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David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3060. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for the particularly high volume and long waiting times for children on paediatric respiratory medicine and ophthalmology waiting lists at Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25593/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3061. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding Crohn's disease, which is life-changing and life-long, to the long-term illness scheme; if not, if this will this be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25599/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3062. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the WTE allocated to the National Ambulance Service in Monaghan, by role, the duration of any vacancy, by year for the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25622/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3063. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the WTE allocated to the National Ambulance Service in Cavan, by role, the duration of any vacancy, by year for the years 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25623/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3064. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to outline all available pathways for children under the age of three, who are deaf or hard of hearing to access cochlear implants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25626/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3065. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will seek feedback on a call made to the National Ambulance Service (details supplied) and information given by operator to the caller; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25637/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3066. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken nationally to progress the Tobacco Produce Directive at European level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25659/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3067. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if progressing the revised Tobacco Products Directive will be a priority during Ireland's hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25660/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3068. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the use of the drug fampyra with regard to treating of ataxia within other EU member states; if consideration has been given to facilitating similar usage within Ireland; if so, the current status of any such considerations; the steps that a person can take to access fampyra for such treatment; and if she will make a statement…
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3069. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider collecting or maintaining data specific to the average waiting times for home support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25672/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3070. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures the HSE has in place to audit the substantial funding provided to section 38 and section 39 organisations; the processes used to ensure that such funding is allocated equitably in line with individual service plans; the oversight and governance systems in place to verify that public monies are being used appropriately; the mechanisms by which the HS…
Mattie McGrath Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3071. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a final report a review (details supplied) of the Office of the Chief Inspector Regulatory Inspection Process will be published with full terms of reference and made available to the Oireachtas; and if there will be an opportunity for Oireachtas scrutiny once the review is completed. [25680/26]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3072. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will consider an increase in pay for home helps due to the high cost of fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25706/26]
Martin Kenny Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3073. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients that are waiting to have access to an MRI scan; the length of time they been waiting in CHO1, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25710/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3074. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been transferred from University Hospital Limerick since the opening of a private hospital (details supplied) in Limerick; the number that were transferred to any other facility in the mid-west region since that time, by facility; the length of stay; the number that were from County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Brian Brennan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3075. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25732/26]
Ann Graves Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3076. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Play Leader posts that have been filled at both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin as of 30 March 2026, in tabular form. [25737/26]
Ann Graves Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3077. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Consultant Cardiologists based at the Mater Hospital that are currently only dealing and treating public only patients. [25738/26]
Ann Graves Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3078. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons that attended the migraine outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026 that were first time appointments, in tabular form. [25739/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3079. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric osteotomies carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in Children's Health Ireland hospitals and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in each of the years from 2017 to 2026, by location, in tabular form. [25743/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3080. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients included in the external expert panel (details supplied) whose procedures were funded by the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25744/26]
Emer Currie Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3081. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the National Trauma Strategy in 2025 regarding the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/26]
Emer Currie Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3082. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline regarding the National Trauma Strategy for the implementation of the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25748/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3083. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the funding application for a homeless hub in Cork city. [25765/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3084. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider a review of the long-term illness scheme criteria, particularly for adult ADHD management and medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25784/26]