Donna McGettigan

555. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place where concerns are raised that a clinician has recorded or shared inaccurate clinical information; whether such cases are automatically referred for independent review; and the patient safety is protected in such circumstances [35992/26]

556. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether there are safeguards to prevent inappropriate sharing or coordination of inaccurate patient information across different HSE departments; and if any investigation has been undertaken into such concerns within CAMHS services. [35993/26]

557. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a clinician is referred to the relevant regulatory body following a complaint; whether any referrals have arisen from CAMHS-ID complaints in the past three years; and if she will provide details [35994/26]

558. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to address systemic failures within CAMHS following previous reviews and reports; and the measures that are in place to ensure that similar failures are identified and addressed promptly in other regions. [35995/26]

559. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether she will commit to an independent investigation into serious patient safety concerns raised in relation to CAMHS-ID; and if not, the reason for that decision. [35996/26]

560. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps that are taken when credible concerns are raised that a clinician may pose a risk to patient safety; whether such clinicians are subject to restriction or supervision pending investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35997/26]

561. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she considers it acceptable that serious allegations concerning patient safety within CAMHS-ID can remain unaddressed for several months; and the actions she will take to ensure accountability in this case. [35998/26]

150. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider additional financial supports for students on a temporary basis due to increasing travel costs that students are currently facing as we approach exam time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34974/26]

152. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the framework or protection he will put in place to ensure that any service charge will be included in the rent charge for students in student accommodation, given that otherwise the service charge can soar up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34975/26]

154. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the progress in providing third level courses through the medium of Irish across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34976/26]

194. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of consultation that took place with student unions before the announcement of the Student Accommodation Strategy; if any of their specific requests were included in the Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34730/26]

200. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify if reductions made in student fees in previous budgets will remain in place for the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34729/26]

345. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 28 April 2026, whether the Government has conducted any assessment of deploying 500 or more fixed speed cameras to match the enforcement density of Finland (1,164 cameras) or Sweden (2,487 cameras); if not, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34322/26]

441. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs do not receive the same level of flat-rate uniform-related tax relief as other comparable frontline healthcare professionals; if he will commit to addressing this financial anomaly as part of the current industrial negotiations to show respect for the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34643/26]

708. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is to be a review of local election boundaries in advance of local government elections in 2029; and a timeline for any such review. [34818/26]

1019. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) will receive a discretionary hardship payment as an interim support, pending the outcome of the acarizax reimbursement application due to significant financial hardship and the medical necessity of the treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/26]

1029. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that HSE home support (Clare) has approved a significant number of families for home care support which they are unable to provide due to staff shortages (details supplied); the statistics for the number approved and the number currently not receiving care; if she is planning any initiatives to remedy this staff shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34066/26]

1035. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether Government is satisfied there is effective and consistently applied clinical governance oversight across HSE South West; whether identified clinical leadership gaps have been independently reviewed; whether vacancies, fragmented accountability or weak leadership structures have affected patient safety, service quality or risk management; the assurance that will be given that clinical governance failures are not contributing to repeated performance and safety concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34108/26]

1114. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has failed to implement the recommendations of the 2020 independent Roles and Responsibilities Review, which proposed enhanced salary scales to reflect the increased clinical workload and responsibilities of paramedics; if she will acknowledge that this failure is the primary driver of the stoppages planned for May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34640/26]

1115. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that staff representatives assert the core paramedic salary scales have not been updated to reflect the evolution of the profession in 18 years, despite the role moving to a degree-level clinical grade; the reason her Department has not finalised the proposed 3% to 14% pay modernisation increases that were brokered to address this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34641/26]

1116. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service is estimated to be short by 2,000 to 2,500 paramedics of its own 2026 workforce target; her views on whether the current uncompetitive pay structure is preventing the recruitment and retention needed to hit these targets; if she will provide a value-for-money justification for the record €27.4 billion health budget when frontline service delivery in Clare is compromised by a staffing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34642/26]

1117. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE and NAS management have insisted that pay modernisation increases be phased in over a multi-year period while demanding immediate productivity changes, a position which led to a 69% rejection of the latest pay deal by NAS members in February 2026; the immediate steps she is taking to prevent further strikes scheduled for June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34644/26]

1118. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the total number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) paramedics and advanced paramedics currently employed by the National Ambulance Service (NAS), of that total, the number that are currently assigned to non-operational roles, such as management, administration, clinical auditing, or office-based training positions, and are therefore not available for frontline emergency dispatch; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34645/26]

1119. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the "record recruitment" figures frequently cited by her Department include paramedics who have been seconded to office-based or headquarters roles; if she will provide a separate breakdown of the number of paramedics available for active rostered shifts in County Clare for each month in 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34646/26]

1120. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a reported increase in the number of 'clinical support officer' and administrative positions within the NAS while frontline stations like Kilrush continue to report dropped shifts due to a lack of available paramedics; if she will commit to a "frontline-first" policy to ensure that qualified staff are not being diverted from ambulances to offices during a staffing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34647/26]