Pádraig Rice

301. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [4718/26]

302. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [4719/26]

303. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting transfer from prison to the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane, by prison and gender, in tabular from. [4720/26]

304. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a transfer from prison to the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4721/26]

318. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4800/26]

319. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the amount collected by all public hospitals in respect of car parking charges for visitors and patients in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and the amount collected by contracted companies to run and manage car parking facilities at each hospital for the same time period. [4801/26]

320. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the car parking fees charged at each public hospital, in tabular form. [4802/26]

321. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any actions have been taken with respect to the surgeons identified in the Independent Audit on Hip Surgery Thresholds for Children with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, for whom there were concerns about the necessity of the surgeries they performed on children; if all of these surgeons are still carrying out surgeries in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) sites or the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC); if any of them continue to serve on medical boards in CHI or NOHC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4803/26]

322. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the appropriateness of pelvic osteotomy procedures carried out on children in private healthcare facilities will also be included in the external expert panel established following the publication of an independent medical audit (details supplied); if she has identified the private hospitals in which these surgeries took place during the period between January 2010 and March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4804/26]

323. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has requested data on the number of children who underwent pelvic osteotomy procedures in a private healthcare facility (details supplied); if she has been provided with a list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4805/26]

324. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the appropriateness of pelvic osteotomy procedures carried out on children in a hospital will also be included in the external expert panel established following the publication of an independent medical audit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4806/26]

325. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the appropriateness of pelvic osteotomy procedures carried out on children in other public hospitals will also be included in the external expert panel established following the publication of an independent medical audit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4807/26]

326. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is required for beds to be delivered in Cork University Hospital in 2026 (details supplied); if so, the status of said planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4808/26]

6. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [68413/25]

7. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [70179/25]

310. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on BusConnects Cork; to provide an updated timeline for delivery;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3520/26]

571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4299/26]

600. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 25 November 2025, if the review of filing lists and other records held in his Department provided information relating to the records of the Departmental Council working party over the period 1982 to 1983 that produced report No. 1635; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3521/26]

660. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on the merits of amending existing first-time buyer supports in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/26]

709. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his Department’s drafting of the regulations for periodic payment orders indexation rates; if this work has been completed, given that it was due to be actioned by the end of 2025; the date at which these regulations will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/26]

747. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will respond to concerns regarding the resident permit renewals and critical skills employment permits for nurses (details supplied); if he will increase processing capacity for IRP renewals and critical skills permits, provide transparent timelines and communication for applicants awaiting approval; his plans to progress long-term solutions beyond temporary measures to prevent future backlogs; the protections available for individuals impacted by delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4297/26]

914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify matters related to compensation for victims of the HSE cyber-attack (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3491/26]

915. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of the briefing provided to her, which is referenced in a media report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3493/26]

916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, by contract type, principal clinical site and region, in tabular form. [3494/26]

917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a summary of the key provisions of each of the contracts under which consultants are employed in the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3495/26]