558. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE health regions; whether local drug and alcohol task forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she wi…
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559. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Reg…
560. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of local drug and alcohol task forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18030/26]
561. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE Health Region level the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a…
587. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant orthodontist posts currently vacant in HSE south-west Cork and Kerry, the plans to recruit same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18122/26]
920. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health when she intends to commence a review of the reimbursement process, as committed to in the Programme for Government; whether such a review will specifically include the way in which orphan medicines are assessed and reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16948/26]
921. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health in light of Rare Disease Day taking place on 28 February, if she will commit to introducing an early access scheme in Ireland for people living with rare diseases to access EMA-approved orphan medicines; if such an early access scheme will include orphan medicines products licenced for non-oncology conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
922. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if the Oversight Implementation Group for the National Rare Disease Strategy has been established, given that the Strategy was published in August 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16950/26]
583. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all HSE-funded meals-on-wheels services in Cork; the funding they have received for 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15963/26]
340. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding paid to a company (details supplied) by the HSE from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026 to provide a mobile x-ray service in partnership with the HSE in Cork; the number of mobile x-ray services provided for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10718/26]
366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the enhanced community care centre proposed for Mallow, County Cork; the current status of the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF) analysis referenced in previous correspondence; when that analysis is expected to be completed; when a revised tender process will issue; the proposed location and scope of services to be provided at …
1066. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; to clarify the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7836/26]
1067. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, that will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7837/26]
1068. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7838/26]
1069. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7839/26]
1103. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the total number of sick days taken by staff in her Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8165/26]
185. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the budget which has been provided to a group (details supplied) for 2026 from the HSE; the difference in funding from 2025 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6670/26]
13. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for Mallow General Hospital; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4138/26]
43. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the role being played by community hospitals in Macroom and Millstreet in alleviating pressure on acute hospitals through step-down care; and whether all available beds in these facilities are being utilised to support delayed discharges from acute settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4137/26]
2439. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1558/26]
2440. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1559/26]
2441. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the amount being paid to a nursing home (details supplied) weekly, for the provision of a bed through the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1560/26]
380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health her plans in place to provide designated beds for adults with eating disorders in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72761/25]
931. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71550/25]
932. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the 75-bed acute admissions unit for Mental Health at St. Stephen's Hospital, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71551/25]