Written Answers Nos. 677-688
677. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for a mental health crisis appointment across Galway city and county; the number of patients in each area of Galway currently awaiting a mental health crisis appointment, by wait time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53664/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
678. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the healthcare investment framework for the supervised residential unit at a location (details supplied). [53673/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
679. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent job offers that Letterkenny University Hospital made to newly graduated physiotherapists to work in the hospital in 2025; and the number of persons that accepted these offers, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53680/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
680. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent job offers that Letterkenny University Hospital made to newly graduated radiographers to work in the hospital in 2025; of the number of jobs offered, the number of persons that accepted the offer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53681/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
681. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response times in Cork North Central; if the response times are meeting those as set out by HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53687/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
682. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the current emergency out of hours mental health services that are currently available in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53692/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
683. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will include a medication (details supplied) in the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53695/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
684. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who is in a nursing home and in receipt of the fair deal support will be examined. [53697/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act (2009), responsibility lies with the HSE to consider each individual application and accept it or reject it on the basis of legislative and operational guidelines.
I am precluded by the provisions of Section 10B of the Health Act 2004 (as inserted by Section 6 of the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2013) from directing the Health Service Executive (HSE) as regards any function of the HSE relating to the provision of treatment or of a health or personal social service to any particular person, or as regards any decision whether or not a particular person is eligible for a particular health or personal social service or the extent to which and the manner in which a person is eligible for such a service.
Under the Health Act 2004, the day-to-day operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health services is a matter for the HSE. Your query has therefore been forwarded to the HSE for their appropriate attention.
685. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds in St. James Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, the Mater Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53720/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
686. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments that have been cancelled at University Hospital Limerick in quarters 1 and 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI 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.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
687. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances in 2025 in St. James's Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, the Mater hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53715/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.
688. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre appointments, by procedure type, that were cancelled at University Hospital Limerick in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53716/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI 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.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
