334. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3743 of 7 September 2026, whether the HSE senior leadership team received a specific escalation regarding the increase in alleged health and safety endangerment, as recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee, as distinct from routine quarterly dashboard reporting; the date on which any such escalation occurred; the decision o…
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336. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if her Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66068/26]
337. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health when the HSE contracted printer will resume the printing of plastic medical cards/GP cards. [66022/26]
338. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if general nursing graduates are being phased into employment over the coming months; the reason for this; and the criteria being used to determine when individual graduates can commence employment. [66019/26]
339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when can the 2026 graduating class of general nursing students realistically expect to receive written confirmation of their employment and start dates. [66017/26]
340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 nursing graduates have currently been offered employment; and the number that are still awaiting contracts. [66016/26]
341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether, in respect of 2026 general nursing graduates who might have expected to be offered permanent HSE contracts per outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2, but who have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates, the delay in commencement of employment related to HSE financial pressures, workforce ceilings or a lack of funding from the Departm…
342. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if 2026 general nursing graduates are entitled to the permanent HSE contracts outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2; the reason graduates who have completed their internships have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates. [66014/26]
343. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether all 2026 general nursing graduates entitled to the permanent HSE contracts outlined in HR Memo 013/2026. [66012/26]
344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the statutory grounds under which she has suspended autonomy for day-to-day spending from several HSE regions; to detail the consultation she has had on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of the affected HSE regions. [66115/26]
347. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to clarify which services listed by the HSE as being available through Arklow Primary Care Centre are physically delivered from the centre on a regular basis; the frequency with which each service operates from the facility; whether any listed services currently operate on a part-time, outreach or occasional basis only; and whether any listed services …
348. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of school-aged children in the Arklow area who received routine HSE dental screening and examinations in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number currently awaiting dental assessment or treatment; the average waiting times involved; the locations where children are being referred when services are unavailable in Arklow; a…
349. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the capacity and availability of children's early intervention services in Arklow Primary Care Centre; the number of full-time equivalent staff providing occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services for children; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and treatment; the average waiting times inv…
350. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of children resident in the Arklow area who were required to attend appointments outside Arklow during 2025 and to date in 2026 for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetic services, diagnostic investigations and other primary care services; the locations to which those children were referred, in…
351. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of services currently operating from Arklow Primary Care Centre, County Wicklow; the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each service, including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetics and nutrition, dental services, diagnostic and radiology services; the numbe…
352. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided for an application (details supplied) submitted in April for reimbursement under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme. [66058/26]
353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to ensure additional car parking is included in any future developments on the Connolly Hospital campus. [66048/26]
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the requirement for sleep apnoea patients to submit monthly CPAP reimbursement claims by post and receive repayments by cheque; and whether consideration is being given to introducing a digital claims and payment system. [66087/26]
355. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow nursing home care for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66119/26]
356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on an ongoing industrial dispute (details supplied). [66084/26]
357. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of outstanding legal actions involving a medication (details supplied) and associated costs paid from 2018 to 1 July 2026. [66063/26]
358. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the funding required to provide free access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers when prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART); and if funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the financial barriers faced by people with asthma in accessing this treatment. [66122/26]
359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the State has paid out over each of the last ten years for misdiagnosis of cancer patients. [66138/26]
360. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an up to date financial position for the HSE South West area in accordance with budget 2026. [66133/26]
361. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she can give a breakdown of the posts approved by the HSE South West during 2026; and to provide a breakdown per category of post and location. [66130/26]