Questions

763. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has developed projections for average childcare costs per month over the coming years based on current policy work and planned reforms; if these projections are available, by year and type of service that is, full-time, part-time, ECCE, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17052/26]

764. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has modelled the likely average annual cost of childcare that parents should expect over the next five years; the assumptions used in these projections; and if she will provide the latest figures and timelines for this modelling, in tabular form. [17053/26]

765. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, in the context of ongoing childcare reform work, her Department has produced estimates for the average parent which will pay for childcare per month and per year in the short to medium term; the way these estimates will compare to current average costs; and if she will publish this, in tabular form. [17054/26]

766. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered the views of ‘An Independent Review of the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme in Ireland’ in relation to the impact of the rigid age eligibility for the ECCE programme; if her attention has been drawn to the review’s suggestion for a degree of flexibility, especially for children who are just missing ou…

767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a plot (details supplied) has only been part excavated, will the Minister re-examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/26]

768. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the membership of the committee responsible for the adjudication of sites for the State-led provision of childcare and early years education services; the number of times it has met since its inception; the number of applications it has adjudicated on and the location of same. [17161/26]

769. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress of the implementation of a single agency for early years and school age care. [17162/26]

770. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts that was filled at Kilbarrack children's disability network team as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form. [17232/26]

771. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts that were filled at Coolock children's disability network team as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form. [17233/26]

772. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of Section 39 pay restoration for organisations funded by her Department; the reason workers in an organisation (details supplied) funded by her Department have received only one round of restoration while HSE-funded colleagues have received full restoration and scheduled increases; her plans to ensure full parity of pay and eliminate the resulting dispa…

773. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a referral for an autism assessment could take place sooner than the current waiting time (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16675/26]

774. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will leverage its upcoming Presidency of the EU to spotlight a collaborative effort across the EU to eradicate HIV as a public health threat by 2030, given previous success by Ireland in this public health area through the Dublin Declaration in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17035/26]

775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of the advertising and promotion of infant and follow-on formula both in traditional media and online; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16469/26]

776. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is scope for discretionary medical cards to be granted more consistently in cases of chronic illness, or for broader reform of the medical card system; the specific criteria used in assessing eligibility for discretionary medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16214/26]

777. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the monthly threshold under the drug payment scheme limit will be reviewed again in the near future (details supplied); if not, if additional flexibility will be applied on a case-by-case basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16215/26]

778. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to address matters concerning IBD care (details supplied) which extends beyond gastroenterologists and specialist nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16216/26]

779. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment for people suffering from a condition called Fragile X Syndrome; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/26]

780. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the provision of basic minor-injury treatment services in primary care and out-of-hours services such as Caredoc, rather than directing such cases to emergency departments; if she accepts that patients presenting with minor injuries to emergency departments contributes to overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16231/26…

781. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who qualified in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the number of those graduates who subsequently entered employment within the Irish Health Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16236/26]

782. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing delays for patients seeking GP appointments at a particular primary care centre, where waiting times of up to two weeks are common; if she is further aware that elderly patients with scheduled appointments are often waiting over an hour beyond their allotted time with no prior notice; the measures being taken to add…

783. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if there is only one MS nurse for the whole of Connacht, if it is acknowledged that this is not enough; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16252/26]

784. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health whether there is currently a registrar in post in the Tralee Civil Registration Office; if not, the reason an interim or deputy registrar has not been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16256/26]

785. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that are currently in place in County Kerry to ensure the timely registration of deaths; whether the Civil Registration Office in Killarney is now operating as the principal office for the county; whether its current opening hours are sufficient to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16257/26]

786. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department is developing a vaccine injury scheme; if so, the details of this scheme; the way in which a person can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16286/26]

787. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of findings by public health expert (details supplied) two years ago which pointed to the need for a full occupational cohort study of mortality in the Air Corps; whether they have been asked to carry out such a study by the Defence Forces or the Department of Defence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16292/26]