435. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any analysis of the role of primary care in responding to suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations among children and adolescents in circumstances where access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is delayed or unavailable; and whether any policy guidance or clinical support structures have been issued to general…
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436. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that increased resources and supports are made available to radiographer practice tutors in clinical settings to meet the demands placed on the system arising from the increase in the numbers of student radiographers; if the HSE will engage meaningfully with SIPTU on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21…
437. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current number of CAHMS ID teams in the Dublin and South East area; the WTE allocations to each team and the number of those posts unfilled, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21036/26]
438. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to CAMHS team 1 in South Tipperary; the posts unfilled within the team, broken down by discipline and the total caseload for Team 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21037/26]
439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to CAMHS team 2 in South Tipperary ; the posts unfilled within the team, broken down by discipline and the total caseload for Team 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21038/26]
440. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a follow up appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21045/26]
441. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged over 65 in County Clare waiting for an hearing aid to be fitted; and the average waiting time for same. [21053/26]
442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]
443. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the model 4 hospitals that have a PET scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21058/26]
444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Galway has a PET scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/26]
445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a mandatory national reporting requirement exists within the maternity services for cases in which signs of life are observed following a termination of pregnancy; whether such events are required to be recorded as a patient safety or clinical governance matter; whether the Department receives any national data returns in this regard; and if she will make …
446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE maintains any national dataset, register or reporting mechanism relating to cases in which signs of life are observed following a termination of pregnancy; the number of such cases recorded nationally in each year since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21079/26]
447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical audit, serious incident review, or patient safety governance review has been commissioned or undertaken since 2019 in relation to reporting, management or oversight of cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of pregnancy; if so, the dates of those reviews and whether their findings were provided to the Departme…
448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department considers that the absence of a national reporting framework for cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of pregnancy would represent a gap in national patient safety governance; and whether she intends to introduce any reporting or audit requirements in this area. [21081/26]
449. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a register for advance healthcare directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21086/26]
450. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the additional pressure put on radiographer practice tutors as a result of the Government’s decision to increase the number of student radiographers without the HSE increasing the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21089/26]
451. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the level of capital investment allocated to health facilities in Galway City and County in each of the past five years; the projects currently at planning, design and construction stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21100/26]
452. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE in relation to the physical condition or maintenance of buildings and facilities at University Hospital Galway in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21101/26]
453. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman in relation to patient experiences at Galway University Hospitals in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21102/26]
454. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health when a planning application is expected to be submitted for the proposed elective hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21103/26]
455. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to outline the current scope of the proposed development at Merlin Park University Hospital, including whether the proposed development will include a full elective hospital or an elective care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21104/26]
456. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to detail the number of beds that are planned for in the proposed development at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21105/26]
457. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the expected reduction in waiting lists for elective procedures at Galway University Hospitals arising from the proposed development at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21106/26]
458. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operating in Galway City and County Galway ; the services provided in each centre; and the plans for additional primary care facilities in the constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21107/26]
459. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to mental health services in Galway City and County in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21108/26]