657. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish citizens that graduate annually from medical schools in Poland and elsewhere in the EU, and subsequently seek Irish internship posts. [70403/26]
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658. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish graduates of Polish medical schools that have been unable to participate in the Irish intern matching process because their final-year centile ranking was not available by the HSE deadline. [70407/26]
659. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if a later centile submission date will be used for medical schools whose academic calendar does not allow the final ranking to be available by the standard Irish deadline for graduates seeking intership posts. [70411/26]
660. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered allowing final-year students from EU medical schools with later examination calendars to apply provisionally and submit their final centile once their examinations are completed. [70410/26]
661. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the requirement for Irish graduates of Polish medical schools for the final centile ranking to be available by the deadline a statutory/regulatory requirement or an administrative requirement of the HSE matching system. [70408/26]
670. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if a supplementary or reserve matching process for Irish medical internship posts will be established for otherwise eligible graduates whose centile becomes available after the normal deadline at universities in the EU. [70412/26]
691. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide details on a matter (details supplied); and the actions taken by the HSE to address the matter. [68004/26]
564. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to confirm the arrangements 2026 General Nursing graduates in respect of their entitlement to the permanent HSE contracts outlined in HR Memo 013/2026; the number 2026 nursing graduates have currently been offered employment; the number that are still awaiting contracts; if graduates are being phased into employment over the coming months; and the reason for this and…
388. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE are aware of undue delays in a case (details supplied); the reason for the delay; the plans her Department and the HSE have to address these delays in follow-up appointments and procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53819/26]
886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE can assess the needs of a person (details supplied) and ensure that suitable ongoing suitable accommodation and care in a HSE facility or other appropriate accommodation is provided for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53502/26]
862. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health her plans to carry out a formal review of hospital services across the country with a view to upgrading current level three hospitals to level four status in the future; if she will consider upgrading Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to a level four hospital in view of population growth in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51821/26]
824. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE plans to publish a tobacco retailers licence list and a nicotine inhaling products licence list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49188/26]
753. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide an appropriate transport solution for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47312/26]
797. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided to redeploy staff from the Cottage hospital in Drogheda to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital; the reason the decision was taken with no consultation or prior engagement with trade unions representing affected staff; the number and grade, group and category of the staff to be redeployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47491/…
798. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the 14 transitional care beds at the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that the HSE plans to take out of operation will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47492/26]
799. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the average number of transitional care beds in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that were occupied in each week of 2025; the number of transitional care beds occupied each week in the same facility to date in 2026 up to week beginning 15 June 2026; the number of transitional care beds in use in the public/HSE system in County Louth up to week beginning 15 June 2026; a…
800. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda that are yet to open and become operational due to insufficient staff numbers as of 15 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47494/26]
534. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE could investigate and address the shortcomings in the treatment of an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46756/26]
365. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will organise surgery for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44884/26]
224. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will investigate and address the issues outlined in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44357/26]
2264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE will investigate and address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/26]
207. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is not providing standard planning and environmental warranties and assurances to Louth County Council in respect of the proposed handover of lands known as Bully’s Acre in Drogheda (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40368/26]
1364. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health whether Action 14 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely “Explore potential for screening and appropriate surveillance of FASD cases” led by HSE Public Health; National Women and Infants Health Programme; HSE National Screening Service; which was due to be completed within three years of publication, has now been completed;…
1234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of multiple system atrophy of which the health authorities are currently aware; the number of people who are living with the condition and who are currently being treated through the HSE system; if the HSE will consider developing a specific clinical programme in respect of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37752/26]
766. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for public expenditure to her Department, as referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36408/26]