1087. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the wheelchair accessibility of all buildings under her control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65902/26]
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1088. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine opening a childcare facility in a vacant school in north Kerry (details supplied). [65892/26]
1089. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with a special interest in learning disabilities posts filled within CHO3 disabilities services as of 7 September 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [65781/26]
1090. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her position on two recent applications to reduce the size of an associated creche space in a residential development (details supplied) in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to review the 2001 childcare facilities guidelines for planning authorities to ensure childcare spaces are provided and put to use. [65800/26]
1091. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken a comparative review of paternity leave entitlements available in Ireland and other EU Member States; the outcome of any such review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65791/26]
1092. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of extending paid paternity leave on child development, parental wellbeing, maternal recovery following childbirth and workforce participation; the findings of any such assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65790/26]
1093. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the research, analysis or reviews that have been undertaken by her Department within the past five years regarding the potential benefits of extending paid paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65789/26]
1094. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is currently considering proposals to increase the duration of statutory paid paternity leave beyond the current entitlement; if so, the changes under consideration and the timeframe for their implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65788/26]
1095. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has plans to extend statutory paid paternity leave beyond the current entitlement of two weeks; whether consideration is being given to increasing paid paternity leave to eight weeks; and whether any review, consultation, or comparative analysis of paternity leave arrangements in other EU member states has be…
1096. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken by her Department to address the ongoing issues experienced by early learning and childcare providers across the country in using the HIVE system, particularly the significant difficulties and administrative problems reported by providers throughout the summer; whether her Department has assessed the impact t…
1097. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the provision of residential placement for a person (details supplied); if the HSE will meet with me as the public representative to discuss this specific matter and the broader issue of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities. [65025/26]
1098. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding for transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [65269/26]
1099. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request the HSE to establish the whereabouts and status of the outstanding CDNT assessment reports concerning a child (details supplied); if a series of matters will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66463/26]
1100. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on concerns regarding the conditions of community paramedics in the national ambulance service (details supplied). [64195/26]
1101. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all professional representative organisations that received funding, grants, sponsorship, educational support or service-level funding from the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount provided to each body and the purpose of the funding, in tabular form. [64194/26]
1102. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in neurology based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [64188/26]
1104. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologists based at CHI Crumlin as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [64186/26]
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports of staffing shortages in the maternity services in CUH, including concerns that recruitment has ceased, nurses are reluctant to take sick leave due to staffing pressures, and difficulties in securing annual leave. [64213/26]
1107. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to establish any criteria, mechanism or review process to ensure equivalence of assessment criteria for publicly funded procedures across hospitals and specialties; the timeframe for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64212/26]
1108. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether protests outside In-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy clinics fall within the protections for and definition of healthcare facilities, as defined under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; and whether consideration is being given to such inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [64218/26]
1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has carried out of the effect on equity of access where, as confirmed by the Health Service Executive, no mechanism exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64210…
1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to PQ 44070/26, to confirm the position stated by the Health Service Executive namely that there is no criteria or review process to consider equivalence of publicly funded procedures across hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64209/26]
1111. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department, the HSE, clinicians, patient organisations and the manufacturer of a medication (details supplied) regarding access to the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; whether interim or compassionate access arrangements are being considered pending a reimbursement decision; and …
1112. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure timely and equitable access to a medication (details supplied) for eligible patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, in view of its potential to reduce the need for repeated surgeries and improve quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64204/26]
1113. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current status of the assessment, appraisal and reimbursement process for a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; the timeline for a decision on its approval and reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64203/26]