2679. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 11 February 2026, the number of children awaiting orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment under the HSE South East orthodontic Service, by county, including for South Tipperary; the length of time they have been waiting, by waiting time bands in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
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2680. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment under each HSE health region; the length of time they have been waiting, by waiting time bands in each region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23845/26]
2681. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists and dental nurses employed by the HSE in each HSE health region, by whole-time equivalent; the number of approved posts; the number of vacancies in each region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23846/26]
2682. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE is utilising private orthodontic providers to address waiting lists for children; the number of children referred to private providers in each HSE health region in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23847/26]
2683. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current eligibility criteria for access to publicly funded orthodontic treatment, including the application of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN); whether any changes to these criteria are under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23848/26]
2684. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have aged out of eligibility for publicly funded orthodontic treatment while on waiting lists in each HSE health region in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23849/26]
2685. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand orthodontic service capacity in each HSE health region, including recruitment, additional clinics or capital investment; the timeline for such measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23850/26]
2686. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE routinely collects data on average waiting times for orthodontic assessment and treatment; if not, the reason for same; and any plans to introduce such data collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23851/26]
2864. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new 60-bed community nursing unit, CNU, in Cashel, County Tipperary; the current status of the site selection process; whether the site option appraisal and architect's report referenced in correspondence of November 2025 have now been finalised; if a preferred site has been identified; the reasons for the delay in progressi…
2865. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the business plan submitted in September 2025 by an organisation (details supplied) for capital funding towards a new hospice facility in Clonmel; whether the HSE has completed its assessment of the proposal; if funding has been approved or is under consideration; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
427. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if parents who are unable to access timely paediatric ophthalmology appointments for their children through the HSE, and are forced to seek private treatment, can avail of reimbursement or financial support for the cost of these appointments; if any scheme exists to support such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21005/26]
55. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether specific waiting list reduction targets have been set for orthodontic assessment and treatment in south Tipperary for 2026 and 2027; the numerical reduction targets for each year; the projected maximum waiting time by the end of 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17513/26]
137. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of approved whole-time equivalent posts in south Tipperary and the south-east community healthcare area for professions (details supplied); the number of those posts currently filled and the number vacant, by grade; the duration for which each vacancy has remained unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17512/26]
519. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether there has been a change in policy within the National Ambulance Service regarding the transition of graduating paramedics from specified purpose contracts to permanent positions; the reason for requiring an internal competition process; the number of paramedics which are affected in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17908/26]
530. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child whose application for placement (details supplied) was refused solely on jurisdictional grounds despite the absence of any equivalent specialised preschool provision in their own catchment area; whether CHO boundary rules override clinical recommendations in such circumstances; the mechanism which exist to permit cross-bou…
596. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated in Budget 2026 for the provision of eating disorder services; the breakdown of this allocation, including funding for existing specialist eating disorder teams, funding for the development of new teams, funding for training and professional development of staff, and funding for inpatient and community-based services; the number of wh…
597. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years-of-age admitted to adult approved psychiatric centres in 2025 for the treatment of eating disorders due to the unavailability of age-appropriate inpatient CAMHS beds; the average and longest duration of such admissions; whether the Department or the HSE has undertaken any review, audit, or impact assessment of the psycho-soc…
598. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths recorded in 2024 and 2025 in which an eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified feeding or eating disorders, was listed as the primary or contributory cause of death; the source of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15990/26]
1094. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason insulin pump therapy is not currently accessible to eligible type 1 diabetes patients attending Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel; whether this is due to the absence of dietetic support or other staffing deficits; the contingency arrangements in place to support high-risk diabetes patients in the interim; the steps being taken to restore full m…
1098. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the immediate contingency arrangements now in place for children awaiting community ophthalmology services in south Tipperary, in circumstances where recruitment of a consultant community ophthalmologist has repeatedly failed and the previous postholder has retired; if weekend clinics, private provision, cross-HSE-area referrals, temporary contracting, or emer…
384. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of children on waiting lists for routine public dental services in South Tipperary; the length of time they have been waiting, broken down by waiting time bands; the number of children in South Tipperary awaiting orthodontic assessment and treatment under the HSE; the average and longest waiting times involved; the locations at which HSE-fund…
1160. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current status and future use of the former St Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir; whether the HSE has undertaken or plans to undertake engagement with local community representatives and campaigners regarding potential health service uses for the site; and if consideration has been given to the suitability of the location for the p…
6. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements being developed by the HSE to ensure continuity of coronial post mortem services for the south-east region from January 2026, given that consultant pathologists at UHW will no longer provide this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5311/26]
107. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements being developed by the HSE to ensure continuity of coronial post-mortem services for the south-east region from January 2026, given that consultant pathologists at University Hospital Waterford will no longer provide this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1396/26]
108. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the immediate contingency arrangements now in place for children awaiting community ophthalmology services in south Tipperary, in circumstances where recruitment of a consultant community ophthalmologist has repeatedly failed and the previous postholder has retired; if weekend clinics, private provision, cross-HSE-area referrals, temporary contracting, or emerg…