Ruairí Ó Murchú

1006. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda as of 15 April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29638/26]

1007. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant registrar's, by speciality currently vacant at Louth County Hospital; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29639/26]

1008. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently vacant in the ophthalmology department of the Mater Hospital; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29640/26]

1249. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health with reference to the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive, to provide a written copy of the HSE Telemedicine Guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30651/26]

1250. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recognises that the "competency" for provision of healthcare, lies with the treating member State (details supplied) under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30652/26]

1251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE requirement for a face-to-face consultation prior to in-patient care under the EU Cross Border Healthcare Directive in order for patients to obtain reimbursement when the clinician in the treating member State does not deem it to be justified, is compatible with the referenced SI. (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30653/26]

1273. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 21 April 2026, if she will make available the HPRA policy paper provided to her Department on the options that could be considered when it comes to cosmetic and derma fillers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30896/26]

1277. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include rheumatoid arthritis on the long-term illness scheme list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30913/26]

38. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to create an alternative to the assessment of needs reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28204/26]

53. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress being made to agree a new framework for SNAs in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28203/26]

128. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has completed any monitoring visits to hotels used to provide separated children seeking international protection, SCSIP, accommodation in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28219/26]

145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the caseload management system at Tusla has been paused; the protocols in place to ensure that Tusla social workers are not overwhelmed by caseloads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28218/26]

220. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the engagement there has been with his Department, Dundalk IT and Queen’s University Belfast in relation to their partnership to create Dundalk university college; the work being carried out by his Department to resolve cross-Border further and higher education issues and the anomalies caused by the CAO-UCAS systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/26]

251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to resolve employment issues of personal assistants who work in some education and training boards and further and higher education centres; the timeline for when the issue is expected to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/26]

502. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the clinical expertise that will be offered to the autism assessment officers, that will decide on the applications that will go onto the intervention protocol list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29470/26]

131. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether the recommendations of the 2009 Vaccine Damage Steering Group report have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28205/26]

140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the finalisation of the National Hearing Care Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28206/26]

279. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being undertaken to reduce the cost of fuel, including home heating oil, green diesel and petrol; the interaction there has been between his department and the EU Commission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26726/26]

300. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being carried out in his Department to fix the anomaly where many workers who live in the North and who work in the South are precluded from working from home due to the significant Revenue implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts his Department has had on the matter with the equivalent British department in the past 12-months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26727/26]

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the engagement there has been between his Department and Louth County Council on the issues of progressing CFRAM projects and shorter term flood mitigations in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27342/26]

54. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline his Department’s awareness of the way in which companies offering home insurance are using CFRAM maps and other flood-related data generated by his Department to refuse flood insurance; his plans to mitigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27341/26]

119. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made to deliver the State’s energy generation by renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/26]

144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made in the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/26]

208. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps that are being taken to ensure that robust social enterprise measures are included in the forthcoming national public procurement strategy, including consideration of social value legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/26]

5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to China. [14464/26]