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Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Children
251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected annual cost of delivering the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II up to 2028; the estimated cross-departmental funding required year on year, in tabular form. [31458/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled within CHO4 primary care services as of 21 April 2026, in tabular form. [31099/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
253. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the formal coordination mechanisms that exist between her Department and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to ensure that Ireland’s implementation of the EU AI Act and the European Health Data Space regulation is fully reflected in the design and procurement of national health IT infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
254. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Government intends to ensure that any national electronic health record system incorporating high-risk AI complies fully with the transparency and oversight requirements of the EU AI Act; if an assessment has been undertaken of the implications where a supplier of such services may be subject to legal obligations in a non-EU jurisdiction tha…
Robert Troy Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
255. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with primary care psychology services in CHO8 can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31015/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
256. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid assessment spaces and ambulatory assessment spaces within accident and emergency department of St. Vincent's University Hospital. [31030/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
257. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs, by grade working at Beaumont Hospital as of 22 April 2026; and if these posts are filled by the HSE directly employed staff or via agency staff. [31031/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
258. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists and registrars in gastroenterology based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 22 April 2026, in tabular form. [31032/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
259. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if the five consultant neurologists recruited by the HSE to support the Neurology Model of Care and the 'Hub and Spoke' model, which includes services for functional neurological disorder (FND) patients, are in place, and currently working to support people who suffer from FND; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31041/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
260. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health following the €4 million increase in Budget 2025 to provide additional services to patients who suffer from functional neurological disorder (FND), if there are plans to gradually increase the amount allocated to this section in the future (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31042/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
261. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current treatments available to patients who suffer from functional neurological disorder in Ireland; if there are plans to make this more accessible to patients in Ireland in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31043/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
262. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in each endometriosis hub, by total WTE and filled WTE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31044/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per REO, per month to date in 2026 in Department of Health-funded HSE services; the total figure for all-of-HSE, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31045/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per model four hospital, per month, to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31046/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
265. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason over 1,000 documents relating to maternal and neonatal safety, including all maternity safety statements from 2015 to mid-2025, which were previously published in their own section of the HSE website, are no longer publicly accessible in that format since January 2026; whether this change reduces transparency and the ability of independent researcher…
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
266. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2025 by their GP to University Hospital Limerick orthopaedics, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31054/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
267. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed changes to legislation to allow both same sex parents to appear on birth certificates; whether this will allow children living in EU states to access Irish citizenship where one parent is an Irish citizen, but they are not currently recognised as the parent in Ireland; and when this will come into place. [31058/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
268. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the gaps in neurological services identified in the recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31066/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
269. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions planned to improve equitable and timely access to specialist neurological services across the country; the timeline for the implementation of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31067/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by Cork University Hospital on contracted bus hire services for staff transport over the past five years; the name of each bus hire company/provider used in each of those years; the total amount paid to each provider; whether the services were procured through a tender process; the contract duration in each case; and if she will make a statem…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by Cork University Hospital (CUH) on leases for staff car parks in the past five years; the locations and number of spaces of each leased car park; the annual cost of each lease; the tender or procurement procedures followed for these leases; the total amount paid by CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31078/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
272. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will consider approving access to xolair for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31098/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
273. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists and registrars in urology posts filled at Cork University Hospital as of 21 April 2026, in tabular form. [31100/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Frederich's ataxia which currently can be classed as having an 'unmet need' as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 - 2030. [31101/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
275. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current delay in the reimbursement of skyclarys aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [31102/26]