1144. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if her Department has any usage policy on or if it sanctions for official purposes the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37204/26]
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1145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurologist registrars based at CHI Tallaght, in tabular form. [37273/26]
1146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality currently at Hollies Street Maternity Hospital; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [37274/26]
1147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in gastroenterology based at Beaumont Hospital as of 12 May 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [37275/26]
1148. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a first appointment with National Counselling Service (NCS) in each county, for persons who suffered childhood abuse and have been referred to the service; or self-referred to the service. [37284/26]
1149. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current wait time that persons who suffered childhood abuse or neglect are waiting for a first appointment with National Counselling Service (NCS) in County Louth. [37285/26]
1150. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that were received from persons who suffered childhood abuse or neglect, via the National Counselling Service (NCS) offices in County Louth for each of the years 2020 to 2026 respectively. [37286/26]
1151. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by the National Counselling Service (NCS) offices in County Louth, from persons who suffered childhood abuse or neglect and received an assessment appointment for each of the years 2020 to 2026. [37287/26]
1152. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons based in County Louth who suffered childhood abuse or neglect and received counselling sessions via the National Counselling Service (NCS) for each of the years 2020 to 2026. [37288/26]
1153. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons based in County Louth who suffered childhood abuse or neglect and were referred to other services by the National Counselling Service (NCS) for each of the years 2020 to 2026 respectively; and to provide details of these other services. [37289/26]
1154. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average wait time following referral for persons in County Louth who hold a medical card to receive an initial appointment with the National Counselling Service to access counselling in primary care. [37291/26]
1155. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons following referral in County Louth that are currently waiting for a first appointment with the National Counselling Service to access counselling in Primary Care (CIPC); the number of these persons that have been waiting for six months ; the number of these persons that have been waiting between six and twelve months; the number that have b…
1156. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that were received for persons in County Louth who hold a medical card to access counselling in Primary Care (CIPC) via the National Counselling Service (NCS) for each of the years 2020 to 2026. [37293/26]
1157. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of current staffing levels within each National Counselling Service (NCS) local County office; and the wider National Counselling Service (NCS) services. [37294/26]
1158. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of consultant rheumatologists serving Cork University Hospital (CUH) and South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH); the position regarding current waiting lists for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37295/26]
1159. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her position on the management of vacant sites owned by the HSE and other public health organisations and how quickly they should be brought back into use, in particular the large sites at a location (details supplied). [37297/26]
1160. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health for an update on timelines and funding for the planned move of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles St., Dublin 2, to St. Vincent's in Dublin [37298/26]
1161. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 3 December 2025, if the National Survey of the Experience of Home Support Workers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants has been completed; the date at which a final report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants will be published; and if she will make a statem…
1162. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review the exclusion of fezolinetant from the drug payment scheme, particularly for patients undergoing cancer treatment, as many rely on this medication for quality of life and ongoing care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37306/26]
1163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 11 February 2026, to instruct the National Ambulance Service to answer the question (details supplied). [37315/26]
1164. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to outline the proposal for progressing the primary care centre for Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon which the HSE was given planning permission for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37332/26]
1165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a letter (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37349/26]
1166. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of public health nurses, by funded WTE and filled WTE; the number of public health nurses per community health network; the number of public health nurses per 10,000 of population; the number of public health nurses per integrated healthcare area from 2020 to end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37371/…
1167. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a case at Mayo University Hospital (details supplied) where a patient tested positive for ESBL on 6 April 2026, but was not informed of this result for approximately 20 days; if her Department or the HSE has established the reason the patient and the patient’s GP were not notified as indicated on the laboratory report; and if she will make a s…
1168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether appropriate infection-prevention and control measures, including patient notification and isolation protocols, were followed at Mayo University Hospital in respect of a patient who tested positive for ESBL on 6 April 2026 (details supplied); and if not, the corrective actions that are being taken to ensure patient and public safety. [37373/26]