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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bernard Durkan
21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which he and his Department continue to concentrate on waiting lists in respect of health procedures in general throughout the country; the extent to which adequate success is being achieved in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/24]
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Health Services Staff
Joan Collins
22. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the emergency measures the Government will put in place to ensure developmental checks resume in Dublin 8, 10 and 12, given the severe lack of child developmental checks in the area. [19450/24]
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Hospital Staff
Robert Troy
23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will approve the appointment of staff to operate the MRI scanner at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [19837/24]
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Health Services
Brendan Griffin
24. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made on outcomes for people who suffer stroke over the past 15 years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of data, by region or county where available; what measures are being taken to reduce instances of stroke, intervene early for patients suffering stroke and what after care is available to rehabilitate people after stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19819/24]
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Aindrias Moynihan
25. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health how many children from April 2024 with type 1 diabetes to date are awaiting access to technology such a glucose monitors and insulin pumps in the South/South West Hospital region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/24]
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Official Engagements
Peadar Tóibín
26. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will list the hospitals he has visited since he took office. [18647/24]
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Hospital Staff
Cathal Crowe
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of what teaching roles, in terms of nurse and doctor training, the hospitals in the University Hospital Limerick Group currently have; if he will consider a broadened role in this regard for Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19780/24]
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Legislative Measures
Paul Donnelly
28. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be brought forward to curtail the selling of "fast gas" nitrous oxide canisters to young people for personal consumption and making them only available to medical and catering industries. [12316/24]
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Ambulance Service
James O'Connor
29. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department’s considerations for a new ambulance base in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19881/24]
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Departmental Reports
Gino Kenny
30. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has said the latest Department of Health/HSE-commissioned IGEES report into the public hospital system is about saving money rather than patient safety and investing in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19870/24]
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Dental Services
Aindrias Moynihan
31. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the difficulties experienced by the HSE community dental service in recruiting staff; the measures that are being taken to reduce the long wait times for children awaiting orthodontic treatment in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19914/24]
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Health Service Executive
Duncan Smith
32. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of a social worker for the Swords area, which is being hindered by the ongoing recruitment freeze in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/24]
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Hospital Closures
Catherine Connolly
33. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the details of his engagement to-date in 2024 with HSE West regarding the ongoing closure of Clifden District Hospital; the steps he has taken to ensure that the hospital reopens on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/24]
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Cancer Services
Duncan Smith
34. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to funding the National Cancer strategy in full in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/24]
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Health Strategies
Robert Troy
35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the National Palliative Care Strategy will be published. [19838/24]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pauline Tully
36. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the specific health supports that are available to people with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/24]
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pádraig O'Sullivan
37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 that are waiting for a medical appliance, for example, wheelchair, orthotics and shower chair, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/24]
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Catherine Connolly
38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 29 February 2024, for an update on the development of the SAR/PBC by the project team and the Galway University Hospitals Capital Programme Oversight Board for the new emergency department, women and children's block in UHG; the expected timeline for it to move to pre-tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/24]
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Departmental Reviews
Paul Murphy
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the recommendations he will make to the Cabinet Committee on Health in respect of the legislative changes needed to implement the abortion review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19877/24]
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Hospital Staff
Brendan Griffin
40. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date breakdown of all staffing types at West Kerry Community Hospital; the net recruitment progress that has been made in each category in each year since 2019; the current bed complement; the breakdown of bed types; how many people are currently waiting for a bed in the hospital; what recruitment efforts are being made for each category of staff, including healthcare assistants and nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19820/24]