945. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service met its category-one response-time obligations in County Mayo on 10 January 2026 in relation to an emergency (details supplied); if not, to provide the reasons for non-compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7372/26]
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946. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to identify any systemic, staffing, operational, or logistical issues within the National Ambulance Service that contributed to the unavailability of an ambulance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7373/26]
947. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether any ambulances or ambulance staff assigned to County Mayo were prevented from responding to emergencies on the night of 10 January 2026 due to being delayed outside Mayo University Hospital with patients who could not be admitted immediately; if so, the number of such patients waiting in ambulances; the length of time each ambulance was delayed; the impac…
948. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan as of 26 January 2026, in tabular form. [7377/26]
949. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetrician and gynaecologists based at Hollies Street Maternity Hospital as of 26 January 2026, in tabular form. [7378/26]
950. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether it will be a hiring requirement for the HSE that graduate counsellors/psychotherapists have completed non-mandatory personal therapy hours, which were previously mandatory but have been changed under CORU guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7402/26]
951. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether existing counsellors/psychotherapist will be subject to the same CORU standards as newly qualified counterparts; if existing counsellors/psychotherapist will have special qualification provisions put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406/26]
952. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the background checks of current counsellors/ psychotherapists registered with various representative bodies which have no legal or statutory basis which will be undertaken when these individuals are accredited under CORU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7408/26]
953. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a nursing home place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7409/26]
954. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE suicide crisis assessment nurses posts filled within County Mayo as of 23 January 2026, in tabular form. [7416/26]
955. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant cardiologist at Mayo University Hospital for a first appointment. [7417/26]
956. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund refused funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/26]
957. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the procedure whereby the recall of baby formula was communicated to parents, media outlets and other relevant organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7433/26]
958. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeline as to when she was made aware of the largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7434/26]
959. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the safeguards that are in place to minimise the impact of a largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7435/26]
960. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Irish suppliers of baby formula involved in the mass recall to ensure a minimal impact to families and infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7436/26]
961. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any communication campaign she is planning to offer reassurance to families in the wake of the mass recall of baby formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7437/26]
962. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the supply of baby formula in Ireland in the wake of the mass recall of baby formula worldwide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7438/26]
963. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the impact that the mass recall of baby formula worldwide (details supplied) has had on the confidence of families that use these products; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7439/26]
964. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Food Safety Authority of Ireland became aware that beef from Brazil treated with oestradiol was available on the Irish market in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7446/26]
965. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide her Departments response to the Provision of an Autopsy Service in Ireland Faculty of Pathology position paper from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7464/26]
966. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has provided her with a report into the Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if so, if she will publicise the report and provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported the beef. [7465/26]
967. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason it took three months for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to issue a recall on Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/26]
968. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has the resources and powers it needs to ensure food containing banned substances such as oestradiol and specifically beef and poultry meat do not enter the Irish food chain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7467/26]
969. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the current rate of hospital autopsies in Ireland; the measures in place to reverse the reported decline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7469/26]