Questions

201. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and median waiting times for initial contact, initial assessment and commencement of intervention for children referred to children’s disability network team, for those serving CDNT 11, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44206/26]

202. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have closed in each of the past three years, by county; the reasons identified for such closures; and the measures being taken to ensure adequate childcare capacity is maintained. [44227/26]

203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the number of residential places provided (details supplied) in each of the years 2023. 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44284/26]

204. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private companies funded by her Department for the provision of residential care for individuals with intellectual disabilities or acquired brain injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44285/26]

205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1951 of 19 December 2025, if it has been brought to her attention that a matter (details supplied) has not still not been resolved; the measures she will take to ensure they are receiving adequate care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44315/26]

206. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs Migration on the way in which child safeguarding can be strengthened given the details of a case (details supplied) brought forward by a childcare provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44388/26]

207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the maximum childcare fee caps recently announced by her Department for parents with one child in full time five-day care, current monthly fee €1350 less NCS €385.20 applicable to parents from next September whose children attend a school (details supplied); the amount by which the fees will reduce; and if she will make a statement on t…

208. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of seizures of anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhancing drugs made by An Garda Síochána and the Customs Service in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44404/26]

209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of negotiations regarding pricing for reimbursement for skyclarys. [44200/26]

210. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO 7 currently awaiting a first appointment under the HSE school dental screening service; the number of those who have progressed to secondary school without ever being seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44207/26]

211. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that some GP practices are charging medical card holders between €20-40 for ear wax removal; whether this procedure is covered under the GMS scheme; the circumstances in which a charge may be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44208/26]

212. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a relative of a deceased person has been refused access, under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, to non-clinical mortuary records, including mortuary logbooks, times of admission and release, and related administrative documentation held by a HSE hospital; if she will outline the policy basis on which such records may be withheld; if she will conf…

213. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the services that are available for people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in the Clifden area; the details of how these services can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44212/26]

214. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason Alzheimer’s disease is not considered a disability by the HSE for the purposes of accessing home help services for people under 66 years of age; whether consideration is being given to including Alzheimer’s disease as a recognised disability for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44213/26]

215. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting more than 12 months for an initial assessment by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44219/26]

216. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if she will engage directly with Trinity College Dublin; and if she will make a statement…

217. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts approved but unfilled for more than six months, by hospital group; and the measures being taken to address persistent recruitment challenges. [44280/26]

218. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position regarding the application of pension increases arising from Department of Health Circular 02/2024 and Labour Court Recommendation LCR22780 to medical scientists who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether consideration is being given to extending these increases in line with the policy of maintaining parity between the pay of serv…

219. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined representations from retired medical scientists that pension arrangements may not reflect previous scheme provisions or assurances regarding alignment with salary changes for their grade; if she will outline any review or engagement undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44306/26]

220. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, dental nurses and hygienists by grade posts filled at Castlerea Primary Care Centre as of 3 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44309/26]

221. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists by grade posts filled at Strokestown Primary Care Centre as of 3 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44310/26]

222. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE podiatrists posts filled within CHO2 Primary Care Services; the average waiting time to see a podiatrist via Primary Care Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44311/26]

223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for community-based speech and language therapy services, occupational therapy services and physiotherapy services; the average waiting time for each service; and by-county. [44345/26]

224. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will investigate and address the issues outlined in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44357/26]

225. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of community nursing beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44363/26]