Questions

563. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the oversight her Department has of the approach taken by a hospital (details supplied) in allocating patients for treatment based on teaching and training availability; the measures which are in place to ensure that patient access to accident and emergency care, secondary care and specialist dental services is maintained in line with service demand; and if she…

595. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE adult physiotherapists by grade that are filled at a location (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, the average waiting time for a first physiotherapy appointment at this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67736/25]

600. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists by grade that were filled at a location (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, if this number will be increased during the first half of 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67848/25]

296. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the recent decision to remove melatonin from the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider reinstating coverage for melatonin for patients with epilepsy and other neurological conditions where it is clinically prescribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66434/25]

297. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the measures her Department and the Health Insurance Authority are taking in response to ongoing premium increases by private health insurers, including recent price adjustments by a company (details supplied); if she will consider options to strengthen consumer protection and improve transparency in the regulation of private health insuranc…

301. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services, by age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66491/25]

931. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the introduction of a charge for blister packaging by pharmacists from January 2026; if she acknowledges that many of the people who rely on this service live with serious medical conditions and have very limited income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66130/25]

932. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing financial supports or exemptions for patients who rely on blister packaging because of complex medical conditions, cognitive difficulties or disability, given that any additional charge would disproportionately impact those on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66131/25]

933. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the pharmacy sector to ensure that any changes to blister packaging provision do not reduce medication safety for vulnerable patients who depend on organised dosing systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66132/25]

934. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department carried out any assessment of the financial or clinical impact of introducing a blister pack charge, particularly for older people and people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66133/25]

160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; the current status of the design and planning stages; the expected timeline for tendering and construction; whether the project remains a priority within the HSE Capital Plan; the anticipated opening date for the new emergency department; the anticipated…

579. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the interim actions being taken by her Department and the HSE to reduce audiology waiting times ahead of the publication of the National Hearing Care Plan in Q1 2026, including any temporary staffing supports or targeted initiatives to clear the current backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64679/25]

580. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE plans to expand short-term access to private or community based audiology services, including options in Northern Ireland, in order to reduce delays for hearing assessments and hearing aids while the National Hearing Care Plan is being finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64680/25]

651. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the current regulatory status of naloxone and consider allowing approved formulations to be made available over-the-counter in order to improve timely access to this emergency medication, in line with international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64949/25]

652. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current supply pathways through which community and voluntary organisations can access and distribute naloxone; if consideration is being given to expanding these pathways to reduce delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64953/25]

478. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of residential disability places provided by the HSE in Dublin north, city and county; the current level of unmet demand, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62555/25]

479. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices in the Dublin Bay North constituency that currently accepts new medical card patients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62556/25]

480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on capital plans for a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/25]

481. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant posts that have been approved for a hospital (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, by specialty, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62559/25]

482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on delivery of the HSE's national service plan 2025 targets for primary care expansion in Dublin north, city and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62560/25]

955. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through public parking charges at a hospital (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61127/25]

956. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of HSE stop-smoking services from a centre (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61128/25]

1005. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the capital investment planned for Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department compares with other major Dublin hospitals in terms of per-bed or per-patient capital spend; if additional funding is being considered given population growth in the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61417/25]

1006. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the design and planning stages for Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department planned redevelopment have been completed; if planning permission has been lodged or approved; when tendering for construction is expected to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61418/25]

1007. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department planned redevelopment; if the project remains a priority item under the HSE Capital Plan; the expected timeline for completion of each phase of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61419/25]