Questions

1055. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73986/26]

828. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the recommendations of the 2018 review on hospital car parking charges; and which of these have been actioned since that time. [68823/26]

829. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the review on hospital car parking charges. [68820/26]

831. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public parking charges at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, to date in 2026. [68819/26]

867. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's progression of the sunbeds working group recommendation to ban commercial sunbeds; the engagement her Department has had with the European Commission on this issue in recent months; and the timeline for progression of this issue. [68830/26]

541. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider funding increased access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) in Budget 2027, given the potential for improved asthma control to reduce exacerbations, emergency healthcare utilisation and associated healthcare-related carbon emissions. [66486/26]

611. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the policy with respect to a prescription for a ‘months’ worth of drugs; whether this represents a generic 28 days work of drugs, or can it represent 29, 30 or 31 days of the drug depending on the month; and if it can only represent 28 days, is it acceptable that this will require a second dispensing during that month. [66799/26]

413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the HSE Telehealth Roadmap 2024–2027; the number and percentage of outpatient consultations delivered via telehealth to date, by HSE health region and hospital group; the clinical grades involved in delivering these consultations in each region; and the specialties or care pathways in which telehealth adoption remains lo…

428. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health in the context of the current cost-of-living pressures cited by health sector unions (details supplied) in the lead-up to planned industrial action, the extent to which her Department and the HSE have assessed the potential to reduce commuting costs and time for clinical nursing grades by facilitating telemedicine-enabled remote or blended working for appropr…

429. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that clinical nursing grades (details supplied) are equally facilitated in accessing blended working and telemedicine-enabled remote consultation arrangements, in line with the HSE blended working policy; whether guidelines exist to assess which nursing-delivered patient contacts are appropriate for remote delivery; the extent …

561. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has collected statistics on excess heat related deaths in Ireland due to the heat wave experienced at the end of May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54654/26]

562. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her Department’s policy with respect to the collection of data related to heatwave events, in particular, excess mortality due to heat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54655/26]

850. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans for people living with dementia to be assessed for disability services based on their individual needs rather than, or in addition to, being routinely referred for older persons’ services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53323/26]

910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards; when this issue is expected to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53665/26]

911. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health given the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards, if she can provide details on the number of cards now awaiting printing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53666/26]

717. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a lack of public dermatology appointments and services available to under-16s; her plans to rectify this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50887/26]

774. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the long-term measures her Department are taking to prevent negative impacts from relocation on the health of Palestinian refugees accessing medical treatment in Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51150/26]

780. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the maternity and infant care scheme; to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report and recommendations following the work undertaken by the National Women and Infants Health Programme review group; the specific recommendations within the National Maternity Strategy (Recommendations 62 to 66) that remain outstanding…

781. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the specific stakeholders and organisations that have been consulted by the HSE during the review and development of the revised maternity and infant care scheme; if formal engagement has occurred with the IMO, ICGP and NWIHP; the extent to which advocacy, voluntary parent support, and service-user organisations have been involved in the consultation process;…

782. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE and the NWIHP to develop and fund evidence-based, equitable tongue-tie assessment and frenotomy services nationally; the plans in place to standardise regional care pathways so they mirror successful specialist clinics (details supplied); the measures being introduced to address geographic disparities in wait times and access to p…

658. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or agencies funded by it undertake any research on the impact of elevated heat levels in Ireland, caused by climate change, on public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47161/26]

677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the update on the recommendations relating to her Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46957/26]

776. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on International recruitment campaigns, relocation packages, recruitment agencies and associated supports for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47416/26]

777. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a publicly funded vaccine programme for shingles for persons aged over 75 years-of-age. [47417/26]

834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/26]