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Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in epilepsy based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5891/26]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1033. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will give a public apology for the manner in which professionals and the health system here let down children/young adults who were under CAMHS in County Kerry (details supplied). [5308/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on Áras Mhic Dara in An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway, in particular the details of the meeting between the Minister of State in her Department and the HSE, which was queried with her office on the 16 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5899/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps she and her Department have taken to address grievances of staff at a facility (details supplied) in Coolock, which has seen them on indefinite strike since 16 January 2026; if she and her Department will liaise with the workers and their union to come to a satisfactory agreement around pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5912/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1036. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if consideration can be given to abolishing parking charges for cancer patients (details supplied). [5921/26]
James Geoghegan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1037. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will arrange with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5925/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1038. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding an appointment for a person (details supplied); if a date has been set for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5927/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive uses any recognised international guideline, benchmark, or population-based standard to assess the adequacy of whole-time equivalent consultant staffing levels in chronic pain services; if so, to specify the guideline or comparator used; if not, to state how the adequacy of consultant capacity in chronic pain…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1040. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there are sufficient GP services serving the South Kildare area; the number of GP vacancies currently in existence in Kildare and surrounding hinterland; the measures being taken to recruit and retain GPs locally; if she will improve access to primary care for patients in the Kildare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5932/26]
John McGuinness Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1041. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the circumstances surrounding the removal, without notice, of the personal effects belonging to a resident (details supplied); if proper procedures were followed; if the person's family were informed of this significant change prior to any action being taken. [5935/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1042. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a cardiology appointment in Cavan General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6002/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1043. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied) and expedite an appointment for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6009/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1044. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in respect of a person (details supplied) in need of residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6023/26]
Grace Boland Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1045. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current status of the lung health check pilot lung cancer screening programme; the number of participants invited and screened to date; the locations in which the pilot is operating; the interim findings available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6035/26]
Grace Boland Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1046. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the evaluation framework for the lung health check pilot; the body responsible for carrying out the evaluation; the clinical and cost effectiveness metrics being assessed; the timeline for the completion and publication of the evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6036/26]
Grace Boland Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1047. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when she expects a decision to be made, following completion of the evaluation, on whether to recommend the establishment of a national lung cancer screening programme; whether any provisional timelines have been set for such a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6037/26]
Grace Boland Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1048. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive has undertaken preparatory planning for a potential national roll out of lung cancer screening informed by the lung health check pilot, including consideration of capacity, resourcing and integration with primary care; if so, to provide details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6038/26]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1049. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1024 of 12 November 2025, when a response will issue from the HSE; if it can be ensured that a person (details supplied) will receive the treatment required at Cappagh Hospital following an operation in November 2023; if it can be ensured that the necessary treatment for this patient is provided as a matter of urgency; and if …
Pádraig Rice Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1050. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to reinstate the paramedic and advanced paramedic supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6097/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1051. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to introduce a dedicated ICO/EMT supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6098/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1052. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a previously agreed ratio will be implemented in the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); the reason this has not been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6099/26]
Seán Crowe Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1053. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for orthodontic treatment in the CHO7 area; the average waiting time; and the number of those waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form. [6105/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1054. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a proposal will be progressed with respect to the work of supervisors within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6118/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1055. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce screening for prostate cancer via the PSA test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6119/26]
Máire Devine Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1056. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health for assistance in the case of a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6128/26]