Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Thomas Pringle

1281. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health how many times the critical lack of care for diabetes patients in Letterkenny University Hospital has been notified to the HSE national risk register in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13882/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Pringle

1282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to restore physiotherapy clinics to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13886/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Duncan Smith

1283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department has taken to establish if all workers eligible for the pandemic payment have been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13891/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Duncan Smith

1284. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) contracted to distribute pandemic payments, has yet to distribute all payments to section 39 providers; what actions his Department has taken to ensure completion of the terms of the contract with the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13892/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what exactly were the actions of hormones a decade later the National Gender Service staff were referring to in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13907/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the names of the clinics in the United States who continue to prescribe puberty blocker monotherapy up to age 28 or 29 which were mentioned by National Gender Service staff in a radio interview (details supplied) [13908/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can confirm they believe that the Tavistock and Antwerp clinics had prescribed hormones on the basis of a single phone call as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13909/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the National Gender Service staff believe that you need to fully know your sexual orientation in order to access transgender medical interventions as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13910/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1289. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share the evidence base for sexual attraction being delayed in neurodiverse individuals and its relevance in trans medicine as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13911/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify exactly what the "clear evidence of harm from current practice to significant numbers of vulnerable children" that was referenced by National Gender Service staff in a recent radio interview (details supplied) is. [13912/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service considers trans patient groups to be expressing an ideological position when advocating for informed consent healthcare in line with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH. [13913/24]

Health Services Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

1292. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the lifting of the recruitment freeze within the HSE. [13914/24]

Health Services Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

1293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health in relation to the current recruitment pause within the HSE, if information is available regarding when individuals who have been advised they have successfully interviewed for positions but are impacted by the pause will be able to begin their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13915/24]

Medical Cards

Seán Canney

1294. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health what steps people with medical cards should take to get reimbursed for blood test costs charged by GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/24]

Repatriation Costs

Matt Carthy

1295. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 14 February 2024, the assistance available to Irish citizens who require repatriation via air ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/24]

Mental Health Services

Matt Carthy

1296. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent consultation with CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13948/24]

Health Services

Réada Cronin

1297. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) to access specialist treatment for a condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13969/24]

Abortion Services

Carol Nolan

1298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an outline on the current status of the Implementation Group examining the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; to provide an outline of the number of occasions it has met to date; a timeline for when it is to report to Government; if an outline of its remit can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13973/24]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

1299. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13995/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1300. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if additional supports and funding will be provided for treatment centres and specialist community services to support those with eating disorders across community healthcare organisations. [13996/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1301. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to provide more specialised facilities for eating disorder sufferers; what steps are being taken to provide more outpatient facilities; and what steps are being taken to provide eating disorder specialists in all public hospitals. [13997/24]

Eating Disorders

Louise O'Reilly

1302. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide more in-patient facilities for eating disorder sufferers or to facilitate a reduction of catchment restrictions. [13998/24]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

1303. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the posts which are sanctioned and remain vacant currently in CHO8. [14000/24]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

1304. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the posts that are vacant and awaiting sanction. [14001/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Robert Troy

1305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the numbers on the waiting lists across each discipline under their remit; and the actions that are being taken to address these lists. [14002/24]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

1306. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to recruit staff to vacant posts; if international recruitment campaigns have commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14003/24]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

1307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a department which investigates issues of safeguarding of a vulnerable adult; and if he will provide the details of supports available to a person (details supplied). [14023/24]

Health Services

Steven Matthews

1308. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an urgent medical case (details supplied); the action he will take to ensure adequate care is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14024/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

1309. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when an appropriate appointment and treatment in early date can be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14026/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/24]

Research and Development

Jim O'Callaghan

1311. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate the (European Infrastructure For Translational Medicine Research) membership process for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14028/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

1312. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending special leave with pay for those who worked on the front line during the pandemic and contracted long-Covid and whose health and lives have been badly damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14034/24]

Primary Care Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Dublin south primary care teams provide occupational therapy report services for housing assessment needs; the avenues for a local authority tenant to access HSE primary care teams OT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/24]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health what short-term and long-term plans are in place to care for those awaiting eye surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital. [14058/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1315. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the spring due to be removed from a patient (details supplied) at Temple Street Hospital will be retained for examination; and if so, what examination will be conducted. [14059/24]

Abortion Services

Michael Collins

1316. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the meeting of the National Termination of Pregnancy Service Improvement Group held on 4 October 2023 recorded any minutes; if so, if a copy can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14083/24]

Abortion Services

Michael Collins

1317. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health what steps will be taken to achieve accountability, transparency, and parliamentary oversight with regards the work of the National Termination of Pregnancy Service Improvement Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14084/24]

Medicinal Products

Aindrias Moynihan

1318. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for current and continued investigations on providing approval for a medication (details supplied) on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14085/24]

Dental Services

Michael Lowry

1319. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Government’s response to the recently launched policy paper by an organisation (details supplied); if he intends to adhere to the promises for reform of dentistry in Ireland; if so, what specific steps will be taken to ensure these reforms are implemented; if he will meet with representatives of the organisation to discuss its strategy for reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14089/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1320. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Tullow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14101/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1321. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there is to be an injury clinic provided in Carlow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14102/24]

Primary Care Centres

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1322. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if there is to be a primary care centre provided in Borris, County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14103/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

1323. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the provision of a health service building and the occupants of same in Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14104/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

1324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health what supports his Department will put in place for those who have been on special leave with pay and whose payments are due to cease, but who cannot return to work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14118/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

1325. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to address an issue regarding the medical card review scheme whereby persons with disabilities are subjected to arduous regular reviews which can be difficult and taxing for these persons to carry out; if this scheme can be examined and perhaps changed in some way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

1326. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if his Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if his Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14166/24]

Mental Health Services

Marian Harkin

1327. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment with a psychologist for a minor (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14184/24]

Vaccination Programme

Frankie Feighan

1328. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for a progress update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the possibility of introducing a national immunisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14185/24]

Health Service Executive

Claire Kerrane

1329. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the total spent by the HSE on contractors for maintenance work (details supplied) in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14207/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern in the Drimnagh area of Dublin 12 regarding the provision of public PHNMs (details supplied). [14212/24]

Primary Care Centres

Emer Higgins

1331. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new primary care centre (details supplied) including completion date; and a timeline for the commencement of the various services that will be offered at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/24]

Home Help Service

Martin Browne

1332. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to increasing the travel allowance for home care support workers given the increased cost of fuel has not been matched with an increase in the travelling allowance; his views on the situation at present regarding the impact of this shortfall on workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1333. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an out-of-hours CareDoc facility in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/24]

Health Services

Colm Burke

1334. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what steps he will take to address delays in diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases in light of the fact that more than a third of people with such conditions go for more than five years without a diagnosis and in recognition of the 300,00 people living with such diseases in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

1335. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the up-to-date position regarding the location for the new genetics and genomics laboratory in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

1336. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the new genetics and genomics laboratory will be located at the new National Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14228/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1337. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm what interim measures are in place, if any, to ensure genetics testing continues to be carried out during relocation from its current home in CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the addition of screening for SMA and SCID to the newborn bloodspot screening programme will commence given the fact that screening for SMA and SCID is not scheduled to take place at the current lab in Temple Street, but rather at the new National Children’s Hospital. As the new NCH is not due to open until at least Q2 2025, and an interim location has not been announced, this has led to confusion around when implementation will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14230/24]

Hospital Services

Colm Burke

1339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm when newborn babies will be screened for SMA and SCID as part of the newborn bloodspot screening programme; and where the testing for these conditions will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14231/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the establishment of an infant feeding communication forum across departments that is, with responsibility for children, health, and marketing of commercial formula milks and the Health Service Executive to align government policy, funding and Health Service Executive practices for the purposes of increasing breastfeeding initiation rates and the duration of breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14232/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1341. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to standardise breastfeeding education for healthcare professionals in maternity units and support in-service, role-specific breastfeeding education and training to enable implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative in all 19 maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1342. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to fully implement the World Health Organization Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and its subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions in legislation and ensure that this legislation is monitored and enforced in a transparent manner independent of industry, with particular attention paid to advertising and marketing online via baby clubs and social media influencers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1343. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide independent, evidence-based breastfeeding-related education and training to all healthcare professionals likely to encounter breastfeeding mothers or infants/young children in their clinical practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1344. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to provide for greater availability of breastfeeding preparation classes and breastfeeding support groups, and modes of delivery of same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1345. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop effective strategies for increasing awareness of infant and young child feeding materials within other sectors outside of the health service, for example, workplace settings, county councils, and allocate resources as required by the Health Service Executive to implement breastfeeding campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/24]

Healthcare Policy

Colm Burke

1346. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop an up-to-date infant feeding policy for those with HIV in Ireland, in line with recent British HIV Association guidance, that would facilitate shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/24]

Health Promotion

Colm Burke

1347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will develop an infant and young child feeding in emergencies preparedness plan specific to the Irish context in line with international guidance, incorporating and building on the operational guidance prepared by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies Core Group of the Emergency Nutrition Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/24]

Departmental Data

Colm Burke

1348. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to develop an electronic child health record to collect and report on breastfeeding metrics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

1349. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14243/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Pringle

1350. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds which are open in each of the community hospitals in County Donegal, for each of the years from 2019 to 2024, in tabular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14247/24]

Hospital Services

Alan Kelly

1351. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he directed the HSE to temporarily use the new unopened Nenagh Community Nursing Home as a step down facility for acute care based on the overcrowding in UHL; if he was asked by any member of the Houses of the Oireachtas to do the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

1352. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 7 March 2024, if he can publish the legal advice given to the Minister for Mental Health in relation to regulating CAMHS under section 34 of the Mental Health Act, 2001; the person or body that gave this legal advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/24]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

1353. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1397 of 18 April 2023, his plans to allocate additional funding and resources to genetics services in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, in light of the ongoing delays in waiting times for diagnosis; the details of his plans to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1354. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a planned surgery, which did not go ahead, and ensure a new appointment is issued to the person (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1355. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry primary care services, in tabular form. [14286/24]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

1356. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the psychology waiting-list numbers and exact wait-times in months for children and adolescents in the North Lee, South Lee, North Cork and Kerry CAMHS services, in tabular form. [14287/24]

Health Services Staff

Holly Cairns

1357. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of grievance and dignity at work cases currently under consideration by management within the South West Regional Health Area; and the duration of time between submission of each case by the complainant, the arrangement of hearings and the issuing of decisions. [14289/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

1358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are consistent scheduling issues at St. Vincent's Hospital where patient appointments are being delayed for significant lengths of time due to a lack of interdepartmental co-ordination leading to scheduling overlaps and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1359. 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]

Departmental Communications

Róisín Shortall

1360. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason the Secretary General of his Department met with an alcohol industry representative body (details supplied); the discussions that took place at this meeting; the reason this was not disclosed in an FOI request; the reason no minutes were kept; to provide any available records of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Denise Mitchell

1361. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to amend section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970, to extend the long-term illness scheme to encompass sufferers of mitochondria disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

1362. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health how many positions have been offered to individuals in the HSE that cannot be taken up as a result of the recruitment freeze; the breakdown of same, by CHO area; when the recruitment freeze will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/24]

Nursing Homes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will review a situation (details supplied) regarding a contracted bed provided by the HSE as part of the nursing home subvention scheme; if the new rental income change to the fair deal scheme of 1 February 2024 will apply in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1364. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

1365. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied), particularly concerns regarding financial stability when the current scheme concludes on 31 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/24]

Nursing Homes

Chris Andrews

1366. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the number of people, within the past five years, that have been discharged from nursing homes who are recipients of fair deal support (details supplied); and the reasons for these discharges. [14332/24]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Paul Kehoe

1367. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health when a review (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/24]

Food Safety

Cathal Crowe

1368. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1369 of 18 April 2023, for an update on plans to address the issue of carcinogenic substances present in oranges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14345/24]

Medical Cards

Éamon Ó Cuív

1369. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if a hard copy of the breakdown of a means assessment as part of a medical card application can be provided to a person (details supplied) as they did not receive one following multiple requests; if they will be granted a time extension to request a review and an appeal as they await the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/24]

Health Services

Réada Cronin

1370. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department will guarantee that the financial supports for women with breast cancer, proposed to be cut with the proposals now reversed, will in fact remain without further threat to funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14348/24]

Primary Care Centres

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1371. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on proposals for an enhanced community care facility in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14349/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

1372. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14389/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Dillon

1373. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Marian Harkin

1374. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive a medical appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14397/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

1375. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied) about dying, death and bereavement during Covid-19; his plans in respect of the four recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment with the orthopaedic department in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14411/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1377. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a full medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) who has eight dependent children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Bernard Durkan

1378. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when provision can be made for a person (details supplied); if adequate facilities remain available to meet such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1379. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14431/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

1380. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14432/24]