1048. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown for a first appointment. [11594/26]
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1049. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses since 2021 that are registered in Ireland who previously worked in Thailand, in tabular form. [11595/26]
1050. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 January 2026, when the review on dermal fillers by the Health Research Board will be completed and the report submitted to her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/26]
1051. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients presenting to hospital accident and emergency departments (details supplied) with mental health issues; and the number of those who were admitted to mental health units, by month for 2025. [11613/26]
1052. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the current number of emergency ambulances available to serve the north Dublin area; the measures being taken to address ambulance delays and to increase ambulance capacity in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11627/26]
1053. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency working on its behalf, ask families to sign a non-disclosure agreement in relation to compensation that was received as part of the Hep C/HIV scandal [11629/26]
1054. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE, or any agency working on its behalf, ask individuals to sign any agreements or contracts of any kind in relation to citizens who were infected by Hepatitis C or HIV by any State services; and if she will detail these agreements or contracts were, and provide an example of them [11630/26]
1055. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will consider raising the age threshold for eligibility under the child optical scheme beyond 12 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11632/26]
1056. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the timeline as to when she was made aware of the large scale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11634/26]
1057. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health 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. [11635/26]
1058. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to engage with the HSE in relation to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11636/26]
1059. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is an emergency plan being put in place in reaction to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11637/26]
1060. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason older people in Louth such as a person (details supplied) are being informed that they must hold a medical card in order to receive a public health nurse visit; if she will direct the HSE to end this practice; if she will ensure that older people with significant care needs can access public health nursing services irrespective of medical card statu…
1061. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of new oral health patients in target groups attending for scheduled assessment in each full year, 2022 to 2025, inclusive, by local office and region, in tabular form. [11658/26]
1062. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists to commence treatment at the end of each year 2022 – 2025, inclusive, by wait time band, local office, and region in tabular form. [11659/26]
1063. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment at the end of each year 2022 – 2025, inclusive, by wait time band, local office, and region, in tabular form. [11660/26]
1064. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for access to dental treatment under sedation at the end of 2024 and 2025, by sedation type, by patient type, by wait time band, for each health area by region, in tabular form. [11661/26]
1065. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of requests received in 2024 and in 2025 for assistance with assignment to a GP or a dentist for medical card holders, free GP card holders, or by people without such qualification, in tabular form. [11662/26]
1066. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic tests at the end of 2025, in tabular form. [11666/26]
1067. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps she is undertaking to promote infant mental health and positive attachment relationships between caregivers and infants; if she is considering resourcing further targeted interventions in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11697/26]
1068. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in each year since 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [11701/26]
1069. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if cataract surgeries will be carried out at the new Dublin North HSE Surgical Hub, due to be opened in April. [11702/26]
1070. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a speech and language therapist for a first appointment at Tonlegee Primary Care Centre, Dublin 5; and the average waiting time for same. [11703/26]
1071. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 427 and 428 of 13 November 2025, if she will confirm receipt of the additional information sent on 28 November 2025 (details supplied); if she will address the queries in the original Parliamentary Question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11706/26]
1072. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the requirements for a GP to obtain a GMS contract; and if they must fulfil any specialist training and the length of time that training takes. [11714/26]