David Cullinane

3425. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community services waiting lists, by service, age, and length of wait at end quarter 1 2025 and 2026 in tabular form; and the length of time the longest waiter is on each community or primary care list for each region. [27336/26]

892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation services are not currently available at University Hospital Waterford (UHW), given that ISL access is mandatory in public hospitals; the steps the HSE has taken to ensure compliance with the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 in this regard; when ISL interpretation services will be fully available for Deaf patients attending UHW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/26]

893. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed by the HSE or by HSE-funded agencies who are qualified to carry out assistive technology assessments; the number qualified to set up assistive technology devices for clients; whether her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently only one person in the Central Remedial Clinic carrying out both of these functions; the steps being taken to increase capacity in this area; if she will provide dedicated funding to train more occupational therapists in assistive technology in order to reduce waiting times and improve access for people who depend on these technologies on a daily basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/26]

188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 4 February 2026, the funding allocated to and drawn down by Waterford City and County Council in each year 2010 to 2025 for roads, by funding scheme, in tabular form. [18253/26]

300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the details of assessments carried out on current Irish Rail accessibility policies, including advance notice requirements and mandatory staff assistance; whether these policies comply with Ireland’s obligations under disability equality and public transport access standards and legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/26]

301. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport whether a cross-departmental review has been considered to ensure transport accessibility policy aligns with broader national disability inclusion commitments. [19451/26]

1701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been established to address the lack of psychological support for stroke patients, as highlighted in the National Stroke Strategy 2022–2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/26]

1702. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac rehabilitation centres that have access to psychological support for heart patients; the measures being taken to increase access to the service for this specific patient cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/26]

1754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason the arrangement under which validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists was undertaken by a body (details supplied), which has carried out this function for approximately 20 years, was ended; the basis for this decision and the details of any review, evaluation or due diligence which informed that decision; the assessment that was undertaken regarding the potential impact on patient safety and minimum standards of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18748/26]

1755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the person or body currently responsible for the validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists in Ireland; the formal process, criteria, governance and oversight mechanisms that are now in place; whether this system applies consistently across the public, voluntary and private health sectors; and the assurances that can be provided that the validation process is independent and not subject to employer influence or conflicts of interest. [18749/26]

1756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the assessment which has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of the change in qualification validation arrangements on national consistency of standards, international recognition of clinical measurement physiology qualifications, and existing accreditation relationships with external bodies. [18750/26]

1921. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the reason cancellations are not recorded centrally; if it is possible to collect this data; if not, the reason; if so, the reason it is not collected; if she will request an assessment of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/26]

1922. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the way in which health system planning can be properly informed without reference to data on the reason for hospital-initiated appointment cancellations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/26]

2020. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, or any public hospital within the State, has funded or paid tuition fees for students enrolled on a graduate programme in clinical measurement physiology at a university (details supplied); if so, the number of students whose tuition fees have been funded by the HSE or individual public hospitals; the hospitals involved; the total value of such funding; whether any such students were offered or guaranteed employment within the Health Service Executive or a public hospital following completion of the programme; whether any agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether formal or informal, exist between the HSE, public hospitals and the University in relation to the funding of student places or the recruitment of graduates; whether any similar funding arrangements or employment guarantees have been put in place with any other university in the State offering a programme in clinical measurement physiology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19974/26]

2033. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 February 2026, when an assessment will be conducted to justify or amend the current application of the non-clinical requirement "from the outset" in the reimbursement of continuous glucose monitoring sensors; if she will authorise funding for the extension of reimbursement to all people who need these sensors in line with clinical best practice as sought by the clinicians who are prescribing these products for seriously ill patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20012/26]

2228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE internal audit function is being, or has been, restructured following the move to regional health areas; if there are plans to move the function from a staffed internal service to one outsourced to external providers; how this service will be configured going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20940/26]

2229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of senior executive officer posts that have been allocated to the HSE operational audit unit in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [20941/26]

2230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the special projects and investigations audit team within the HSE. [20942/26]

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/26]

3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward legislation to enhance the powers of the Dental Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17628/26]

4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17629/26]

31. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will bring forward comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17632/26]

61. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to enhance care for people, particularly immunotherapy for children, with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17631/26]

103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to enhance care for people with early onset Parkinson’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17630/26]

114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service; if she has examined implementing physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17634/26]