Questions

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarification regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who has recently had their medical card rescinded after 34 years; the specific changes in their circumstances that warranted this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5021/25]

272. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for and update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5027/25]

273. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the status of a query (details supplied) raised with the HSE in October 2024 given there been no update. [5028/25]

274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a section 39 body (details supplied) to assist with essential improvement works. [5032/25]

275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to recognise medical alert dogs to afford them the same status as other assistance dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5066/25]

276. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [5091/25]

277. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see each consultant ENT surgeon at Cork University Hospital, by wait time. [5188/25]

278. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dementia advisors employed by the HSE in CHO4, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5189/25]

279. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5190/25]

280. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients attending for assessment under the school screening dental programme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5191/25]

281. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients on a waiting list for the school screening dental programme at the end of each quarter in each of the years since 2019, by wait time, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5192/25]

282. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5193/25]

283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients treated under the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5194/25]

284. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients on a waiting list for treatment under the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter in each of the years since 2019, by wait time, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5195/25]

285. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists employed directly by the HSE in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5196/25]

286. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dental and orthodontic treatment, by age, CHO and wait time, in tabular form. [5197/25]

287. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the rates for each treatment under the dental treatment service scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5198/25]

288. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to replace the Dentists Act 1985; if so, the timeline for same; if, in the interim, she intends to bring forward amendments to the 1985 Act to address the immediate concerns of the Dental Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5199/25]

289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average patient wait time for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by emergency department; and the average for patients aged 65 to 74 and 75 or older, in tabular form. [5205/25]

290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by ED, in tabular form. [5206/25]

291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of each of the recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home health care assistants, in tabular form. [5207/25]

292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s work in respect of establishing a funding model for a statutory right to home care; the options being considered; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5208/25]

293. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed update on implementation of the new HSE health regions; the status of CHOs and hospital groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5212/25]

294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for primary and community healthcare services at the end of each year from 2019 to 2024, by service, CHO, age and wait time, in tabular form (details supplied). [5213/25]

295. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expected timeframe for a conclusion of discussions between a union (details supplied) and officials from his Department on the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with the second-level academic year calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4909/25]