Michael Cahill

3027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently investigate a matter (details supplied) and allow for placement in a long-term care bed in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25500/26]

3045. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the services available in Kerry for persons that suffer with trichiasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25533/26]

3046. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of life threatening calls that the National Ambulance Services attended within 19 minutes in County Kerry in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25534/26]

3047. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant ENT surgeon at University Hospital Kerry for a first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25535/26]

3048. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the ENT waiting list in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25536/26]

3087. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all staff vacancies across each Department of the Health service in County Kerry; the implications of these unfilled positions on the Health service in Kerry and its citizens; the action being taken to fill these vacancies, many of which remain unfilled for prolonged periods; will the Minister accept that the residents of County Kerry are not receiving the quality of service they deserve due to these unfilled vacancies; will the Minister reconsider my previous request to introduce special incentives to attract Health Care workers to fill these vacancies in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25815/26]

3088. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when will the new Killarney Community Hospital building be "handed over" to the HSE; if an application to register the new Community Hospital has been submitted to HIQA; when will residents be able to move into their new home; when will they and their families and/or advocates be informed of this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25818/26]

3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing levels are clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25874/26]

3121. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed response to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied), in respect of the new Killarney Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25987/26]

3188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment facility will be set up, staffed and funded at University Hospital Kerry, close to the world renowned Killarney National Park, home of Ireland’s largest numbers of deer, largely responsible for the spread of this debilitating disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26367/26]

3190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list; the number that are awaiting spinal surgery; the number of surgeries that took place in Ireland in 2025; the number that took place under the treatment abroad scheme; the number of new cases that joined the waiting list in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26409/26]

3191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, awaiting spinal surgery for two months, four months, six months, eight months, ten months, 12 months and longer; the measures that are being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/26]

3192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, that had spinal surgery in Ireland or under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the steps being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26411/26]

3193. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/26]

3194. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/26]

3241. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the serious medical issues and urgently grant a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26595/26]

3331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently provide a long term care bed for a person (details supplied) at Kenmare Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26921/26]

3375. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to support an organisation (details supplied) and in particular nursing homes in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27193/26]

3466. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding that is available to assist with a new initiative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/26]

3467. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding available to assist with a new initiative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/26]

3500. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will urgently provide a significant increase in funding to Kerry County Council to address the condition of the local improvement schemes/private roads; if he will take into consideration that currently there are hundreds of roads on the priority list in County Kerry, and at least several hundred waiting for the scheme to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25303/26]

3501. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will urgently provide a significant increase in funding to Kerry County Council to address the condition of the local improvement schemes/private roads (details supplied); if he will take into consideration that currently there are hundreds of roads on the priority list in County Kerry, and at least several hundred waiting for the scheme to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25329/26]

3509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to consider the special circumstances, (details supplied) and allocate additional LEADER funding for LAG in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/26]

162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23314/26]

169. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an Irish passport application (details supplied) for a child; the reason for the delay in processing same, particularly where all documentation had been submitted and subsequently additional documentation was requested at a late stage in the process; whether expedited processing can be facilitated in this case given imminent travel plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23347/26]