510. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for patients to begin cancer treatment; the number of people on waiting lists for cancer related surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21303/26]
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511. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the current status of a service (details supplied) including current opening hours and staffing levels, recent alterations or future plans for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21305/26]
512. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of the drug Givinostat (brand name Duvyzat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, given the outcome of the NCPE assessment as of 3 March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21310/26]
513. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of Belzutifan (brand name Welireg) for the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21311/26]
514. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of Omaveloxolone (brand name Skyclarys) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21312/26]
515. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the staffing levels of the National Ambulance Service; the optimum staffing level required to provide an efficient and effective service nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21313/26]
516. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment and retention of staff for the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21314/26]
517. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total number of specimen pod containers presently available and in service at Galway University Hospital which are used as part of hospital's internal pneumatic tube system for bloods and other patient samples; if she plans to carry out an audit of the numbers of said containers at the site; if she will provide details of when such an audit last took place…
518. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a decision can be reversed to cut respite to families in County Kerry from four weeks per annum to two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21346/26]
519. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health when the negotiations for the procurement of the site in Raheen for UHL began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21372/26]
520. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health how it is envisaged that the building of a new hospital in Limerick will serve the people of Clare, particularly North and West Clare whose travel time will still be excessive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21373/26]
521. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a paediatrician at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore or Portlaoise. [21377/26]
522. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process for foreign language providers and their courses to be approved by his Department so that people signing up to these courses can claim tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/26]
523. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Minister Of State within his Department has visited a centre (details supplied) in 2025 and to date in 2026; if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [21049/26]
524. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that adequate funding is made available to third level institutes so that research centres can remain open, following concerns raised by an organisation (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/26]
525. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the current value of the accumulated surplus in the National Training Fund. [21069/26]
526. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to reports that Galway and Roscommon ETB (GRETB) intend not to renew several further education teaching contracts after Easter 2026, affecting multiple staff who are approaching eligibility for a contract of indefinite duration, and resulting in the early termination of adult …
527. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of capital works projects under the remit of the Department that received EU funding in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [21285/26]
528. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated to projects in County Galway under the town and village renewal scheme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21128/26]
529. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the local improvement scheme in County Galway in each of the past five years; the number of roads improved under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/26]
530. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to projects in County Galway under the CLÁR programme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/26]
531. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of remote working hubs supported under the National Hubs Programme in Galway City and County; the level of funding allocated to these hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21131/26]
532. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of projects in County Galway supported under the Community Centre Investment Fund; the level of funding allocated to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21132/26]
533. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will urgently provide a significant increase in funding to Kerry County Council to address the condition of the local improvement schemes/private roads (details supplied); if he will take into consideration that currently there are hundreds of roads on the priority list in County Kerry, and at least several hundr…