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Robert Troy Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
637. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a patient (details supplied) given the very serious and urgent medical circumstances. [67057/26]
Michael Collins Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
638. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the findings of the Health Research Board annual bulletin on people engaging with disability services, produced using the National Ability Supports System data, in relation to the provision of accommodation for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number and percentage of the total adult population with an intellectual disabi…
Jen Cummins Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
639. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health Who will be getting the shingles vaccine for free. [67101/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
640. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health If her Department has reviewed the findings of the 2015 independent report into Midwest public orthodontic services; if she will verify allegations that children suffered clinical damage due to systemic oversight failures highlighted in that unpublished report; and the clinical audit structures currently in place to protect children undergoing public orthodontic…
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
641. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the status of the independent review completed in February 2015 by two UK-based professors into public orthodontic services in the Midwest region; the reasons this report has not been published by the HSE to date despite previous commitments to do so; and if she will state when the report will be published. [67098/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
642. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic outpatient clinics that are held at Beaumont hospital each week; the hours each clinic is available; the names of consultants and or registrars that are present at each of those clinics, in tabular form. [67074/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
643. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the engagement she has had with the HSE and relevant bodies regarding concerns raised in relation to the lack of permanent posts being offered to new nursing and midwife graduates in a number of HSE regions; and the efforts been made on the matter. [67105/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
644. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health her views on the issues of staffing and capacity at the University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UNMHL) where patients have faced consecutive days of necessary and scheduled C-Sections being cancelled. [67104/26]
Gary Gannon Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
645. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for HSE-funded nurse-prescriber training in mental-health services; whether nurses employed by Section 39 organisations providing HSE-funded inclusion-health services are eligible to access such training; if not, whether eligibility will be extended to these organisations; and the estimated cost of doing so. [67067/26]
Gary Gannon Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
646. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been undertaken of the additional community and outreach mental-health capacity required before the Mental Health Act 2026 is commenced, particularly for people experiencing homelessness who may not access emergency departments or conventional mental-health services; the additional funding sought for this purpose in the 2027 Estimates; an…
Gary Gannon Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
647. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to require inpatient psychiatric services to provide the referring clinician with an appropriate discharge plan following an involuntary psychiatric admission, including information necessary to ensure continuity of care; whether national guidance currently exists in respect of such communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
650. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE West & North-West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67107/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
651. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate midwifery post offers issued this year in the HSE South West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67111/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
652. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE South West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67109/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
653. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate midwifery post offers issued this year in the HSE West & North-West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67108/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
654. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 graduates in HSE South-West that have been issued offers to join the HSE staff bank. [67112/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
655. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 graduates in HSE West and North-West that have been issued offers to join the HSE staff bank. [67113/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
656. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts awaiting approval in the HSE South-West region. [67116/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
657. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts awaiting approval in the HSE West and North-West region. [67115/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
658. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE Dublin & North East; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67114/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
659. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the proposed compulsory addition of folic acid to non-wholemeal flour, she can assure those who may be required to avoid folic acid due to certain medical conditions or because they are undergoing certain medical treatments that unfortified flour and bread products will remain readily available. [67185/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
660. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of 'insulin initiation from the start' that is preventing approximately 500-700 people with a clinical diagnosis of type one diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring , which clinical evidence and recommendations overwhelmingly supports as first-choice glucose monitoring treatment for all people with typ…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
661. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her plans to begin the implementation of the National Diabetes Strategy by providing funding to create a Regional Diabetes Clinical Lead post in each HSE Health Region in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67181/26]
Liam Quaide Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
662. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide, in respect of safeguarding referrals or notifications relating to residents of nursing homes, the number recorded under each category of safeguarding concern used by the HSE, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, neglect, discriminatory abuse, institutional abuse, self-neglect and any other category recorded, in …
Denise Mitchell Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
663. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of completed Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications currently awaiting payment; the date of receipt of the oldest outstanding completed application; the current average and median processing time; and the number of applications outstanding for more than 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 working days, in tabular form. [67214/26]