red by the Charities Regulator for having not filed its report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62228/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [58124/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a medical card application that was refused on means will be examined for a person (details supplied). [58581/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the external expert panel review, established following the audit (details supplied) of hip surgeries in Children's Health Ireland (CHI), is commissioned and overseen by the HSE independently of CHI; and if CHI retains control over its remit, administration, or communications with families. [60040/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all children who underwent pelvic or acetabular osteotomy procedures under the CHI orthopaedic service between 2010 and 2024 are included in the EEPR process, regardless of diagnostic category for example both 'stable' and 'dislocated' developmental dysplasia of the hip; and if not, the clinical or governance grounds on which exclusions were made. [60041/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the specific role Children's Health Ireland holds in the EEPR; if CHI staff are providing administrative, data or liaison support; and the way in which the independence of the panel is safeguarded in practice. [60042/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the EEPR will include examination of governance, consent and decision-making processes leading to surgery, as stated in the CHI FAQ of 15 October 2025; and, if not, if it is confined solely to radiological and technical threshold review. [60043/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which families will be informed about their inclusion or exclusion from the EEPR; and if each family will receive a written outcome from the review, given that many have received contradictory information about their child's status. [60044/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if any separate processes are being established by the HSE or her Department to examine systemic governance failures in CHI's orthopaedic services, distinct from the technical clinical review of X-rays and operations under the EEPR. [60045/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the terms of reference, membership and final report of the EEPR will be published; and if those documents will be made available to families whose children are directly affected. [60046/25]

2025-10-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings on hospital campuses across the country that have been erected without planning permission in each of the past ten years; the number of these buildings have been awarded a fire certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57470/25]

2025-10-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57058/25]

2025-10-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was included in HIQA’s review into the governance of implantable medical devices at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), which examined the use of non-CE marked springs at Temple Street; if VBT was not included in that review, the reason for its exclusion, given that CHI has confirmed it has carried out VBT as an “emerging and experimental procedure” involving spinal implants on children; if she will now request HIQA to examine the procurement, regulatory status and oversight of the devices used for VBT at CHI; and if HIQA did not assess VBT as part of its completed review, if she will confirm who, if anyone, has examined its use, safety governance, or regulatory compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57187/25]

2025-10-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the hospital sites at which vertebral body tethering (VBT) procedures have been carried out, including Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) locations (Temple Street, Crumlin, Cappagh) and any external providers such as a clinic (details supplied) under the national outsourcing arrangements; the means by which follow-up, outcomes and complications relating to VBT have been recorded and monitored, given that hospital in-patient enquiry (HIPE) has no specific procedure code for VBT; the basis on which the HSE, CHI or the healthcare pricing office have been funding or coding VBT procedures in the absence of a designated HIPE code; and whether patient safety, audit and governance requirements can be met where a surgical technique is not identifiable in national activity, outcome or costing data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57188/25]

2025-10-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was reviewed, approved or considered by the CHI Ethics Committee prior to being introduced as a surgical option for children; if not, the reason ethical approval was not sought for a new and experimental procedure; whether the devices used for VBT were brought before CHI’s Medical Devices Committee for assessment, approval or procurement review; to provide the dates and documentation of any such consideration; whether a separate or enhanced consent process was developed for VBT, given that CHI has described it as an “emerging and experimental procedure”; whether consent standards for new techniques differ from those used for established spinal fusion surgery; whether VBT was introduced or conducted under any research, pilot, innovation or clinical investigation pathway; if so, the governance, monitoring or ethical approvals that were in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57189/25]

2025-10-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether devices used for vertebral body tethering (VBT) at Children’s Health Ireland were added to the SAP procurement system and approved by the CHI Medical Devices Committee despite there being no HIPE procedure code for VBT; if so, that way in which use, cost and oversight of those implants have been recorded and monitored at national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57190/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings on HSE hospital sites that do not have planning permission; if this affects their ability to get fire certification; and if a lack of fire certification threatens insurance cover. [55820/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants there were for the PRES exams this year, and for the last five years. [55912/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capacity numbers each year for the PRES Exam 2 and PRES Exam 3 within the State. [55913/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health who the provider for the PRES exams is, and the cost to the State, for each of the last five years. [55914/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the main reason cited by the Medical Council for applicants who are not able to sit the PRES 2 and PRES 3 exam in the year they apply, and have to wait until the next round of exams come up as the places are limited; if there is a reason why the capacity cannot be increased; and the number of times per year PRES 2 and PRES 3 exams are held. [55915/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors/locums that have taken up the rural GP programme in each of the last five years. [55916/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health of the doctors who have done the PRES 3 exam in the last five years, the number that are still registered with the Medical Council to date. [55917/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether an agency, and all other private nurse and carer providers that the HSE outsource work to, are fully regulated and vetted; where a public patient is outsourced to a private nursing company or private carer provider by the HSE, the oversight the HSE has of the services that are delivered; if the HSE is ultimately responsible for public patients that they outsource to private nursing or carer providers; and if the HSE will provide a clinical review over the care and death of a person (details supplied). [56033/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on information sought during the summer from the Department of Health in the North in relation to cross-Border work ongoing in scoping the paediatric pathology services in both jurisdictions with a view to creating one cross-Border service; the timeframes relating to the overall project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54863/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of homecare hours delivered by the State to date in 2025; the number of persons in receipt of such care; the way in which this compares to the targets for volume of services which is ordinarily set out in the HSE National Service Plan; the corresponding figures for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55153/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to her that have yet to be released by her Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55164/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average cost to the HSE for one hour of work from an agency nurse within the health service. [55218/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in the HSE for a recruitment agency at present. [55219/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average amount paid to homecare agencies by the HSE for one hour of care to a patient. [55220/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited to work in the HSE via recruitment agencies in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [55221/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the HSE for agency workers in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [55222/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [55223/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current percentage of persons working in the HSE who are agency workers. [55224/25]

2025-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2223, 2224, 2225 and 2227 of 8 September 2025, the number of staff working the unit who are HSE staff; the total amount of funding given toward the project; the amount of funding received for the MRI unit each year since it opened; the total number of medical card patients seen in the MRI unit each year to date; the amount of scans accessed by the HSE each year; the amount paid per scan by the State; and if the contract terms, conditions and budgets paid by State toward the MRI scanner will be provided. [54500/25]

2025-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the increasing payments being requested by most nursing homes outside of the fair deal payment (details supplied); if a solution to this issue will be found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54501/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the dates/occasions upon which each hospital in the country entered surge escalation, over the past twelve months; and the number of patients in surge beds during each of those occasions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53260/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a mammogram in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53271/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to outline the gaps in health outcomes that are widening between the North and South of Ireland each year. [53761/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of southern patients that have been treated in the North of Ireland in each of the past ten years; and the number of northern patients that have been treated in the south of Ireland in each of the past ten years. [53762/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any systematic research carried out by her Department into health services that are available in the South of Ireland and not in the north, and vice versa. [53763/25]

2025-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the scoliosis waiting list for surgery at CHI hospitals at present; and the steps she is taking to reduce waiting lists. [51548/25]

2025-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times she has visited hospitals in Meath and Louth since she took office; if she will list the hospitals she has visited in those counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51549/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health last met. [49645/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of on-site checks on food quality the Food Safety Authority has made in each of the past ten years. [51523/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of food recalls in each of the last ten years. [51524/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of food recalls that have happened as a result of self-policing versus Food Safety Authority on-site checks. [51525/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of listeria here in the past ten years; and the reason for a spike in listeria outbreaks in the last year. [51526/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason food labelling has become so lacking in detail (details supplied); and if she will seek accurate food labelling. [51527/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide details if internal HSE audits on consultants' pay identify national treatment purchase fund insourcing or outsourcing payments as having contributed to the breach of public pay policy or extraordinary payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51736/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health why was there no investigation into a matter (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property [52079/25]

2025-09-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any audit of social inclusion and addiction funding in IHA Dublin north county and Dublin City and west from 2019, following on from a programme (details supplied) broadcast on 28 May 2024. [52080/25]

2025-09-21

LOBBY

Muiriosa Foundation Health

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

2025-09-20

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

2025-09-19

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

Mental Health Reform Health

PBS Campaign

2025-09-18

LOBBY

Pro Life Campaign Health

Asked TDs to submit parliamentary questions on areas related to abortion policy

2025-09-18

LOBBY

RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Health

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost to build and fit out the new National Maternity Hospital; and the estimated total square metre cost to build and fit out the new National Maternity Hospital. [47852/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the new National Maternity Hospital cost more than the National Children's Hospital to build and fit out, per square metre; and the like-for-like, comparative square metre cost of the two projects. [47853/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of mechanical and electrical contractors tendered for works on the new National Maternity Hospital; if the fact that there was only one mechanical and electrical contractor tendering for works on the new National Maternity Hospital mean that there was no competition on price or quality; and her views on whether this will increase the cost of the project overall. [47854/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will postpone the awarding of contracts for the National Maternity Hospital given concerns over burgeoning costs at the hospital; and if the reason that costs have increased so much will be investigated. [47855/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that blood donors are being asked if they are still the same sex that was assigned at birth; if she is aware that some donors are refusing to answer this question that has no basis in science and are then not being allowed to donate blood; if she has carried out any research as to the number of people refusing to answer this ideological question; and if she has carried out any research to ascertain the extent of the loss in the volume in blood being donated as a result of same.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48708/25]

2025-09-12

LOBBY

Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug

2025-09-10

LOBBY

Prosper Meath CLG Health

Email invitation to the Prosper Meath Summer BBQ from the CEO

2025-09-09

LOBBY

Alcohol Action Ireland Health

Alcohol health information labelling

2025-09-09

LOBBY

Parkinson's Ireland Health

Wrote to the representative to advocate for our pre-budget requests to be included in their parties alternative budget.

2025-09-08

LOBBY

Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy Health

Lobbying on behalf of student membership and non member students in light of recruitment crisis casued by Pay and Numbers strategy of the HSE

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the basis and criteria the decision was taken by the Health Service Executive and her Department to withdraw funding after the law on abortion changed from pregnancy counselling agencies that had a valuable track record in providing practical support to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy but made it clear that facilitating abortion would be in violation of their ethos. [44593/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that pharmacies are charging up to €15 for issuing medications blister packed; if she is aware that blister packing multiple medications is often the safer option for many vulnerable people who have large volumes of medication to take daily; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many pharmacies in Dublin do not apply a charge; if she has plans to help offset this expense for persons on low income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44807/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total funding given by the HSE/State towards the MRI unit in Navan Hospital. [45212/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nature of the arrangement between Navan Hospital Alliance for the MRI scanner in the hospital; if there are a certain number of scans available to the HSE weekly under the GP access to community diagnostics; if there is an agreement for each MRI to be paid for by the HSE, if for medical card holders; if so, the average price per scan paid; her views on the arrangement agreed; and the full details of any costs to the State that were or are being incurred. [45213/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are any public staff working the MRI unit or machine in Navan Hospital. [45214/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the liability of the MRI unit in Navan Hospital is covered by Navan Hospital Alliance or by the State under the umbrella insurance of Navan Hospital. [45215/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical card patients scanned in Navan Hospital MRI unit in 2024. [45216/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 11 June 2025, the full list of MRI scans available to medical card holders within the Navan Hospital MRI unit; the breakdown of the number of scans performed in 2024 and to date. [45217/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the cost of the entire project for the MRI scanner unit in Navan Hospital. [45228/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total budget for the GP access to community diagnostics in each of the past ten years; the units that received the highest amount; the breakdown of the procedures performed under this scheme; and the breakdown of the number of each of the procedures performed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [45229/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, of the 1744.75 hours unallocated, the number of persons this figure represents; the number of these people who have no homecare hours allocated to date; and the number that are additional hours to care hours already provided by the service. [45254/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, when geographical and carer limitations are mentioned in regard to filling home care hours, if this means there is an issue with people in a more rural setting; if so, the actions being taken by her to encourage these hours be taken up by potential carers. [45255/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 20 March 2025, of the 730,243 homecare hours allocated in 2024 (details supplied) the number that were supplied by private companies; the share of the budget this represents; if homecare hours are supplied in the Meath area by direct HSE staff; and the share this represents in both budget and hours. [45256/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a difference in cost to supply home care through the HSE directly, as opposed to the use of private companies; and if so, the difference. [45257/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to clarify who is responsible for the indemnity insurance in instances where a public patient is treated by a private clinic-doctor from the waiting list; and if these patients are covered under the HSE insurance, private doctor-clinic insurance or other. [45304/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health of all the legal medical claims made against the State in the past ten years, if any of these claims for operations or procedures were made through the TAS scheme; and if so, the number and what was the cost to the State. [45305/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with scoliosis that have presented each year for the past ten years; the number of these cases that were treated through the public system; and the number treated through private the TAS scheme. [45306/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for scoliosis treatment that have been put in for the TAS scheme; whether this referral done by the consultant-doctor; and whether the HSE have directed consultants to forward patients names and forms for this scheme. [45307/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Republic of Ireland who have been granted a long-term illness card under the diagnosis of spina bifida, for each year from 1997 to the most recent year available, by year of birth, in tabular form; to clarify whether these figures include deceased persons; if not, if she will provide both sets of figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46423/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operations CHI has undertaken for children with scoliosis and spina bifida, respectively in each of the past 15 years. [46933/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from the Republic of Ireland who enrolled in undergraduate allied health professional courses, such as radiography, radiation therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, orthotics, and nursing, in the Britain and the north of Ireland, for each of the past ten years; and his views on the impact of Brexit on the fees payable by Irish students studying in Britain and the north of Ireland, and the effect this has had on numbers studying there. [46420/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of undergraduate students studying in Irish universities in allied health professional courses (such as radiography, radiation therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, and nursing, in each of the past ten years; and the number of each that are Irish citizens, the number that are EU citizens and the number that are from out side the EU. [46421/25]

2025-09-01

LOBBY

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Health

Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for cancer screening and cancer treatment at year end in each of the past ten years. [41095/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons screened for cancer in the State in each of the past ten years; the types of cancer screened for; and the annual screening target in each of those years, in tabular form. [41096/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who began chemotherapy treatment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [41097/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for eye treatment in each count; and the average waiting length, per county. [41098/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of private and public nursing homes beds are registered in the State for each of the past five years; the number of nursing homes that have opened and closed in each of the past five years; the number of nursing homes places needed in the State at present and for each of the next seven years; and the average cost of a nursing home bed in the public and private sector. [41099/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with drug or alcohol addictions in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41100/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries carried out in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41101/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents recorded in the health service 2018 to 2025; and the nature of adverse incidents. [41102/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents recorded in the health service statutory organisations (hospital and community) 2018 to 2025. [41103/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents recorded in each hospital group 2018 to 2025; and the nature of adverse incidents. [41104/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each hospital 2018 to 2025; and the nature of adverse incidents. [41105/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each CAMHS region 2018 to 2025; and the nature of adverse incidents. [41106/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the States Claims Agency for each of the past five years. [41107/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount in compensation that has been paid out by the State as a result of claims lodged against the health service, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, by hospital. [41108/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently clinically discharged from hospital, but who remain in hospital; the number who have been in hospital despite being clinically discharged for over 3 months, for over six months, for over one year and for over two years, by hospital. [41109/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in each emergency department in the country. [41110/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the single longest length anyone was left waiting in each emergency department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41111/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the State regarding the alleged misreading of smear tests, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41112/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died in the state in each of the past ten years. [41113/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the cyber-attack on the HSE and on her Department in recent years. [41114/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of HSE staff currently absent from work. [41115/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted any analysis to determine the number of cancer diagnosis delayed as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41116/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by each hospital in the State to debt collectors over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41117/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cyber security staff recruited by the HSE, in each of the past ten years. [41118/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled by each hospital in the State, in each of the past ten years. [41119/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have taken legal cases against, or sought compensation from, the HSE, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41120/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to outline the support that meals on wheels services that are not funded by the HSE receives from her Department; if she has considered expanding the inflationary fund for services; and the work that is planned for Budget 2026 to address the viability of community meals on wheels services. [41221/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an impact assessment has been carried out in relation to the removal of emergency general surgery from the South West Acute Hospital which has a large catchment area in Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim; if she has been in contact with the Department of Health in the North on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41224/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide extra psychiatric capacity at a facility (details supplied), given the fact that people are being sent home for the lack of capacity; and if she will end the practice of sending patients home with serious mental health challenges in taxis. [41254/25]

2025-07-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hours being charged to the HSE by an organisation (details supplied); the number of hours actually delivered to clients on an weekly basis; the reason the organisation is funded by disability services in CHO9 only; the total funding from the state to the organisation on an annual basis. [40266/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if bereavement suites and a bereavement champion are available 24/7 in each maternity hospital in the State; and if not, will she detail which maternity hospital does not have either in view of the fact mothers who tragically lose their baby just before birth or just after often have to endure the cries of healthy babies in the maternity hospital which can add to their trauma. [39798/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to create an overarching framework for cross-Border cancer care that would ensure that citizens on both side of the Border can get timely local cancer care (details supplied). [39883/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have presented to Crosslanes Drogheda psychiatric unit each month for the past 12 months from Navan Hospital or accident and emergency department; and the number of patients that have presented from Drogheda Hospital or accident and emergency department in each of the past 12 months. [39912/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capacity of Crosslanes Drogheda unit. [39913/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people turned away from Crosslanes Drogheda psychiatric unit in each of the past 12 months. [39914/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been in Crosslanes Drogheda Psychiatric Unit for more than one month, three months and six months, in the past year, in tabular form. [39915/25]

2025-07-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 857 of 17 June 2025, to provide a copy of the memorandum of understanding between NTPF and public hospitals; to outline the pricing arrangements agreed with private hospitals under the NTPF for treatments, including payments to consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38665/25]

2025-07-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the Covid vaccine injury compensation scheme will be operational. [39591/25]

2025-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths in Ireland for each of the past five years. [38010/25]

2025-07-09

VOTE

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 86–69
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–86
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–86

2025-07-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she allow for Mounjaro to be accessed on the medical card (details supplied). [36712/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place to review and adjust thyroid medication dosages for women following childbirth, particularly where the dosage was increased during pregnancy; in the absence of protocols, the measures that will be taken to ensure that postnatal thyroid treatment is appropriately monitored to avoid adverse effects such as depression and suicidal ideation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35518/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases in which women have remained on elevated thyroid medication postpartum without review, resulting in serious mental health side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts; and if the HSE has conducted or will conduct any review or audit into such cases. [35519/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the clinical guidelines currently in place for general practitioners and endocrinologists regarding the monitoring and adjustment of thyroid hormone levels in postpartum women; and if updated guidance will be issued to ensure safer prescribing practices. [35520/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether postnatal mental health services and screening procedures include evaluation for physiological causes such as thyroid hormone imbalance; and if he will take steps to improve interdisciplinary collaboration between endocrinology and mental health services for new mothers. [35521/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to raise awareness among healthcare professionals and the public about the connection between thyroid hormone imbalance and severe postpartum depression or suicidal ideation; and if additional training, guidance, or public information campaigns will be supported in this area. [35522/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response time; the average ambulance response time in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34063/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments without being seen in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34062/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nurse to patient ratio in Ireland, broken down by hospital. [35042/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the doctor to patient ratio in Irish hospitals, broken down by hospital. [35043/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the consultant to patient ratio in Irish hospitals, broken down by hospital. [35044/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she was aware of a pilot scheme in operation in Navan Hospital currently running that has reduced the visiting hours for families (details supplied); the reasoning for such a measure; and if she will consider that many relatives are elderly and would consider this time late to travel to the town. [35046/25]

2025-06-25

VOTE

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

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

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of temporary locations used for the Covid vaccine rollout that are still being rented in each county; the cost per county for rent since all Covid restrictions were lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33530/25]

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the opt out register is not live in advance of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 coming into force; and how do people opt out now. [33739/25]

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the infrastructure projects being built or commissioned by her Department that are currently late in their delivery; and the infrastructure projects currently over budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34094/25]

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the address is needed for the opt out register of the organ donation scheme (details supplied). [34339/25]

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have registered their opt out register of the organ donation scheme in the first week of the portal going live. [34340/25]

2025-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161, the reason her Department has yet to correct the inaccurate précis of statute provided by her Department’s pensions specialist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34481/25]

2025-06-19

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received a retrospective ill health retirement package from Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33340/25]

2025-06-18

VOTE

Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 divisions

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

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–82
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the contract for the refurbishment of the blood laboratory in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will be signed and completed. [32095/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants and WTE NCHDs located in medicine, surgery and emergency departments in Our Lady's Hospital Navan. [32225/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1165 of 13 May 2025, to outline the same relevant statistics for all individual hospitals which may have specific local arrangements in place with private entities for service provision. [32383/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in relation to treatments paid for under the national treatment purchase fund where an individual received care in a private setting, if an agreed hourly rate is paid to clinicians agreed centrally, or agreed regionally or by provider; and to outline these for different types of treatment - surgical, exploratory and so on - since its inception. [32384/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the services available nationally to support those who have suffered from child loss. [32556/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if she would be open to meeting with the family in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32796/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients seen through the MRI scanner in Our Lady’s Hospital Navan in the past two years. [30843/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no pelvis MRI scanning done for medical card holders in Our Lady’s Hospital Navan. [30844/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the MRI scans that are done in Navan for medical card holders. [30845/25]

2025-06-11

VOTE

Mental Health Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

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

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that HSE staff such as do not have their long-Covid payments cut at the end of June. [28916/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to open an ADHD clinic in Navan/Meath area, as this service would be a very valued resource for people in the area and their families; and if there are no plans, if she will consider the issue. [29244/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of the HSE which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30026/25]

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 against the motion motion passed · 113–49

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [24057/25]

2025-05-21

LOBBY

Fórsa trade union Health

Emails, letters, including letters to two Ministers, phone calls and an online meeting was organised with the aim of seeking more funding for the healthcare system, and to support unions in being consulted regarding the pay and numbers strategy in the Health Service Executive. There were discussions in relation to the then impending Pay & Numbers dispute including possible solutions with some TDs.

2025-05-20

LOBBY

Vulcan Consulting Limited Health

Rare Disease Policy

2025-05-20

LOBBY

Psychiatric Nurses Association Health

As you are aware the HSE imposed an embargo on recruitment in November 2023 which remained in place until July 2024. Some services were exempt from the embargo, for example disability services and several departments in the general services. The PNA strongly urged the HSE to exempt mental health services from the embargo taking into consideration the magnitude of the staffing crisis in the services and the impact on patients, families, and the wider community.

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [20956/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she was aware that there are very few dentist offices that are available in Ireland to wheelchair users who have a medical card; the actions being taken to address this issue as it has come to this Deputy's attention that many are being sent to Newry for treatment, obviously this is a very long travel for people with mobility issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25547/25]

2025-05-19

LOBBY

Irish Heart Foundation Health

Support for a cardiovascular patient.

2025-05-19

LOBBY

BioMarin International Limited Health

Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU.

2025-05-19

LOBBY

Nursing Homes Ireland Health

NHI corresponded with TD's and Ministers as a follow up regarding the negotiations for the Programme for Government and requirement to ensure express commitments onpolicy on care of the older person.

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 Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in County Meath in each of the past ten years; and the steps she is taking to decrease ambulance response time in the region. [24054/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish-qualified nurses recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24055/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the supports that are in place to assist persons with disabilities or mental health challenges in taking the driver theory test; if provision is made for a scribe, or special needs assistant, for such persons during the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times has the State Claims Agency paid the legal costs and-or compensation incurred by a private company such as a clinic (details supplied) in each of the past ten years; and amount that has been paid out by the State Claims Agency for legal costs and-or compensation for a private company in each of the past ten years. [23257/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of non-invasive pregnancy test providers that supply the Irish market; the number of these that are located abroad; the number of these that do not have a doctor who engages with clients; the number that do not have a nurse who engage with clients; the regulations in place to ensure that these non-invasive prenatal testing providers have a doctor who physically meets with each mother in order to provide a diagnosis and a prescription; if regulations cover foreign providers; the regulations governing this area; and the State body that confirms that all of these providers fulfil regulations. [23271/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of prescription weight loss drug providers that supply the Irish market; the number of these that are located abroad; the number of these that do not have a doctor who engages with clients; the number that do not have a nurse who engage with clients; the number that provide a prescription on the basis of a website form; the number for which regulation is in place to ensure that these prescription weight loss drug providers have a doctor who physically meets with each patient in order to provide a diagnosis and a prescription; if these regulations cover foreign providers; the regulations governing this area; and the State body that confirms that all of these providers fulfil regulations. [23272/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in each private hospital nationwide are currently occupied by a patient who first presented to a public hospital, but was transferred by the HSE for taxpayer paid care, treatment or tests to a private hospital. [24249/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment in a private hospital in the State at a cost to the taxpayer in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24250/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of private clinics currently operating in rooms in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24251/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an urgent CAMHS assessment following GP referral, given their severe behavioural challenges and significant educational disruption. [24401/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason CAMHS is refusing to assess a child (details supplied). [24402/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the emergency mental health supports currently in place for autistic children presenting with suicidal thoughts and behaviours. [24403/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the coordinated care pathways available for children with multiple diagnoses, such as ASD, epilepsy, and speech delays, who are ineligible for CAMHS and awaiting disability services. [24404/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied). [24405/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission for phase three of Naas Hospital for a two story over-basement extension for endoscopy, day services, oncology and physical medicine, and services planned in the basement, has expired for the second time since 21 December 2024; the reason the planning permission was allowed lapse on two occasions; the timeframe for the completion of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22361/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the 'family rooms' on each of the three main wards in Naas Hospital have been repurposed as ward extensions; if there are plans to reintroduce family rooms into the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22362/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries that take place each year through the HSE. [22539/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for deep brain stimulation surgery with the HSE. [22540/25]

2025-04-30

VOTE

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–68

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education how many children have been expelled from school in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in national and secondary school, in tabular form; and how many of these had a mental ill health diagnosis or disability. [18906/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education how many children have been suspended from school in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025, in national and secondary schools, in tabular form, and how many of these had a mental ill health diagnosis or disability. [18907/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a response will issue to an urgent email sent to her (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18929/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if she was aware of this issue; and if there is a scheme this family can access to help get funding for treatment. [19238/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [19268/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will explore a cross-Border paediatric pathology service, given that a service exists in Dundalk but those in the North need to utilise a service in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19292/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panel reports underway currently, by CHO area, and by the type of service under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her views on the incident that occurred in St. Joesph’s adolescent psychiatric unit; the number of children who were left without placement; the measures being taken on the issue; when it is envisioned all the children will be offered alternative placements; the steps that will be put into place to ensure that where another situation such as this arises, the most vulnerable children would not be left without a placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20608/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panel reports underway currently, by CHO area and, by the type of service under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20754/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panels launched in each of the past ten years, by CHO area and, by the type of service reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20755/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of the pseudonyms ascribed to each person subject to a National Independent Review Panel (NIRP) since the NIRP was established; and the titles of each report generated by the NIRP since it was established. [20756/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 5 March 2025, if she will confirm the length of the current contract with a company (details supplied) for the processing of Our Lady’s Hospital Navan bloods; and the estimated cost of this contract. [18191/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this list; and the number of dietitians working in this area for the HSE. [17939/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that senior management teams in the HSE have given approval to well-paid public consultants setting up private companies to do public work (details supplied). [16923/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17057/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average time people were waiting to be seen in each emergency department in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [17188/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made against the State by women who allege their Cervical Check smear tests were misread, or their families, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, and the number of these which have been settled, in tabular form. [17189/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency departments which have closed in the State in each of the past 20 years; and the number of emergency departments which have been opened in the State in that time. [17190/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the State of the cyber attack on the Department of Health and HSE in recent years. [17191/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed in each hospital in the State. [17192/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses currently on sick leave in each hospital in the State. [17193/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to debt collectors by each hospital in the State to seek outstanding payments from patients, in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [17194/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by each hospital group in compensation in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [17260/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments cancelled in each hospital in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [17266/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who underwent surgery for cancer in the State in each of the past ten years. [17267/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the information contained in relation to the primary childhood immunisation schedule declination form being issued to parents by the HSE, when completed, will not be shared with any other section or agency of her Department; and if it is used to limit liability. [17292/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who currently remain in hospital but are clinically discharged and for each of the past five years. [15037/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who remain in hospital but are clinically discharged for more than two months, five months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 21 months and 24 months. [15038/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 20 February 2025, the number of nurses and doctors that have availed of the policy outlined in the HR circular 001/23, in tabular form; the average time it has taken between an application being received and the payment of the money; the average amount of money that is approved in each case; and the total amount of money paid out under the Circular, in each of the past three years. [15638/25]

2025-03-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be accepted on to the CAMHS waiting list for an urgent assessment following his GP referral for suspected ADHD; and when the required therapies, outlined as urgent by his medical practitioners, will begin. [14329/25]

2025-03-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of sex selective abortion occurring in Ireland (details supplied); and the steps being taken to prevent this happening. [14334/25]

2025-03-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if not, the reason the law has not been upheld. [14453/25]

2025-03-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children with down syndrome born in Ireland for each of the past ten years. [14219/25]

2025-03-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children with down syndrome aborted in Ireland for each of the past five years. [14220/25]

2025-03-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if prior warning of her visit to University Hospital Limerick was given; and whether trollies and patients were hidden from sight during her visit. [14221/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the resources that were provided by the HSE to facilitate the increased workload on primary care since the end of pandemic will be quantified. [13041/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2023. [13070/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2024. [13071/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for home care hours in Meath for the past five years, by year; and the number of hours service this supplied. [13072/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the home care hours in Meath have reached capacity of the budget; and the number of outstanding hours have been requested and not filled to date. [13073/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11618/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of misread scans that have occurred in each hospital in the State in the past five years; if there has been an investigation into the reason these have occurred; if so, the result of that investigation; and the steps that have been taken to prevent these mistakes occurring again. [11619/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to termination of pregnancy reported to the national incident management system, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025. [11852/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 reported to the State Claims Agency, in each of the past five years, and to date in 2025; the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; the number of cases ongoing; and the number of cases which have been settled. [11854/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers who are considering abortion because of economic reasons. [11880/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers by the HSE My Options. [11881/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out due to economic pressures on mothers in each of the past five years. [11882/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past ten years; and the number of deaths from cancer in each of the past ten years. [9276/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years; the number of nurses who left their jobs at each hospital in the country in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9277/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 12 February 2025, the reason the HSE has not yet written to this Deputy on the matter; and the date upon which an answer will issue. [10533/25]

2025-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person can be reviewed and assistance provided (details supplied). [9865/25]

2025-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have plans to close or reduce services in any way in Navan accident and emergency in the next 12 months; and if so, if he will detail the plans and when will they be implemented. [9915/25]

2025-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10090/25]

2025-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the use of a company (details supplied) for processing Navan Hospital bloods tests is a temporary contract; and if so, the length of the contract. [10091/25]

2025-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the blood testing laboratory in Navan Hospital is going to resume all screening services it has done previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10092/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Navan Hospital still processes blood tests for GPs in the area; if the hospital does the full spectrum of blood testing; if there are any tests not processed in Navan Hospital; if all blood tests are performed on site in Navan Hospital; if there have been any changes to the blood screening service in Navan in the past year; and if so, the changes. [8983/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current number and waiting times for each radiation oncology unit, in tabular form. [9239/25]

2025-02-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS teams around the country that have no psychologist; and to detail where these CAMHS teams are located. [8958/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any investigation of reported irregularities associated with the €2.1 million spend by a body (details supplied) on a digitisation system launched in late 2020. [7270/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown had a broken CT scanner recently (details supplied) and if patients in need of CTs were transferred elsewhere by ambulance at great cost with two doctors each time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7970/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all the most expensive machines that is, CT Scanners, MRI machines and so on, that are held in the HSE system; and the number of these that are currently not working; if a maintenance department tasked with keeping these costly machines working and serviced exists; and the steps that are being taken to ensure that machine malfunction do not impact on patient care. [7971/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her plans to incentivise Irish medical staff back from Australia and Canada to work in the HSE. [6934/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on dental care accessibility for children; and if tax deductibility will be progressed for routine dental care. [6935/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a certificate of baby loss. [6936/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the medical-evidence basis for the investment by the HSE into an organisation (details supplied). [5458/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a qualification to be recognised in Ireland through the CORU system. [6207/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the applications for recognition by CORU received in 2024 waiting three to six months, six to nine months, and more than 12 months. [6208/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if CORU evaluates on a weekly basis new applications or if it is dealing with applications in bulk. [6209/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which the CORU qualification recognition board meets throughout the year to evaluate decisions. [6210/25]

2025-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE public health has not paid for the emerging threat response team to date; and the reason the National Ambulance Service is removing the staff from the emerging threat response team. [5321/25]

2025-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of a query (details supplied) raised with the HSE in October 2024 given there been no update. [5028/25]

2025-02-11

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce planning permission for a change of the use of land from a family farm to an industrial agricultural unit, as large investors are buying up land for tax purposes, which is pushing up land prices and pushing families off the farm; and the current system is creating new landlords with large land banks, which is unhealthy for rural communities. [3955/25]

2025-02-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the care of a person (details supplied) has been completely inadequate and that the lives of other persons have been put in danger; and if she will ensure that the necessary reform and funding of the system is put in place to ensure that this does not recur. [4733/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of adverse effects, including suicidality, that the HPRA has received for doxcycline over the past 20 years; and the number of reports of deaths associated with doxcycline received by the HPRA over the past 20 years. [2193/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of adverse effects, including suicidality, that the EMA has received for Doxcycline over the past 20 years; and the number of reports of deaths associated with Doxcycline received by the EMA over the past 20 years. [2194/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the investigation, if any, that was carried out by the HPRA into the death of a person (details supplied) following the taking of doxycycline. [2195/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how the HPRA is funded. [2196/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to meet with persons (details supplied) concerning the death of a person. [2197/25]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term nursing home beds in the system for both private and public facilities in County Meath for each of the past ten years to date; if there are plans to create additional capacity with further investment in the public and private nursing home system; the current number waiting to access both public and private nursing homes in the county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46764/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds that are allocated to respite and convalescence in the system for both private and public facilities for each of the past ten years in County Meath. [46765/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons who could not be discharged from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan despite being medically approved for discharge due to no suitable alternative healthcare facility being available; the longest time an elderly person or persons remained at the hospital beyond their medically approved discharge date during this same period; the average time it takes for an older person to be transferred to a nursing home or convalescence facility when medically approved to be discharged from the hospital to any such facility, in each of the past five years, in tabular form [46766/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the step-down facilities that exist in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46767/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the turnover of medical staff for each of the past five years to date at CAMHS Ashbourne, County Meath. [46780/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric intensive care beds at each CHI hospital; the number and medical categories of scheduled surgeries cancelled due to lack of paediatric intensive care beds; and the number of times individual surgeries have been cancelled as a result of same at each CHI hospital in the past three years to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46913/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders waiting to be assigned a GP by the HSE; the current wait times for these assignments, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46915/24]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of excess deaths that occurred in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and the details of the cases of the excess deaths for each year. [1059/25]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Government provides postmortem services for babies who have died just before birth or after they have been born; if so, the location; and if he will make these services available to citizens in the north of Ireland. [1323/25]

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions

On behalf of members, to issue the insurance sector's priorities for the General Election and new government.

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Irish Cancer Society Health

General Election campaign

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Vulcan Consulting Limited 2 returns Health

Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Diabetes Policy in Ireland

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Muiriosa Foundation Health

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

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

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

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Unite the Union, Ireland Region Employment

Pay discrimination and denial of family reunification for migrant Healthcare Assistants.

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Prosper Meath CLG Health

Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected TD's in the 2024 General Election.

2025-01-20

LOBBY

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

St Patrick's Mental Health Services Foreign Affairs

A letter to political party leaders from the CEO was sent in November calling for a commitment to campaign to bring an end to the atrocities and human rights violations being perpetrated within Gaza in particular in relation to children's rights and protection of healthcare.

2025-01-20

LOBBY

Volunteering Ireland Community

General Elections Manifesto 2024

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

Nursing Homes Ireland 2 returns Health

Request for Meeting on Prioritising Older Person Care in the Programme for Government and congratulate the deputy on their election to Dáil Eireann. We outlined the nursing home sector faces urgent challenges that require immediate attention:Fair Deal Pricing Review, Workforce Challenges,Equal Access to Primary Care Services. Including these in the programme for Government is essential for the sustainability of the nursing home sector.
NHI Held a Billboard Launch in October for NHI's "It's not Fair" Campaign and NHI asked TD's to come support our campaign

2025-01-17

LOBBY

Dexcom Health

Diabetes Policy in Ireland

2025-01-17

LOBBY

Chronic Pain Ireland Health

General Election to pledge support to add chronic pain key asks to the programme for government

2025-01-17

LOBBY

ARI Health

To advocate for policy changes supporting ageing populations and foster collaboration with political stakeholders.

2025-01-15

LOBBY

Down Syndrome Ireland Health

Down Syndrome Ireland emailed party leaders asking them to take our manifesto into consideration. This manifesto discussed health, transport, and the rights of people with Down syndrome

2025-01-07

LOBBY

Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Social Protection

To call on the Political Party leaders to support reform and investment in public services, particularly to support those marginalised and struggling to meet the cost of living; support the provision of good jobs, alongside education, training, guidance and a supportive social welfare system; to promote social cohesion and access to employment for those furthest from the labour market; future-proof Ireland’s capacity to respond to emerging global challenges.

2024-11-25

LOBBY

Psychiatric Nurses Association Health

concerns for the future of mental health services in Ireland and the issues that will require the urgent and committed attention for any incoming government.

2024-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44128/24]

2024-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to carry out an investigation in relation to an occupational pension, to address the concerns raised, to issue a direct response in relation to email correspondence sent to himself and his Department by the complainant (details supplied); and to award any relevant outstanding arrears without further delay. [44610/24]

2024-10-23

VOTE

Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59

2024-10-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in survival rates for breast cancer between those diagnosed in a public hospital, private hospital or designated cancer centre, and if he will detail what that differential is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42682/24]

2024-10-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant properties owned by his Department; and the number of which are houses or residential properties. [43146/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to address a matter in the emergency department of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan (details supplied). [41701/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41718/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41736/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated for his Department in relation to trips abroad taken by Ministers in his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [41754/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41773/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41791/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on traditional and online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41809/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for ophthalmology appointments, by county; and the average wait time per county, in tabular form. [41829/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the State on the purchasing of ventilators from China which were unsuitable for use (details supplied); the amount of that cost which has been recouped by the State; the legal costs associated with attempting to recoup the costs; the total costs associated with storage of the ventilators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41830/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with drug or alcohol addictions, by county, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41831/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE over the past fifteen years. [41832/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently in hospital despite being clinically discharged; and the details of the number who have been in hospital despite being clinically discharged for in excess of six months, one year and two years, per hospital. [41833/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries carried out in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41834/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the cyber attack on the health service in recent years; and the quantity and nature of material which was compromised or leaked during the attack. [41835/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled in the past five years in each hospital nationwide, in tabular form. [41836/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System, by each hospital nationwide, over the past decade, in tabular form. [41837/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System in each of the past ten years which resulted in death, suffering, long-term incapacity or injury, in tabular form. [41838/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cyber security staff recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41839/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or individual hospitals have engaged private companies for the purpose of debt collection from patients or former patients who have failed to pay their hospital bills; if so, the number of companies that have been engaged; the cost of the contracts; and the name of the companies. [41840/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [41841/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments around the country without being seen in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, by hospital, in tabular form. [41842/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time people spent waiting to be seen in each emergency department in the country in 2023, in tabular form. [41843/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in each county in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41844/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were dead by the time an ambulance arrived in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [41845/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs associated with the Covid vaccine passports in the past five years. [41846/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost incurred in relation to the set-up and maintenance of the Covid tracker app in each of the past five years. [41847/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the State regarding the deaths of individuals from Covid-19 in hospitals or nursing homes. [41848/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of cases taken against the HSE over the alleged abortions resulting from misdiagnosis of unborn children, since the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 came into existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/24]

2024-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of his Department in the past twenty years. [42460/24]

2024-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason non-EU applicants to the HSCP MSc ultrasound programme in UCD were initially offered a place on the course with a fee exemption; the reason they were subsequently informed they must pay the non-EU fee in full after being offered a place with written confirmation of a fee exemption; if there were any terms and conditions and disclaimers provided with the course information prior to applications being submitted in relation to fees for non-EU applicants; if so, at what stage the information on course fees for non-EU applicants changed during the application process; which organisation or body was responsible for any such change in fee requirements subsequent to any course place offers; if he will consider reversing the decision for any non-EU applicants who had been informed of a fee exemption at the time of a course place offer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41483/24]

2024-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of sonographers employed within each public hospital; the number required to provide adequate staff levels within each hospital; and the duration of any unfilled posts for sonographers within each hospital where such exists, in tabular form. [41484/24]

2024-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the health service tests for Lyme disease for all blood transfusions; the accuracy of the test for Lyme disease in these tests; and if there is a danger that a person in receipt of a blood transfusion with Lyme disease could acquire the disease. [41547/24]

2024-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will develop a campaign of awareness surrounding Lyme disease. [41549/24]

2024-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiologists working in Cavan General Hospital. [40401/24]

2024-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of days over the past year on which there has not been a cardiologist working in Cavan General Hospital. [40402/24]

2024-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiologists currently on leave from their post in Cavan General Hospital; and the number who have taken long-term leave or left their jobs there over the past five years. [40403/24]

2024-10-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 556 of 13 February 2024 and 1385 of 9 April 2024, if there are currently subsistence payments due from the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for intellectual disability student nurses at Dundalk Institute of Technology; if the matter can be resolved permanently in order that such payment is made promptly at the same time as other categories of student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the bill of quantity for the National Children’s Hospital tender and contract; to provide a bill of quantity for the National Maternity Hospital tender and contract; and the current stage of the development of the National Maternity Hospital procurement process. [39197/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the plan, timescale and the costs for providing the necessary equipment for the National Children’s Hospital; if existing or old equipment from existing children’s hospitals will be used in the new National Children’s Hospital. [39215/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the plan, timescale and the costs for providing the necessary electronic patient records for patients of the new National Children’s Hospital. [39216/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the plan, timescale and the costs for bringing together the various staff cohorts from existing hospitals to provide the new staff team for the National Children's Hospital. [39217/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all the individual changes to the National Children’s Hospital that have been requested by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in 2024. [39218/24]

2024-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the tender invitations that were issued for the development of the bill of quantities for the National Children’s Hospital and the National Maternity Hospital. [39219/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the person within the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board that signed off on the tender contract for the National Children’s Hospital, and their rank, given that the tender contract would had to have been signed off at Departmental level also; the person, and their rank, within his Department that signed off on the tender contract for the National Children’s Hospital; and the name of the Minister for Health who signed off on the National Children’s Hospital. [38487/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapy staff at each radiation oncology unit; the number required to adequately staff each unit for each of the past five years, to date in 2024; the number of cancer treatment machines closed; the number of new build treatment machines and scanners not being utilised, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current number and waiting times for each radiation oncology unit, in tabular form. [38718/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report; if he will commit to the full implementation of the recommendations on adequate staffing levels to safeguard vital cancer services into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38719/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the contract for IT infrastructure for the National Children's Hospital recently awarded to a company (details supplied), in tabular form; and the impact on any costs arising from delays from the construction of the site to this contract. [38986/24]

2024-10-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the commissioning timeline and the cost breakdown for commissioning the National Children's Hospital site once construction is complete. [38987/24]

2024-09-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to address a matter with regard to a mental health support service (details supplied). [38236/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of time the renovation of the laboratory in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, will take. [37664/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted through the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years. [37665/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have presented at the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years. [37666/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have bypassed Navan in an ambulance for each of the past five years. [37667/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, at all employment levels, that are employed at the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years; and the employment level plan at all levels for the next five years. [37668/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget of the emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past five years; and the budget plan for the next five years. [37669/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo has been fully lifted at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [37670/24]

2024-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the payments made by the HSE to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland to manage the various national clinical programmes in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form (details supplied). [37824/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [36612/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average cost to the HSE for one hour of work from an agency nurse within the health service. [36594/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in the HSE for a recruitment agency at present. [36595/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid, on average, to home care agencies by the HSE for one hour of care to a patient. [36596/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited to work in the HSE via recruitment agencies in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [36597/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the HSE for agency workers in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [36598/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [36599/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current percentage of persons working in the HSE who are agency workers. [36600/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average number of ‘Did Not Attends’ which occur in the State each day. [36614/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average number of private patients who are treated in, or attend, public hospitals each year. [36615/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of time for which Mayo University Hospital has been without a dedicated bereavement officer; the date upon which he anticipates one will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36616/24]

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of genomic labs in the State and their locations; if his attention has been drawn to the proposed closure of the genomic lab in Crumlin; the reasons for the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36617/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born addicted to drugs or alcohol in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [33811/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contacted the HSE’s drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [33812/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE collate statistics on the number, or suspected number, of persons addicted to drugs or alcohol; if so, if that number has risen or fallen over the past decade; and if he will provide statistics, in tabular form. [33813/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [33819/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the special EU programmes body application from the Co-operation and Working Together Partnership for the Cross-Border Community Alcohol Detoxification Project. [34051/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if regulations can be introduced to ensure that relatives of deceased nursing home residents have access to the care and medical records of their loved ones. [34054/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to ensure that care and medical records for a person (details supplied) will be made available to their relatives. [34055/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the numbers and current waiting times to access each specialist pain clinic; the numbers who accessed each clinic for each of the past five years; and to provide a sample of the main categories of health conditions which required an assessment and further pain management on referral to each clinic where possible, in tabular form. [34404/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the tests available for Lyme disease and further available treatment within the public health service following a diagnosis either in Ireland or abroad; the funding provided for both testing and treatment abroad where necessary; if he will consider further allocation of resources and funding in Budget 2025 for the testing and treatment of Lyme disease, to include any testing, treatment and travel outside the State where necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34405/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of flights he has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office. [34759/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the law will be amended to allow children who have enduring power of attorney over the affairs of their parents to apply for and receive the medical records of their parents after they die, held by nursing homes. [34806/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of DNAs (did not attend) outpatient hospital appointments at each public hospital; the number of additional measures he is taking to reduce DNAs to reduce lengthy waiting lists in order that those in need of urgent and timely healthcare receive it, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/24]

2024-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were removed from public healthcare waiting lists as a result of having passed away, and the numbers who had removed themselves from public healthcare waiting lists as a result of opting to pay for private healthcare treatment, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [35593/24]

2024-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of maternal deaths for each of the past ten years; and the level of investment made to reduce the number of maternal deaths, for each of the past ten years. [32439/24]

2024-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of GPs contracted to provide termination of pregnancy services in the community as of May 2024. [32620/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children up to the age of 18 years who died from sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected death in childhood in each county in the past five years, in tabular form. [29042/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to work in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29138/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have left their jobs in each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29139/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have lost their licence/registration number in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [29140/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in the health service in total in 2023 and for each of the previous ten years; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each hospital group in the same timeframe; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each hospital; the number of adverse incidents recorded in each CAHMS region; to detail the nature of all of the aforementioned adverse incidents; the number which required first aid, medical treatment, resulted in long-term disability or incapacity; and the number which resulted in death. [29141/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the State Claims Agency for each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; and the amount in compensation that has been paid out by each hospital group/CHO as a result of claims lodged against the health service, in the same period, in tabular form. [29142/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have instigated legal action against the HSE over the death of their loved ones from Covid-19 in HSE-run nursing homes or hospitals; the number of cases which are ongoing; the number which have been settled; and the total amount paid out in compensation to date. [29240/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to list the psychiatric hospitals which have closed in the State in the past thirty years; the dates on which they closed; the bed capacity of each; the locations of each; and the current ownership status of each property in question, in tabular form. [29241/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 25 April 2024, if he will investigate if there was an entitlement to the Covid pandemic payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [29242/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or in drafting responses to Parliamentary Questions.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29281/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29299/24]

2024-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department sought to curtail spending in order to meet the rising construction costs of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29258/24]

2024-07-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 831 of 11 June 2024, if a response will issue to the question (details supplied). [28317/24]

2024-07-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent by his Department in each of the past ten years on reducing maternal mortality. [28336/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27313/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the HSE/letters of claim, for the misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [27314/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear test samples sent to foreign laboratories for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2024; and if he can provide this figure as a percentage, in each year, of the number of smear tests carried out by CervicalCheck during that time, in tabular form. [27315/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who took cases to the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of cases settled in that tribunal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27316/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past six years and to date in 2024. [27317/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 in each of the past six years, and to date in 2024; for details of the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27318/24]

2024-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; the number of cases ongoing; and the number of cases which have been settled. [27319/24]

2024-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider part-funding the running of Daisy Hill Hospital to allow it serve the populations of east Monaghan and north Louth. [26811/24]

2024-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department intends to continue funding an organisation (details supplied) to ensure it can continue to provide support to women and families who were failed by the screening service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27205/24]

2024-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the patient voice partner policy to ensure that patient advocates are supported in the work that they do. [27206/24]

2024-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues relating to a lack of clear pathways for referral, or complications with referrals, between GPs and menopause hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27207/24]

2024-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for colposcopy examinations in each of the past five years and, separately, in each of the past 24 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/24]

2024-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the family of a person (details supplied) who died of a cardiac arrest on 19 August 2018 in Wexford, can finally be given an external report as to what happened to their father’s body in University Hospital Waterford morgue. [26558/24]

2024-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be supplied with an insulin pump. [24758/24]

2024-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number and current waiting times for insulin pumps at each diabetes clinic, including children’s hospitals; and the actions being taken to speed up the provision of pumps, in tabular form. [24759/24]

2024-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the name of the Secretary General who signed off on the construction contract for the National Children’s Hospital. [25281/24]

2024-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide an urgent update on the position of a service (details supplied) in County Donegal; what are the current plans for the facility; can he confirm if there are plans for the facility to be sold off to a private provider (Details Supplied), and to address the future employment status of full-time and part-time staff, and those on temporary contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25510/24]

2024-05-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1440 of 9 April 2024, if he will provide an update on the current status of the National Ambulance Service recruitment process; the expected timeline for further communication or placements for those on the current panel; if the HSE embargo is having an impact on the recruitment and placement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24434/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many nurses were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21945/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many doctors were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21946/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many dentists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21947/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many midwives were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21948/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many management staff were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21949/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many psychiatrists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21950/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many occupational therapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21951/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many physiotherapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21952/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21953/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 30 April 2024, the number accessing Midoc in Tullamore on a weekly basis in 2024; to provide a breakdown of the number travelling from the Birr, Banagher, Cloghan, Kinnitty and Ferbane areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/24]

2024-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of special care dentists, by county, and the numbers of dental patients with additional needs and-or anxiety attending special care dentists who required a general anaesthetic, for each of the past five years, by county. [22049/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the CHI neonatal intensive care unit for the most vulnerable newborns is not being prioritised and progressed. [21553/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether Dail Éireann was misled in the decision to proceed with locating the children's hospital on the constrained site at St. James’s, given that many of the major concerns raised in opposition to the project have already come to pass and the advocates for an alternative site have already been vindicated; and if he will hold an Inquiry into the original flawed decision-making process. [21554/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to University Hospital Galway via the emergency department in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024. [21704/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left the emergency department in University Hospital Galway without being seen in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024. [21705/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have left their jobs at University Hospital Galway in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024. [21706/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to work in University Hospital Galway in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024. [21707/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State waiting for hip replacement surgery at the end of each of the past ten years; the average waiting length in each of the past ten years, by county, in tabular form. [21708/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a dental waiting list at the end of each of the last ten years, and if a breakdown, by county, can be provided on this figure. [21709/24]

2024-05-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have taken legal cases against the HSE in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024. [21710/24]

2024-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of gambling addiction therapists and counsellors employed within the HSE; and the number of gambling addiction therapist and counselling services in receipt of HSE funding respectively, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [20264/24]

2024-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide summary reports showing which nursing homes were claiming the TAPS scheme for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [20439/24]

2024-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health pursuant to the Government's commitment to introduce a VICP for Covid mRNA vaccines as far back as April 2021, if he will detail the commencement date for same. [20545/24]

2024-05-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the hospitals he has visited since he took office. [18647/24]

2024-05-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time any child has been waiting for scoliosis or spinal surgery in Temple Street or Crumlin Children’s Hospitals. [18648/24]

2024-05-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the past ten years; the cost of each contract; and the purpose for which each contract was awarded. [18662/24]

2024-04-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the MIDOC in Birr, County Offaly closed; if there are plans for it to reopen; if there is an assessment of accessibility of primary care in Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18735/24]

2024-04-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to examine an outstanding Covid pandemic payment yet to be issued (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18609/24]

2024-04-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure can be expedited, given the circumstances (details supplied). [17441/24]

2024-04-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will give equal status to medical graduates who received funding from the State to study in Northern Ireland when applying for an internship programme within the HSE who are currently classed as tier 2 applicants; if he will review the current process for internship placement allocation to enable such graduates to continue speciality training and serve local communities on their return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17471/24]

2024-04-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the incidence rate of shingles for those aged under 50 and over 50 years, respectively, for each of the past five years to date. [17942/24]

2024-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest duration any patient has spent on a hospital trolley in each public hospital nationwide in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17130/24]

2024-04-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many herds in Ireland have been struck with Johne's disease; if he is aware of any supports for farmers facing this issue; and if he plans to introduce a scheme to help farms keep afloat during this devastating health issue time period. [17036/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are HIQA standards for home care delivered by the State; and if home care is regulated by HIQA. [13647/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in the State, broken down by individual hospital, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13787/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting time for a child to see a CAMHS professional in each county in the past three years; and the number of children on waiting lists for CAMHS, by county, in each of the past ten years. [13788/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past ten years, by cancer type, in tabular form. [13789/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time between cancer diagnosis and the commencement of chemotherapy treatment (details supplied), in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [13790/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by CervicalCheck at either primary care or colposcopy in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [13791/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients to receive radiation oncology in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13792/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients to receive surgical oncology in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13793/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referrals to cancer rapid access clinics, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13794/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [13795/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Parliamentary Questions which he referred to the HSE for response, in the past year, which have yet gone unanswered; and if a specific figure can be provided in the case of Parliamentary Questions submitted by this Deputy. [13796/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13808/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of properties either owned or leased by his Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13826/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [14292/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 13 February 2024, if he will address the issue in relation to the reason intellectual disability student nurses have still yet to receive the subsistence pay rise; if he will expedite the matter and provide a timeframe as to when this pay rise will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14445/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there will be a recruitment process within the National Ambulance Service this year for paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14577/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the training CAHMS staff are receiving in terms of providing care on gender and transgender issues to children; who is providing the training to CAHMS staff; and if he will provide a link to the contents of this training. [12910/24]

2024-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has investigated the potential misuse of ambulances for personal use within the NBS; and the number of ambulance vehicles parked outside offices during the day or being used to drive to and from work by staff. [11218/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many doctors are being investigated by the Irish Medical Council or any other body under the responsibility of his Department; and his plans to investigate the 82% of Irish healthcare workers who have declined a Covid vaccine or a Covid booster since last September. [11004/24]

2024-03-05

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [8795/24]

2024-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the cohorts of asylum seekers that are entitled to a medical card; if an entitlement to a medical card guarantees a person a place on a GP list; and if he is concerned that given that many citizens cannot get on to a GP list, this policy could be damaging to social cohesion. [10160/24]

2024-02-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE did not attend a meeting with a person (details supplied); the reason there is no proper engagement with the community; the reason the HSE has not provided the necessary funding and support to stop the closure of the centre; and where are the clients of the centre. [9778/24]

2024-02-21

VOTE

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled positions across all Rape Crisis Centres in the country; the works that are in progress to equalise pay rates and pay scales of counsellors with their HSE counterparts; the current waiting times for women to access these services and the efforts and plans underway to meet the urgent needs of people in crisis situations in a more humane, compassionate and timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding crisis in an organisation (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to address the funding requirements necessary to continue to provide services to persons within the care of the organisation in order to ensure the immediate and long-term survival of the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6069/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the necessary funding is provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) for intellectual disability student nurses at DkIT to receive their pay rise in student subsistence payments, and for all other intellectual disability students nurses in the same position; if he will increase HSE funding to bring mileage allowances for intellectual disability student nurses in line with the rate of all other student nurse disciplines; the number of student nurses nationally awaiting the rise in subsistence payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6070/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working for CAMHS in the Meath area; if there is a dedicated day that each centre has a psychologist in attendance at each centre; how many hours each centre is serviced by the psychologist each week/month; the average number of hours that service users attending each of these centres gets with a psychologists and other services supplied in each of the centres in Meath broken down into weekly figures; and the number of children waiting in each centre for the service in the past five years. [6234/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists working for CAMHS in the Meath area; if there is a dedicated day that each centre has a psychologist in attendance and is taking appointments; and the number of children waiting in each centre for service for the past five years. [6235/24]

2024-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a haemodialysis unit for Our Lady's Hospital Navan, given the most recent number of patients from Meath travelling outside the county for renal dialysis treatment as provided by the National Renal Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5792/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider investigating whether urinary tract infections can be tested for by pharmacists rather than GPs to reduce costs on patients and ease pressure on general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5155/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip, in tabular form. [5244/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on traditional and online advertising by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5351/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has spent money or sought external assistance with departmental or ministerial public relations; if so, the cost; and the name of the agencies, consultants and companies involved in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5369/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5387/24]

2024-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [5405/24]

2024-01-30

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3975/24]

2024-01-30

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many reports or notices IPAS has received for each of the past five years from management at contracted asylum seeker accommodation centres requesting help for residents in terms of mental health issues, violent behaviour or addiction; and what steps or actions have IPAS undertaken to help residents in those circumstances. [4232/24]

2024-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the items and the quantity of items and their value that were bought for in 2020, 2021 and 2022 to deal with the Covid crisis that are being stored by his Department all of the country; and if he will detail where these items are being stored. [3941/24]

2024-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) is being used to store items bought to deal with the Covid crisis; if it is his intention to continue use of the centre for the purpose of storage; and when he will finally allow the centre to be used for a community purpose. [3942/24]

2024-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for medical compensation for each year since 2010. [3943/24]

2024-01-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many times he has referred Parliamentary Questions to the HSE for response to Deputies directly in each of the past twelve months; how many times the HSE has issued responses to the Deputies who submitted the questions; if a specific breakdown can be provided in the case of this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/24]

2024-01-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the allocation of funding for 2024 to each meals on wheels service in receipt of HSE funding, by name of service and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/24]

2024-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance drivers recruited to the National Ambulance Service and the number of ambulance drivers who have left the National Ambulance Service in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1894/24]

2024-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died while waiting to be seen in emergency departments in the State in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1893/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of missing staff in each profession, grade, section and CHO location in the HSE, for example how many ward nurses are needed to achieve the correct patient to nurse ration in hospitals in CHO1; and how many psychiatrists are missing in each CAMHS area. [56403/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each profession and grade that have joined the HSE in each of the past ten years; and the number in each profession and grade that have left the HSE in each of the past ten years. [56404/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the workplace planning occurring within the Government to ensure that there are enough persons in each profession within the HSE each year; and the details of the number of places that have been provided in third level institutions in Ireland in each of the past ten years to supply each medical professional category in Ireland. [56405/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical professionals that leave Ireland each year; and if he has considered making it a stipulation of a college degree in each health service profession that each health service graduate practices in Ireland for at least five years before travelling abroad. [56406/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to support health care professionals to return to Ireland; and the number that have returned to Ireland in each of the past ten years. [56407/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 in each of the past five years and to date in 2023; the details of the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56712/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; and the number of cases ongoing and the number of cases which have been settled. [56713/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [56714/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the latest draft of the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty that the Government is dealing with; if the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty draft includes any loss of sovereignty to the Irish people; to detail the points of sovereignty that are likely to be ceded in the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty draft; and if it is the Government’s intention to sign the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty. [57229/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of unexplained deaths registered in each county in each of the past five years. [1006/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has recent papers that have analysed data sets by a company (details supplied) that indicate that the initial Covid vaccine offered no better protection against Covid than not taking the Covid vaccine; if he has engaged with the company in any way to ascertain if this is true; and if he has sought refunds for the expenditure made by the Government on these initial Covid vaccines. [1315/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the SRU unit, Old Convent Road, Carndonagh, County Donegal has been closed; and how patients and their families will access mental health support and respite support for families dealing with members who are affected by mental health issues. [1363/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health where management for hospitals formerly in the Ireland East Group will come from; if Our Lady’s Hospital Navan will have a representative on the board of the RCSI while it is being managed by the RCSI; what effect management by the RCSI of Our Lady’s Hospital Navan will have on the future of the accident and emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if the accident and emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan will be fully functional for the next ten years. [1364/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason HSE-funded home care providers have stopped taking physically well older people for walks; and if a risk assessment has been undertaken by him in relation to the danger posed by HSE-funded home care providers allowing physically well older people with dementia leave their homes on their own without accompanying them for a walk. [1365/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in hospital, including percentage, in each of the past ten years. [1523/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the location(s) for ambulance stations; the number of emergency ambulances assigned to each station; and the number of WTE assigned to each station. [1524/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls nationally and by division, where the patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past ten years. [1525/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [1526/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [1527/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [1528/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time per region, per year, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [1529/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any differential in survival rates for cancer, between persons diagnosed in a public hospital/clinic and those diagnosed in a private hospital/clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1530/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1531/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with addiction to drugs or alcohol in each of the past ten years. [1532/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons to contact the HSE's drug and alcohol helplines in each of the past ten years. [1533/24]

2023-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and families who have taken cases, issued letters of claim and initiated proceedings against the HSE regarding the death of a loved one who died having contracted Covid-19 in a HSE-run nursing home, residential care facility or hospital. [55545/23]

2023-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or hospital groups by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting. [55546/23]

2023-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, or any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons diagnosed with stage four cancer since the start of the pandemic; if he will provide any data or statistics held by his Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55547/23]

2023-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State by cancer-type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form, (details supplied). [55548/23]

2023-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the policies in place for conscientious objectors at all public hospitals providing abortions services; what protections are afforded to staff who wish to exercise their right to conscientious objection in performing or assisting with the provision of abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/23]

2023-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there was ever a proposal for a nursing home at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he can confirm reports that HIQA advised against it. [54707/23]

2023-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms through which medical staff can report that their conscientious objection to carrying out or participating in an abortion procedure are not being respected by their employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54708/23]

2023-12-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who remain in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months or less, between six months and one year, between one year and 18 months, between 18 months and two years and for more than two years, by hospital. [53688/23]

2023-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement with the HSE with regard to funding Daisy Hill Hospital or access of southern patients to the hospital; if so, if he will detail how much investment the Government will provide; how many patients and what type of southern patients will have access to Daisy Hill Hospital; and if the Government has decided to provide funding, if there is any particular blockage to the delivery of funding. [52599/23]

2023-11-28

PQ

Asked Justice

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently serving a custodial sentence in the State where a declaration was made to the courts and/or the prison services as having an official diagnosis of a disability or health condition under categories (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52442/23]

2023-11-28

PQ

Asked Justice

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons served with the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 in the State where a declaration was made to the courts as having an official diagnosis of a disability or health condition under categories (details supplied), in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52443/23]

2023-11-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of private nursing homes by county owned by domestic and international private investment firms, respectively; the names of each investment group; and the number of years of ownership of each nursing home. [52221/23]

2023-11-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in completing the development of the primary care centre in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo; the reason the development on the project has ceased, given it was due to be operational in 2021; the person or body responsible for the delay; the steps the HSE is taking to recommence building works; at what stage are negotiations between the HSE, the main contractor and sub-contractor; when building works will recommence on this project; if there is an update on the completion date; and if he will provide a copy of the building contracts. [52392/23]

2023-11-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of children under the age of 12 years who have been referred for a public psychological assessment for specific learning disabilities including dyslexia and dyspraxia, and ADHD for each category, by year, from 2019 to 2023, and by county (details supplied); to provide a breakdown of the number of persons in a senior psychologist post working on assessments, by county, for the latest available year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51308/23]

2023-11-22

VOTE

Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59

2023-11-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the methods of communications the HSE has with the NHS in the north of Ireland to ensure that doctors who are found guilty of poor professional performance in one jurisdiction do not get work in the opposite jurisdiction (details supplied). [50976/23]

2023-11-15

VOTE

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

✗ voted against 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

2023-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will assign a GP to a person (details supplied) where all local GPs are fully subscribed. [49907/23]

2023-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review underway into matters in Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48770/23]

2023-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals he has visited over the past 12 months. [48771/23]

2023-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of dialysis patients from Meath travelling to hospitals located outside the county, by hospital, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of those who were transported to each hospital arranged through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49131/23]

2023-11-08

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many healthcare professionals are employed within each HSE region including psychiatrists, psychologists and multi-disciplinary support service professionals with expertise in forensic learning disabilities; how many of the recommendations were acted on following a report in 2005 by the Forensic Learning Disability Psychiatry Working Group, People with a Learning Disability Who Offend; Forgiven but Forgotten including the establishment of national forensic learning disability service; how many persons with a diagnosed learning disability have been referred to forensic learning disability services outside the State for each year since 2005; the cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/23]

2023-11-08

VOTE

Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67

2023-11-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many people are on the waiting list for an MRI in each hospital in Ireland; the average wait time and the longest wait time for an MRI in each hospital in Ireland; the number of days a week that each MRI service is in operation in each hospital in Ireland; the number of staff necessary to operate each MRI in each hospital in the country for five days a week; and the actual number employed for each hospital. [47328/23]

2023-11-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the stepdown unit in Monaghan General Hospital; if it is fully operational; how many beds are operational; and how many patients have stayed in beds in the hospital for each month of the past five years. [47419/23]

2023-11-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason many women received appointment letters from Breast Health in the Mater Hospital for Friday, 20 October 2023, only to discover upon turning up for the appointment that the Breast Health system recorded the appointment date as Friday, 27 October, and was not expecting them for another week; the number of women affected by the issue; if he will apologise to the women in question for the distress caused to them as they awaited biopsy results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47702/23]

2023-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many healthcare professionals are employed within each HSE region, including psychiatrists, psychologists and multidisciplinary support service professionals with expertise in forensic learning disabilities; how many of the recommendations were acted on following a report in 2005 by the Forensic Learning Disability Psychiatry Working Group, ‘People with a Learning Disability Who Offend: Forgiven but Forgotten’, including the establishment of national forensic learning disability service; how many persons with a diagnosed learning disability have been referred to forensic learning disability services outside the State for each year since 2005 and the cost of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46811/23]

2023-10-25

VOTE

Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58

2023-10-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many patients in receipt of high-tech medications are eligible for bio-similar medicines but have not opted to be switched to them; the estimated savings that could be achieved if all patients who were eligible were switched to bio-similar medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46564/23]

2023-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the provision of ceiling hoists as essential equipment for people with disabilities was passed from the HSE to local authorities with the responsibility and servicing costs having to be borne by persons who use the equipment; when the policy changed; and if the provision and servicing of ceiling hoists will be transferred back to the HSE. [45889/23]

2023-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and the costs associated with same in each of those years. [45399/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the catchment rule in terms of access to physio services is a rigid rule that cannot be made flexible to ensure that citizens have access to proper services if a particular catchment area does not have necessary human resources; if this makes access to service uneven; the number of physio, speech and language, social worker and OT personnel that are in place in each catchment area in the country; and the number of each that is considered a full team in each of these catchment areas. [44707/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that have given notice to the chief inspector of HIQA that they wish to deregister and repurpose their buildings in the past three years and to date in 2023; the reasons for repurposing their premises; the effect of the 36 weeks of cooling-off period on the number of places available to the elderly in nursing homes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44887/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who started on chemotherapy, hormonal treatments and immunotherapy in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [45271/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with drug or alcohol addiction in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [45272/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [45273/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [45274/23]

2023-10-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.614 of 3 October 2023, if he will provide detail on the nature of the data breaches suffered by his Department; the severity of the breaches; if all individuals whose information was compromised were notified of the breach; if the Data Protection Commission was notified of all data breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45338/23]

2023-10-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will regulate the Narconon’s residential drug rehabilitation centres to ensure that clients are safe. [44360/23]

2023-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is sufficient provision for ring-fenced funding in budget 2024 to cover the running costs of meals-on-wheels services. [43481/23]

2023-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the Irish National Accreditation Board accreditation was not obtained before opening the new cervical screening laboratory in December 2022; the reason the laboratory was shut in March 2023; and if he will provide an update on the current status of the project. [43838/23]

2023-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of women screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [43839/23]

2023-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of CervicalCheck slides sent abroad to foreign laboratories in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [43840/23]

2023-10-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who await scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [42254/23]

2023-10-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [42368/23]

2023-09-27

VOTE

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

✗ voted against 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 block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10

2023-09-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that more dentists in the State will accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/23]

2023-09-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [40281/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by his Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40373/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the investment per child in mental health services in each county in Ireland for the past five years; and what the investment per person is in mental health services for each county in Ireland for the past five years. [37179/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CAMHS waiting lists, per county or region, in tabular form. [37290/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children seen by CAMHS in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37291/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred to CAMHS or placed on a CAMHS waiting list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [37292/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who died while on the CAMHS waiting list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [37293/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who died while availing of CAMHS in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [37294/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing polio survivors with a discretionary medical card (details supplied). [37753/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the systemic reviews or investigations that have been undertaken for each of the following: people who have died of adverse incidents in the health service; people who have been disabled by adverse incidents in the health service; and people who have had significant injury as a result of an adverse incident in the HSE. [38156/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of excess deaths for each of the past 12 months; the research he and his Department have undertaken into the cause of these excess deaths; the cause of these excess deaths; and the measures he is taking to prevent excess deaths. [39060/23]

2023-07-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [36381/23]

2023-07-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason tetanus injections are not covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36382/23]

2023-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health given the lack of hospital consultants in the midland region, the safety research that has been done by the HSE on the ambulance and patient bypass of Navan emergency department towards Mullingar hospital [34650/23]

2023-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the 100 highest salaries within the HSE; how many management staff in the HSE have salaries above €400,000; how many management staff in the HSE have salaries above €300,000; how many management staff in the HSE have salaries above €200,000; and how many management staff in the HSE have salaries above €100,000. [34651/23]

2023-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many medical staff in the HSE have salaries above €400,000; how many medical staff in the HSE have salaries above €300,000; how many medical staff in the HSE have salaries above €200,000; and how many medical staff in the HSE have salaries above €100,000. [34652/23]

2023-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many contract staff in the HSE have salaries above €400,000; how many contract staff in the HSE have salaries above €300,000; how many contract staff in the HSE have salaries above €200,000; and how many contract staff in the HSE have salaries above €100,000. [34653/23]

2023-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are barter accounts in the HSE; if there are accounts from which there is spending on non-money remuneration; if so, if he will detail how many and the value of expenditure from these accounts through the past ten years; and how many HSE staff, management and separately medical staff have a car or a car allowance as part of their remuneration package. [34654/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been spiking so high in recent months; the reason there were 25.4% more deaths in Ireland in December 2022 than the average for the same month from 2016 to 2019; the reason that the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been higher than the EU average for the past 12 months apart from July 2022; and if there is a formal investigation being carried out by any State organisation into the reasons for these excess deaths. [33438/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the HSE/letters of claims issued, regarding or alleging the misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [33891/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear test samples sent abroad to foreign laboratories for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2023; and if he can provide this figure as a percentage, in each year, of the number of smear tests carried out by CervicalCheck during that time. [33892/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women who took cases to the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of cases which were settled in the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the terms of reference provided by his Department for the Expert Panel Review of Cervical Screening (details supplied) only sought an examination of slides of women who developed invasive cervical cancer, rather than seeking to determine if there had been missed opportunities to identify abnormal cells in the slides of women who had not at the time of the review developed cancer, but may still have had their slides misread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid, per year, to a company (details supplied) by the HSE and his Department; the details of the cases being handled by year, by the company; the cases still to be resolved by the company; and a timeline for when these cases are expected to be resolved. [33895/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what systems are in place to ensure appropriate and swift reporting of adverse incidents to the State Claims Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34387/23]

2023-07-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what systems are in place within the HSE to ensure staff re-training takes place following adverse medical incidents where a patient suffered harm during their care. [34388/23]

2023-06-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish this Deputy with the details of capital funding for a second CT scanner and build under capital submissions for the RCSI hospital group to be completed by December 2023; when plans were drawn up in relation to Connolly Hospital; when a project manager and design team was established; and if he will provide an update on the progress made to date. [30496/23]

2023-06-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any delay with the progressing of a second CT scanner for Connolly Hospital; and if his attention has been drawn to the long delays being faced by critically ill patients in terms of diagnosis due to the lack of a second CT scanner. [30497/23]

2023-06-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, by Connolly Hospital on the outsourcing of scans and tests to the private sector; if his Department has ever sought to determine what delays are entailed in patient treatment are due to the outsourcing by the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30498/23]

2023-06-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the projected total cost of the completion of the new National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken a study to determine the mental and physical health impacts of extended periods of stay in emergency accommodation. [27405/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 24 January 2023, if any price agreement has been reached between the HSE and a drug company (details supplied) for Sunosi in the treatment of narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnoea; if so, if he will provide an update and indicate a timeframe when the drug will be available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27844/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE sought to acquire any of the private nursing homes for use as HSE public community nursing homes prior to them being granted permission to transfer change of use for alternative accommodation other than for residential care of the elderly; if so, how many; if the HSE plans to acquire other private nursing homes which cease operating in the future for the purpose of elderly residential and nursing home care given the shortage of beds in the sector and the increasing ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many private and public nursing homes beds are registered in the State for each of the past five years; how many nursing homes have opened and closed in each of the past five years; how many nursing homes places are needed in the State now and for each of the next seven years; the average cost of a nursing home bed in the public and private sector; how many former nursing homes have become accommodation for asylum seekers; and the projected number for the next three years. [28259/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 9 May 2023, if he will increase the level of guaranteed ring-fenced annual funding for a meals-on-wheels service to an amount requested (details supplied) to ensure the long-term survival of a vital community service meeting the nutritional needs of a local elderly population in County Meath as outlined to the HSE in previous correspondence [28494/23]

2023-06-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of members of the public in audio, text and electronic form being inadvertently exposed to unauthorised third parties within the remote setting; if he can provide a copy of the remote working best practice guidelines for civil and public service workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28643/23]

2023-06-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in cancer survival rates between patients diagnosed in the public and private health services in the State; and if so, if he will provide details on the differential. [25791/23]

2023-06-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who left the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, without being seen, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/23]

2023-05-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda has been closed to new patients at any point over the past two years; if so, when it was closed; the length of time it was closed for; the reasons; and if his Department has received forms or letters of complaint from patients due to these closures. [26488/23]

2023-05-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff for each community care service within HSE community services for each CHO area for each of the past five years. [26492/23]

2023-05-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting for each community care service within HSE community services, by each CHO area and each county, including waiting times, in tabular form. [26493/23]

2023-05-31

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

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

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74

2023-05-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children born either addicted to or severely affected by alcohol or drugs in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25543/23]

2023-05-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in the health service in total in 2022, and for each of the previous four years; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each hospital group in the same timeframe; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each hospital; the number of adverse incidents that were recorded in each CAMHS region; if he will detail the nature of all of the aforementioned adverse incidents; the number of health service-related claims that have been lodged with the State Claims Agency for each of the past five years; and the amount in compensation that has been paid out by the State as a result of claims lodged against the health service. [25891/23]

2023-05-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for each of the past five years, per emergency department nationally, of the number of times people were billed for attending an emergency department without having been seen by any medical or healthcare practitioner or having received any medical care or treatment, in tabular form. [25930/23]

2023-05-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff who are missing for the rota for the emergency department in the Mater hospital; the number of positions within his Department that are unfilled; the length of time they have remained open for; and the steps, if any, he has taken to fill these positions. [26106/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what progress is being made in appointing an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22985/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date timeframe as to when he expects the statutory home support scheme to be finalised and operational. [22986/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted an up-to-date assessment of the ongoing effects of the impact of isolation on the mental health and wellbeing on the elderly population arising out of the Covid pandemic; the supports that are available to elderly people in this regard; how are these supports communicated and publicised to the targeted group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22987/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has informed himself and can provide data for each of the past five years regarding the number of complaints reported to the HSE and HIQA with respect to end of life care for elderly people in both public and private healthcare settings; if he can provide a breakdown on the number of investigations which took place on foot of reported complaints for both public and private healthcare settings; how many of these complaints were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22988/23]

2023-05-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1620 of 18 April 2023, if he will increase the level of funding requested for 2023 and ringfence additional annual funding for a meals-on-wheels service, without which the organisation will have to cease operations for a vital community service meeting the nutritional needs of a local elderly population in County Meath (details supplied). [21579/23]

2023-05-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case and entitlement for further reimbursement of a person (details supplied) given the circumstances. [21721/23]

2023-05-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will review the arrangement for the Ambulance Service overnight emergency vehicle in (details supplied) in Trim, County Meath which would effectively leave the Trim area with no overnight emergency vehicle; and if he will ensure that the 30% sick leave rate will remain in place to maintain an essential overnight emergency service for the Trim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20846/23]

2023-04-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to studies showing that Government policies to tackle climate change are causing a mental health crisis among farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/23]

2023-04-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to commentary made by the Secretary General of his Department at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on 19 April 2023, if his laptop or mobile devices have ever been hacked; if so, the dates upon which the hacks took place; if he notified the Taoiseach of the hack; if confidential information was compromised or if there was a GDPR breach associated with the hack; if he notified potential victims of the GDPR breach of the situation; and if he will clarify whether or not the Secretary General's commentary was accurate. [19666/23]

2023-04-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has sought to ascertain the reason there has been a 26% increase in abortions undertaken in Ireland in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/23]

2023-04-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to reduce the CAMHS waiting list. [17711/23]

2023-04-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to studies showing that Government policies to tackle climate change are causing a mental health crisis among farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17708/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if dental and nursing qualifications issued by Northern Irish institutions are still recognised as equal to qualifications issued by Irish institutions. [17435/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on funding recently allocated to a meals-on-wheels service (details supplied); if he will ring fence adequate annual funding for the service to ensure its long-term viability to meet the ongoing demand for the service in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17509/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he made the decision to include a book (details supplied) on the HSE developed “Relationships and Sexuality Education 1” reading list for children as young as 12 years of age; and if not, who within the HSE or his Department made the decision. [17691/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17781/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will detail what actions are being taken by his Department to investigate the allegations, or if they are being investigated. [17799/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17817/23]

2023-03-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health what flame retardant specification is being used for materials such as fabric, flooring and fixtures and fittings that are being used in the new children’s hospital; and if he is confident that a higher specification is being used than the cigarette and match test for materials in the new children’s hospital and elsewhere in the health service. [15884/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any differential in survival rates for cancer between persons who were diagnosed in a public versus private hospital or clinic; and if a breakdown can be provided based on cancer type and survival rates in years, in tabular form. [14708/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 18 January 2023, if further details can be provided on bed-capacity analysis for Galway University Hospital; in terms of the figure of 222, what this addition would bring the capacity to; and if details can be provided on the requirement for an extra 24 beds in Portiuncula hospital; and if he will clarify whether or not this takes into account the new 50-bed block currently under construction. [14715/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all procurement competitions, if any, in which companies (details supplied) won contracts from his Department since 2016. [14726/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total costs of accommodation and travel expenses associated with his recent foreign trip, or foreign trips by Ministers for State at his Department, for St Patrick’s Day; and if a breakdown can be provided on travel costs, accommodation costs, country/state visited, number of departmental staff accompanying him, and the duration of the trip, in tabular form. [14744/23]

2023-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the last time that each hospital group, excluding the Saolta group (details supplied) conducted a bed capacity analysis for each hospital in the country; the findings of those analyses; the recommendations of those analyses; if he will provide details of any capacity targets that were identified in these processes; if the analyses generated a report or document; and if he will provide a copy of these reports or documents to this Deputy. [13998/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Public Expenditure

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount by which the Department of Health has overpaid rent for its premises on Baggot Street; the estimated projected cost of the miscalculation of square footage over the course of the next decade; if attempts have been made to recoup the overpayments; if those attempts have been successful; the costs associated with those attempts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12335/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund the money was taken from; the name and purpose of the fund the money was transferred to; the dates upon which he approved of such transfers, since he took office; if the Department of Public Expenditure was consulted prior to the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12271/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and ambulance staff operational or stationed at each ambulance station in the country, by station; the average response time to ambulance call out, per ambulance station in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12286/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times ambulances in each ambulance station in the country have been unable to leave hospital due to an inability to admit a patient to the emergency department, or due to the fact that an ambulance trolley was being occupied by a patient inside the hospital, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [12287/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times a patient was deceased by the time an ambulance reached them, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station, in tabular form. [12288/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [12289/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [12290/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [12291/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if monies were used or transferred from the national maternity strategy to fund abortion services in 2019 or 2020; if so, the amount transferred, in monetary value and as a percentage of the total maternity strategy fund; the date upon which the transfer took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the national incident management system which related to termination of pregnancy in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [12310/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023; if details will be provided of the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on the purchasing of ventilators which either did not work or were unsuitable, during the pandemic; the name of the companies from which faulty or unsuitable ventilators were purchased; if attempts have been made to recoup the costs and get a refund; if so, if those attempts have been successful; the costs associated with those attempts, including legal costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12336/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who detransition in Ireland each year; and the supports the health service provides to these people. [12509/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 7 March 2023, if a breakdown will be provided by the HSE to this Deputy, of spending, including set-up costs and maintenance costs, on the Covid-19 tracker, by month, in tabular form; and the number of times the app was downloaded and deleted, in each month since the start of the pandemic, in tabular form. [12851/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; and the number of cases ongoing and the number of cases which have been settled. [13932/23]

2023-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation by each hospital in the State for adverse incidents, medical negligence, and so on, in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown can be provided per year, per hospital or per hospital group, in tabular form. [13933/23]

2023-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason pain patches (Versatis) for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis are not included on the medical card; and if he will change the regulation to ensure that the medical card does cover this key pain killer. [12094/23]

2023-03-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to studies showing Government policies are fuelling a mental health crisis among farmers (details supplied). [11114/23]

2023-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid, per year to a company (details supplied) by the HSE and his Department; the details of the cases being handled by year by the company; the cases still to be resolved by the company; and a timeline for when these cases are expected to be resolved. [11417/23]

2023-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department per month on the Covid tracker app in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [11418/23]

2023-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and his Department per month on the implementation and practical costs of the Covid vaccine passport both for foreign travel and for public houses and restaurants in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [11419/23]

2023-03-02

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle indicates clearly to children the link between children consuming pornography and sexual violence and rape; if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle will indicate the link between children consuming pornography and distorted understandings of healthy relationships, pornography addiction, distorted male and female expectations of sexual relationships and of body image; and if the new NCCA curriculum for the junior cycle will give clear ethical guidelines to children not to consume pornography while under the age of 18 years. [10706/23]

2023-02-28

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9812/23]

2023-02-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department is incurring any expense in 2023 for the Covid passport application. [9736/23]

2023-02-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the rolling out of State-funded old-age villages (details supplied); the number of old age villages built or under construction by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9307/23]

2023-02-21

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Department of Health regarding the rolling out of State-funded old age villages; the number of old age villages built or under construction by the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/23]

2023-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the drugs and medications which are currently in short supply in the State; the public relations and communication practices adopted by the HSE at times when drug and medicine supplies run low or end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6650/23]

2023-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulance drivers currently employed by the HSE; the total number of ambulances currently operational within the HSE; if he will list the points across the State from which ambulances are dispatched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6651/23]

2023-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has rented accommodation at a location (details supplied); the amount paid; the way the building was selected; the person or body that received the rental money; and for how long the payments were made. [5608/23]

2023-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths that occurred over and above the five-year pre-Covid average death rate in each of the past 12 months; if he will institute an independent investigation of the large increase in excess deaths that are occurring; the measures that the Government has taken to determine the cause of the spike in excess deaths; and if he will outline the Government’s plan to halt the elevated death rate. [5745/23]

2023-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with an address in the North of Ireland who have used hospital services in each of the past five years. [5865/23]

2023-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in nursing homes since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5255/23]

2023-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19, having contracted it while in hospital for a non-Covid related condition, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5256/23]

2023-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in HSE-run disability residential centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5257/23]

2023-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from Covid-19 or with Covid-19 in HSE-run mental health residential centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [5258/23]

2023-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Government will investigate the causes of the large increase in the death rate in Ireland. [5446/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of claims issued against the State via the State Claims Agency which relate to the deaths of persons from Covid-19, after they contracted the virus either in a hospital or nursing home. [4886/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on a CAMHS waiting list in each county in the State; the number who have been waiting for more than a year; the number who have been waiting for more than three months; and the number of children waiting more than six months, in tabular form. [4887/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died on hospital trolleys in each of the past ten years, by hospital, in tabular form. [4888/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have left emergency departments without being seen, in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [4889/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have left emergency departments without being seen, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, by hospital, in tabular form. [4890/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years. [4891/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years. [4892/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past ten years, by cancer type, in tabular form. [4893/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has held any meetings or discussions either within his Department or with external experts to seek to ascertain the reason that Ireland is suffering from an increase or perceived increase in the death rate in comparison with previous years; if he will detail the dates upon which these meetings took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4894/23]

2023-02-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a rodent infestation in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/23]

2023-01-31

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of submissions to the NCCA Junior Cycle social personal and health education curriculum consultation received from parents who disagreed with the draft specification (details supplied). [4058/23]

2023-01-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been a change in where patients are sent for a cardiologist outpatient appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/23]

2023-01-25

VOTE

Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58

2023-01-24

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1568/23]

2023-01-24

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet [3346/23]

2023-01-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Sunosi, which is produced in Ireland and has a successful record treating persons with narcolepsy, is or will be made available on the medical card; and, if so, if this drug will be prescribed by a GP or only through a hospital. [3114/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large cohort of front-line staff in healthcare settings under section 39 who provide a service on behalf of the HSE who still remain excluded from qualifying for the pandemic special recognition payment; the person or body that decided the eligibility criteria; the methodology that was used in deciding to exclude this cohort of Section 39 frontline staff from the payment; the reason that no independent centralised appeals mechanism was put in place; if his attention has been drawn to the number of this particular cohort that are excluded from the payment; if he will direct his Department and the HSE to conduct research and analysis through engagement with the various representative bodies and organisations to determine the number of this cohort that are involved in order to rectify the situation; if so, the timeline for when the research will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63896/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the dental clinic in Navan is being closed down; the reason that the four dental clinic surgeries in Navan are being replaced with only two surgeries in Dunshaughlin; the reason that there are no special needs dental services in County Meath; and the reason that first, fourth and sixth class children are not being called for dental appointments in the county anymore. [1540/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway. [1723/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current bed capacity at Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway. [1724/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the last time the Saolta Hospital Group conducted a bed capacity analysis for University Hospital Galway and Mayo University Hospital; the findings of that analysis; the recommendations of that analysis; if he will provide details of any capacity targets that were identified in the process; if the analysis generated a report or document; and if he will provide a copy of the report or document. [1725/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of additional beds that were delivered in Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [1726/23]

2022-12-14

VOTE

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53

2022-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage of healthcare workers who have taken the Covid-19 booster in the past six months. [61733/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has provided the resources to the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, that were identified in the HSE review of the closure of the emergency department at Navan hospital; and if the review will be published. [61088/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of rapid review by a person (details supplied) into the CervicalCheck Report 2019 have been implemented in full; the number of the 4,088 women affected by the IT issues in the diagnostic company, that have since been diagnosed with cancer, pre-cancer or other conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60795/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will cancel the planned closure of the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan given the pressure within the health service; and if a feasibility study will be carried out to identify the financial and human resources necessary to allow the emergency department at the hospital to operate safely for both patients and staff and to play its part in alleviating accident and emergency pressure throughout the region. [61087/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with or meet constituents in County Meath regarding the future of Navan hospital. [60796/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [61568/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the research that his Department has undertaken on the number of ambulances needed just to make up the shortfall of ambulances as they wait at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital accident and emergency department, Drogheda. [61569/22]

2022-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department accepts the view of senior clinicians and consultants in Drogheda Hospital that the ambulance bypass of Navan accident and emergency department and the proposed closure of Navan accident and emergency department could lead to the death of patients; and if he has carried out any investigation into the veracity of these claims. [61570/22]

2022-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of each additional cost that has been submitted by the construction and project management companies that are building the national children’s hospital; the details on whether additional costs were accepted or refused in each case; the total financial cost to the State of all additional costs that have been paid out; the total value of additional costs that have still not been adjudicated on; and the person or body that gave instructions for each of the additional costs that have been paid by the State. [61067/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that have brought patients with Meath addresses to the accident and emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in each of the past five years; the number of ambulances that have brought patients with a Meath address to the accident and emergency department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the past five years; the number of patients that have attended the accident and emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the past five years and the number of these that where brought by ambulance; the number of patients that have attended the accident and emergency department Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the past five years; and the number of these that were brought by ambulance. [60148/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the talks held with an organisation (details supplied) regarding medical card holders and their access to dental care; his views on the actions taken by his Department to ensure these persons get medical cover under the scheme. [60192/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of time that a gender identity development service (details supplied) has been paid to run clinics for Irish children at Crumlin children’s hospital; the amount that was paid for this service through the EU treatment abroad scheme; if the Department or the HSE made the EU aware of its use of the TAS scheme to pay for the service to run clinics in Crumlin children’s hospital; if the EU was satisfied with this use of the TAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60352/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that nurses in hospitals have been told that they are not getting premium pay for nurses for Christmas. [60353/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that nurses are being told by management in Navan Hospital to get patients out of the emergency department (details supplied). [60414/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE is pushing ahead with the official bypass of ambulances with patients of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital given that over 100,000 patients have been without a bed to date in 2022. [60415/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE is pushing ahead with closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital given that it is being opposed by the senior medics and clinicians in Drogheda Hospital, when the HSEs own data systems indicate that up to 45 patients could be forced to go to Drogheda Hospital each day, when the absence of an ICU in Navan will mean that the medical assessment unit will not be able to accept any patient who could potentially deteriorate. [60416/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 524 and 525 of 15 November 2022, the reason that a response has not been issued by the Health Service Executive; and the date on which a response will issue. [60432/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to investigate procurement procedures within the HSE to determine if there are any instances of the HSE being overcharged by private and voluntary service providers. [60800/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting on a monthly basis since the start of the pandemic. [60801/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of lung cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60802/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of breast cancer diagnosis in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60803/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cervical cancer diagnosis in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60804/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ovarian cancer diagnosis in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60805/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of brain cancer diagnosis in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60806/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of skin cancer diagnosis in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [60807/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from any charity or organisation expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rate since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received such correspondence; the bodies he received such correspondence from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60808/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from any consultant psychiatrist or college of psychiatry or general practitioner body or individual general practitioners expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rates since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received such correspondence; the persons or bodies he received same from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60809/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received any correspondence from general practitioners expressing concerns of a perceived increase or decrease in cancer diagnosis, late cancer diagnosis or missed cancer diagnosis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received the correspondence from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60810/22]

2022-12-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the report that the HSE wrote to close Navan Hospital A&E; the reason that no one has seen the report; and the reason there is secrecy around this report. [60849/22]

2022-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if ambulances are being redirected to Drogheda accident and emergency from Navan, Kells and Trim areas on an informal basis (details supplied). [60138/22]

2022-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that both Navan and Drogheda accident and emergencies are under enormous pressure in terms of the number of patients that are attending them; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that hospital corridors and accident and emergency waiting rooms are full at the moment with patients (details supplied). [60139/22]

2022-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average accident and emergency waiting time in each accident and emergency in the country for the month of November 2022; the number of patients that have been placed on trolleys and chairs in each accident and emergency in the country during November 2022. [60140/22]

2022-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if permission was given to the HSE for a two-part closure of Navan accident and emergency; if permission was given to the HSE to redirect ambulances from Navan hospital accident and emergency to Drogheda hospital accident and emergency from mid-December 2022; his views that it would be safe to partially close Navan accident and emergency in the middle of the winter surge; and if he has asked the clinicians in Drogheda hospital for the reason that they opposed this decision. [60141/22]

2022-11-30

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [58941/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been on a waiting list for emergency neurosurgery in each of the past five years; the length of time that people are waiting on average; the longest wait for emergency neurosurgery in each of the past five years; the number of beds which exist for neurosurgery patients in the whole country; and the number of neurosurgery operations that have been carried out in each of the past five years. [58782/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have begun chemotherapy treatment in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58977/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new persons added to the CAMHS waiting list in each of the past five years. [58978/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently on the CAMHS waiting list by county; the longest length of time that a person has been left waiting; and the average waiting time currently. [58979/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died while they were on the CAMHS waiting list in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58980/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that CAMHS refuses to accept referrals for children who have been known to use drugs or alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58981/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulances were dispatched in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58982/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulances were dispatched in each county in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [58983/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an ambulance in each county. [58984/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years and to date in 2022; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58985/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that he has met with the CEO of an organisation (details supplied) since he took office; and the dates on which these meetings took place. [58986/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who died from suspected or confirmed Covid-19 in nursing homes in the State since the start of the pandemic. [58987/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons in the country currently in receipt of home help excluding family carers. [58988/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average amount that is paid by the State to homecare agencies for one hour of care to one individual care recipient. [58989/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulance drivers have reported being assaulted while on active duty in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [58990/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons or families who have taken cases and issued letters of claim against the State in relation to the death of their loved one from Covid-19 in hospitals or nursing homes in the State. [58991/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to date of the cyber-attack on the HSE; the projected estimated total cost of rectifying the damage done by the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58992/22]

2022-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of settlements that have been made with women who alleged that their CervicalCheck smear tests were misread in each of the past ten years; and the number of these settlements that involved non-disclosure agreements. [58226/22]

2022-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the HSE which were settled in the past ten years and to date in 2022 that have involved non-disclosure agreements. [58227/22]

2022-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases which have been processed by the CervicalCheck Tribunal to date; the number that have been concluded; the number of judges sitting on the Tribunal; the number of staff employed to work in the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the rates of pay for these staff; the current ongoing cost of the Tribunal, including costs associated with office space and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58228/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the definition of "rare disease" utilised by his Department and the HSE; and the number and names of the rare diseases entailed under these respective definitions provided in tabular form. [56155/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with rare disease in Ireland as of 2022, by county and by rare disease type in tabular form. [56156/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed antidepressant drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56253/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons prescribed anti-anxiety drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56254/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for addiction to anti-anxiety drugs in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56255/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for addiction to sleeping pills in the State in each of the past ten years, by age, in tabular form. [56256/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department's attention has been drawn to any evidence of the ability of the Covid vaccination to prevent Covid transmission. [56257/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the human rights, physical health and mental health impact assessments that were conducted on the domestic Covid passport system for entry to public establishments. [56258/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who are in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months or less, between six months and one year, between one year and 18 months, between 18 months and two years and for more than two years. [56374/22]

2022-11-09

VOTE

Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

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

✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned with the elevated death rate that exists in 2022 in Ireland (details supplied); if he has investigated the reason for this; if so, if he will share the results of that investigation; and his plans to tackle this. [55643/22]

2022-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant properties that are owned by his Department; the estimated economic value of the vacant properties; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52852/22]

2022-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of properties that are being leased by his Department that are currently vacant; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52870/22]

2022-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new patients who started anti-cancer therapy in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53129/22]

2022-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, or any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons diagnosed with stage four cancer since the start of the pandemic; if he will provide any data or statistics held by his Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53130/22]

2022-10-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of nurses who have retired before reaching retirement age in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [51706/22]

2022-10-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of nurses currently on sick leave; the number who cite stress as the reason for their leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51705/22]

2022-10-19

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the mental health survey carried out by an organisation (details supplied); if so, if he will provide details of the findings of the survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52201/22]

2022-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cybersecurity structures currently in place within the health service; the number of persons who are employed in cybersecurity in Ireland; and the annual budget. [52158/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have ever received any data, evidence or information from a drug manufacturer (details supplied) that indicates that its Covid-19 vaccine was ever tested in terms of its ability to stop the transmission of Covid-19. [51421/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born with life-limiting conditions in each of the past ten years in Mayo University Hospital. [51584/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies referred for end of life care services in each of the past ten years in Mayo University Hospital. [51585/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of days in the past two years that a bereavement midwife has been available in Mayo University Hospital. [51586/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of days in the past two years that a bereavement room has been available in Mayo University Hospital. [51587/22]

2022-10-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of doctors, general practitioners and consultants in Ireland; the number of students who are studying each discipline of medicine in Ireland for each of the past ten years separately for undergraduate and postgraduate students; the number who have graduated for each of the past ten years; the number of those students that are still working in Ireland five years, ten years, 20 years, 30 years and 40 years after they have graduated; and the role that the Irish Medical Council has in the supply of qualified doctors. [49589/22]

2022-10-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists in Ireland; the number of students who are studying these disciplines in Ireland for each of the past ten years; and the number who have graduated for each of the past ten years; and the number of those students who are still working in Ireland five years, ten years, 20 years, 30 years, and 40 years after they have graduated. [49590/22]

2022-10-05

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44624/22]

2022-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number, size and cost of properties owned by the HSE or his Department that are not in use. [47721/22]

2022-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47791/22]

2022-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the cyberattack experienced by the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic; the estimated total cost of repairing the damage done by the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47793/22]

2022-09-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken any research into the avian flu HPAI; if the flu poses a risk to humans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46964/22]

2022-09-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nights that there has been no doctor available in Navan North East Doctor On-Call in the past 24 months. [45340/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have issued letters of claim and taken cases against the State regarding the deaths of persons from Covid-19 in hospitals or nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44670/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have taken cases against the State and HSE and who have issued letters of claim regarding the alleged misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [44671/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have made claims via the Cervical Check Tribunal; the number for whom claims have been settled; the number for whom claims have been rejected; and the number for whom the process is ongoing. [44672/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals to rapid access clinics in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [44673/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State by cancer-type, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [44674/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [44675/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [44676/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes which opened in the State in each of the past ten years; and the total number which closed in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [44677/22]

2022-09-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation for alleged medical negligence in each of the following hospitals in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Cavan General Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital, University Hospital Galway, Merlin Park University Hospital, Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Roscommon University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital, Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Limerick and Mullingar hospital. [44678/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if valneva will be purchased by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42092/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the key areas contained within the pre-budget submission of an organisation (details supplied) for services and funding required for persons living with sight loss will be included in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42263/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1514 of 14 June 2022, the status of the application received by the HSE corporate pharmaceutical unit for pricing and reimbursement of semaglutide 2.4mg (details supplied) on 6 May 2022 from a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43245/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the core proposals of an organisation (details supplied) are included in budget 2023, with an investment of €4 million to provide for national assessment teams and rehabilitation pathways for those under aged 65 years with an acquired brain injury to move out of nursing homes back into their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43494/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners working in total in each county in Ireland for each of the past five years. [43715/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the particular provision that is being made for young nurses and other health professionals who are unable to access affordable accommodation in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if reports in the media (details supplied) in relation to the amount that was spent by the HSE on personal protective equipment. PPE, are correct; the amount that the HSE was given sanction for; the amount that the HSE spent in 2020 on PPE; and if he will quantify the spending by the HSE in each of the past ten years in cases in which no Ministerial or Departmental approval was provided. [39599/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has read a report titled Recommended Location of a New Regional Acute Hospital in the North East which was produced for the HSE by an organisation (details supplied); and his views on its recommendation that Navan, County Meath should be the location for a new hospital. [39760/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Addison’s disease will be included in the list of illnesses under the long-term illness scheme given that it is a lifelong condition requiring ongoing treatment with steroids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39796/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an investigation is being carried out to determine the services that are necessary in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan to ensure that the accident and emergency department can remain open and operate safely [39850/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that pharmacists are excluded from accessing the National Medicines Information Centre Services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39928/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on traditional and online advertising by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39957/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has spent money or sought external assistance with departmental and-or ministerial public relations; and if so, the cost; and the name of the agencies, consultants and companies involved in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39975/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39993/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [40011/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on the procurement of office space and furniture, and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [40029/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days that he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs that were incurred by his Department for each trip, in tabular form.. [40047/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that bowel screening in Ireland is restricted to the 60 years to 69 years age range while other countries like Scotland with a similar health profile screen between the ages of 50 years and 74 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40224/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the measures that his Department and-or the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland are taking about the chronic shortage of community pharmacists in Ireland; the average number of European Union and third country applicants for each year; and the success rate of applicants in passing the English language competency examination. [40225/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concern among community pharmacists about the health and safety difficulties involved in the falsified medicines directive scanning of medicinal products prior to dispensing; the reason that the safety concerns of hospital pharmacists were taken on board but not those of community pharmacists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40226/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of the contract that the HSE has entered into with a hospital in Alicante, Spain; the number of years that the contract is for; if there is a per treatment and operation cost; if so, the costs per treatment and operation; if there is an annual cost within the contract irrespective of the number of treatments and operations that are carried out; and if there is a break in the contract or a waiver on costs in cases in which the Spanish Government introduces travel restrictions from Ireland due to a future Covid-19 wave. [40280/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if any of the transport or accommodation costs of patients who attend the HSE-contracted hospital in Alicante, Spain, are covered; and if not, if this health care delivery discriminates against low-income families. [40281/22]

2022-07-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated CO2 emissions from the use of the HSE-contracted hospital in Alicante, Spain; if he has estimated the emissions; and if the HSE consulted with him in terms of the CO2 impact. [40282/22]

2022-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if any capacity and demand analysis in relation to bed numbers has been carried out on the supply of emergency and critical care at University Hospital Limerick as recommended by the Health Information and Quality Authority in 2009; if so, the number of studies and analyses that have been conducted; and the findings of those studies. [38148/22]

2022-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that University Hospital Limerick never received extra beds despite a higher number being deemed the necessary number of beds to provide safe emergency and critical care, following the closure of Nenagh Hospital. [38149/22]

2022-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds introduced in University Hospital Limerick by bed type by year in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [38150/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified or the proceedings that have been issued against CervicalCheck regarding the alleged misreading of smear tests in each of the past five years and to date in 2022 (details supplied); the number of claims which came from women affected by the scandal; the number which were from the families surviving women who died allegedly as a result of the misreading of smear tests (details supplied); and the number of claims received by the CervicalCheck Tribunal. [37589/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the future of the accident and emergency department in Our Lady’s Hospital Navan. [37588/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has signed contracts or entered into any agreement with a private company (details supplied) to locate any Tusla services in its proposed facility in County Meath; if there have been any discussions between the company or any of its associated companies or agents to enter into an agreement with them in the delivery of health services in Meath. [37878/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has signed contracts or entered into any agreement with a private company (details supplied) to locate HSE services in a new unit that it is seeking to build in Navan, County Meath; if there have been any discussions between the company or any of its associated companies or agents to enter into an agreement with them in the delivery of health services in Meath. [37877/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if people employed by Rehab Care are entitled to the Covid bonus payment; if he will provide details on the persons entitled to the payment and those that are excluded. [35837/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cleaners in the accident and emergency department and Covid wards of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan during the pandemic were not eligible for the Covid bonus given to healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35838/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will release a number of documents (details supplied) to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35521/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the action plan for the disability capacity review has not yet been published; when he expects the plan to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35785/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment with CAHMS in each county in tabular form. [35829/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting psychiatric appointments in each hospital in the State; if he will provide a breakdown on the number who have been waiting over three months for an assessment; the number waiting over six months; the number waiting over one year; and the number waiting over two years in tabular form. [35830/22]

2022-07-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertisements including online and in the media in relation to Covid-19 in each month since the start of the pandemic by his Department and by the HSE. [36093/22]

2022-06-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [33977/22]

2022-06-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the additional services that the HSE considers are necessary to ensure that the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital is safe. [34194/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years who have been referred to hospitals and HSE run centres for testing for sexually transmitted diseases and infections in each of the past ten years and if this figure can be broken down by age in tabular form. [31853/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protocols that in place in instances in which an underage person presents to a hospital or HSE-run facility pregnant; if a referral is made to Tusla in such a circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31854/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date upon which his Department became aware of a validation report in relation to suspected sexual abuse in a centre for persons (details supplied) with disabilities in County Donegal. [31856/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has engaged with the gardaí in relation to the validation report regarding suspected sexual abuse in a centre for persons (details supplied) with disabilities in County Donegal; if so, the dates upon which these engagements took place; the date that the 11 new sexual abuse allegations in the report were reported by the HSE to the gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in University Hospital Galway broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31858/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in University Hospital Limerick broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31859/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in Letterkenny Hospital, broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31860/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in Cavan General Hospital, broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31861/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in Wexford General Hospital, broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31862/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in Mayo University Hospital, broken down by category that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31863/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in Cork University Hospital, broken down by category (that is, nurses, midwives, administration, doctors, consultants, health care assistants and so on in tabular form. [31864/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance waiting time per county in tabular form. [31865/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances operating in the State by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31866/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of employees who have left the National Ambulance Service in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [31867/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who began working for the National Ambulance Service in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [31868/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or individual hospitals have engaged private companies for the purpose of debt collection from patients or former patients who have failed to pay their hospital bills; and if so, the number of companies that have been engaged; the cost of the contracts; and the name of the companies. [31869/22]

2022-06-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 25 May 2022 (details supplied), the advice that National Immunisation Advisory Committee would provide in such circumstances and if it can be left to the discretion of their doctor; if the HSE details and guidelines for Covid boosters for high risk children and their carers can be made available as soon as possible in view that currently only guidelines are available for high risk vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31136/22]

2022-06-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the investigations he has carried out into the increase adverse incidents that have happened in hospitals around the country; and the investigations HIQA has carried out into the overcrowding at each hospital in the State. [31145/22]

2022-06-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the investigations that HIQA has carried out into the decisions made by senior HSE management to close capacity in the health service that has directly led to overcrowding in hospitals (details supplied); if he has investigated this and the contribution these closures had on the overcrowding in Limerick; and if he has investigated the people who made the decisions to close them. [31146/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she has informed herself and conducted any analysis in relation to the number of primary schools that have vacant places in ASD units currently which cannot be availed of due to the waiting times for children of school going age waiting for an assessment of need; and if she has discussed the issue with the Minister for Health and the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29415/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [28857/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a positron emission tomography scan can be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will address the reason for the long waiting list for the particular scan involved in this case. [29028/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in the State broken down by individual hospital in each of the past five years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [29231/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the 314,000 additional public patients on waiting lists are on the waiting lists due to postponed or denied treatment because of health service closures during Covid. [29253/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an investigation has been undertaken by his Department in relation to the person or body that made the decision to close the emergency departments in Nenagh and Ennis hospitals; the way this has contributed to the record overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if a person or body will be held to account for these decisions. [29446/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 29 March 2022, if a marketing company (details supplied) has submitted a pricing and reimbursement application; and if it will be made available to medical card holders if medically indicated by a doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the assessment of need for a child (details supplied) who will be unable to access their right to education through an ASD unit within a school setting without a formal diagnosis and intervention supports and who is not eligible for the domiciliary care allowance. [29727/22]

2022-05-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on abortion provision in 2021; the breakdown of the amount spent in general practitioner and community settings; the amount spent in hospitals; the amount spent on counselling; and the other training expenditure or miscellaneous expenditure in relation to same. [27559/22]

2022-05-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that he has met with the CEO of the HSE since he took office. [26207/22]

2022-05-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the procurement and tendering processes for the construction of major projects such as the new National Maternity Hospital. [26208/22]

2022-05-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the review into homeless deaths in Dublin (details supplied); the date upon which the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/22]

2022-05-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 May 2022, if he will ensure the case of person (details supplied) will be examined to ensure they and their carer receive the fourth Covid booster at earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26575/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the memorandum limiting the secondment length of time, ignored by his Department in terms of the secondment of the Chief Medical Officer. [25915/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all citizens in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, have equal access to a public health nurse; the waiting time for a public health nurse in each CHO; if there is a charge for a public health nurse in each CHO for those who do not have a medical card; the cases in which the charges are imposed and not imposed, respectively; if all citizens in each CHO have equal access to community intervention teams; the waiting time for a community intervention team in each CHO; the charge to access a community intervention team; and if the charge is imposed in each CHO. [25725/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a formal authorisation process is necessary at stage one, in the transition of information from civil servants to a member of Government; the person who authorises same; if a formal authorisation process details the conditions under which the information was released to the recipient and stipulates the restrictions of its subsequent use (details supplied); and if an investigation is currently being undertaken into a matter. [25754/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if attention of the Director General of the HSE has been drawn to the hacking of computer systems from within the HSE; if such incidents have ever been brought to his attention; if he has had to authorise an independent investigation regarding the hacking of confidential private data within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of bullying complaints made by HSE employees for each of the past five years. [25765/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the person who is in charge of the interpretation and implementation of circulars or memoranda in his Department; the number of circulars or memoranda that have been ignored or not implemented by his Department over the lifetime of this Government; the location of these circulars; the penalty for the non-implementation of circulars; the reason that circular 27/2001 limiting the length of time for a secondment (details supplied) was not adhered to. [25908/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if staff at the new National Maternity Hospital will be guaranteed freedom of conscience and conscientious objection in relation to operations that end the lives of living human beings. [26295/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by his Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 806 of 10 May 2022 and 708 of 17 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which abortions have taken place after an unborn baby has been misdiagnosed as having a fatal condition; and if so, the number of incidents to which his attention was drawn. [26517/22]

2022-05-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when persons who are non-immuno-compromised, but who are deemed high-risk with complex medical needs will become eligible for the fourth Covid vaccination booster; and when their essential service providers and carers will be eligible for the same fourth booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25047/22]

2022-05-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if ambulances are bringing patients to the accident and emergency department of Navan Hospital; if ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals for any reason; and if patients are being picked up in County Meath who could be treated in Navan but are being brought elsewhere. [24537/22]

2022-05-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 10 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which abortions have taken place after an unborn baby has been misdiagnosed as being terminally ill; and if so, the number of incidents to which his attention was drawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24558/22]

2022-05-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health of mothers for each year the building of the new Maternity Hospital is delayed; the number of wards that are operating at over capacity; the level of over capacity use in each of these wards; the capacity of the hospital; the number of patients in the hospital at any one time; the patient to doctor ratio; the patient to nursing ratio; the number of babies who are in the neo-natal intensive care unit; the patient to consultant ratio; and the way that these ratios compare to best practice. [24752/22]

2022-05-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated costs of the cyber-attack in terms of lives lost, incapacity and serious illness; and the research that has been carried out into the negative health effects of the cyber-attack he has undertaken to date. [24755/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23226/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for medical compensation in each of the past ten years. [23270/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE paid out in compensation for medical negligence in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [23271/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [23272/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to incidents of abortions being carried out following a misdiagnosis of an unborn baby, other than the baby Christopher case (details supplied); and if so, the number of other similar cases and incidents that he is aware of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23295/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [23296/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of smear tests carried out by CervicalCheck in each of the last ten years and to date in 2022. [23297/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the new cervical screening laboratory; the initial expected date for completion of construction; if any delays have been encountered in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23298/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck slides and samples that were sent to laboratories abroad in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [23466/22]

2022-05-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will act to retain the speech and language therapist at a school (details supplied) being removed by the HSE in which there is an established relationship between therapist, children, parents and staff at the school instead of proposed plans to place children on a HSE waiting list with substantial waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21944/22]

2022-05-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1034 of 26 April 2022, if he plans to conduct across-Departmental budgetary analysis with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the maximum amount by which the household income earnings threshold for carer’s allowance could be raised which would be still be more cost effective to the State in many instances than a HSE-funded homecare package and would help address the shortage of homecare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/22]

2022-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the shortage of HRT medication for women in this country at the present time. [21510/22]

2022-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the cost per adult between 18 and 23 years of age on the step-down programme. [21512/22]

2022-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of Government funding that is provided per adult for 28 days in a treatment centre. [21513/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to source an alternative financial lender for general-entry medicine students following the announcement by Bank of Ireland that it will discontinue its general-entry medicine loan; if not, if the Government will put in place a loan scheme to maintain the number of medical graduates in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20736/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason PPE is no longer provided by HSE primary care centres to family carers while Covid is still in the community; and if he plans to reverse this decision for those on low income. [19910/22]

2022-04-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount which the State spent on personal protection equipment during the pandemic which either never arrived or was not fit for use when it arrived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18501/22]

2022-04-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the value of stock ordered by the HSE since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic which related to the response to Covid-19 (details supplied); the total value of stock currently in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18502/22]

2022-04-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid back by the Chinese companies with whom this State was in a legal dispute with regarding ventilators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/22]

2022-04-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts his Department or the HSE entered into with hotels, colleges, bed and breakfasts, hostels, convention centres, and accommodation providers for use as self-isolation facilities or field hospitals since the start of the pandemic; if a list of all the facilities will be provided; the length of each contract; the cost of each contract; the number of beds, rooms and units within each facility; and the number of persons that availed of each facility in each month of the operation of each contract. [18504/22]

2022-04-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that ambulances were involved in road traffic collisions in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18505/22]

2022-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has undertaken with staff or management in Navan hospital regarding the future of the emergency department in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16021/22]

2022-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 731 and 732 of 22 February 2022, if any of the National Independent Review Panels reviewed numbered 1, 2 and 3, which have been completed to date and which have generated reports; the findings of these reviews; the types of services that have been reviewed; and the number of National Independent Review Panels currently in progress. [16022/22]

2022-03-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if persons who are not classed as immunocompromised but have complex medical needs will qualify for a third Covid-19 booster within three months and become eligible for a fourth booster in line with WHO criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16739/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE and his Department will finalise the €1,000 bonus payment to healthcare workers and that there will be continued engagement with representative unions on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15871/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make wegovy available to medical card users in the future if medically indicated by a doctor in the treatment of weight loss and obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15877/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [12559/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 731 and 732 of 22 February 2022, the CHO areas for which national independent review panels have been completed or are underway; and the type of service each review pertains to (details supplied). [14017/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 731 and 732 of 22 February 2022, if any of the national independent review panel reviews involved or involve situations which are potentially of a similar nature or gravity to the Grace case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14018/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times in each of the past ten years in which a surgery has resulted in the removal of a limb or organ which was not intended for amputation or removal by surgery type in tabular form. [14042/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients to be seen by each hospital group in each of the past ten years. [14043/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 3 March 2022, the number of incidents reported to the National Incident Management System in each of the past five years which resulted in death, suffering, long-term incapacity or injury in tabular form. [14044/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons sacked or dismissed by the HSE in each of the past five years by job title or category; and the reason for their dismissal or sacking in each case. [14045/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation claims by each hospital in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [14046/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average number of hours which medical consultants and doctors work per week in public hospitals. [14405/22]

2022-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the 103 adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency in relation to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be discussed as part of the ongoing three-year review of the Act. [13146/22]

2022-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the latest announcement from the UK Government that it will soon end telemedicine abortion will inform Irish public policy on this issue in view of the HSE acknowledgement that it relies upon literature from the UK to inform the policy of telemedicine abortion. [13150/22]

2022-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that MyOptions does not provide advice on socioeconomic supports to mothers who call their councillors (details supplied). [13181/22]

2022-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if it is official policy for MyOptions to provide abortion as the first option in the advice that it gives; and if it is official MyOptions policy for mothers to be referred to abortion doctors even in cases in which they have not made a decision to proceed with an abortion (details supplied). [13182/22]

2022-03-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the tendering process was not used to select the chair of the abortion review given that tendering allows for all citizens to apply on the basis of merit for State jobs; the reason that persons were excluded from applying for this State job; if he met with the chair of the abortion review prior to the selection process; the financial compensation that will be made to the chair of the review; if he received correspondence from any organisation suggesting recommending the current chair of the review; if so, the name of the organisation; if he received other recommendations for the post; if so, the name of each and the person or body that recommended them; and the organisations he met or corresponded with in relation to the post of chair of the review and the term of reference. [13183/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for surgery in the Mater Hospital. [12466/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed by his Department; the current annual salary of the highest and second highest paid persons respectively, employed by his Department; and the various pay scales for persons working in his Department. [12478/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the latest announcement from the British Government that it will soon end telemedicine abortion will inform Irish public policy on this issue given the HSE acknowledgement that it relies upon literature from Britain to inform the policy of telemedicine abortion in Ireland. [12636/22]

2022-03-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the statistics for adverse outcomes by category in each of the hospitals in the State that were made to the National Incident Management System in the past five years. [12203/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when children in the 12 to 15 age category who are considered high risk but not immunocompromised will become eligible for the Covid booster vaccination. [11204/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE staff (details supplied) in CHO1 have completed the HSE online safeguarding training; and the date of completion of the course for each person. [11360/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the CEO of the HSE has completed the HSE online safeguarding training; and the date upon which he completed same. [11361/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the National Director of Social Care in the HSE has completed the HSEs online safeguarding training; and the date upon which they completed same. [11362/22]

2022-02-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for surgery in the Mater Hospital. [10134/22]

2022-02-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1573 of 19 January 2022, the number of persons that were tested for Covid-19 at the pop-up test centre (details supplied) in Tuam, County Galway during the three days that it was in operation in April 2021; and the number that tested positive in that centre. [10142/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 651 of 10 March 2021 and 496 of 9 November 2021, if he will share with this Deputy correspondence which was forwarded to the Department of Health in 1996 by the Adoption Board after the Department inquired from adoption authorities if they had been made aware of or involved in cases of illegal birth registration. [10101/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the podiatry staff shortages in local HSE acute and community services; if he will provide an update on plans for improving podiatry services for patients in County Meath and nationally in line with the HSE Model of Care for the Diabetic Foot. [9123/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panel reports under way currently, by CHO area and by the type of service under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panels launched in each of the past ten years by CHO area and by the type of service reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9328/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department was alerted to correspondence between the CEO of HIQA and the CEO of the HSE relating to a matter (details supplied); if so, the date the attention of his Department was drawn to the correspondence; when his attention was drawn to the matter; and when the attention of the Ministers for State at his Department was drawn to the matter discussed in the correspondence. [9420/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has received correspondence from the CEO of HIQA since he took office; and the dates on which he received the correspondence. [9421/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the CEO of HIQA since he took office; and the dates on which such meetings took place. [9422/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times the CEO of HIQA has requested to meet with him since he took office. [9423/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with colorectal cancer at stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [9925/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with breast cancer at stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV in each year since 2014 in tabular form. [9926/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cervical cancer at stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [9927/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with ovarian cancer at stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [9928/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancers by type diagnosed in emergency departments since 2014, in tabular form. [9929/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancers diagnosed by stage in each year since 2013, in tabular form. [9930/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a palliative care package which would enable them to be discharged from hospital and to return home to their family. [10029/22]

2022-02-16

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Covid-19 and health unit of his Department. [7798/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he plans to meet with elected representatives in County Meath regarding his proposed closure of Navan Hospital accident and emergency department; and if so, if he will provide a date when the promised consultation with local politicians will take place. [7776/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions or lockdowns on cancer services; if his attention has been drawn to an increase or perceived increase in cancer diagnosis during the pandemic; if so, the names of the persons or bodies that alerted him to such an increase; and the dates upon which his attention was drawn to the matter. [7775/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7435/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7436/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments that were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7437/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments that were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7438/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments that were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Wexford General Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7439/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments that were cancelled, postponed and rescheduled in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [7440/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will issue guidance in relation to the abortion of unborn children in cases in which life-limiting conditions are suspected to exist in view of the case of a child (details supplied). [8402/22]

2022-02-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021, by hospital group and hospital. [6987/22]

2022-02-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective day case surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021 by hospital group and hospital. [6988/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national cervical screening laboratory which was due to commence construction in January 2021; if delays in construction have been encountered; the costs of construction to date; the projected costs of the project; when the laboratory will open; if he plans to cease the outsourcing of CervicalCheck smears and slides to foreign laboratories when the new laboratory is opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5827/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of smear test samples and slides which were outsourced to foreign laboratories in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5828/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5829/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when construction of the new national children's hospital is expected to be completed; the costs associated with construction to date; the projected costs of the completed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5831/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of new ICU beds opened in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [5832/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the financial costs of cyber-attack in 2021 on the Health Service Executive or on his Department; and if the health service and his Department have recovered completely from the attack. [5833/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of which the Health Service Executive, State Claims Agency or any other relevant State body is aware, relating to adverse events in connection with the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in which a claim has been made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or court proceedings that have been issued and-or served, and notice in writing that has been given, that a claim is likely to be made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or that court proceedings are likely to be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the recently appointed chairperson of the three-year review of the abortion legislation was recommended to him by a third-party organisation or group; and if so, the name of the third-party. [6178/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse events reported to and dealt with by the State Claims Agency since 1 January 2019 that are related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [6579/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports that are in place for vulnerable children in society (details supplied). [5510/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the biggest contractors providing care for vulnerable children; and the amount each contractor receives from the State each year. [5511/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has disbanded its clinical department; and the effect this will have on patients. [5512/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons that have been referred to CAMHS by county in each of the past five years; the length of the average waiting list; the longest waiting time in each county in the same period; the number of young persons that have been diagnosed with ADHD by county in each of the past five years; the number that have been advised to engage in psychotherapy in each county in the same period; and the average wait time and the longest wait time for psychotherapy in each county for each of the past five years. [5513/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children that have been prescribed with medication by CAMHS by county in each of the past five years; the number of reviews that have been carried out of the medicating children by each county in the same period; the number of children that have been prescribed melatonin in each county for each of the past five years; and the average length of time that these children were on melatonin by county. [5514/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the total number of CAMHS staff that have been absent in each county in each of the past five years; the roles that have not been filled due to recruitment issues; and the annual level of turnover rate of CAMHS professionals in each county in each of the past five years. [5515/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS staff that have received their professional qualifications in Ireland; and when the last review of the qualifications of staff within CAMHS was carried out in each county to ensure that staff met the level of qualification that is necessary. [5516/22]

2022-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will he meet with a group (details supplied) given the enormous pressure put on the health service by the Covid-19 crisis and the fire in a mine which necessitated staff attending Navan Hospital; and if the necessary consultant resources will be provided to the accident and emergency department of the hospital in order to strengthen hospital services in County Meath. [5517/22]

2022-02-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioner referrals to rapid access clinics in each quarter of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/22]

2022-01-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when persons with underlying health conditions aged between 11 and 16 years of age will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4137/22]

2022-01-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when and the way that children with underlying health conditions aged between 5 and 11 years of age can avail of a Covid-19 vaccine. [4138/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate by the State will be ended given the high rates of transmission of Covid-19 among persons who are vaccinated and the falling numbers of cases and hospitalisation. [2935/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when children between 12 to 16 years of age who are vaccinated over three months will receive their Covid-19 booster vaccination. [3024/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if children with complex medical needs are included in the high-risk category for Covid-19 vaccination; and the person or body that determines high risk categories. [3025/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the consultant Sláintecare contract negotiations; the date and details of the last meeting between negotiators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3026/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors hired on the Sláintecare contract since September 2021; the number of doctors hired on other contracts since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3027/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of regional health area development; the status of the implementation actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3028/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of elective centre development; if there is potential for overnight capacity being factored into procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3029/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when he plans to publish waiting list ramp down targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3030/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date of the last and next meeting of the Sláintecare implementation programme board; the record of attendance for each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3031/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken by his Department to ensure that staff employed at MyOptions are trained in providing practical information to women on positive alternatives to abortion to ensure the counsellors are fulfilling the promise of providing informed consent in view of a recent research investigation carried out by a group (details supplied). [3266/22]

2022-01-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether not offering contact details for abortion services is a sign that a pregnancy service is disingenuous; and his further views on whether the HSE should be campaigning against pregnancy services that do not offer telephone numbers for abortion services (details supplied). [3397/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland; and if so, when this will be the case. [62959/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of time the Covid-19 booster will provide immunity for in view of the announcement that boosters will be delivered three months after the second jab. [63054/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries carried out in each of the past five years by type of surgery and diagnosis as was presented in Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 11 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63097/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting on paediatric dental surgical procedures at Our Lady’s Hospital, Drogheda; the current waiting times; the number of cancellations for urgent surgery in the past six months; the reasons for the cancellations; when surgical procedures will resume; and when urgent dental surgery will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [63238/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and the designers and architects of the National Children’s Hospital at St. James’s Hospital consulted with the gardaí responsible for policing the area regarding the suitability of the site for parking and traffic management in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63422/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants for medical cards from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications rejected by the HSE by reason in tabular form. [63511/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards from those with a cancer diagnosis from 2015 to 2021; and the number of these applications approved by the HSE. [63512/21]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number or estimated number of HSE employees who tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 December 2021; and if a weekly and hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1001/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number or estimated number of HSE employees who were identified as close contacts of persons who had tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 December 2021; and if a weekly and hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1002/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who tested positive for Covid-19 after they were admitted to hospital or while they were in hospital since 1 December 2021; and if a hospital by hospital breakdown can be provided on that figure. [1003/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were tested for Covid-19 at pop-up or walk-in testing centres since the start of the pandemic; the number who tested positive at these centres; if a centre breakdown can be provided on that figure; and if he will list the pop-up testing centres which were operational in the State since the start of the pandemic. [1004/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues with the HSE request a test website link; the nature of the issues reported by members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who requested Covid-19 tests through the HSE request a test website link since it was introduced; the number of persons who were either issued with a PCR appointment slot; and the number who were sent a supply of antigen tests following their request through the link. [1006/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to the alleged misreading of smear tests by CervicalCheck since 2018; and if a year by year or month by month breakdown can be provided in tabular form. [1007/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the CervicalCheck Tribunal since its establishment; the closing date by which claims can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1008/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in each month since the enactment of the legislation; the nature of the claims notified; the stages each claim is at in the legal process; the amount the State has spent to date in fighting such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1009/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to persons who died of Covid-19 after contracting the illness in a hospital setting. [1010/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to persons who died of Covid-19 after contracting the illness in a nursing home or other residential care facility. [1011/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that he refused to meet with pro-life parliamentary colleagues and advocacy groups in the lead-up to the three-year review process; his views on whether this one-sided approach is consistent with his claim to have conducted a broad consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1101/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are clinically discharged but who are in hospital; the number of patients who are clinically discharged in hospital for six months or less, between six months and one year, between one year and 18 months, between 18 months and two years and for more than two years. [1742/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that allow patients to confirm appointments by text or email; and his views on whether confirming appointments by phone call is logical at a time when there are not enough staff to man the phones. [1743/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the evidence that is available that demonstrates that the closing of hospitality at 8 pm reduces the number of Covid-19 deaths or the number of persons in intensive care units; and if he will consider allowing the hospitality sector to reopen for normal working hours. [1744/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of phone calls received by the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [1756/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way that persons who have caught Covid-19, who have taken an antigen test, who were not able to get a PCR test and who self-isolated for ten days, will be able to get a certificate to confirm that they have had the illness. [1783/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into an incident (details supplied). [1978/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the advertising process implemented by the Government for the recruitment of the chair to oversee the three year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and the breakdown of the way and location of this tender has been advertised in order to attract a diverse field of prospective applicants. [2035/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when 12 to 15 year olds with underlying conditions will be provided with a booster vaccination. [2056/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the research that has been carried out on the benefits of vaccinating children from five to 11 years of age; the research that has been carried out on the incidents of myocarditis in children in this age cohort that have been vaccinated; and the research that has been carried out on the transmissibility of the omicron variant amongst children of this age who have been vaccinated. [2178/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person who cannot take the vaccine for health reasons can obtain a certificate to allow them to access hospitality, theatre and gyms. [2179/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the advertising process implemented by the Government for the recruitment of the chair to oversee the three year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the manner in which and locations in which this tender has been advertised in order to attract a diverse field of prospective applicants. [2187/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath who are waiting for a homecarer to be allocated to them despite having been approved for same. [2406/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath who have requested additional homecare hours; and the average waiting times for receiving additional care. [2407/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide in the State in each of the past ten years by county.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/22]

2021-12-15

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

✗ voted 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 Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; the staffing level for occupational therapists at the hospital; if there is a vacancy for a line manager in the occupational therapy department at the hospital; the length of time this position has remained vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61454/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 in hospital with Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week. [61629/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 in intensive care units with Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week. [61630/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons since the start of 2021 who have died as a result of Covid-19 who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated by week. [61631/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if healthcare workers in maternity hospitals are allowed in law and practice to be conscientious objectors when it comes to the delivery of abortion services. [61743/21]

2021-12-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have received certificates that they have had Covid-19 to date; the number that are still valid; and if these numbers are included in the numbers counted as vaccinated. [61011/21]

2021-12-08

VOTE

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 87–48

2021-12-08

VOTE

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

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

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Justice

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the person in the Irish Prison Service who dealt with the Health and Safety Authority in relation to a complaint by a person (details supplied); and the title and role of the person in the Irish Prison Service. [60276/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if any of the PPE, ventilators and equipment purchased from China was deemed unfit for use or was not used for a different reason; and the amount of unused equipment, PPE and ventilators which are still in storage. [59979/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of reserve HSE staff available to assist in nursing homes in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak in a nursing home; the number of reserves per county; and if the HSE is still in a position to provide emergency staffing supports to nursing homes. [59980/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were tested for Covid-19 in pop-up testing centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and the breakdown per county. [59982/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if persons who are taken to hospital via ambulance are confined in a Covid-19 ward pending a negative PCR test as a matter of policy; if the case of a person (details supplied) is a policy particular to the hospital in question or due to the reason for the person's admission to hospital. [60006/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children born either addicted to or severely affected by alcohol or drugs in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60083/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE has carried out an internal review or investigation into the impact of the three-day waiting period provision within the existing abortion legislation. [60095/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the name of the groups and persons that have requested to meet him regarding the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the groups and persons that his Department has initiated a meeting with; the requests that were granted to groups or persons since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60096/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a study on the effect or impact of lockdowns and restrictions on children, particularly vulnerable children. [60274/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the evidence or science that shows mandating children to wear masks in schools will reduce the rate of hospitalisation from Covid-19. [60275/21]

2021-12-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when patients will be able to access medical cannabis from the Medical Access Programme. [60505/21]

2021-12-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a study on the impact of lockdowns on cancer services including diagnostic and treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59767/21]

2021-12-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State due to adverse events reported to the State Claims Agency related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and steps that are being taken to minimise adverse events related to the operation of termination of pregnancy services as indicated in the 94 incidents reported to the State Claims Agency and in all other recorded incidents reported to his Department. [58857/21]

2021-12-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the National Maternity Strategy in each of the years 2018 to 2019; and the amount that was spent on termination of pregnancy related costs during the same period. [58856/21]

2021-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any perceived increase in cancer diagnosis during the Covid-19 pandemic. [59768/21]

2021-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of investigation; and the actual and projected cost of each commission of investigation. [54098/21]

2021-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the advertising of abortion services and the My Options HSE number that provides free and confidential information and counselling to persons experiencing an unplanned pregnancy subsequent to the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and the person or body that has received this funding. [55852/21]

2021-12-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of volunteers working at HSE vaccination and testing centres; if the €7 subsidised meal allowance was withdrawn from these volunteers by the HSE; and the amount the HSE saved from the withdrawal of the allowance. [59653/21]

2021-12-02

VOTE

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the unavailability of PCR testing is attributable to supply shortages. [59157/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a timeline for Covid-19 booster jabs for each age group has been approved; and if so, the timeline for booster jabs. [59158/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the criteria for cancer patients to qualify for a medical card; and if there are plans to amend the criteria to expand eligibility for cancer patients. [59159/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated level of staffing, funding and resources that would need to be mobilised to allow for PCR testing centres to operate on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59160/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the maximum testing capacity for PCR testing and antigen testing of the health service; and if there are plans to expand this capacity. [59161/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which dentists are blanket refusing to see medical card patients; and the efforts his Department is undertaking to solve this problem. [59162/21]

2021-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times that pre-legislative scrutiny has been waived in relation to Covid-19 related legislation; the legislation for which this waiver was requested; and the reason for each requested waiver for pre-legislative scrutiny [59172/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Epidyolex will be available to patients. [58376/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide advice to childcare facilities (details supplied) in relation to Covid-19. [58434/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the results of the antigen pilots that occurred in the childcare sector (details supplied). [58435/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for hospital appointments in hospitals (details supplied). [58712/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments that were cancelled or postponed since January 2020 in hospitals (details supplied). [58713/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of children currently on waiting lists for appointments, treatment, surgery or diagnosis for scoliosis by county and the length of time they have spent on the waiting lists. [58714/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for counselling in the State by county; and the lengths of time they have spent on the waiting lists. [58715/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for ophthalmology appointments in the State by county; and the length of time persons have spent on the waiting lists. [58716/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of children currently on waiting lists for dental appointments in the State by county figure; and the length of time persons have spent on the waiting lists. [58717/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the occasions over the past six months when he met a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58739/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the dates upon which he engaged in correspondence with a person (details supplied) over the past six months outlining the nature of the correspondence in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58740/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the purpose of the nursing registration fee; if he will outline the way the funds raised from the fee are spent; to whom the fee is paid; and the amount raised by the nursing registration fee in each of the past ten years. [58869/21]

2021-11-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which family members of Covid-19-positive hospital in-patients were incorrectly recorded as consenting do not resuscitate orders being placed on their loved ones; when his attention was drawn to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58924/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm reports that the Covid programme office at St James’ Hospital sent a text message to staff on 15 November instructing that all staff that are household close contacts may attend work if they are fully vaccinated and remain asymptomatic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57650/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the action he or his Department is taking following an email the Minister received dated 23 July 2021 from a person (details supplied) regarding the treatment of a patient / family of a patient in St Vincent’s Hospital. [57651/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of functioning staffed ICU beds in the State for each of the past 10 years. [57875/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of management staff working in the HSE for each of the past 10 years. [57876/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of administration staff in the HSE for each of the past 10 years. [57877/21]

2021-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of repeat tests undertaken by the HSE every month on the basis of the first test being inconclusive and separately after the first test is positive. [57878/21]

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

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the status of the work of the Cabinet Committee on Health. [55847/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines located in public and voluntary hospitals; the number operating on a 24-hour basis; and the number operating seven days a week. [56927/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in public and voluntary hospitals; the number that are closed currently; the number that are operating on an eight, 16 or a 24-hour basis; and the number operating on a seven day a week basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56928/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines and theatres that have not been used at all in the past six months; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56929/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of staffing and beds that would need to be mobilised to allow for theatres and MRI machines to be used on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56930/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce activity related funding to fund the HSE in future to ensure that hospitals get paid for the work they do and to encourage more outputs. [56931/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that have had lean performance analysis in terms of their throughput of patients, most especially surgical patients, in the past ten years. [56932/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the ratio of management to patients in the public and voluntary hospitals; and the way this compares to private hospitals. [56933/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage increase in cost to the State on average in the delay of scoliosis operations on an annual basis. [56934/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce universal healthcare for children. [56935/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide weekly statistical updates to Deputies on the Covid-19 virus (details supplied). [57163/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to provide 100 additional neurology nurse specialists across Ireland; his plans to add eight extra nurses for the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in which the numbers fall short of current international guidelines of 14 and patients are waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57177/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds closed in Kerry General Hospital in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [57519/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for appointments at Kerry General Hospital. [57520/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments either cancelled or postponed at Kerry General Hospital since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [57521/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a second temporary replacement doctor will be allocated to a general practitioner practice (details supplied) from which two doctors have recently retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57528/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which general practitioners are giving blanket refusals to see medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57529/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have retired in County Kerry in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [57530/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist with general practitioner clinics in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from Covid-19; and if so, if he will provide details on such reserves. [57531/21]

2021-11-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a reserve of healthcare staff or professionals to assist nursing homes in instances of staff shortages or staffing emergencies arising from Covid-19; if so, if he will provide details on such reserves; and if he will outline the number of reserve staff currently available in each county. [57532/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [54390/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been no official process from February 2020 to November 2021 to exempt persons from wearing a face covering due to disability, pre-existing medical conditions or having suffered sexual violence; the official process in place for a person in these categories to proceed with their daily lives unhindered; and the steps that have been taken by his Department to educate persons regarding the needs of persons in these categories and to prevent discrimination against them on the basis of face coverings they cannot wear. [55685/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of phone calls received by the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [55998/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will release in a redacted format if appropriate to this Deputy all the emails received by the HSE email address [email protected] between 20 January 2021 and 25 February 2021. [56030/21]

2021-11-10

PQ

Asked Public

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in the public sector, by discipline such as health, agriculture and so on, who have resigned or have had employment terminated as a result of a refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccine or to disclose their vaccination status, respectively. [54803/21]

2021-11-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the Government in defending Covid-19-related laws, regulations and guidelines in the courts since the start of the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54895/21]

2021-11-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54910/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to schools, organisations or sports clubs in receipt of taxpayer funding excluding children from certain activities of that entity on the basis of their vaccinations status or that of their parents; and if this practice is in line with the policy of the HSE. [54021/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a decision letter will issue to a person (details supplied) in relation to a freedom of information request; and the reason this Deputy’s office has been left waiting in excess of three months for a decision on this request. [54579/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the theatre in Navan hospital was closed on 3 November 2021 until March 2022 (details supplied); the way the decision to close the accident and emergency and ICU departments in Navan hospital can be justified; if he will start to adequately fund the hospital accident and emergency and ICU departments; and if arrangements will be made to reopen the theatre in Navan hospital immediately. [54606/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the volume of available blood in the hospital service for each of the past ten months. [54607/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with Members of Dáil Éireann from County Meath and with the members of a campaign group (details supplied) to discuss the future of the accident and emergency and ICU departments in Navan; and if he will assist in the facilitation of a meeting of the campaign group with the Ireland East Hospital Group and, separately, with the CEO of the HSE. [54608/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been diagnosed with cancer in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54616/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase or perceived increase in the number of persons diagnosed with cancer since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [54617/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment in the State; and the number of persons who underwent chemotherapy treatment in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54618/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended BreastCheck clinics in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [54619/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new Covid-19 outbreaks reported in residential care settings in each month since the start of the pandemic by month; and the settings from which these outbreaks were reported, that is, nursing homes, disability care centres, mental health and-or psychiatric care settings, convents and so on. [54620/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting; and the number of persons who died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting since the start of the pandemic. [54621/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State who contracted Covid-19 in a residential care setting and-or nursing home; and the number of persons who died after contracting Covid-19 in a residential care setting and-or nursing home since the start of the pandemic. [54622/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and-or families who have to date made claims against the State via the State Claims Agency in connection with the death of their loved ones, allegedly after they contracted Covid-19 in a hospital, nursing home or residential care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54623/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment agencies with which the HSE has entered contracts; the names of such agencies; the dates on which the HSE entered into each contract; the cost of each contract to date; and the projected total cost of each contract. [54779/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff and workers working for the HSE at present. [54780/21]

2021-11-03

VOTE

Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

✗ voted against 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 against the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66

2021-11-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date to put in place a system of medical exemption from Covid-19 vaccination due to allergies and other health related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52001/21]

2021-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the work or efforts his Department is undertaking to reduce and eliminate the differential in breast cancer survival rates in the public versus the private health system. [50793/21]

2021-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the new national children’s hospital; and the costs incurred with the construction project to date. [50792/21]

2021-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount spent by his Department on the procurement, purchase and rent of new office space; and the amount spent on the procurement, purchase and rent of office equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [51106/21]

2021-10-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of offices currently being rented or in ownership of his Department which are currently not in use by the Department. [51123/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to fully extended tax relief to accredited counselling and psychotherapy professionals as a qualifying health expense in Budget 2022 and the application of VAT exemption now rated at 13.5% on their earnings over €37,500 from 2022 tax status in line with other allied health professionals. [49141/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Public

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the overpayment of rent to the landlords for the building from which the Department of Health operates on Baggot Street; the amount of overpayment that was made; when the attention of his Department was drawn to this matter; his views of whether or not the State will be able to recoup the overpayment; if his attention has been drawn to any other instances of the State or State bodies overpaying rent on premises which the State or State bodies are leasing; and if so, the details of such instances. [49306/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Justice

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if persons were released from prison early for purposes of public health control at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland. [49379/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons per emergency department bed, intensive care unit bed and coronary care bed for each hospital with an emergency department. [49228/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the new national cervical screening laboratory; if the project has experienced any delays or overspends; and if he will provide a date by which he expects the project will be completed. [49281/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of samples or slides which CervicalCheck has sent abroad to foreign labs for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [49282/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide statistics relating to the average length of time persons spent waiting for an ambulance in each county in Ireland in each of the past five years. [49283/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances based in each county; and the number of times an ambulance was dispatched in each of the past five years in each county. [49284/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions over the past ten years in which, under pressure, the HSE or a hospital group has advised persons seeking to attend accident and emergency departments at their hospitals not to attend and instead, if possible, to present to the emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [49285/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses or healthcare professionals who have resigned from their posts since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in each public hospital. [49298/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons or groups who have issued letters of claim against the State regarding the death of their loved ones from Covid-19 in HSE or State-run residential care settings, nursing homes or hospitals. [49299/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the persons or body that conducts the HSE staff survey; and the breakdown of participation in the HSE staff survey in addition to overall staff participation. [49309/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the questions that are asked as part of HSE staff survey; and if there are specific questions relating to the staff experience of Covid-19 in the 2021 survey. [49310/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the persons or bodies that compile the results of the HSE staff survey; if these results are published; and the actions that arise from the findings of the staff survey. [49311/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds closed in each of the past five years by county; and the breakdown on the cited reasons for the closures. [49356/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on the intensive care unit and the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [49413/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and medical treatments that have been postponed for each of the past 20 months due to Covid-19. [49602/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have had colposcopy appointments delayed, postponed or cancelled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [49678/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear tests carried out in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [49679/21]

2021-10-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the attention of his Department has been drawn to any differential in survival rates for breast cancer between patients who are diagnosed and treated in the public system and those diagnosed and treated in the private system; and if he will provide the statistics on the issue. [49706/21]

2021-10-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a standard process for selecting candidates to panels for the position of healthcare assistants within HSE hospitals; if so, the details of the process; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48488/21]

2021-10-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with members of a campaign (details supplied) to discuss the HSE plan to close the accident and emergency department in a hospital overnight. [48489/21]

2021-10-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) on remand will be transferred to another facility. [48174/21]

2021-10-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of prisoners currently waiting to be transferred to the Central Mental Hospital; and the current bed capacity and waiting times. [48175/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a student (details supplied) is currently being denied access to their clinical placement on the grounds that they declined to disclose their Covid-19 vaccination status by a person, despite the fact that they were previously placed in the Mater Hospital for the month of May 2021 and the HSE guidelines do not preclude unvaccinated students from going on placement; if advice can be provided to this student detailing the measures they may take to ensure that their placement hours are met this year, as they have now missed four weeks of placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46351/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount that the State spent on personal protective equipment, which either never arrived or was not fit for use when it arrived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46720/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost of the construction of the new national children’s hospital to date; and the estimated final cost of construction for the hospital when it is completed. [46721/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of anti-social behaviour, fires or pipe bombs on the site of the new national children’s hospital; and if antisocial behaviour is having an impact on the construction of the hospital. [46722/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the overpayment of rent to the landlords for the building from which his Department operates on Baggot Street; the amount of overpayment that was made; when the overpayment was made; when the attention of his Department was drawn to the overpayment; his views on whether it will be possible for the State to recoup the overpayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46723/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of rent that has been paid by the State for the use of the building from which his Department operates on Baggot Street in each of the past five years. [46724/21]

2021-09-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the hotels or premises with which the State entered into contracts for use as self-isolation facilities and emergency hospital beds throughout the pandemic; the capacity of each hotel and premises in question; the length of each contract; the costs associated with each contract; and the number of persons who availed of the facilities during the pandemic. [46725/21]

2021-09-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding in budget 2022 to voluntary mental health and suicide prevention charities not already in receipt of funding from his Department given the increased demand for such services due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [44566/21]

2021-09-21

PQ

Asked Rural

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase funding in Budget 2022 for voluntary mental health and suicide prevention charities due to extra demand for such services arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. [44577/21]

2021-09-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing a residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken to resolve the situation; and when a placement will become available further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 18 February 2021. [44327/21]

2021-09-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if ICU beds were closed or taken out of use at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in the past six months; if so, when these ICU beds were closed or taken out of use; the reason for same; and the number of fatalities that occurred in the emergency department at the hospital in each month over the past year. [43490/21]

2021-09-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made by his Department and by the board of the HSE to close the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan for any hours overnight; the opening times the emergency department would have if the decision was implemented; when the Ireland East Group plan to implement this decision given that Drogheda Hospital and Connolly Hospital are under enormous pressure, that Covid-19 is still circulating in the community and that nearly one million persons are on hospital waiting lists; and his views on whether the decision to seek the overnight closure of the emergency department in Navan is a reckless and dangerous one. [43491/21]

2021-09-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer deaths in each month for the past five years; and the cancer services that are fully operational or in which scanning, diagnostic and treatment services remain closed or partially closed, respectively. [43618/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital setting on a monthly basis since 1 March 2021. [41476/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who tested positive for Covid-19 in a hospital setting during routine testing after admittance to hospital for a non-Covid-19 related illness or condition; if this figure will be provided by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41477/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with Covid-19 in ICU in the State who are in ICU for a non-Covid-19 related illness. [41478/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have tested positive for Covid-19 in the State through the use of walk-in testing centres for asymptomatic persons since the start of the pandemic. [41479/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if persons who died from non-Covid-19 related illnesses but who had tested positive for Covid-19, although they were asymptomatic at the time of death, are included in the Covid-19 death figures of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41480/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases or legal actions currently being taken against nursing homes or hospitals, other residential care facilities and-or the State by persons or groups of persons who allege that their loved ones died having contracted Covid-19 in the hospital, residential care or a nursing home setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41481/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of lung cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41484/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of breast cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41485/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of bowel cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41486/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cervical cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41487/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ovarian cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41488/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of brain cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41489/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of skin cancer diagnoses in Ireland in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [41490/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the attempts by the HSE to shut down certain homeless soup runs in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41491/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a charity or organisation expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rates since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received such correspondence; the bodies he received such correspondence from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41492/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a consultant psychiatrist or college of psychiatry or general practitioner body or individual general practitioners expressing concerns over a perceived increase in mental ill health or suicide rates since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received such correspondence; the persons or bodies he received same from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41493/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from general practitioners expressing concerns over a perceived increase or decrease in cancer diagnosis, late cancer diagnosis or missed cancer diagnosis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic since he took office; if so, the dates upon which he received such correspondence; the persons he received the correspondence from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the CervicalCheck Tribunal since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified or proceedings issued against CervicalCheck in each of the past five years, and to date in 2021, regarding the alleged misreading of smear tests; the details of these cases; the number of claims that came from women affected by the scandal; and the number that were from the families surviving women who died allegedly as a result of the misreading of smear tests. [41498/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of cancer patients travelling to Northern Ireland for treatment; and if he will provide this Deputy with any statistics he has on the issue. [41510/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the risk-benefit analysis carried out by National Immunisation Advisory Committee, NIAC, with regard to the Covid-19 vaccination of the 12 to 15 years of age cohort. [41611/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the illness rate, hospitalisation rate, ICU rate, long Covid rate and mortality rate per 100,000 for each age cohort from 12 years of age upwards in relation to Covid-19. [41612/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the long-term testing there has been on the vaccine and children as young as 12 years of age. [41613/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the system in Ireland to count and detail each side effect that occurs as a result of each Covid-19 vaccine delivered; the body that collects this information; and the details of the statistics collected. [41614/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when pre level 3 medical exams will recommence. [41624/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he plans to investigate procurement procedures within the HSE to determine if there are any instances of the HSE being overcharged by private and voluntary service providers. [42680/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women and-or families of women currently involved in court cases, litigation and negotiation with the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests. [34473/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims received to date by the CervicalCheck Tribunal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34474/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or hospital groups by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting. [34475/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid-19 in the State in May 2021. [34584/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in ICU in the State who have been diagnosed as having the Delta variant of Covid-19. [34656/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when vulnerable children aged between 12 and 15 years of age will be offered vaccination against Covid-19; the NIAC advice in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34981/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a standard process for selecting candidates to panels for the position of healthcare assistants within HSE hospitals; if so, the details of the process; if case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance personnel that have been tasked with Covid-19 testing in the past six months; the current number of ambulance personnel who are working as Covid-19 testers; the number of personnel out of the total are currently working on purely ambulance duties; the average length of time it is taking for ambulances to reach persons who have called them out in each county; the longest length of time it is taking for ambulances to reach persons who have called them out in each county; if he will detail these figures for each level of injury, ill-health severity; if he will provide the details for the past five years up to 30 June 2020; and if the relationship between the National Ambulance Service and any fire services changed in the past five years. [36575/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the electric ambulance bought by the National Ambulance Centre; the amount it cost; when it was bought; the length of time it was in operation; the number of miles it was driven; if the ambulance is in operation now; if not, the location in which the ambulance can be found; and if the National Ambulance Service was refunded for same. [36626/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims currently before the CervicalCheck tribunal. [37222/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and families who have taken cases, issued letter of claim and initiated proceedings against the HSE regarding the death of a loved one who died having contracted Covid-19 in a HSE-run nursing home, residential care facility or hospital. [37223/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his office was contacted by management of nursing homes during the pandemic that expressed concerns regarding the process of discharging patients from hospitals into nursing homes in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, if such correspondence can be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37225/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish this Deputy with the HSE quarterly report on Assessment of Need in CHO1. [37328/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [37329/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) waiting for speech and language, occupational therapy and psychologist services in the Cavan/Monaghan region with a service will be in receipt of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are vacant posts to be filled in services (details supplied); and if there is a plan to increase capacity for assessment for Autism in counties Cavan and Monaghan as a service has advised that there is a significant backlog of assessments including assessment for autism of 2-3 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37331/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a place in a community residential setting will become available for a person (details supplied). [37538/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the outcomes in terms of Covid-19 cases in each of the pilot events that were run by the Government. [37555/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of the structures of cross-Border co-operation in the fight against Covid-19. [22907/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the costs to date of the construction and associated costs of the new national children’s hospital. [37796/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated total projected costs of the construction and associated costs of the new national children’s hospital. [37797/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37799/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current arrangements in place for persons yet to receive the Covid-19 vaccine who are housebound (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37964/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting longer than four weeks for the second dose of a vaccine (details supplied); and the way he is addressing supply issues with this vaccine. [37965/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the stakeholder groups he met with to discuss the approach being taken with the three year review of the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act; the names of the stakeholders with whom he met; and the dates upon which these meetings took place. [38006/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds across the health service; the number of ICU and critical care beds; and the number of mental health beds across the health service. [38294/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adding additional hospital beds, ICU and critical care beds and mental health beds to the health service by the individual cost of each bed. [38295/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the existing capacity of the healthcare service. [38296/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing additional CAMHS units by unit. [38297/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in each department at Navan Hospital including the emergency department in February 2020; and if he will provide a detailed account of the month-on-month reduction in staff numbers and healthcare services over the past seven months. [38285/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a standard process for selecting candidates to panels for the position of healthcare assistants within HSE hospitals; if so, if an outline of the process will be provided; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 22 April 2021, if he will request a response from the HSE in relation to the lack of a general practitioner service in Enfield, County Meath; and if the HSE will issue a reply to this Deputy as a matter of urgency. [39365/21]

2021-07-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason assessments of need for children in County Meath through the HSE are not currently taking place; the current backlog for children waiting for an assessment of need; when assessments of need will resume particularly for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39372/21]

2021-07-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 22 April 2021, if he will again seek a response from the Health Service Executive in relation to the lack of a general practitioner service in Enfield, County Meath; and if the reply will issue as a matter of urgency. [32958/21]

2021-07-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the commencement of the medicinal cannabis access programme will happen in a practical sense; when this medicine will be available to eligible epilepsy patients by prescription who are in urgent need of this medicine; if this medicine will be covered by the long-term illness card and medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32976/21]

2021-07-14

VOTE

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 74–68

2021-07-14

VOTE

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

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

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66

2021-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in intensive care units with Covid-19 who have the delta variant of the virus. [37675/21]

2021-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when cancer services will be restored to full pre-Covid-19 capacity in the State. [37676/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29319/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and the nature of the disclosures and or the occupations or area of work of the persons who made protected disclosures to his Department. [29666/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amounts paid out in TAPS funding to nursing homes since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic by county. [29931/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the TAPS fund for nursing homes which is due to expire in June 2021, will be extended for a longer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29932/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason numerous applications made by a nursing home (details supplied) for TAPS have been unsuccessful. [29933/21]

2021-06-29

PQ

Asked Defence

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if he will allow for personnel on post-1994 contracts to remain part of the Defence Forces if they are fit, healthy and capable as opposed to being automatically discharged if not sergeants by December 2022. [34598/21]

2021-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the NGO and charity sector receive in funding from his Department per annum. [26626/21]

2021-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a record will be provided of the annual funding received by the NGO and charity sector from his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [26645/21]

2021-06-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to each NGO and charity in each of the years 2010 to 2020 by his Department. [26658/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a Covid-19 vaccination centre (details supplied) is only administering 2,000 vaccines per week when it has the capacity to vaccinate 7,000 persons per week.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches suffered by his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [26101/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting lists for cancer screening services by county and by hospital. [25716/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of waiting lists for cancer screening services by cancer requiring treatment and by hospital. [25717/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the issue of State liability for advanced cancer diagnoses which may be terminal arising from the suspension of cancer screening services has been considered. [25718/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are ongoing legal actions against the State in relation to the effect of Government-imposed lockdowns upon cancer diagnoses. [25719/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated time it will take for existing waiting lists for cancer screening and cancer treatment services to be cleared. [25720/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the specific reasoning underpinning the decision to not fully resume cancer screening services until the end of 2021; and the projected cost in terms of healthcare outcomes of this reasoning. [25721/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer screenings not performed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [25722/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [25723/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the expansion of cancer screening services and cancer treatment has been considered even on a temporary basis to clear the enlarged waiting lists arising from Covid-19 restrictions. [25724/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason all HSE statements regarding the review (details supplied) carried out in 2019 in relation CervicalCheck have been deleted from the HSE website; when these statements were deleted from the website; the person who gave the instruction to delete same; if he had knowledge that they were being deleted; and if so, if he supported the removal of these statements from the website. [25725/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the persons or bodies that oversee the purchasing and administration of puberty blockers to be utilised in gender transitions. [25841/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the regulations pertaining to the usage or prescription of puberty blockers by medical professionals. [25842/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a review has been conducted by his Department or the HSE of the side effects of puberty blockers in view of recent reports from England questioning their utility. [25843/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of gender transitions recorded for persons under 18 years of age in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [25844/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE paid out in compensation for medical negligence in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [25845/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for medical compensation in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [25846/21]

2021-06-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on communications, public relations and advertising by his Department in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [25847/21]

2021-06-15

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a centre (details supplied) which is leased by Donegal County Council will undergo a health and safety inspection prior to reopening given the structural damage to the building as a result of the MICA issue in County Donegal. [30581/21]

2021-06-15

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the owners of properties in County Donegal which have suffered damage due to the MICA issue will be offered a health and safety inspection and or emergency accommodation if necessary while they are awaiting redress through the financial assistance scheme for the remediation of damaged dwellings due to defective concrete blocks in County Donegal. [30582/21]

2021-06-15

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department has been impacted by the ransomware attack on the Department of Health; and if he will provide a list of the files and a description of the type of files which were due to be transferred from the Department of Health to his Department but have not yet been transferred. [30561/21]

2021-06-02

VOTE

Health (Amendment) Act 2021

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 90–50

2021-06-02

VOTE

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 73–68

2021-06-02

VOTE

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 77–51

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding cyber security at hospitals and healthcare systems in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries which were carried out in the state in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [23629/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out in airports in the state for each month since the start of the pandemic. [23630/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged between 65 and 69 years of age who have registered for the Covid-19 vaccine; and the number of persons in that age bracket who have not registered. [23631/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments which were cancelled in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23633/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [23634/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in University Hospital Galway in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23635/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Cavan General Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23636/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in University Hospital Limerick in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23637/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Cork University Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23638/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Wexford General Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23639/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in University Hospital Mayo in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23640/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23641/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23642/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital in 2020 and to date in 2021. [23643/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases currently before the CervicalCheck Tribunal. [23984/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of legal proceedings initiated by persons that identify themselves as persons allegedly affected by the CervicalCheck scandal in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; the number of cases currently before the courts; the number of cases currently settled; and the number of cases which have not yet reached the courts. [23985/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in HSE run nursing homes or community hospital settings. [23986/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed by his Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of his Department. [24450/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of any firms involved; and the amount spent on public relations by his Department. [24451/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out at each pop-up testing centre for persons not displaying Covid-19 symptoms nationally. [24608/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the date by which First Holy Communion ceremonies can take place to alleviate stress and uncertainty for parents and children; if a practical solution can be put in place to bring the date forward as to when first Holy Communion ceremonies can resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24697/21]

2021-05-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff in the Louth Meath mental health services that provide dialectical behaviour therapy; the number of persons waiting for same; the waiting list for County Meath; his plans to reduce the waiting list for those in need of the therapy urgently such as a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22941/21]

2021-05-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that provide dialectical behavioural therapy in each mental health service nationally; the number of persons waiting in each county; the waiting time by county; his plans to reduce the waiting list nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22942/21]

2021-05-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount in legal fees incurred by his Department in 2020 and in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [23572/21]

2021-04-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when those under 16 years of age with complex medical needs including their in-home caregivers will receive the vaccine in circumstances in which it has been medically supported by a consultant such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [22380/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements in place for essential front-line healthcare workers who did not receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the appointed time due to self-isolating such as a person (details supplied). [21156/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff with disabilities and those without disabilities employed by State-funded disability service providers; if State-funded disability service providers are classed as disabled persons organisations; if they meet the requirements of UNCRPD General Comment 7, Article 4.3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred for HSE nursing homes in the management of Covid-19 to date; the geographical distribution of the funding; and the number of HSE nursing homes that have received funding. [21662/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals and attendance numbers for symptomatic breast disease and prostate rapid access clinics in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [21768/21]

2021-04-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a general practitioner service at Enfield Health Centre, Enfield, County Meath given that there are no general practitioners in the town; the length of time it will take to find a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20980/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received engagements from the Taoiseach in relation to CervicalCheck raised with the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann by this Deputy on 8 December 2020; and the forms of engagement that were undertaken with his Department in relation to the issues raised during that contribution in Dáil Éireann. [20751/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if it is Government policy or if he supports the policy of refusing medical students and nursing students work placement in cases in which they have opted not to take the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18102/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting treatment for scoliosis in each county. [18103/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract appointments in each county. [18104/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if NPHET officials draw a salary for their work as part of NPHET. [18140/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of NPHET officials who draw a salary for their work as part of NPHET. [18141/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if NPHET officials receive a separate salary for other employment, either in the public or private sector; if so, the breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if any NPHET officials receive a separate Civil Service salary independent of their NPHET work or salary. [18143/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of acute mental health beds available from 2010 to 2020, by county in tabular form. [18144/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of acute mental health beds; and if so, the number. [18145/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all citizens in the over 85s category have been vaccinated against Covid-19; and if so, the date the vaccinations for the over 85s category were completed. [18146/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the public health advice and opinion underpinning the continued ban on religious services, the restrictions on funeral services to only ten persons and indefinite closure of retail and hospitality businesses. [18147/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the practice of amassing dossiers on children with autism involved in legal proceedings has been repeated or replicated across the health service. [18148/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the families and children will be able to access copies of the dossiers built up by his Department on children with autism involved in legal proceedings. [18149/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will seek to destroy the files amassed on children with autism by his Department. [18150/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the children and their families upon whom dossiers have been compiled by his Department will be able to request that the files amassed by his Department on children with autism involved in legal proceedings be deleted or destroyed. [18151/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the prosecution of a person (details supplied) for information disclosed under a protected disclosure is being considered and prepared by his Department. [18152/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department compiles or keeps details on women or families who take or have taken legal cases against CervicalCheck and the HSE in relation to the CervicalCheck scandal. [18153/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if it is normal practice for the State Claims Agency to disclose to his Department the names of women who have issued letters of claim against CervicalCheck or the HSE; and if an exchange of the name or names of persons and letters of claim has taken place in the past five years. [18154/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of syringes that have been procured to date; the timescales by which they have been delivered to date; the planned delivery of syringes over the next few months; and the dates on which they will arrive here. [18514/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when pres level 3 medical exams will recommence; and the reason qualified medical doctors that have moved to Ireland but have not completed the pres exams due to the suspension of same are unable to obtain jobs as vaccinators or contact tracers. [18658/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have signed up to the Be on Call for Ireland database in each county; and the number that signed up that have been recruited to work in the health service in each county. [18659/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which a minimum of 25 persons will be allowed to attend weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18960/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or hospital groups by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting. [19636/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in HSE run nursing homes or community hospital settings. [19637/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that contracted Covid-19 in hospitals since the start of the pandemic. [19638/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have died after contracting Covid-19 in hospitals since the start of the pandemic. [19639/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in Covid-19 vaccine group 1 who are housebound that are still waiting to receive their vaccination from the National Ambulance Service as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19965/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has indemnified all Covid-19 vaccines; and if the HSE and his Department have received claims from persons as result of side effects from the vaccine. [20002/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have a centralised reporting system for flagging the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines; and if so, the details of the way the system works. [20024/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 10 March 2021, if correspondence will be made available to this Deputy which was forwarded to his Department in 1996 by the Adoption Board after the Department inquired from adoption authorities if they had been made aware of or involved in cases of illegal birth registration. [20464/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women and or families of women currently involved in court cases, litigation and negotiation with the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests. [20748/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women and or families of women who took legal proceedings against the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests since 2018. [20749/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims received by the CervicalCheck Tribunal to date. [20750/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1445 of 24 March 2021, if he will request the HSE to respond to a question (details supplied). [20752/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 730 of 17 February 2021, the way he received confirmation on a matter (details supplied) in relation to CervicalCheck ; if this was written confirmation; the person from whom the confirmation was received; and the date he received such confirmation. [20753/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of HPV vaccinations administered in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [20754/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage uptake for the HPV vaccination for eligible students in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [20755/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the health and well-being of three Irish children (details supplied); if the case has been brought to the attention of the recently appointed ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria; and the steps his Department is taking to bring these citizens home. [16554/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has explored entering into a vaccine development and production deal with Israel, similar to Denmark and Austria. [16556/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the interaction he has had with a company (details supplied); and the reason it rejected State support to move production facilities to Ireland. [16582/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for cancer screening and cancer treatment on a national basis and by county. [16646/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions that have taken place beyond 12 weeks and in the third trimester, respectively, since the introduction of termination services. [16647/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions that have taken place in Ireland since the introduction of termination services in which disability is believed to have played a part in opting for an abortion. [16648/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which nursing homes were fully vaccinated. [16649/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of missed general practitioner appointments in 2020 and to date in 2021. [16650/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason cancer treatment services will not resume in full until the end of 2021. [16651/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of Covid-19 upon cancer screening and cancer treatment in terms of missed diagnoses, advanced diagnoses, terminal cancer diagnoses, cancer deaths and treatment delays. [16652/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total receipts for hospital car parking charges in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, nationally, by county and by hospital. [16653/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on the provision of cancer services. [17011/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on the provision of mental health services. [17012/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on people's mental health; and, if so, if he will provide the details. [17013/21]

2021-03-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments for cancer screening, diagnostics, treatments or routine and follow-up appointments that have been cancelled or postponed since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17014/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on structural, capital and administrative areas relating to the roll-out of termination of pregnancy services; and the breakdown for each area. [14077/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to healthcare professionals in hospital settings in 2019 and 2020 for providing termination of pregnancy services; the amount paid to doctors in general practitioner community settings for the same service during the same period by year and category; and the breakdown of the payments by region, for example, the greater Dublin area, the rest of Leinster, Connacht, Ulster and Munster. [14078/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 3 February 2021, if further details will be provided to the HSE reply on the issue of post-abortion counselling, including a breakdown on the way the €1.8 million for post-abortion counselling was spent; the number of counsellors paid for providing this service; the third-party groups involved; and the training course and programme that is followed when providing post-abortion counselling. [14079/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 3 February 2021, if further clarity will be provided in relation to figures (details supplied), if the two figures represent the amount spent on the provision of services during 2018, 2019 and 2020 under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and the amount for this three-year period by the way the funds were spent. [14080/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in which persons in the vulnerable and high risk category for vaccine roll-out are being instructed by the HSE not to contact their general practitioners but to instead wait to hear from their hospital consultants (details supplied). [14176/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 18 February 2021, the number of in-person or virtual meetings he has had with persons who identified themselves as either women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal or family members of such women. [14243/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he spoke to or engaged in correspondence with either the HSE, CervicalCheck, the Taoiseach or the Department of the Taoiseach about a matter regarding CervicalCheck raised in Dáil Éireann by this Deputy during Leaders Questions on 8 December 2020; and if he will provide detail regarding those engagements or instances of correspondence.. [14244/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national cervical screening laboratory which was due to commence construction in January 2021; if delays in construction have been encountered; when the laboratory will open; if he plans to cease the outsourcing of CervicalCheck smears and slides to foreign laboratories when the new laboratory is opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14245/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the drafting of legislation; if so, the Bills for which the drafting was outsourced since he took office; and the costs associated with the drafting of each Bill. [14422/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the engagement process with social and healthcare course providers and regulatory bodies on the challenges for students required to undertake placements during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown on vaccine administration by county. [12634/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm reports of needle or syringe shortages in general practice settings which is reportedly delaying vaccine administration. [12635/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have had their Covid-19 vaccine appointments cancelled to date in 2021. [12636/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances of delays in vaccine supplies reaching general practitioners which is resulting in general practitioners having to cancel appointments for persons who were due to receive the Covid-19 vaccination. [12637/21]

2021-03-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and the proportion of Covid-19 transmissions that occurred according to research in churches; and the reason he decided to go beyond all other European countries in terms of church closures. [11231/21]

2021-03-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he made efforts to procure Covid-19 vaccines outside of the EU procurement process. [11250/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the time period by which weddings with a minimum of 25 persons in attendance will be allowed take place under the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. [10600/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability nationally seeking HSE-funded residential placements in each of the past five years to date; and the average cost per placement in each of the past five years to date. [10612/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Meath awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10613/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Laois awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10614/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Cork awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10615/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Donegal awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10616/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Mayo awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Dublin awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10618/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Cavan awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10619/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Wexford awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10620/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Limerick awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10621/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will facilitate a community-based health organisation (details supplied) in the CHO8 area. [10707/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason persons under 65 years of age and who are resident in nursing homes are not prioritised for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. [10868/21]

2021-02-25

VOTE

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Further and Higher Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been contacted by a student or college representative who have expressed a concern regarding the mental health of students and young persons during the pandemic; the dates on which he received such correspondence; the persons or bodies the correspondence was received from; the nature of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the strategy in place to vaccinate children certified as high risk for Covid-19 by Tusla and their in-home caregivers. [9533/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking in order to achieve objectives within child dental services in County Laois (details supplied); and the time period by which he plans to achieve these measures. [10164/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which elderly residents of religious communities and convents were not vaccinated initially due to the fact that the residential communities were not technically considered as nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of Covid-19 that have been reported in residential religious communities, for example, convents in December 2020, January 2021 and to date in February 2021. [10259/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Mayo; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Galway; the waiting times for each service for the choice and partnership approach, CAPA, counselling in primary care, CIPC, and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9091/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Cavan; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9092/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Monaghan; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9093/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Donegal; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9094/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Cork; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9095/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Wexford; the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when HSE funding will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied). [9173/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Limerick; and the waiting times for each service for CaPA, CIPC and Counselling for Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which either Covid-19 positive patients or patients who have not tested negative twice were discharged from hospital into nursing homes. [9212/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 patients who were discharged from hospital into a residential care facility throughout the pandemic. [9213/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the construction of the national children's hospital to date. [9214/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current estimated costs of the construction of the new national children's hospital. [9215/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has met with any person or family who identified themselves as persons effected by the various scandals involving the CervicalCheck screening programme since he assumed office; if he will provide a list of these meetings; the persons in attendance at the meetings; and the dates on which they occurred. [9225/21]

2021-02-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 275, 276, 283 and 284 of 16 December 2020, if the situation (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8191/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if persons from the Republic of Ireland currently staying in Northern Ireland and unable to return home due to Covid-19 travel restrictions can have their GMS prescription costs in Northern Ireland reimbursed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on providing abortions and associated services to date; the steps taken with regard to the human remains when an abortion takes place; the counselling services offered by the State, voluntary sector and so on for women with unplanned pregnancies; the amount being spent on the provision of counselling services for women with unplanned pregnancies; the way in which the economic, social and other issues are being addressed in the context of a woman with an unplanned pregnancy wishing to keep or adopt her baby; and the amount spent on the provision of these specific services. [5186/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the analysis of PCR tests has changed in line with new WHO guidelines issued on 21 January 2021 (details supplied). [5187/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of a breach of Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions at a residential care facility (details supplied) in County Cork, which has allegedly resulted in a cluster of cases arising from the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5230/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Laois; the waiting times for each service for choice and partnership approach, CAPA, counselling in primary care, CIPC, and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5378/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting appointments under the National Counselling Service in County Meath; the waiting times for each service for the choice and partnership approach, CAPA, counselling in primary care, CIPC, and counselling for former residents of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5379/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a plan exists for dealing with residents in nursing homes who were away from their nursing home on the day the other residents received their first dose of the vaccine. [5555/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if hospital staff who have been deemed close contacts of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 are being tested; the number of hospital staff nationwide who are close contacts currently awaiting tests; and the average wait time for same. [5556/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of acute mental health units in Dublin that are closed due to outbreaks of Covid-19; and the number of units that are full due to the increased pressure on the remaining units. [5711/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity regarding suicidal persons or persons with mental illness who require psychiatric admission in the Dublin area; and if such persons are being admitted to hospital. [5712/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric beds available in the Dublin region. [5713/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average and expected wait time for a psychiatric bed in the Dublin region in the week of 25 to 31 January 2021; and the contingency plans that have been put in place to deal with the crisis. [5714/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have successfully sued the HSE in relation to cervical cancer screening in each of the years since 2018. [5741/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider using ivermectin and colchicine in the treatment of Covid-19 [5803/21]

2021-01-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting psychiatric appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital. [4835/21]

2021-01-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all the minutes of meetings of the high-level task force on Covid-19 vaccination to date. [3313/21]

2021-01-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he and HSE management will engage with local community groups in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary regarding the discontinuation of inpatient palliative care at St. Brigid’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision has been made to change the surgical transfer policy from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan from five hospitals to one, in the middle of the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will ensure the change will not occur until it is safe to do so. [3282/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average and the longest waiting time for a child to see a child psychologist in each county in the past three years; and the number of children on waiting lists to see a child psychologist by county in the past three years. [3296/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting time for a child to see a CAMHS professional in each county in the past three years; and the number of children on waiting lists for CAMHS by county in each of the past three years. [3297/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the staff shortages in the CAMHS, by county and by professions, in each of the past three years; and the professions that should be included in a CAMHS team by county in each of the past three years. [3298/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mental health outreach services available for children with special needs, children with challenging behaviour, children of concern to teachers and children in general in each county during the Covid-19 pandemic. [3299/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for optometrists and ophthalmologists in each county in each of the past three years; and the average waiting times and longest waiting times for children’s optometrists and ophthalmologists in each county in each of the past three years. [3300/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children on dental waiting lists in each county in each of the past three years; and the average waiting times and the longest times for a dental treatment in each county in each of the past three years. [3301/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current uses for a hotel and a centre (details supplied); and the statistics detailing the number of persons who have used the facilities for Covid-19-related purposes, including self-isolation and stepdown per month since the Government entered contracts with same. [3308/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Government and the HSE since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic on facilities procured for Covid-19-related purposes; the size, capacity, location and purpose of each facility; the costs incurred; the number of admissions to each facility; and the length of each contract. [3311/21]

2021-01-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the Be on Call for Ireland campaign; the number of persons that signed up; the location in which that database is stored; and the number of persons who signed up that have been offered posts in the health service. [3317/21]

2021-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he received advice from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, or any other European Union agency verbally, by letter or electronically not to impose travel restrictions or mandatory self-isolation or mandatory quarantine since February 2020. [2558/21]

2021-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have travelled to Ireland by air and by sea in each of the past five months; the number who filled a passenger locator form in each of the past five months; the number who completed a passenger locator form that were contacted within 14 days in each of the past five months; and the number who travelled here who can be confirmed were adhering 100% to self-isolation in each of the past five months. [2560/21]

2021-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of the temporary assistance payment scheme that has been drawn down to date; the geographical distribution of the funding; the number of nursing homes that have received funding; and the number of private versus public nursing homes that have received funds. [2773/21]

2021-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out in nursing homes in each month since March 2020. [2774/21]

2021-01-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which staff in nursing homes are struggling to care for patients and are seeking assistance from members of the public or the HSE in feeding and providing drinks to patients. [2782/21]

2021-01-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and hospital staff currently not working due to illness or the fact that they are a close contact of a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 in each hospital (details supplied). [1926/21]

2021-01-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied to become a community swabber; the number who have been selected to community swab; the number who have been employed through this recruitment process and are actively swabbing at present; and the number who have been employed and are yet to commence. [1966/21]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with tariffs on prosthetics in a hard Brexit situation; his plans to address the increased cost of same; if costs will be met by the State; his plans to develop new supply chains within the EU; and his plans to bring the discretionary medical card for prosthetics in line with articles in the Lisbon treaty and the UNCPRD. [44694/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage of Covid-19 cases reported in December 2020 involving schoolchildren or close contacts of schoolchildren. [44757/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of schools in the country currently experiencing outbreaks of Covid-19. [44758/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 10 December 2020, if he will provide the correspondence referenced in the reply. [44761/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons residing in direct provision centres who have tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020. [44773/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 outbreaks experienced in direct provision centres to date. [44774/20]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of direct provision centres currently experiencing outbreaks of Covid-19. [44775/20]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he has sought clarity on the situation whereby the HSE CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the courts are ruling that they have been wronged. [43635/20]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he agrees with the clinical director of CervicalCheck in her contention that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43636/20]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the contention of the clinical director of CervicalCheck that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43632/20]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation whereby the CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the courts are ruling that they have been wronged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for appointments, and the number waiting for appointments, for HSE child dental services in County Laois; and the action he is taking to address the backlog due to Covid-19. [42955/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for appointments and the numbers waiting for appointments for HSE child dental services in County Meath; and the action he is taking to address the backlog due to Covid-19. [42956/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a full-time child psychiatrist will be assigned to Limerick in addition to the one who travels from Dublin a couple of times a month. [43249/20]

2020-12-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nature of the correspondence his Department has received from organisations, charities, volunteer groups and NGOs which warn of an increase in mental health issues and suicide rates since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [42445/20]

2020-12-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of additional nurses, midwives and medical practitioners that have been employed by the HSE in 2020 through the use of recruitment agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42444/20]

2020-12-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent reports in the media that a protected disclosure was made to his Department concerning warnings of issues pertaining to foetal diagnostic testing in 2018, some months before a perfectly healthy unborn baby was misdiagnosed and subsequently aborted in the National Maternity Hospital in 2019. [40270/20]

2020-12-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the current guidance in relation to attendance at funerals and weddings. [42095/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department indemnified any private companies in respect of the proposed roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; if so, the name of each company any level of indemnity has been provided to; the type of indemnity provided in each case in terms of side effects, illness, potential death, lack of immunity provided, ineffective vaccine, damage to unborn children and so on; if any of the supply, delivery or administering the vaccine elements has been indemnified; if so, the value for each company; and the lowest and highest estimated potential cost to the State if the indemnification is called upon due to legal action in respect of the vaccine. [41365/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the studies or research conducted by his Department into the impacts of the lockdown, pandemic and restrictions on the mental health of persons, specifically persons who are homeless, older persons, persons in nursing homes, those residing in direct provision, members of the Travelling community and young persons, students; and if he will address the findings of any such research. [41445/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Donegal for each of the past five years. [41500/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Meath for each of the past five years. [41501/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Galway for each of the past five years. [41502/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Mayo for each of the past five years [41503/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Cavan for each of the past five years [41504/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the detail of the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Wexford for each of the past five years [41505/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a contingency has been put aside to deal with potential cases that may be brought against the State if something goes wrong with the Covid-19 vaccine; and if so, the amount set aside. [41860/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the reason some special needs assistants are not performing catheterisation at some schools as per circular 30/2014 being supported by their union and contrary to the Department of Health, which says the procedure does not need to be carried out by trained medical personnel (details supplied); the provisions in place in schools in which SNAs are not currently performing the procedure in circumstances in which a legal basis exists for them to do so as per the circular and a Labour Court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40376/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which babies have survived abortions here and have been born alive (details supplied); the number of occasions on which doctors have requested palliative care in relation to same; and if it will be ensured that palliative care will be provided to babies who have survived abortions and been born alive in each case in the future. [39531/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken by to address the gap in clinical genetic services at the National Maternity Hospital in the period between receipt of a protected disclosure (details supplied) and the mistaken abortion at the hospital; and when the necessary clinical genetic services will be put in place. [39532/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions performed after 12 weeks here in which pain relief is being given and not given to the child, respectively. [39533/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the research being carried out by his Department on the trauma, stress and psychological distress on doctors and nurses of delivering early-term and late-term abortions in Ireland (details supplied). [39534/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce changes to abortion procedures here to provide for pain relief in late-term abortions, medical treatment for abortion survivors and palliative care for abortion survivors; and if he will seek to make the procedure somewhat humane. [39535/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the body that will be carrying out the inquiry into the use of the epilepsy drug sodium valproate; and if he will provide the terms of reference for that enquiry [39836/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages recorded in Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if the number or rate of miscarriages is an outlier in terms of other EU or European countries. [40191/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an investigation into the number of miscarriages in Ireland has taken place; if these investigations have taken place on a purely case by case basis; and if a review of underlying factors across a number of cases has taken place. [40192/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if responses, policies or initiatives have been implemented by his Department to reduce the number of miscarriages by Irish women; if so, the details of same; and the success of same. [40193/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to investigate the death of a person (details supplied) by his Department or the organisations that report to his Department. [40374/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 25 November 2020, if all 100 of the ministerial notifications received by his Department of terminations carried out here under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in the year 2019 contained signatures from two medics as required by the Act (details supplied). [40422/20]

2020-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider offering psychological supports and counselling to women who have had abortions and to doctors and medics who have performed abortions, given the findings of a study (details supplied). [38952/20]

2020-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ministerial notifications he has received under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if all ministerial notifications that identify the termination of pregnancy as having taken place under section 11 of the Act had, at the time of receipt by him, been signed off by two medical practitioners. [38953/20]

2020-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has been contacted by doctors or medics who have expressed concerns regarding failed, botched or unsuccessful abortions; and if so, if he will detail the nature of that correspondence. [38955/20]

2020-11-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have been contacted by doctors or medics who have expressed a concern regarding conscientious objection; the details of these concerns; and the quantity of correspondence received on this matter since the rollout of abortion in January 2019. [38956/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent study (details supplied) in which a series of interviews with doctors carrying out abortions in Ireland reveals that babies born alive after failed abortions have been left to die; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38951/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when he proposes to set a date for the mandatory three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [38954/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a mental health day hospital will be included in the new primary care unit (details supplied) in County Meath ; if so, if it will it be an admissions unit; and when the proposed new primary care centre in Navan will be built. [37820/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the length of the backlog in processing pensions in each Health Service Executive region for retired HSE employees; the actions he is taking to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38676/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the research the HSE has conducted for women who are at least 28 weeks pregnant who work in close contact professions in which social distancing is not possible and health and safety leave is advised at 28 weeks of pregnancy by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/20]

2020-11-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women currently involved in court cases, litigation and negotiation with the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests by the HSE's CervicalCheck. [35462/20]

2020-11-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women who took legal proceedings against the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests by the HSE's CervicalCheck since 2018. [35461/20]

2020-11-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 894 and 895 of 29 September 2020, regarding an increase in suicide and mental health issues during the Covid-19 pandemic, if the correspondence will be provided to this Deputy. [35465/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents or staff members that have tested positive for Covid-19 since 1 September 2020; and the number that have died. [35299/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the 51 Covid-19 ongoing outbreaks in nursing homes; and the size of each cluster. [35300/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the name and location of each nursing home which is currently dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19 [35301/20]

2020-11-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason student nurses have not been paid for the front-line placements in which they have taken part during the pandemic despite suggestions to the contrary. [31370/20]

2020-11-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the public health evidence in relation to the closure of restaurants, cafés and pubs for indoor business (details supplied). [29968/20]

2020-11-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the extent of the backlogs experienced in the symptomatic breast and prostate services referred to in the HSE's winter plan; and the length of time it will take to clear the backlog. [33653/20]

2020-10-23

VOTE

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–53

2020-10-23

VOTE

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020

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

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 93–43

2020-10-22

VOTE

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86

2020-10-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason providers of childcare are expected to pay for flu vaccines for their staff members despite the fact that in other sectors the State has committed to paying for the vaccine. [31080/20]

2020-10-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertising including social media, broadcast, publications, online advertising, consultancy and production costs for the Be on Call for Ireland campaign. [31765/20]

2020-10-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Laois waiting on HSE cataract procedures and hip surgery; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30759/20]

2020-10-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of schools nationally that have had outbreaks of Covid-19 among students since the schools reopened in September 2020. [30420/20]

2020-10-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the National Public Health Emergency Team. [28778/20]

2020-10-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died as a result of Covid-19; the number of persons who have died of other illness but also had Covid-19; the number of persons who died of other illness who had Covid-19 but who were Covid-19 asymptomatic, in the last year. [28779/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to his Department by nursing home staff in relation to Covid-19 in 2020 [26640/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public submissions made to the expert panel on nursing homes established by his predecessor earlier in 2020; the progress of the panel to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the process for Covid-19 testing specifically for routine testing in nursing homes; the location swabs are sent; the average wait time; and the longest wait time for processing and return of results [26642/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if routine Covid-19 testing in nursing homes has proven sustainable; if staff and residents in nursing homes are still being tested every two weeks; and if delays have been incurred specifically in County Meath [26643/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of false positives for the PCR Covid-19 test; and the percentage of the results of these tests are as a result of Covid-19 material that is older than two weeks or is non-infectious [26644/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in drug or alcohol abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic; if his Department has received representations from organisations, charities or NGOs expressing concern regarding drug and alcohol abuse during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the suicide rate here during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if his Department has received representations from organisations, charities or NGOs in which concern was expressed regarding an increase in self-harm or suicide during 2020. [26887/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if vetting was conducted of the experts appointed by the previous Minister for Health to the expert panel on nursing homes established in 2020. [26888/20]

2020-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when HSE early intervention physiotherapist services which has been impacted by Covid-19 will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 23 October 2018, the input provided for neurorehabilitation and allied neuroclinical services in County Meath; the budget allocation for such services for 2021 in line with the documents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23045/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 2 October 2018, the number of persons with disabilities (details supplied) in County Meath; and the number of persons with neurodisability in County Meath waiting for neuro-rehabilitation services [23046/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 2 October 2018, if the funding has been provided year on year since 2018; if so, the services that have been provided as a result of the funds in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23047/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that the HSE provides backup services for clinical staff such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists in cases in which a clinician is absent for most of their tenure and are allocated but not available and staff are on leave, for example, if a staff member takes paternal leave for a year and persons with a disability are deprived of a service and no provision is made for cover during the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23048/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no neuropsychology service for persons with acquired brain injury (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a day service for persons with acquired brain injury will be established in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23050/20]

2020-09-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when staff will be returned to their regular positions providing services to persons with disabilities in the community teams in which clinicians that normally provide services have been redeployed due to Covid-19 related work; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the situation has had a detrimental impact on the well-being and health of vulnerable persons requiring more hospital and accident and emergency visits than would normally be the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23051/20]

2020-09-10

VOTE

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 15–125

2020-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department is cooperating with the investigation by An Garda Síochána into the death of a person (details supplied). [21937/20]

2020-09-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to clusters of Covid-19 in Letterkenny, County Donegal in late August 2020 which was referred to by a local general practitioner (details supplied) on social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21938/20]

2020-07-29

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child who must remain at home and partake in remote learning during the 2020/2021 year due to Covid-19 health concerns and has had access to an SNA for the past number of years will lose their SNA allocation if they cannot attend school; if they will have to reapply for an SNA allocation in the following school year; if not, if they will automatically retain their allocation from previous years; if the child can return to school, if they will be allowed to use their sensory equipment in the classroom such as pads and hand held devices which enable them to concentrate; if not, if they will be seen as a risk for the spread of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19381/20]

2020-07-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the checks in place here on visitors from abroad to ensure they are self-isolating; the number of checks made each month since February 2020; and the number each month of successful checks and unsuccessful checks, that is, cases in which those carrying out the checks found the visitor had not fulfilled the guidance [16574/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to replace the travel schemes ceased in 2013 due to incompatibility with the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2018; if an alternative scheme is available; the status of the interdepartmental group requested to develop detailed proposals including eligibility criteria and administrative arrangements; the number of times the group met; when the last meeting took place; the outcome of the group; the findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15384/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an investigation will be undertaken into the death of an elderly person in a nursing home (details supplied); if so, if the adequacy of the response of the State agencies will be included in the investigation; and if private nursing homes will be included in the health service [15392/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on the proposed transport support scheme that is due to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant, which both ceased to exist in February 2013; when the scheme will be finalised; if he plans to work with the Departments of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Transport, Tourism and Sport to finalise the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15494/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of active pathologists in light of the fact that there has been a shortage of pathologists in some regions, with post-mortem procedures taking up to five days in some counties; if there was planning for an increased demand on pathologists due to Covid-19; if there is provision for increased counselling and bereavement services for families due to secondary trauma arising from deaths due to Covid-19 and the delay in carrying out post-mortems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15498/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been under way; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [16135/20]

2020-07-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there is a full and independent investigation into the alleged illegal abortion that took place in the National Maternity Hospital in March 2019 (details supplied); the reason the medical reports for the abortions that took place in the National Maternity Hospital in March 2019 are still termed as draft; if he will meet with the family in question; and if the breaches of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that occurred in March 2019 will be included in his report on abortion services on 30 June 2020. [13933/20]

2020-07-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the closures of mental health facilities by county in the past 20 years; and the amount returned from mental health budgets by county to the HSE since 2010. [13944/20]

2020-06-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if children awaiting hospital procedures that had surgery cancelled due to Covid-19 and have turned 16 years of age during this period will still be treated under the child health services and maintain their position on the waiting list such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13305/20]

2020-06-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the location of each facility that was procured by his Department, the HSE or another State organisation in 2020 for Covid-19-related purposes; the size of each in terms of area and rooms; the length of each contract; the cost of each; the purpose of each; and the volume of use that it has had in each month of 2020 to date [11857/20]

2020-06-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if patients were moved to St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin, from the long-stay psychiatric accommodation on the grounds of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown during the Covid-19 crisis; the number of these patients that lost their lives in March, April, May and June 2020 to date; the category of patients that were moved; the reason they were moved; the location they were moved to; the age and clinical profile of each; the number of patients that died; and the cause of death in each case. [11921/20]

2020-06-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which normal visits can be expected to resume between family and residents in view of the HIQA report to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response of nursing home residents suffering with loneliness and isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10636/20]

2020-06-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date for the re-opening of cervical and breast screening cancer services in view of the fact that other non-essential services and businesses are now able to resume while patients awaiting life-saving health procedures have been left waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/20]

2020-06-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will review the reopening date for the cinema industry; if the reopening of the sector will be brought forward in line with the industry in other European countries and Northern Ireland by allowing cinemas to adopt the measures already presented to his Department to meet the necessary challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/20]

2020-06-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9750/20]

2020-05-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests carried out by county to date in tabular form. [5949/20]

2020-05-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the research carried out by his Department in relation to the number of hospital appointments that have been missed as a result of hospital avoidance or cancellations in the health service since 1 March 2020; and if statistical information will be provided in this regard (details supplied). [6037/20]

2020-05-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of phone calls made to the HSE drug and alcohol helpline between 1 February and 1 May 2020; the number made to the helpline between the same dates in 2018 and 2019, respectively; the number of the daily positive Covid-19 cases which are persons with hospital-acquired Covid-19; and the number of such persons that have lost their lives. [6038/20]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the health protection surveillance centre website section on notifiable diseases outlining the circumstances under which the disclosure of patient information is required by law including in circumstances (details supplied) is not available; and the further reason the link is not working. [4224/20]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the provision made for drive-in testing for Covid-19; and if medical professionals are checking passengers from affected areas to assess risk in ports and airports [4561/20]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a drug will be released to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4596/20]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding payments to nurses. [5480/20]

2020-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the position of national director of mental health is unfilled. [3174/20]

2020-03-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for stroke in Mullingar, Cavan, Drogheda and Blanchardstown hospitals in each of the past five years; the number of these patients that had thrombolysis treatment in each hospital, respectively, in each of the years; the number of FAST positive patients treated in each hospital in each year; the budget for Navan hospital for each of the past ten years; the budget for the emergency department in Navan hospital in each of the past ten years; his plans to ensure training for junior doctors at Navan hospital is reinstated; and if the emergency department in Navan hospital will remain fully functional for 2020. [3175/20]

2019-12-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the problems that exist regarding the printing of documents from the information technology system in the health service; the number of persons affected by the inability to print documents; the cost of the system; the steps required to fix same; the estimated cost of the fix; and when it will be fixed. [51722/19]

2019-12-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was informed that they should check themselves out of Drogheda hospital, make their own way up to Beaumont Hospital and be reassessed there for surgery. [49968/19]

2019-12-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for and the detail of the significant variance between waiting time for surgery under the care of different consultants; and the variance from the mean in this regard. [49971/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in cancer survival rates between the public and private health systems. [46183/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for not providing the couple at the centre of the false diagnosis crisis at the National Maternity Hospital the minutes of their meeting with the CMO in May 2019 and the minutes of the meeting that he had with the master of the hospital in August 2019; and if he will release those minutes pursuant to FOI. [46383/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a meeting between a person (details supplied) and the management of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, will be facilitated. [46493/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will request from a person (details supplied) the reason for the absence of the HSE-mandated maternal safety statement for March 2019 which the National Maternity Hospital has failed to publish. [45709/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason he has not taken action to investigate the alleged breaches of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 and accompanying guidelines brought to his attention in May 2019; and when action will be taken [45710/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the proactive steps he has taken to make sure the external review into the crisis at the National Maternity Hospital, which he personally endorsed as necessary, will go ahead in view of the fact that the tragedy occurred seven months ago and the terms of reference for the review have not been published. [45711/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason he has failed to provide the couple at the centre of the false diagnosis crisis at the National Maternity Hospital the minutes of their meeting with the CMO in May 2019 and the minutes of the meeting that he had with the master of the hospital in August 2019; and if the minutes will be released pursuant to Freedom of Information. [45712/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the north east doctor on-call is not removed from Navan, County Meath even on a temporary basis in view of the fact there are a number of alternative sites within the town that could house the unit. [44188/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the primary health centre for Navan, County Meath will open; the towns still waiting for a primary healthcare centre to be provided; and the estimated dates for the opening of the centres. [44339/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the course of action he has instigated to ensure that he fulfils his commitment to a follow-up meeting with the family at the heart of the National Maternity Hospital false diagnosis and abortion crisis before a review of their case is undertaken. [45184/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that there will not be a repeat of the wrongful abortion that was carried out in the National Maternity Hospital in March 2019. [45185/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the expert geneticist input that was used in the formulation of the abortion legislation and guidelines. [45186/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all the medical notes in their entirety have been given to the family at the centre of the National Maternity Hospital false diagnosis abortion crisis. [45187/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the maternity patient safety statement for March 2019 of the National Maternity Hospital; the reason it was not published; and the implications for the hospital as a result of not publishing the statement for March 2019. [45205/19]

2019-10-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment with Spinraza; and when the necessary resources will be made available in Temple Street Children's University Hospital for the person to access Spinraza treatment. [43682/19]

2019-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the authority responsible for investigating and adjudicating on criminal and non-criminal breeches of the abortion legislation. [40898/19]

2019-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason his Department exchanged speaking notes in relation to the CervicalCheck delayed smear test results scandal with the Office of the Taoiseach on 27 March 2019; and if his attention was drawn to the speaking notes or other speaking notes on the crisis before 10 July 2019. [41157/19]

2019-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 in which it is in excess of the budget assigned to the project for its current stage to date. [39522/19]

2019-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for children with autism over six years of age to cater for their needs in each of the past five years; the number of children with autism on waiting lists for supports from the HSE; the average waiting time for those on waiting lists; and the longest waiting time for a child with autism over six years of age seeking supports from the HSE by county. [41160/19]

2019-10-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason his Department denies the existence of the email sent by a person (details supplied) on 27 March 2019 to the Office of the Taoiseach regarding speaking notes on the CervicalCheck delay in the results of tests crisis; and the reason his Department refused to release it to a journalist under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [41052/19]

2019-09-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to remove Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, from the Ireland East hospital group and put it into the RCSI hospital group; if consultation has been carried out in the making of this decision; the persons or bodies consulted; when it will occur; the changes that will happen to services at the hospital; if the emergency department at the hospital will not have a reduced service; and the steps which will be taken regarding existing Mater Hospital operations that are undertaken at the hospital. [38279/19]

2019-09-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of each department in Cavan General Hospital in the past five years; the patient numbers in each department in the hospital in the same period; the level of funding in each department in the hospital in the same period; his plans to reduce or change the level of service in departments in the hospital; and if there will be a fully operational trauma service in the hospital in the future. [37049/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the decision to reduce the care hours provided for a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered, which have been reduced from ten to seven hours per week. [35068/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if other Departments have been notified of the receipt of protected disclosures submitted to the National Maternity Hospital; the number of protected disclosures submitted to the hospital of which he has been notified; if he has been notified of protected disclosures submitted to other maternity hospitals here; and if he has been notified of protected disclosures that have referred to the reduction of genetic expertise in foetal healthcare at the hospital. [34695/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has requested information from the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street on shared services that are being provided to a clinic (details supplied); and his views on the nature of these shared services. [35683/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale for County Meath having only three CAMHS teams in view of the fact that the population of the county is now more than 200,000 persons and that A Vision for Change indicates there should be one CAMHS team for every 50,000 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35703/19]

2019-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters in relation to the treatment of Huntington's disease (details supplied). [32413/19]

2019-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of families that applied for assistance from the hepatitis C and HIV compensation tribunal that are still waiting for their cases to be resolved; and the legal fees paid to solicitors by the tribunal to date. [32967/19]

2019-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department or another Department has been notified of the receipt of protected disclosures submitted to the National Maternity Hospital; the number of protected disclosures submitted to the hospital he has been notified of; and if he has been notified of protected disclosures submitted to other maternity hospitals. [33499/19]

2019-07-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has been notified of protected disclosures that referred to the reduction of genetic expertise in foetal healthcare at the National Maternity Hospital. [33500/19]

2019-07-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on digital marketing in each of the past eight years; the items on which funds were spent; the criteria by which target audiences were selected; the amount of the digital spend targeted here; the amount targeted abroad; the amount that related to private companies; the amount that related to policy initiatives; and the purpose of the digital advertisements [29394/19]

2019-07-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the most recent outpatient and inpatient waiting list figures for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the equivalent set of figures from the previous 12 months; the length of time these patients have been waiting on a 3, 6, 12 and 24 month basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/19]

2019-07-04

VOTE

Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41

2019-07-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [28461/19]

2019-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available by CHO; the operational capacity to date; the waiting lists for respite beds in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/19]

2019-06-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the private firms indemnified by the State Claims Agency in the State; and the cost of this indemnification in the past five years. [26849/19]

2019-06-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the State Claims Agency is providing indemnification to a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether a conflict of interest exists in which medical professionals who have a commercial interest in companies that provide NIPT are also the obstetricians who certify for the provision of an abortion as a result of tests procured in their company. [24964/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the person or body that will carry out the independent review of the tragic case in which a healthy unborn baby was aborted under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; his views on whether such a review will only be independent if it is carried out by an organisation completely independent of the HSE and the National Maternity Hospital; his further views on whether the current master of the National Maternity Hospital has a statutory responsibility to the hospital in the first instance; and the way in which he plans to ensure that there is no conflict of interest that could affect an independent investigation. [24966/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that in future no abortion can be carried out under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 without confirmation by long-term culture testing and amniocentesis; and if he will institute medical guidelines and/or change the law to ensure that such a situation can never occur again. [24967/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 without the use of genetic CVS cell culture testing and/or without the obstetrician who is certifying the abortion actually meeting with the mother. [24968/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the provisions which can be made for obtaining respite care for a person (details supplied). [25271/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national policy on ME; and if so, the timeline for the publication of such a policy [23233/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will adopt international guidelines on ME such as the International Consensus Criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason ME is not on the medical school curriculum or included on general practitioner training; his plans to include ME as part of professional training in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the need for the HSE to add ME to its list of disabilities will be addressed in order to reflect the recognition by the HRB of ME as a disability code E014, thus allowing persons with ME to access assessment for home support and personal assistance through disability services and not older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23236/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the strategy for the design of integrated outpatient services 2016 to 2020 relating to the way and location in which the patient is treated and the classification of referrals will be published and implemented with specific regard to ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23237/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome in the person's hand. [23471/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the most recent outpatient and inpatient waiting list figures for Navan hospital; the equivalent set of figures from the previous 12 months; the length of time these patients have been waiting on a three, six, 12 and 24 month basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery in each of the CHO areas to date; the number for the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23544/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a medical review of a family medical card will be finalised for a person (details supplied); if this will be processed as soon as possible in view of the significant medical need; the reason for the review in view of the fact that the person is under the financial threshold to qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23745/19]

2019-06-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels for the CAMHS team for County Meath; the way in which this compares with the recommended staffing levels in A Vision for Change; the number of staff yet to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23819/19]

2019-05-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in the reimbursement regarding an operation for a person (details supplied). [22473/19]

2019-05-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason it is the policy of medics in the National Maternity Hospital to recommend abortion of a healthy unborn child due to an alleged misdiagnosis at the hospital; if the policy of abortion as a recommendation is in place in other locations nationally; if he will instruct the HSE to develop a policy that abortion is not recommended to mothers here (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that a similar case will not reoccur; and the investigations being undertaken by his Department into the circumstances of the case. [22576/19]

2019-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the overall number of persons waiting for home help services by county; and the average and longest wait. [20920/19]

2019-05-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the future of the 24-hour emergency department in Navan hospital will be guaranteed. [20921/19]

2019-05-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of pending surgery for a person (details supplied). [20169/19]

2019-05-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for CAMHS appointments by CHO area and region; the length of time each child has been waiting; the waiting list for inpatient CAMHS beds by CHO area and region; the length of time each child has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19015/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 9 April 2019, when a response will issue. [19850/19]

2019-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [18244/19]

2019-04-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on pain clinic waiting lists; the average wait time; the longest wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/19]

2019-04-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive assistance from the HSE in the payment and processing of the payments for the provision of the oxygen supply and sleep apnoea machine. [17221/19]

2019-04-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated under the home care package in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17720/19]

2019-04-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a person (details supplied) has their operation for tonsillectomy; the number of persons on waiting lists for tonsillectomy in each county; the average wait in each county; and the longest wait in each county. [17050/19]

2019-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funding is available for electric prosthetics from the HSE in counties Louth and Meath; if a person (details supplied) is entitled to apply for this medical technology; if funding is available; and, if so, the reason the funding was not granted. [16046/19]

2019-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the charges that persons with disabilities attending HSE care or rehab centres in counties Cavan and Monaghan will cover; if this includes insurance and; the rationale for such a charge in view of the fact that it is an additional expense for vulnerable persons and their families. [16326/19]

2019-04-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied). [16537/19]

2019-03-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to replace the travel schemes (details supplied) that were ceased in 2013 due to incompatibility with the Equal Status Acts; if an alternative scheme is available; the status of the interdepartmental group that was asked to develop detailed proposals, including eligibility criteria and administrative arrangements; the number of times the group met; when the last meeting took place; the outcome of the group; the findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12914/19]

2019-02-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency doctors working in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in a permanent position and as locums, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10148/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to persons with SMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9238/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that only 4% of staff have confidence in senior management within the National Ambulance Service according to the health sector national staff survey 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9488/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the fact that only 5% of staff agree that communication between senior management and staff is effective in the National Ambulance Service according to the health sector national staff survey 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9489/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the actions taken by the National Ambulance Service over the finding in the Health Sector National Staff Survey 2016 that only 3% of staff agree that senior managers act on staff feedback. [9490/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the ambulance control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24 keeps a digital record of its rapid response vehicles and ambulances. [9491/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 31% of respondents of a 2016 survey and a report (details supplied) claimed discrimination in relation to their trade union activity; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that 48% of respondents to the report claimed to have experienced bullying and or harassment in the National Ambulance Service within the previous two years of the survey being carried out; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that 68% of respondents claimed to have witnessed bullying and or harassment in the service within the previous two years of the survey being carried out; the action he has taken to date to rectify each of these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there may be a culture of bullying and-or harassment within the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9507/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to prevent the upcoming ambulance dispute strikes on 28 February and 1 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9508/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE continues to decline an invitation from a union (details supplied) to attend the WRC to find a solution to the ongoing dispute contrary to his indication that he would prefer negotiation in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9509/19]

2019-02-20

VOTE

Confidence in Minister for Health

✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 53–58

2019-02-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are discussions within the HSE to remove Our Lady's Hospital, Navan and the Mullingar Regional Hospital from the Ireland East hospital group; the basis of these discussions; the impact it will have for the two hospitals; the impact on the connections that have been created between these two hospitals and the group; and if there has been a decision to move these hospitals in the RCSI hospital group. [7933/19]

2019-02-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to persons with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8028/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the preparation undertaken to ensure that the chain of command for administering the procurement and building of the national children's hospital project was prepared, skilled and stress tested in order to prevent spiralling cost overruns. [6340/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if unsuccessful bidders for development of the national children's hospital will be included in the investigation into the spiralling of costs; if employees who undertake the procurement for large infrastructure projects such as this have a contractual obligation to ensure that costs of projects do not spiral out of control; and if not, the way in which he will hold those responsible for the cost overruns to account. [6341/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for occupational therapy by county; the number waiting more than three, six and nine months and one year, respectively, by county; and the longest length of time waited for the service. [6356/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the contractual obligations included in the procurement process to prevent spiralling costs in the development of the national children's hospital. [6370/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the 1,800 members of the National Ambulance Service availing of the facility to have union deductions taken by NAS payroll; and the number of members of a union (details supplied) exited on the date on which their subscriptions were ceased in view of the fact that he has access to figures for the deductions. [6617/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were having deductions taken for a trade union (details supplied); and the number of deductions being taken from another union on the date on which union subscriptions for members of a union were ceased. [6618/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the 1,800 National Ambulance Service staff involved with direct patient contact; and the number in an administrative role. [6619/19]

2019-02-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to recognise a body (details supplied) as a representative body for ambulance staff. [5130/19]

2019-01-31

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the percentage of HIQA inspections which are unannounced; his plans to increase the figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/19]

2019-01-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average and longest ambulance response times for each of the past five years in each of the eight health ambulance regions. [4098/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans for negotiation as a dispute resolution regarding the threatened paramedic dispute in relation to the withdrawal of labour on the 22 January 2019; and the steps he will take in relation to same. [3166/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in the paramedic dispute to find an acceptable conclusion to both sides on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3167/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has not responded to requests by an organisation (details supplied) to meet to discuss contingency plans in order to agree appropriate emergency ambulance cover for the day of the threatened dispute; and the action has he taken to ensure both sides meet to discuss such a plan. [3168/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the impact the ambulance dispute will have on the existing significant pressures on the service particularly in the middle of the influenza season and the bed shortage within the health sector. [3169/19]

2019-01-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is sustainable to charge persons that attend a drug service (details supplied) for prescriptions received at the centre; his views on whether the policy mitigates against persons that have no money to achieve drug rehabilitation; and his plans to change the policy. [2356/19]

2019-01-17

VOTE

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

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

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–51

2019-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by mental health service, age, category and length of time waiting. [1532/19]

2019-01-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the dermatology waiting lists nationally by hospital. [1659/19]

2018-12-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on home support packages in County Meath in 2018; the projected expenditure for 2019; the number of persons this will benefit; the waiting list for those wishing to access home support packages in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51657/18]

2018-12-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided by local health office area; the number of persons on the waiting list by area; the length of time persons have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51658/18]

2018-12-05

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 11 divisions

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

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 90–15
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–75
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–64
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–75
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69

2018-12-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and rapid response vehicles, RRVs, that were deployed on each shift on each day for the past month; the number of ambulances and RRVs that were not deployed for each shift for each day for the past month; the reason in this regard; and the effect that the ambulance staff dispute is having on the overall figures of ambulance deployment. [50406/18]

2018-12-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the dermatology waiting lists nationally by hospital. [50572/18]

2018-12-04

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 4 divisions

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

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–88
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84

2018-11-29

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

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

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71

2018-11-28

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

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

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–59
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–64
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–90

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an ambulance service was not available in Maynooth on 7 November 2018; if only three ambulances were serving the area between Navan, Monaghan and Cavan on the same date; and his plans to rectify this situation. [47265/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient elective procedures and surgeries by specialty that were cancelled in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47314/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient elective procedures and surgeries by specialty that were cancelled in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47315/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47316/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47317/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by speciality in periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each month in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47319/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47320/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47321/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47322/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47323/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47324/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatients that did not attend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47328/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the details and overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE, his Department or both at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47331/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47332/18]

2018-11-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that do not collect inpatient and outpatient cancellation data; the reason these data are not being collected; if there are plans to commence the collection of these data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/18]

2018-11-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of spending on disability services in each of the years 2014 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018, by county; and the spending as a percentage of population, by county, in tabular form. [46965/18]

2018-11-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the recommended number of healthcare professionals, by category, operating in community-based services, per 1,000 of user based population. [47033/18]

2018-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 16 October 2018, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [46176/18]

2018-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions for psychiatric nurses within the Louth-Meath mental health services; and the measures being put in place to ensure that these vacancies are filled. [46181/18]

2018-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in each hospital in the Louth-Meath hospital group and to each position in which there is a vacancy. [46182/18]

2018-11-07

VOTE

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 33–69

2018-11-06

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a system similar to the Spanish model in which organ donation is based on an opt-out system. [44740/18]

2018-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the Royal Hospital Donnybrook has a different admissions policy for patients that are based in Dublin hospitals than that for persons located in provincial hospitals; his views on whether this is fair; if he will ensure that patients from all hospitals can equally access healthcare despite location; and if a person (details supplied) will receive treatment needed. [44480/18]

2018-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied); and if timely medical treatment will be provided. [44523/18]

2018-10-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when all necessary consultant and staff posts will be filled in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [43504/18]

2018-10-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to repair the general practitioner system nationally. [43505/18]

2018-10-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the categories of funding available to local authorities through his Department; the amount of funding provided for each scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43732/18]

2018-10-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will roll out the recommendations in the national policy and strategy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services in Ireland 2011-2015. [43753/18]

2018-10-23

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 102–11

2018-10-23

VOTE

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

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

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 102–12

2018-10-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting three years for a hip replacement. [43062/18]

2018-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if hip replacement operations have come to a halt or slowed in number in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the number of hip replacement operations carried out at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in each month in the past two years; and if persons who are on the Navan hip replacement list are having their operations carried out in other hospitals here or outside the State under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [42286/18]

2018-10-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the necessary rehabilitation and physiotherapy is being denied to a person (details supplied). [42398/18]

2018-10-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if all blood samples that are taken in sexual assault treatment units after a rape has occurred are tested for date rape drugs; his plans to fund and run a pilot study in which all blood samples taken in sexual assault treatment units to identify the size of this problem and its trend; his further plans to make the spiking of drinks in such a manner a criminal offence and raising the profile of same; if the number of locations at which men and women can access these blood tests will be increased; the funding and staffing levels of each sexual assault treatment unit in each of the past ten years; and his plans to ensure that all sexual assault treatment units have the necessary staff levels to be open when necessary 24 hours a day and 7 days a week unlike the Dublin unit. [40794/18]

2018-10-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in each county; and the length of time these children are on the waiting lists. [40384/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists for neurodisability services in the community in County Meath. [39432/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons accessing disability services in the community in County Meath. [39433/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are made in cases in which health care professionals working with those with disability take leave of absence in view of the fact that a psychologist went on leave of absence for a year and was not replaced. [39434/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of services that are dedicated to persons living with neurological disabilities in County Meath; and the number of same nationally. [39435/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of services that are dedicated to persons living with neurological disabilities; the respite available to persons with neurological disabilities in County Meath; and the number for same nationally. [39436/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade disability services in line with need in County Meath. [39438/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which the budget for disability services in County Meath compares with other counties per capita in tabular form. [39439/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided for disability services in County Meath in budget 2019 in view of the fact that services are now worse than during the recession. [39440/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to increase and provide a dedicated neurological day service facility in County Meath. [39920/18]

2018-09-26

VOTE

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 · 2 divisions

A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–55
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–56

2018-09-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the amount of this land that could be made available for housing [38059/18]

2018-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if primary care centres and-or general practitioners are bound by particular geographical areas; if there is a primary care or general practitioner geographical dispersion similar to community healthcare organisations and hospital groups; and, if so, the details and boundary maps of same. [37033/18]

2018-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for respite for both adults and children in each county; and the number of staff working to provide respite in County Meath for each of the past five years. [37256/18]

2018-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the services located in County Meath for children and adults who are taking drugs; the rehabilitation services in each of the main towns in County Meath for children and adults; and the supports for parents of children who are addicted to drugs in County Meath. [37261/18]

2018-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the radiology department in Beaumont Hospital is working in a safe and efficient manner; his views on whether all patients and in particular those referred through the family history section are being cared for in a conscientious way; if so, the number of persons who have experienced lost or unscheduled check-up appointments; and if there is an investigation into the experience of patients at either department [37324/18]

2018-09-18

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow local hospitals such as Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, to refit cannula and IVs for a person discharged from a Dublin hospital to the community in County Meath [37356/18]

2018-07-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeframe a person (details supplied) has to wait to see a consultant in rheumatoid arthritis at Navan Hospital. [32590/18]

2018-07-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a replacement consultant cardiologist is working in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; if not, when the position will be filled; the position regarding patients at the hospital who are waiting to see the cardiologist; the number of persons waiting on the cardiologist list at Navan; the average wait; and the longest wait. [33473/18]

2018-07-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Meath waiting for a cataract operation; the average wait time; the longest wait time; and the actions being taken to reduce wait times. [30268/18]

2018-07-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for child and adult respite, respectively in County Meath; the average waiting time for respite; the longest wait for respite; and the number of staff working to provide respite services in County Meath for each of the past five years. [30269/18]

2018-07-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the level of pay in line with international comparators (details supplied). [29016/18]

2018-06-26

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the future of a centre (details supplied) in County Meath; and if the centre will be properly funded. [27419/18]

2018-06-26

PQ

Asked Culture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Údarás na Gaeltachta did not send a representative to a public meeting in the Gaeltacht of Baile Ghib to address the local community’s concerns regarding pollution, health and planning over a proposed plastic melting facility in an Údarás na Gaeltachta premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27727/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funding for a rape crisis outreach centre in County Meath will be provided (details supplied). [25141/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the cut in funding to an organisation (details supplied) will be reversed. [25146/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have applied for the FreeStyle Libre sensor for the monitoring of type 1 diabetes since the product's approval for young persons between four and 21 years of age under the reimbursement scheme; the number that have been approved since 3 April 2018; the information that has been given to type 1 diabetics regarding the product; and the reason he has not approved the product for all type 1 diabetics in view of the fact that the product is tested and proven to be cost effective. [25291/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 17 April 2018, the number of persons on the ENT waiting list at the Mater Hospital; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number waiting for treatment in each consecutive month [25517/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons (details supplied) who have applied to the scheme since the FreeStyle Libre sensor approval for young persons between four to 21 years of age under the reimbursement scheme; the number who have been approved since 3 April 2018 when the product was approved; the information given to type 1 diabetics regarding the product; the reason he has not approved the product for all type 1 diabetics when the product is tested and proven to be cost effective (details supplied). [25555/18]

2018-05-10

VOTE

Health Service Reform

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77

2018-05-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when he or the CEO of the HSE first learnt of the CervicalCheck scandal; the reason he and the CEO did not know of the scandal earlier; and the systems in place in the HSE to communicate information of this importance to him and the CEO [19889/18]

2018-05-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was drawn to the cervical cancer scandal; when he was informed of the false negative tests; when he was informed of the fact that a decision was made not to tell the women concerned; and when he was informed of the High Court case taken by a person (details supplied). [19386/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans for improvements in the diagnostic testing and treatment for Lyme disease here; and his further plans to meet with representatives of the organisation that represents persons with the condition here. [17792/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number by which the specialist training scheme in general practice was over or under subscribed in each of the past ten years; the number of places in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14996/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Sláinte cad é an t-am feithimh le haghaidh coinne ag clinic cluas, sróine agus scornaí na n-othar seachtrach in Ospidéal an Mater. [15576/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the recommendations that have been fully implemented and yet to be fully implemented, respectively, of the total of 33 recommendations that were made in three separate reviews into the death of a person (details supplied) by the HSE, HIQA and the Coroner’s inquest in Galway University Hospital and all other maternity hospitals; and his views on whether he is undermining the reasons for the HSE’s unreserved apology, the grounds of a person's case against the HSE, the disciplining of Galway University Hospital staff, the 33 recommendations and the out of court settlement in view of the fact that his views and statements on the eighth amendment are incongruous with the above actions. [15642/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funds will be available to facilitate the creation of a rape crisis outreach centre in Navan, County Meath (details supplied). [16125/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operations which have been cancelled in the past year in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, due to beds being used to deal with alleviating the trolley crisis. [16227/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his plans to improve follow up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for doctors is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/18]

2018-03-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of SUVs and the technical specification of each that were bought for use by HSE paramedics in counties Louth and Meath over the past five years; if these vehicles functioned fully in the recent snow events; and if the HSE paramedics sought assistance from an organisation (details supplied), the Civil Defence or other organisations to help transport paramedics. [14606/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason technicians in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, have stated that they could not stand over the quality of the outputs from the echocardiogram machine in the hospital; if this is affecting the ability of doctors to make the quality diagnosis; when the funding application for a new replacement machine was made; when it was finally replaced; the number of patients that have had to use this faulty diagnostic tool; and if there is a necessity for patients to be called back for diagnosis with a functioning echocardiogram. [14322/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were receiving Versatis on the drug payment scheme and the medical card in November 2017; the number of persons removed and still receiving Versatis on these two schemes respectively; and his plans to ensure the return of this drug to persons on these schemes. [13523/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a doctor has been convicted for terminating a pregnancy in a case in which he or she thought that the life of the mother was threatened. [12823/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if charges have been brought against a doctor for terminating a pregnancy in a case in which he or she thought that the life of the mother was threatened. [12824/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a doctor has been arrested for terminating a pregnancy in a case in which he or she thought that the life of the mother was threatened. [12825/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has ever been an investigation into a doctor for terminating a pregnancy in a case in which he or she that the life of the mother was threatened. [12826/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if complaints have been reported to An Garda Síochána that a doctor was acting outside the law for terminating a pregnancy in which he or she thought that the life of the mother was threatened. [12827/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who left or took early retirement at Clontarf Hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2017 by grade and occupation; the length of service of each; the number of staff who departed St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital during that time by grade and occupation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12689/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the ratios of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dieticians in terms of staff numbers at Clontarf Hospital to the patient population; if these correspond to the guidelines for effective staffing ratios as set in the HSE's national treatment plan; the corresponding figures for staffing in these grades for the care of the elderly unit in Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital and the comparative unit at St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny [12690/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases in which Clontarf Hospital has been listed for appearance at the Workplace Relations Commission or the Labour Court; the cases which were settled out of court; and the figures which were paid out by the hospital as a consequence of judgments and settlements since 2014. [12691/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the public waiting list for paediatric optometrist consultants in County Meath; the number of children on the list; and the actions being taken to shorten the list. [12763/18]

2018-02-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE bus service has ceased collecting persons from St. Joseph's Hospital, Trim, County Meath, to attend Dublin hospitals; and when this service will resume. [9356/18]

2018-02-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there are sufficient staff employed in Clontarf Hospital; the staff per patient ratio in the hospital; his further views on the level of staff turnover in the hospital; the number of staff who have left, been dismissed or taken early retirement from the hospital each year for the past five years; the way in which this compares with the sector average; the number of staff on sick leave from the hospital; and the percentage of absenteeism in the hospital. [7209/18]

2018-02-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the diagnostic test for Lyme disease here; the difference between the test here and in Germany; his plans to include the German diagnostic test here; his further plans to include the German treatment approach to the disease here; and if he will meet with the representatives of the organisation that represents persons with the condition here (details supplied) [6474/18]

2018-02-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the persons on State boards under the aegis of his Department who also serve on other State boards; the persons on State boards under the aegis of his Department who have previously served on other State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/18]

2018-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the programme for Government commitment to establish an expert group to report within six months on options for reforming the law of torts and the claims process, particularly when it comes to birth injuries, catastrophic injuries and injuries that can result from vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4604/18]

2018-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the system of clinical and medical indemnity is inhumane and contributes to long legal battles before eventual apology and admission of liability and can add to the trauma of families; and his plans to reform the system of clinical and medical indemnity. [4605/18]

2018-01-30

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of the recommendations of a commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/18]

2018-01-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if research or investigations have been undertaken or commissioned into the occurrence of murder-suicide or familicide here; his views on whether it is important to develop some understanding of the factors driving these behaviours; and if he will direct his Department to undertake or commission research and investigations into such difficult occurrences. [3189/18]

2018-01-23

PQ

Asked Communications

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage the report to examine the undergrounding of the North-South interconnector is at; when it will be complete; if it will take into consideration the value lost on property and homes; and if it will take into consideration potential health threats and damage to tourism, agriculture and enterprise in the affected locations. [2793/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of locum doctors working in the public dental system in the past five years; the wage bill for each year; the number of directly employed dentists who work in the public dental system; and the wage bill in each of these years. [54521/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of accident and emergency admissions in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in each of the past five years; the number of persons who were on trolleys at the hospital in each of the past five years; the number of overnight medical patients who have been admitted to the hospital in each of the past five years; the budget for the accident and emergency department in each of the past five years; and the budget for the medical department in each of the past five years. [54522/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 21 November 2017 and the referred response to same by the HSE (details supplied), the number of locums compared with the number of HSE staff by professional medical discipline at each hospital under the aegis of the HSE by month from January 2016 to December 2017; and the way in which the salaries paid to staff compares to salaries paid to locums by medical discipline at each hospital for the same period. [54533/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the name and number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from his Department that have expended resources seeking the repeal of the eighth amendment; the amount these organisations have received from the State in the past five years; the amount that they have spent on this particular campaign during that time; the number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from his Department that have expended resources seeking the retention of the eighth amendment; the amount these organisations have received from the State in the past five years; and the amount of money that they have spent on this particular campaign during that time. [54768/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) or its affiliate organisations has been granted certification, accreditation or a licence by organisations under the direction of his Department to deliver health, education or addiction programmes; and if the organisation must have certification, accreditation or a licence to deliver health, education or addiction services here. [54980/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the problem of health care assistants receiving lower pay than HSE staff for the same work in view of the fact that much of their funding comes from the HSE; his views on health care assistants receiving minimum wage while much of the revenue of profit-making private homes comes directly from the State; and if this is a policy of his Department. [55045/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by his Department or by bodies and agencies under its aegis by square footage for buildings and acres for land, in tabular form; the address and location of these properties; and the last date of occupancy or use of these properties. [55214/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to emergency departments for the past five years due to alcohol intoxication and drugs misuse, respectively. [1329/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Meath; the average waiting time; and the length of time the person who has been on the list for longest has been waiting. [1916/18]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of fatalities that have occurred in ambulances or hospitals of persons who live within 20 miles of an accident and emergency department that has been closed in the past 20 years. [52657/17]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds in County Meath; the number of persons on waiting lists for nursing home beds in County Meath; and the average waiting times for persons waiting for nursing homes. [52682/17]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the board members of the Ireland East hospital group and Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [52687/17]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 21 November 2017, his views on whether the question asked was answered; and his further views on whether this is acceptable. [52694/17]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists and psychologists with functional Irish that are working in the educational sector; the number of these professionals working in Gaeltacht areas; the mechanisms by which his Department ensures that Gaeltacht schools have access to health professionals with functional Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53062/17]

2017-12-05

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if children with Morquio syndrome who are in receipt of Vimizim will be able to remain on the drug into the future in view of the fact that they have been informed that access to the drug will cease on 5 December 2017 (details supplied). [51887/17]

2017-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home spaces available in County Meath; the number of persons on the waiting lists for these nursing homes; the average wait time for those waiting; the longest wait time; and his plans to increase the number of spaces available [50784/17]

2017-11-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of locums compared with the number of HSE staff by professional medical discipline at each hospital under the aegis of the HSE each month from January 2016 to date; the salaries paid to staff compared to salaries paid to locums by medical discipline at each hospital for the same period. [49336/17]

2017-11-09

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been on a waiting list for a long time without treatment. [47535/17]

2017-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason 20 persons in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, (details supplied) are clinically discharged but due to blocked treatment pathways are prevented from proceeding to the next step of their treatment. [47247/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Culture

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the derogations for public health and safety issues that have been granted under article 9 of the birds directive post-2012. [46785/17]

2017-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reasons for multiple delays in calling out the fire service for significant road accidents. [45141/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will support, fund and direct the HSE to develop a rehabilitation ward in empty buildings on the site of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in order to allow for the treatment of persons that are clinically discharged from hospital and still forced to occupy beds due to a blocked pathway for treatment. [42386/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will start to fund the ten-bed escalation ward that has been operating within Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath, for the past number of years in view of the fact this ward is key in order to prevent overcrowding and for the safe delivery of healthcare in County Meath. [42387/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he or the HSE plans to close or part close the 24-hour emergency department service in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in the next 12 months in view of the level of pressure experienced by the hospital network in the region. [42388/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, can function safely into the future in view of the fact the conditions in the emergency department have not changed since it was opened in 2015. [42389/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to facilitate 24-hour emergency department consultant cover in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [42390/17]

2017-10-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Meath will be made available in view of the fact that County Meath has had the largest year-on-year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment in 2016; and the reason for the sudden increase in persons seeking this treatment. [41500/17]

2017-10-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, cardiac care waiting list; the average waiting time; and the longest time that a person must wait. [41729/17]

2017-09-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the dental clinic in Castlepollard is being closed and withdrawn to Mullingar (details supplied). [39588/17]

2017-09-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is a doctor operating in Ballivor, County Meath, five days a week (details supplied). [39724/17]

2017-09-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed directly by the HSE as home care workers; the number of home care workers employed by the HSE in each county; the tendering process involved in the outsourcing of care work to private agencies; the number of agencies providing home care services; the number employed as home care workers by these agencies; the amount the HSE provides to these agencies per hour of work, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36916/17]

2017-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of residential places that exist for persons seeking to come off drugs and alcohol; the location of each; the number which are private and public; the number which are for drugs rehabilitation; the number which are for alcohol rehabilitation; the number for dual diagnosis; and the number for men and women, respectively. [33793/17]

2017-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the drug prevention programmes currently being rolled out in each county; the budgets of each; and the number of persons each engage with. [33803/17]

2017-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that is spent on the provision of methadone; the number of persons in receipt of methadone currently; the number of persons annually that are engaged with methadone programmes that become drug free including methadone free on an annual basis; the amount of money which is spent on the provision of methadone in the prison service; and the number of persons in receipt of methadone in the Prison Service. [33806/17]

2017-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of detox beds that exist for persons seeking to come off drugs and alcohol; the location of each; the number which are private and public; the number which are for drugs detox and alcohol detox; the number for dual diagnosis; and the number for men and women. [33807/17]

2017-07-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the services available in each county for teenagers who use drugs or who have a drug addiction. [33842/17]

2017-07-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if home help will be made available for a person (details supplied). [30828/17]

2017-07-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help by county; the average waiting time; and the longest times for waiting in each county. [30829/17]

2017-07-04

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount being spent by the Ireland East hospital group on private ambulance operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/17]

2017-06-27

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the hours of opening of the new mental health day service in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath; the staff working at this service; the staff that are necessary; the timeframe for the full complement of staff to be working at the service; the service that is being delivered; and the timeframe for the full service to become available. [29833/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans for the lands owned by the HSE adjoining Navan hospital which are lying vacant; and when he will develop the primary care centre in Navan. [26762/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who have been allocated a personal assistant to date; the number who have a personal assistant currently; and the length of the waiting list for persons with disabilities to achieve the funding necessary for a personal assistant in terms of numbers and time [26996/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest the necessary funding to provide the number of personal assistants who are necessary to meet demand; the number of persons with disabilities who receive the funding for personal assistants directly; and the number who receive it through a third-party organisation. [26997/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no centre for independent living in County Meath; and his plans to open such a centre in the future. [26999/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism within his Department to measure the physical and mental health outcomes of those that access services under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, for those that proceed with an abortion and for those that do not; and if so, if he will make the findings of this research available publicly in an anonymous fashion. [28537/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the high volume recruitment online application system procured by the HSE’s national recruitment service in Manorhamilton in 2016; the details of all services provided under the contract; the costs associated with each service (details supplied); the number of additional staff employed and promoted by the national recruitment service to conduct this high volume recruitment project; and if all of these staff members have been appropriately assigned to the project. [28683/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have made contact with abortion pill providers in each of the past five years; and the number of women who have used abortion pills here in each of the past five years (details supplied). [28992/17]

2017-05-23

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to produce a funded care path for persons who are suffering from Lyme disease (details supplied). [24310/17]

2017-05-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [22478/17]

2017-03-28

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [15352/17]

2017-03-23

PQ

Asked Justice

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of allegations of child abuse referred by the Health Service Executive to An Garda Síochána for prosecution; the number of cases that were deemed to be unfounded; and the number of cases of false reporting referred for prosecution under section 5 of the Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, each year after that Act was signed into law and before the responsibility for dealing with allegations of child abuse was transferred to Tusla. [14772/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 499 and 500 of 14 February 2017 the reason Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, do not submit their inpatient cancellation data to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF; the reason Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, do not submit their outpatient cancellation data to the NTPF; if Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, collect data relating to inpatient and outpatient hospital cancellations; if not, the reason; the barriers to the collection of this data; the proposed plans to start collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13817/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and which hospitals do not collect inpatient and outpatient cancellation data; the reason these data are not being collected; if there are plans to start the collection of this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13818/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the information relating to waiting lists which exists for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in view of problems with data collection at these hospitals; the types of data currently being recorded in respect of inpatient and outpatient lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13819/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the IT systems in use at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the waiting list and data collection systems in use at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if the systems currently in use at these hospitals are up to modern standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/17]

2017-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a paediatrician or a geriatrician in counties Meath and Louth both publicly and privately; and the average and longest wait for all four categories. [11518/17]

2017-03-07

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that on 15 February 2017 an incident (details supplied) took place. [11739/17]

2017-03-02

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of allegations of child abuse received by the Health Service Executive; the number of cases referred for prosecution; the number of cases that were deemed to be unfounded; and the number of cases of false reporting referred for prosecution under section 5 of the Protection for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, each year after that Act was signed into law and before the responsibility for dealing with allegations of child abuse was transferred to Tusla. [10786/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE hydrotherapy pool situated in Navan has been closed for the past 18 months; his plans to reopen this facility soon; and his views on the fact that persons with conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and other conditions requiring hydrotherapy pain relief and rehabilitation must travel outside County Meath when a suitable facility could be reopened in Navan. [7156/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7199/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7200/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7201/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, broken down by speciality and in waiting time bands of up to three months, six months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, two years and over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7202/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each month of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7203/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each month of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7205/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7207/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent nursing positions in place at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7208/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational separately at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7209/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7210/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7211/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did not attends at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7212/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7213/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively; the details and an overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7214/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, respectively, for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7215/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7216/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of instruments used in the detection and treatment of cancer of a value of over €500,000 that are not functioning within the HSE; the number of situations in which an alternative instrument is not available to the patients in question; the number of persons waiting on diagnosis and-or procedures involving those instruments; the number waiting for periods measured by the number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7217/17]

2016-12-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has been involved in any court proceedings that involved non-disclosure agreements in the past five years; and if so, if the specific court ruling prevented knowledge of the court proceeding being known and knowledge of the participants to the court proceeding from being made known for each of these agreements. [39869/16]

2016-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had their discretionary medical card taken off them. [39248/16]

2016-12-07

PQ

Asked Social

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in reply to a question on non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements, the Minister for Health was able to furnish the information (details supplied); the way in which the Department of Health can furnish such information while his Department contends that to provide such information is not appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39096/16]

2016-11-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department, or the agencies that report to his Department, entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with any organisation due to court action or a threatened court action; and if so, the persons or groups with which these agreements exist. [37630/16]

2016-11-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that by the end of 2016 there will no longer be a nurse on the site of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/16]

2016-11-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the facilities here that deliver rehabilitation to recovering addicts on prescriptive medicine who have schizophrenia or other mental health issues (details supplied). [34475/16]

2016-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making funds available to facilitate the creation of a rape crisis outreach centre in Navan, County Meath (details supplied). [33435/16]

2016-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the necessary speech and language services that they require and are entitled to. [33466/16]

2016-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) as soon as possible to discuss the HSE proposed reduction of surgery services in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [33743/16]

2016-11-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm or deny information (details supplied); if he will commit to preventing it happening; and if he will commit to safeguarding the emergency department and surgery for the lifetime of the Thirty-second Dáil. [33767/16]

2016-10-25

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a plan to close the accident and emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan or reduce its hours in view of the news that the accident and emergency department is to be closed in January of 2017; if Our Lady's Hospital, Navan has a fully functional accident and emergency department, ICU and anaesthesia service for the whole of 2017; and if he will meet a group (details supplied) as soon as possible to discuss these threats. [31493/16]

2016-10-13

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the expected duration of the disciplinary action that is being delivered to a person (details supplied). [30060/16]

2016-10-13

PQ

Asked Health

D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Sláinte cad é an líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge agus atá ag obair ina Roinn. [30074/16]

2016-10-13

PQ

Asked Health

D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil sprioc leagtha amach maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge a bheith ag obair sa Roinn de réir reachtaíochta agus an bhfuil an sprioc sin bainte amach go fóill. [30089/16]

2016-10-13

PQ

Asked Health

D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil beartas earcaíochta faoi leith i bhfeidhm chun aon chuóta maidir le líon daoine a bhfuil cumas feidhmeach acu sa Ghaeilge, má tá a leithéid ann, a bhaint amach. [30104/16]

2016-10-06

VOTE

Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are different policies regarding the funding of wheelchairs and other OT services from county to county (details supplied); and if so, the details of these differences. [25569/16]

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on disability allowance that have a medical card; the number of persons on disability allowance on means that have a medical card; and the reason County Meath has one of the lowest levels of medical card recipients and the lowest discretionary medical cards recipients per capita. [25970/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Communications

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the body with responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of persons in an area (details supplied). [22672/16]

2016-06-16

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the properties his Department and agencies under its remit leased; the number they leased on upward-only rents and the number of the lessors who were involved with the National Asset Management Agency or with any of the State banks; and the details of each lease. [16602/16]

2016-06-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the State bodies under his remit which have developed memoranda of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memoranda of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit analysis; and the new memoranda of understanding he will create between State bodies under their remits through the lifetime of this Government. [14284/16]

2016-06-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level of data that is collected on the issues which come under his Department's remit; the steps he will take to work with the administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under his aegis on a North-South basis; and the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied). [14443/16]

2016-06-08

PQ

Asked Health

D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil sé i gceist aige, ó nach bhfuil airtríteas réamatóideach ar an liosta tinneas fadtéarmach le haghaidh cárta liachta lánroghnach, é a chur ar an liosta. [14802/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health why the new position in the laboratory of Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath, which was advertised and interviewed for, was not filled; and the status of the construction of the new laboratory as outlined during the latest accreditation process. [11205/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the annual rental value of each vacant property and land holding of his Department. [11422/16]

2016-04-14

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department by square footage, by location, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/16]

2016-01-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has had an application for renewal of a medical card rejected. [1874/16]

2015-12-15

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that nurses who live here and who seek to undertake a return to nursing course are not tied to the hospital in which they undertake the course or forced to pay €1,200 to extricate themselves from this condition, or to sign a waiver regarding the payment incentive to undertake the course. [45327/15]

2015-12-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will re-introduce the back-to-work scheme for nurses who have been out of work for a period of time, given the shortage of nurses in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/15]

2015-12-01

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will retrospectively refund patients with multiple sclerosis for moneys spent on the drug Fampyra before 1 October 2015. [43018/15]

2015-11-19

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the additional resources, whole-time-equivalent staff, and positions provided for in budget 2016's new measures that commit to an additional €8 million spend on therapeutic services for children, including speech and language therapy, in tabular form. [41117/15]

2015-11-12

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Meath is provided with a mobility scooter. [39868/15]

2015-11-11

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to find out what happened, and to ensure that it does not happen again; and if he will ensure that any future convalescence and care costs associated with looking after this person are covered by the Health Service Executive [39745/15]

2015-11-03

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the building of a new laboratory in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Navan in County Meath will take place, as it has been on the estates management construction list for the past seven years. [37407/15]

2015-10-20

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the pathway for all categories of patients, most especially trauma patients, when Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in County Louth is off-call. [36250/15]

2015-10-08

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin in Dublin 12 for spinal surgery; and scoliosis surgery, for each of the past four years; the average length of time children have had to wait; the number of children who are on the waiting list, who are being sent to other hospitals; and if he will identify those hospitals [35176/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Public

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific expenditure measures to be provided for in health and education as part of the demographic provision in budget 2016. [33189/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures, for example, the number of new nurses or therapists to be employed in 2016, to be provided for in the health sector as part of the demographic provision in budget 2016. [33190/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the first-year and full-year cost of increasing funding to Healthy Ireland by 20%, 25%, 30%, 40% and 50%. [33350/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the first-year and full-year cost of extending the Be Active After-School activity programme to each of the Health Service Executive regions. [33351/15]

2015-09-29

PQ

Asked Education

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures, for example, the number of new teachers or special needs assistants to be employed in 2016, to be provided for in the health sector as part of the demographic provision in budget 2016. [33191/15]

2015-09-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the cost for transportation of individual batches of blood samples from Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath in 2013 and 2014; and the cost of the current arrangement. [31439/15]

2015-09-22

PQ

Asked Health

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of beds originally designated to oncology and other medical treatments that have been reassigned to emergency departments in the past four years and the number in each sector for the past four years. [31832/15]