Written Answers Nos. 540-559
553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 837 of 1 July 2025, to outline the funding arrangements for procedures for idiopathic scoliosis in a private hospital (details supplied), including the amount paid per surgery; and the total amount paid to public surgeons working in this hospital for spinal procedures over the past three years, broken down by year. [3077/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
554. 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]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
555. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount her Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3105/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Health social media channels allow us to connect with the public in a timely and efficient manner; to share news and information easily and quickly; and deliver on our commitment to transparency. The Department currently manages accounts on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (formally known as Twitter) and YouTube.
The Department of the Health did not place paid advertisements with X in the years 2024-2025. We continue to consider all methods of communication with the public on an ongoing basis with a focus on providing accessible and effective public communications.
The Department does not pay a subscription for verification on any of its social media accounts.
556. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the supports in place, excluding the 5/6 weeks physio after cross-border directive surgery, for patients who are having health issues sometime after operations. [3113/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the terms of the EU Cross Border Directive (CBD), where a patient has received healthcare abroad, in another EU/EEA country under the provisions of the CBD, and medical follow-up proves necessary the home country (in this case Ireland) is obliged to provide the patient with the same follow-up treatment it would have provided had the treatment taken place on its territory.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
557. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the suspension of blind welfare allowance payments from the HSE until March due to errors in the HSE's set-up of a new financial system could be rectified sooner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3114/26]
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.
558. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant, non-consultant hospital doctor, nursing and health and social care professional posts approved, filled and vacant in emergency departments in each acute public hospital at the end of each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3154/26]
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.
559. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency and locum staffing in emergency departments in each acute public hospital, by staff category, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3155/26]
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.
