David Cullinane

130. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when changes will come into effect for the fair deal nursing home loan to extend the interest-free repayment period to 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28496/26]

135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for expanding the adult vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28498/26]

158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the targets she has set for the reduction in agency spending; her plans to reduce the over-reliance on agency and temporary workers in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/26]

164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering 24/7 emergency cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford. [28500/26]

184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will review the approval process for reimbursement of orphan medicines; her plans for providing access to life changing, high cost medical products for people with rare diseases who currently cannot access medicines which have regulatory approval but do not have a reimbursement arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28497/26]

609. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport when pension increases for CIÉ workers will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/26]

1542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA posts allocated to each school in county Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27316/26]

1543. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of posts allocated to each school in County Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by post type, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27317/26]

1544. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford in each of the years 2016-2025, by school, in tabular form. [27318/26]

1545. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in each of the years 2016-2025, by county, in tabular form. [27319/26]

1836. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding made available in each year to each local authority for housing assistance for older persons. [27267/26]

2602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need, at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by county; and the number of applications received and assessments conducted year-to-date, in tabular form. [27290/26]

2603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, in tabular form. [27291/26]

2604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing composition of each children’s disability network team; the number of sanctioned WTE approved posts per team by lead agency; and the number and percentage of occupied and vacant posts, in tabular form. [27292/26]

2605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases taken against the HSE relating to assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005, by year, in tabular form; the total legal costs by category in each year relating to cases; and the number of cases settled or lost by the HSE, in tabular form. [27293/26]

2606. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Waterford waiting for an assessment of need at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026; and the number of applications received and assessments conducted year-to-date. [27294/26]

2607. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for children’s disability network team services in County Waterford, at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by team and service type, in tabular form. [27295/26]

2608. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford waiting for disability services or funding outside CDNTs, by service type, at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27296/26]

2797. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24297/26]

2798. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [24298/26]

2799. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the Cross-Border Directive for treatment. [24299/26]

3060. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for the particularly high volume and long waiting times for children on paediatric respiratory medicine and ophthalmology waiting lists at Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25593/26]

3229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region by service type, by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26547/26]

3230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by health area and local services by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26548/26]

3231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by hospital and service department by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26549/26]