778. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to private practice consultants offering or giving gifts to public only contract consultants in return for handling their patients on days which they are absent from work or not rostered, or similar practices involving the gift or favour-giving to public only consultants for work which would have typically been billed as private…
788. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private car parking management services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47476/26]
789. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private HR support services, by each health area, in each of the years 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47477/26]
790. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private legal services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47478/26]
791. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private debt collection services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47479/26]
792. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private public relations and communications services, by each health area, in each of the years 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47480/26]
463. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to assess and mitigate the impact of the US most-favoured-nation pharmaceutical pricing policy and related trade tariffs on patient access to innovative medicines and the competitiveness of the Irish pharmaceutical sector; the status of the planned inter-departmental or sectoral taskforce established to address these global p…
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations at emergency departments with mental health crises in 2024 and 2025; the number admitted. and the number referred on the other services which are immediately available to them; and the number who leave the emergency department before being seen or discharged, in tabular form. [45989/26]
327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of community neurorehabilitation teams; the number and location of teams; the desired, approved, and actual staffing levels, by grade; the details of areas without teams; the reasons for this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44711/26]
329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure HSE adherence to Labour Court recommendation No. LCR23209 CD/25/646 regarding pay for perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/26]
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of negotiations regarding pricing for reimbursement for skyclarys. [44200/26]
385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of requests from Waterford City and County Council for road repairs generally, in tabular form; and the details of requests for repairs relating to flood and water damage. [44162/26]
617. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of flood defence and coastal erosion projects under consideration or underway in Waterford and spend to date, by year, in tabular form; the current status of each; the date on which the current status was reached; the date on which each project is anticipated to move to the next …
970. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of assessments of educational needs which were conducted by the NCSE in 2025, by area; the number conducted by the NCSE and the number outsourced; the total amount spent on outsourcing for each of the past five years; and the number of assessments to which this relates, in tabular form. [44155/26]
971. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have undergone an assessment of their health and educational needs via both the NCSE and the HSE, or whether she keeps sufficient records on this matter to ensure efficiency and no duplication of efforts. [44156/26]
972. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the protocols in place to eliminate duplication of assessment efforts by the NCSE and the HSE; the efforts made to streamline this process; the protocols in place to avoid duplication in outsourcing to third parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44157/26]
1167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for vacant property refurbishment grants for each local authority, in tabular form; the number granted; the average timeframe for decision across each local authority; the timeframe for approval of payment and timeframe to payment; and the timeframe for final inspection. [44164/26]
1730. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of needs conducted in 2025 by area; the number conducted by the HSE; the number outsourced; the total amount spent on outsourcing in each year for the last five years and the number of assessments to which this relates, in tabular form. [44158/26]
1731. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who have undergone an assessment of their health and educational needs via both the HSE and the NCSE, or whether she keeps sufficient records on this matter to ensure efficiency and no duplication of efforts. [44159/26]
1732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the protocols in place to eliminate duplication of assessment efforts by the HSE and the NCSE and the efforts made to streamline this process; the protocols in place to avoid duplication in outsourcing to third parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44160/26]
2448. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the exclusion of children categorised as “suspended”, “planned procedure” and “pre-admit” from detailed published waiting time band reporting within CHI spinal surgery reports may result in an incomplete representation of the true scale and duration of paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44142/26]
2449. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to CHI reporting in April 2026, 126 children on the active paediatric spinal surgery waiting list, how many of these children have completed all required pre-operative work-up, including (details supplied) and are awaiting only a surgical date; the number that remain awaiting further investigations or specialist sign-off; her views on compliance with …
2450. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether children categorised as “suspended”, “planned procedure” or “pre-admit” within the CHI spinal surgery pathway are included within National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting time performance monitoring and targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44144/26]
2451. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the person or body that clinically triages paediatric scoliosis referrals within CHI; whether referrals are consultant-led, nurse-led or administratively triaged; whether standardised criteria are used to determine urgency and waiting times for outpatient review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44145/26]
2452. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason no minutes of the Paediatric Spinal Taskforce have been publicly published since the meeting of 8 May 2025; when the taskforce last met; whether minutes and updates from subsequent meetings will be published; and her views on the governance, transparency and ongoing oversight role of the taskforce. [44146/26]