877. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses based at Portiuncula University Hospital as of 10 November 2025; and if she will provide the same figures as of 10 November 2023, in tabular form. [65661/25]
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878. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians based at Athenry primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [65662/25]
879. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if blister-packing of medications by pharmacists will be charged for in the near future (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65697/25]
880. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently expedite assistance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65701/25]
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full projected impact of the proposed rise in the health-insurance levy for 2026; the expected increase in annual costs for adult and child policyholders; the total number of policyholders affected; the financial effect on families on modest incomes; the basis on which her Department approved the rise; whether any assessment was carried out on the effect on ho…
882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected impact of the increase in stamp duty on health insurance policies from 1 April 2026; the number of adult and child policyholders affected on advanced and non-advanced plans; the average additional cost per policy per year; the projected extra revenue for the risk equalisation fund; and whether any assessment has been carried out on the effect on famil…
883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the main cost drivers behind the need for a supplementary estimate for the health budget in 2025, by acute hospitals, primary care, agency staffing, and temporary schemes; the specific management or efficiency measures introduced to control these costs; and the means by which the Department will ensure that further overspends in 2026 do not lead to new charges or …
884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the approved whole-time equivalent staffing levels for Arbour House, St Finbarr’s Hospital, for each year 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by role, and the number of posts that remain unfilled in each year. [65758/25]
885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average number of service users assigned to each addiction counsellor in Arbour House in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [65759/25]
886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service users waiting for an initial assessment in Arbour House who have been waiting more than 12 weeks, more than 24 weeks and more than 36 weeks. [65760/25]
887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved 2024 HSE development posts that are currently filled by temporary staff and by agency staff, broken down by staff grade; the reasons these figures were not included in the HSE’s reply (details supplied). [65766/25]
888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken for an applicant for a 2024 HSE development post to complete the clearance process before being placed on payroll; the number of applicants currently in clearance for more than 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months; and the operational reasons for these delays. [65767/25]
889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the impact of the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures on the staffing targets approved for 2024; the number of posts for which recruitment was paused or deferred as a result; and the expected timeline to lift remaining restrictions in order to fill all outstanding development posts. [65768/25]
890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance targets set by her Department for the HSE regarding recruitment timelines for both replacement vacancies and newly funded service development posts; the monthly metrics used to monitor progress toward these targets; the current national performance against each target; and the expected timeframe to eliminate the reported gap of 6,852 funded WTE pos…
891. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of follow-up treatment; her views on whether this is acceptable; the steps the HSE should take to assist this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65795/25]
892. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65797/25]
893. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital to date; and the length of time waiting for an appointment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65798/25]
894. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of patient files the HSE has registered as lost from 2018 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65801/25]
895. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total cost of unused PPE from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65802/25]
896. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the case for additional funding for low-vision aids for a region (details supplied); if she will provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned to the end of 2025; and if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is increased going forward. [65805/25]
897. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the orthopaedic Department of Tullamore Hospital is currently operating at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65806/25]
898. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if Tullamore Hospital is currently prevented for outsourcing work to clear the orthopaedic waiting list, which holds 297 people; if, as a result, patients are prevented from using available services, such as the National Treatment Purchase Fund, to have surgeries completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65807/25]
899. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person will finally get an assessment in order that they can be seen by CAMHS (details supplied). [65871/25]
900. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the specific measures being taken at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in preparation for the winter 2025-2026 season; whether any additional acute and step-down bed capacity will be provided; whether any additional emergency department surge capacity will be provided; whether any additional staffing allocations are planned; and if she will make …
901. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent job offers that Naas General Hospital offered newly graduated physiotherapists in 2024 and 2025; and of the new job offers, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [65876/25]