Tony McCormack
Question:2083. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [74096/25]
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Questions (2083)
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Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Minister for Health is prohibited from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Hospital Services
Questions (2084)
Conor Sheehan
Question:2084. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo surgery; the reason surgery has been delayed and cancelled previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74097/25]
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I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when hospital appointments are cancelled, particularly in the case of clinically urgent procedures.
While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased unscheduled care demand.
Patient safety remains at the centre of all hospital activity and elective care scheduling. To ensure services are provided in a safe, clinically aligned and prioritised way, hospitals follow HSE clinical guidelines and protocols.
Cancelled hospital procedures/appointments are, where appropriate, rescheduled as early as possible with priority given to patients requiring time-sensitive and urgent treatment. Patients that are cancelled are rescheduled with the next available appointment based on their clinical prioritisation, with urgent patients prioritised for access.
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Minister for Health is prohibited from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Artificial Intelligence
Questions (2085)
Sinéad Gibney
Question:2085. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74136/25]
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A pilot implementation regarding possible use cases of Gen AI (internal only), including improved efficiency and productivity is currently under way. This will inform decisions regarding the potential use of Gen AI in the future.
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Project Name |
Purpose/Function |
Expenditure Paid/Committed |
Status |
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Microsoft Copilot Pilot |
Efficiency & productivity pilot |
€24,425 |
Ongoing |
My Department has an approved policy for the use of Gen AI, which is based on recommendations from the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Security Guidance on Generative AI for Public Sector Bodies and DPENDR’s Interim Guidelines for Use of AI in the Public Service. The default approach is that Gen AI is not to be used for Departmental business, unless there is an approved business case that has completed the appropriate risk assessments.
Health Services
Questions (2086)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2086. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people on dialysis for more than five years in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74144/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2087)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2087. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people on dialysis who have had a kidney transplant that has subsequently failed in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74145/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2088)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2088. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people on dialysis who were active on the kidney transplant waiting list, as of 31 December in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74146/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2089)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2089. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people on dialysis who have, or have had an organ transplant, other than a functioning kidney transplant, in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74147/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2090)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2090. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on dialysis in each of the age profiles (details supplied) as of 31 December in 2022, 2023 and 2024 by age cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74148/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2091)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2091. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths amongst dialysis patients in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74149/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2092)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2092. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish resident patients that have been able to avail of out of area dialysis, in Ireland, in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74150/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2093)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2093. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of visitors from outside of the State who were able to avail of dialysis whilst visiting Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74151/25]
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As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy as soon as possible.
Health Services Staff
Questions (2094)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2094. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by healthcare professional type in each dialysis unit, by HSE run and third party units (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74153/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services Staff
Questions (2095)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2095. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of vascular surgeon posts and available full-time equivalent staffing in each dialysis unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74154/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services Staff
Questions (2096)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2096. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of academic professional posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by hospital for each of kidney and cancer disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74155/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services Staff
Questions (2097)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2097. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of and protected time allocation of renal system administrators (EMED), by dialysis unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74156/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2098)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2098. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for those who received a deceased donor kidney transplant in each of the years, 2018 to 2024, from the time of first listing on the transplant list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74157/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2099)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2099. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for those who received a living donor kidney transplant in each of the years, 2018 to 2024, from the time of listing on the transplant list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74158/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2100)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who received a kidney transplant in each of the age profiles (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74159/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Health Services
Questions (2101)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2101. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken to work up a successful living kidney donor from their first presentation at the transplant coordinators’ office in Beaumont to being approved to donate a kidney in each of the age profiles (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74160/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Organ Donation
Questions (2102)
Cathal Crowe
Question:2102. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people who presented to the living donor programme in Beaumont Hospital as willing potential living kidney donors who became actual living kidney donors in each of the years 2018 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74162/25]
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.