1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take in 2026 to reverse the trend of increasing hospital and emergency department overcrowding and hospital waiting lists; the additional acute beds, step-down beds and home-care capacity added in 2025 and planned for 2026; the steps she will take to expedite elective centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5082/26]
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will remove charges for blister packs for those with a clinician-determined need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5083/26]
5. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to address the major shortfalls in school dental screening and extreme waiting times for orthodontic care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5084/26]
48. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacant posts across the health service, by staff group; whether she accepts that recruitment and employment ceilings are undermining safe staffing and service delivery; the outcome she is pursuing in the WRC process with health unions; and when she will publish a time-bound plan to fill vacancies and expand staffing in frontline areas. [5077…
85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to examining mental health crisis centres as an alternative to emergency departments; the funding required, capital and current, to open mental health assessment rooms in every existing emergency department, to fully fund the liaison psychiatry and self-harm and suicide related ideation models of care; and if she will make a statement on the …
105. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the facilitator to scope the statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services will be appointed; when draft terms of reference will be brought to Government and published; the interim actions being taken now to ensure no child is left waiting years for spinal care while the inquiry is established; the way in which families and adv…
106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the latest expected completion date and opening date for the new Children’s Hospital; the number of claims in dispute before the Courts; and whether she will commit to publishing a monthly public progress report detailing the schedule, risks, costs and claims until opening. [5074/26]
113. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will invest in new equipment to radically increase access to deep brain stimulation for preventive and routine treatment of neurological conditions, such as early onset Parkinson's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5073/26]
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes delivered in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/26]
229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes commenced in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/26]
969. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims relating to the development of the new children's hospital which have been referred to the courts, by court; the date of referral; the disputed value of each claim as per the contractor; and the summary details of each claim, in tabular form. [3969/26]
970. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key performance indictors and standards in this area, in tabular form. [3970/26]
971. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for patients with suspected cancer for access to diagnostic tests; and the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards in this area. [3971/26]
287. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated to national, regional and local roads in County Waterford; and the amount drawn down each year, by project in each year from 2020 to 2025 in tabular form. [3164/26]
288. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated to national, regional and local roads for each local authority in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the amount drawn down each year, in tabular form. [3165/26]
289. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled bus services, cancellations and reliability rates affecting Waterford city and county PSO routes in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [3166/26]
317. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding allocated, spent and outstanding for flood relief and coastal protection projects in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the status of each project, in tabular form. [3018/26]
318. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding allocated, spent and outstanding for flood relief and coastal protection projects in each county in each year 2020 to 2025; and the status of each project, in tabular form. [3019/26]
323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of redundancy notifications received from employers in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number of workers affected, in tabular form. [3010/26]
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford at the end of each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the way this compares to the national average, in tabular form. [3167/26]
343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools at the end of each year 2020 to 2025; and the numbers for each county, in tabular form. [3168/26]
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled teaching posts and the number of days schools in County Waterford were unable to secure a substitute teacher in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3169/26]
345. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled teaching posts and the number of days schools were unable to secure a substitute teacher for each county in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3170/26]
391. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental and affordable purchase homes delivered in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025, and the pipeline for 2026, in tabular form, by funding stream and-or acquisition type. [3007/26]
392. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social housing homes delivered in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025, and the pipeline for 2026, in tabular form, by funding stream and-or acquisition type. [3008/26]