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Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3085. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she is in favour of reimbursement pathways for GLP-1 therapies in obesity where clinically indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25785/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3086. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25798/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3087. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all staff vacancies across each Department of the Health service in County Kerry; the implications of these unfilled positions on the Health service in Kerry and its citizens; the action being taken to fill these vacancies, many of which remain unfilled for prolonged periods; will the Minister accept that the residents of Cou…
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3088. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when will the new Killarney Community Hospital building be "handed over" to the HSE; if an application to register the new Community Hospital has been submitted to HIQA; when will residents be able to move into their new home; when will they and their families and/or advocates be informed of this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25818/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3089. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with bowel cancer, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25831/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3090. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with prostate cancer, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25832/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3091. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with melanoma, broken down by county and by gender, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25833/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3092. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will review the requirement for persons with a free travel pass to pay the €4 daily transport charge on closed HSE transport routes when attending day services in CHO 1; if the same charges apply to service users in other CHOs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25855/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3093. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to ban artificial intelligence 'therapy' or programmes mimicking therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25873/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing level…
Paul Murphy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3095. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the registration of a dentist with the Dental Council (details supplied). [25877/26]
Paul Murphy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3096. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will facilitate the availability of high-intensity focused ultrasound in a particular case (details supplied). [25888/26]
Paul Murphy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of the total number of patients included in the EEPR that had their initial surgery paid for under the NTPF. [25892/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3098. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she has considered appointing a dedicated clinical implementation lead to work across all maternity units to ensure that clinical guidelines under the National Maternity Strategy are being implemented consistently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25907/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3099. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that women who experience two consecutive miscarriages are still reporting that they are not being referred for further investigation and what immediate actions will be taken to ensure maternity units comply with national guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25908/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3100. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce a structured process to track the adoption of national maternity clinical guidelines in real time across all 19 maternity units on compliance guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25909/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3101. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if reporting has commenced from the six maternity units currently using the electronic health system on conditions such as early pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, second-trimester loss and recurrent miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25910/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3102. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to use the new eHealth system to close long-standing data gaps relating to women’s health, particularly early pregnancy loss, so that services, supports and research funding can be properly informed by accurate national data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25911/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3103. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether standardised data definitions and reporting templates have been established for all maternity units ahead of full roll-out of the electronic health system, to ensure that critical women’s health data can be compared and aggregated nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25912/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3104. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to update the 2019 Smiles and Sláinte National Oral Health Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25917/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3105. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to increase the number of dentists working in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25918/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3106. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to increase the number of dentists participating in the Medical Card Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25919/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3107. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac physiologists and cardiac radiographers posts that have been filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form. [25931/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3108. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of opened and staffed critical care beds in both St James's and the Mater Hospital as of 1 April 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 1 April 2023, in tabular form. [25932/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3109. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care posts (including occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and psychologists) in Longford–Westmeath that have been vacant for more than six, 12, and 24 months; and the reasons these posts remain unfilled. [25943/26]