3291. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referred MRI scans requested under the HSE community diagnostic scheme in County Kildare between 1 January 2026, to 14 July 2026 inclusive; the number completed; and the average waiting time from acceptance of referral to scan. [55676/26]
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3358. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider changing eligibility criteria for medical card holders so that disabled people do not lose their access once they receive other State benefits such as an artists' bursary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56007/26]
719. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have availed of cross border directive for treatment abroad in relation to rheumatology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50909/26]
257. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to progress being made to resolve clinical and regulatory issues which stand in the way of single women and same-sex couples in accessing free AHR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47905/26]
267. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will review eligibility criteria for publicly funded fertility treatment to ensure the inclusion of same-sex couples and single women who require donor sperm; if she will confirm the current eligibility structure contravenes equality legislation; her plans to reform this discriminatory element of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on th…
268. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of unequal access to public IVF funding, specifically disadvantaging single parents and same-sex families; whether her Department is taking steps to address this discriminatory aspect of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47935/26]
451. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the HSE has refused to implement Labour Court Recommendation LCR 23209, issued in January 2026, which directed the restoration of the long-standing pay link between perfusionists and medical scientists with retrospective effect from 1 January 2024 (details supplied); the estimated total annual cost of restoring the pay link for all …
205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for children to receive an appointment for public dentistry in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46104/26]
839. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure free access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44935/26]
844. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the HSE’s failure to adopt the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44966/26]
845. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department was consulted by the HSE prior to the decision not to implement the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44967/26]
846. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her views on whether refusal to accept a Labour Court recommendation may undermine confidence in the State’s Industrial Relations Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44968/26]
847. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of perfusionist positions currently sanctioned, filled, and vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/26]
848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to recruit and retain perfusionist roles within the HSE given the critical nature of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44970/26]
849. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department anticipate difficulty in recruiting and retaining perfusionists arising from the removal of the historic pay linkage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44971/26]
850. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if a service impact assessment was carried out before the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists was altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44972/26]
851. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will publish analysis underpinning the decision to reject the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation regarding perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44973/26]
210. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO 7 currently awaiting a first appointment under the HSE school dental screening service; the number of those who have progressed to secondary school without ever being seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44207/26]
215. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting more than 12 months for an initial assessment by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44219/26]
217. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts approved but unfilled for more than six months, by hospital group; and the measures being taken to address persistent recruitment challenges. [44280/26]
223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for community-based speech and language therapy services, occupational therapy services and physiotherapy services; the average waiting time for each service; and by-county. [44345/26]
1737. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to combat the reported trend of reduced health insurance cover for older people in the context of rising premium costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43816/26]
1761. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to strengthen the recruitment of psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41513/26]
1762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the areas of acute shortage in recruitment currently in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/26]
1965. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health to outline the wait times for dermatology services in Naas general hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41980/26]