1457. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that according to a report (details supplied), the number of prisoners held on remand in Ireland increased by 34% between 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/26]
1458. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths of persons in the custody of Cork prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, including deaths occurring in the prison, in hospital, and deaths occurring within one month of a grant of temporary release, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/26]
1459. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded prisoner-on-prisoner assaults; the number of recorded assaults on staff in Cork Prison in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/26]
1618. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used to assess whether public expenditure is delivering value for money; the assessments that have been carried out in relation to disability services; if she is satisfied that value for money is being achieved in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42782/26]
1786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which workforce shortages are currently impacting the delivery of continuity-of-care models and community-based maternity services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41614/26]
1787. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of postnatal bed occupancy across maternity hospitals nationally; the measures being taken to address capacity pressures in postnatal wards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41615/26]
1788. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to community midwifery, specialist supports and continuity-of-care models across all regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41616/26]
1789. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether current maternity workforce planning models fully account for increasing clinical complexity rather than birth numbers alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41617/26]
1790. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to ensure that residents in nursing homes are not required to leave their place of care due to increasing care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41618/26]
1791. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether an independent clinical review is required before a resident can be asked to leave a nursing home on the basis that their needs have increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41619/26]
1950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a 2024 review of cancer research investment in Ireland covering the period 2019 to 2022, 60% of €106.5 million awarded in cancer research grants by eight participating funders was concentrated in just three universities (details supplied); the steps being taken to broaden the institutional distribution of cancer research i…
1952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association data, State processing time for cancer medicine reimbursement applications submitted between 2022 and 2024 averaged 492 days, more than twice the 225-day benchmark…
1953. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, oncologists in Ireland report tailoring cancer treatment decisions based on patients' private health insurance status as a result of delays in public reimbursement of new cancer medicines, creating what the report desc…
1954. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans for upgrading Cork University Hospital/University College Cork, which is certified as a cancer centre by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes, to the higher designation of comprehensive cancer centre accreditation, as recommended in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026,…
1955. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the current status of the national radiation therapy machine replacement programme, given that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026 the Irish Radiation Oncology Advocacy Group reported in October 2025 that nearly 75% of linear accelerator machines in publ…
1956. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, CervicalCheck five-year participation rates in the period ending March 2023 varied from 66% in County Laois to 82% in County Carlow, with only three counties meeting the National Screening Service target of 80% set out…
1957. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the implementation of the National Adult Palliative Care Policy launched by her Department in September 2024, including the allocation of the €2 million set aside for initial rollout in 2024; the steps being taken to reach the European Association for Palliative Care benchmark of two specialised palliative care services per 100,000 in…
1958. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the timeline for extending the National Genomic Test Directory, which was launched in January 2025 initially covering rare and inherited diseases, to include oncology testing, as recommended in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026; and if she will make a statement on …
1959. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on Cancer Trials Ireland data, only approximately 1.5% of cancer patients in Ireland were enrolled in interventional clinical trials in 2023, well below the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 target of 6%; what…
1960. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on National Doctors Training and Planning data, approvals for new consultant posts fell sharply from 305 in 2022 to 266 in 2023 and to 148 in 2024; what action is being taken to reverse this decline given its p…
1961. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the steps being taken to address the €180 million estimated funding gap in the implementation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 between 2017 and 2024, as identified by the Irish Cancer Society and referenced in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, which cites…
2112. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an up to date assessment of mental health services for adults with intellectual disability in Cork; to verify if there is a lack of allied health professionals available to support the mental health teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42738/26]
2113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if considering a policy under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to qualify parallel imported medicines for reimbursement in Ireland at the same reference price as equivalent medicines supplied through the distribution channels of their original manufacturers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42753/26]
2201. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that glycerol-containing slush ice drinks are being sold without point-of-sale warnings at retail locations across Ireland, contrary to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026, which recommends that retailers selling unpackaged slush ice drinks containing glycerol display permanent warnings stating that the product is not…
2202. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider making mandatory the point-of-sale warning requirements currently set out as voluntary guidelines in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026, which recommends that retailers selling unpackaged glycerol-containing slush ice drinks display permanent warnings that the product is not recommended for children aged te…