1123. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals where surge capacity is in operation, that have had additional security personnel provided to them to help frontline staff dealing with patients in these additional spaces, in tabular form. [12105/26]
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1124. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of cases hospitals are currently dealing with and have had to deal with in the past three years whereby either a staff member or a non-staff member was injured in an incident and a legal action has been triggered as a result, in tabular form. [12106/26]
1125. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation arising out of violent incidents in hospitals in the past three years. [12107/26]
1126. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of improvement notices that have been issued to her Department or the HSE by the Health and Safety Authority linked to incidents in hospitals, whether that is due to specific failings around an incident or about security and safety concerns more generally. [12108/26]
1127. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition affecting approximately six babies born in Ireland each year, will be included in the national newborn bloodspot screening programme; if SMA screening will be implemented before the end of March 2026, as cited by a leading paediatric clinician in recent media coverage; the preparations…
1128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery in the Mater and or Cappagh hospitals. [12125/26]
1129. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total stock of acute hospital inpatient beds in the public hospital system at the end of each year 2016-2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [12140/26]
1130. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total stock of acute hospital inpatient beds in the public hospital system, at the end 2024 and 2025, by hospital; the number which were fully funded and fully staffed at the end of each year; the number which were either not fully funded, not funded or approved, or which were not fully staffed but open at the end of each year; the average number which we…
1131. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1070 of 27 January 2026, if she collects data on the reasons for each delayed transfer of care; if so, the breakdown by the reason; if not, to explain the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12142/26]
1132. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the theatre utilisation statistics which she collects; the product of the analysis of this data; and the extent of underutilisation and the potential throughput capacity which this equates to, by location, in tabular form. [12143/26]
1133. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on agency staffing in 2024 and 2025 broken down for each region, service division, and relevant site or facility, in tabular form. [12144/26]
1134. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on overtime in 2024 and 2025 for each staff grade for each region, service division, and relevant site or facility, in tabular form. [12145/26]
1135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts which were responded to in 2024 and 2025 where the person was deceased by the time of ambulance arrival on scene; the response time of the ambulances concerned; the number of investigations conducted into late arrivals of ambulances where a person was deceased by the time the ambulance arrived at a scene, by region in tabular …
1136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts which were responded to in 2024 and 2025 where the person was deceased by the time the ambulance had reached the hospital, by region; the response time of the ambulances concerned; the number of investigations conducted into late arrivals of ambulances where a person was deceased by the time the ambulance arrived at a hospital…
1137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts to road traffic accidents which were responded to in 2024 and 2025, by region; the number where the person was deceased at arrival to the scene; the number where a person concerned was deceased by arrival at a hospital; the response times of ambulances concerned; the average response time to road traffic accidents; the number …
1138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has carried out any clinical risk assessment of patients with disabilities, cognitive impairment, or home-care dependency who rely on pharmacist-prepared monitored dosage systems to safely self-administer prescribed medicines; if so, the date of such assessment; the persons that conducted it; and if she will publish the findings.…
1139. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any equality or disability impact assessment has been undertaken in respect of the exclusion of pharmacist-prepared monitored dosage systems from State funding under the long-term illness scheme, having regard to obligations to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities; and if not, when such an assessment will be initiated. [12153/26]
1140. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the clinical or professional guidance her Department relies upon when stating that monitored dosage systems should be used only as a last resort; the source of that guidance; whether it has been formally adopted in Ireland; and if she will confirm whether any Irish clinical standard governs access to medication compliance supports for vulnerable patients living i…
1141. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the examination currently being undertaken by her Department into the use of monitored dosage systems will conclude; whether it will consider funding options where such systems are clinically indicated; and if she will commit to publishing a clear policy position with defined eligibility criteria and timelines. [12155/26]
1142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that requiring patients with disabilities to privately fund essential medication compliance supports may undermine safe administration of prescribed medicines in home-care settings; and if she will outline the alternative State-funded supports are available to such patients where phased dispensing is clinically inappropriate. [12156/26]
1143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to detail her Department’s plan to expand access to urgent care for those experiencing a mental health emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12180/26]
1144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when screening for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic condition affecting approximately six babies born in Ireland each year, will be included in the national newborn bloodspot screening programme; if SMA screening will be implemented before the end of March 2026, as cited by a leading paediatric clinician in recent media coverage; the preparations curre…
1145. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the amount raised in respect of the partial sale of Baggot Street Hospital. [12192/26]
1146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in December from 2022 to 2025; the number of people receiving less than their allocated hours, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12193/26]
1147. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to open a sexual assault treatment unit in the mid-west region; the consideration that has been given to this by her Department and the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12196/26]