552. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospitals, primary care centres and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33829/26]
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553. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of Acts for which her Department has responsibility; the number of these that have official texts available in both English and Irish; the number that are available in English only; the number that are available in Irish only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33853/26]
554. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to clarify which Department, agency or statutory body has responsibility for the provision of funding to community-based counselling and psychotherapy charities delivering low-cost mental health supports to the public; and if she will outline the recognised pathway by which such organisations may secure recurring State funding. [33868/26]
555. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether funding is currently available under the national mental health strategy for community-led early intervention counselling and psychotherapy services; and if she will provide details of the relevant budget lines, grant schemes or commissioning arrangements which support prevention and early intervention mental health services outside of HSE directly deliver…
556. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the establishment of a dedicated national funding scheme to support community-based counselling and psychotherapy charities; and if she will provide an update on any work underway in this regard. [33870/26]
557. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding allocated in each of the past three years for community-based mental health supports in East Cork, including any funding provided to community counselling and psychotherapy providers; and if she will outline any planned service developments to address unmet need in the area. [33871/26]
558. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what funding streams or supports are currently available to registered charities providing counselling and psychotherapy services to children and adolescents; and if she will outline what measures are in place to expand community-led early intervention mental health supports for young people. [33872/26]
559. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE provides funding, service level agreements or commissioning arrangements to community-based charities providing counselling and psychotherapy supports; and if she will outline the process by which a registered charity may apply to become eligible for HSE-funded service delivery. [33873/26]
560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE provides multi-annual or core operational funding to support the sustainability of community-based charities delivering counselling and mental health supports; and if she will provide details of any such funding mechanisms currently in place. [33874/26]
561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all current funding programmes, grant schemes or financial supports available through her department or the HSE to registered charities providing counselling, psychotherapy, and community-based mental health supports; and to confirm which schemes are expected to be open for application in 2026 or 2027. [33875/26]
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any dedicated funding stream currently exists to support community-based counselling and psychotherapy charities delivering low-cost services outside of the HSE; and if no such funding stream exists, to outline what funding routes are currently available to such organisations. [33876/26]
563. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure orthodontal surgery is expedited for a person (details supplied). [33878/26]
564. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to St. Vincents Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33880/26]
565. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) antibody injection for newborn babies, amidst news that it is at risk of being discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33882/26]
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for agency staff in each acute hospital, per staff type, doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33888/26]
567. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to agency staffing for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33889/26]
568. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total professional fees paid to date to architects and design consultants involved in the National Children’s Hospital project; the basis on which those fees were calculated, including whether they were linked to a percentage of construction cost; the original estimated professional fees when the project was first approved at an estimated cost of approximatel…
569. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board maintains records of the number and nature of revised architectural drawings and design changes issued during construction of the National Children’s Hospital; whether these revisions contributed to additional construction costs and delays; and if she will provide details of any value-fo…
570. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria for the critical illness protocol; if there is a defined list of medical conditions that qualify under this scheme; if those who contracted long-Covid while working on the frontlines during the pandemic for the HSE are eligible for this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33904/26]
571. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted under the critical illness protocol in each of the years 2021 to date; the number approved; the number refused; the number currently pending, with specific breakdowns for applications citing long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/26]
572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of amendments tabled to the Mental Health Bill 2024 at all stages, broken down by Government and opposition; the number of the amendments that were accepted, broken down by Government and opposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33906/26]
573. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list all mixed-sex and single-sex acute psychiatric wards across all hospitals here; and the plans towards the future development of single-sex acute psychiatric wards. [33916/26]
574. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the gender safety protocols that exist in acute psychiatric wards across all psychiatric facilities in the country. [33917/26]
575. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33954/26]
576. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if …