Questions

189. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of private inpatient and day case discharges from public acute hospitals; and the income received from private health insurers in respect of those discharges, in each of the years 2021 to 2026 to date, by hospital; in tabular form. [69202/26]

190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the value of claims submitted by public and voluntary hospitals to private health insurers that remain unpaid; the value of such claims that were written off, in each of the years 2021 to 2026 to date, by hospital; and the principal reasons for non-payment, including the late or non-submission of claim forms, in tabular form. [69203/26]

191. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed in public hospitals by contract type, including the public only consultant contract 2023 and each category of the consultant contract 2008, in each of the years 2023 to 2026, by health region; the number who retain an entitlement to private practice in public hospitals, in tabular form. [69204/26]

193. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that claims to private health insurers in respect of private patients treated in public hospitals are completed and submitted within the required period; whether recovery of this income is monitored as part of hospital performance management; and the steps being taken to recover claims reported as unpaid over the past five years. …

194. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline, in detail, the new spending and recruitment controls referenced in a media report (details supplied); and to clarify if these new measures will apply to all HSE regions or just the four HSE regions in which spending controls already apply. [69270/26]

195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) on a State pension is eligible for hearing aids. [69258/26]

196. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no 24/7 Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in the HSE Midwest region; the resources she will allocate to establish such a service; and to provide a clear timeline for its establishment to stop the current denial of treatment to victims unless they report their assault to An Garda Síochána. [69257/26]

197. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the health insurance authority has assessed the effect of reduced private activity in public hospitals on private health insurance premiums, on the number of people holding private health insurance, and on demand for capacity in private hospitals; and if such an assessment will be published. [69207/26]

198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health whether protein-based Covid vaccines for people who cannot tolerate mRNA vaccines will be added to the 2026 vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69313/26]

199. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the national shingles vaccination programme to provide free vaccination to all people aged 65 and over; the current eligibility criteria; and the estimated cost to the State of extending eligibility. [69338/26]

200. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide for medical cards for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69556/26]

201. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to detail the financial and other resources, provided by her Department to sexual assault units, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69110/26]

202. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a SUSI grant application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the extensive four-month delay and repeated requests for duplicate documentation from the applicant; if a review of the file will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69042/26]

203. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the Student Accommodation Implementation Plan which is referenced in the National Student Accommodation Strategy; the details of the implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69050/26]

204. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the inter-departmental implementation group for the National Student Accommodation Strategy has met to date; to provide a schedule of dates for meetings that have taken place; to provide a schedule of the groups future meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69051/26]

205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there is funding available for the upkeep of defibrillators in rural communities to support communities in ensuring these life saving devices are kept up to date and therefore, effective in an emergency situation; and if not, can a funding stream be examined. [69006/26]

206. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding his engagement with and the proposal from an organisation (details supplied) received on 21 September 2026 in relation to the distribution of the funding, when his review of these proposals will be completed. [69088/26]

207. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to reconsider the cancellation of the Men's Shed Sustainability Grant for 2026; and to consider the introduction of a permanent source of funding for Men's Sheds groups. [69124/26]

208. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence (details supplied). [69146/26]