94. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on plans for the new elective hospital for Cork; the indicative timeline for when planning will be ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17475/26]
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949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the HSE rehabilitation services lists and costs, on an in-patient basis and, separately, in an outpatient basis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14179/26]
950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will reimburse the full cost of the treatment abroad scheme in-lieu of The National Rehabilitation Hospital being unable to provide for outpatient rehabilitation services in a timely manner, where the service is one that the HSE provides in Ireland and the fee charged is below the €194 cap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the sources of referrals to the National Rehabilitation Hospital including referrals from specific hospitals and units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14181/26]
952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if all patients that receive treatment abroad under the treatment abroad scheme are eligible for care packages such as assigned carers and other supports the same as those that received rehabilitation treatment through The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/26]
1071. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the steps to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) continues to be supported into the future, given its role in delivering oral health prevention programmes for vulnerable groups across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14989/26]
1072. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she recognises the importance of the oral health prevention programmes delivered by an organisation (details supplied) in DEIS primary schools, work with the traveller community and with Men’s Sheds; and if she will outline whether additional funding or resources will be made available to enable the foundation to expand its work with children in DEIS sc…
1055. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2159, 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228 and 2229 of 13 January 2026, the number of chartered physiotherapists employed full-time by the HSE; the waiting lists for MSK/physiotherapy services; her views on whether certified athletic therapists are qualified to address the high percentage of MSK disord…
1056. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2159, 2192 to 2196, inclusive, and 2225 to 2229, inclusive, of 13 January 2026, of the list of professions seeking to be regulated, if she is satisfied those professions represent a risk to public safety and non-regulation is appropriate; regarding her decision not to regulate any further profession for a number of y…
1057. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2159, 2192 to 2196, inclusive, and 2225 to 2229, inclusive, of 13 January 2026, the way in which she plans in the intervening period to address existing or emerging risks relating to those professions seeking to be regulated or any other profession that may pose a risk to patient safety; and if she will make a statem…
1081. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason low-dose atropine (0.05%) eye drops for myopia control are difficult to obtain or totally unavailable (details supplied); if she will make provision for this medicine to be sourced for children who need them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7918/26]
1022. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a cohort of post-surgery clients can be considered for the reimbursement scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5828/26]
1059. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the 24-acute beds for Mallow General Hospital will be operational; if there are specific timelines or factors contributing to any delays in the commissioning of these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6168/26]
1080. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of a reimbursement application for the drug vyloy zolbetuximab which is used for gastric and gastroesophageal cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6270/26]
73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing issue of chronic dentist understaffing in Cork and Kerry, and the significant impact this is having on access to dental services for the public; when the oral health policy will be fully implemented, particularly in relation to addressing staffing shortages with a view to improving delivery; and if she will make a statement on …
117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the current overcrowding issues at Cork University Hospital, particularly in the emergency department; the immediate measures she plans to implement to alleviate pressure on the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4483/26]
270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will include enhanced flu vaccines for older people in the procurement process for the next flu season, as recommended by the NIAC; and if she will clarify whether both types of enhanced flu vaccine routinely available in other European countries, including adjuvated and high dose vaccines, will be considered for inclusion in this tender. [4519/26]
271. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will request that the NIAC update its recommendation on enhanced influenza vaccination for older persons, given the large number of hospitalisations for flu this season, and the fact the existing recommendation has not been updated since 2021. [4520/26]
290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering introducing legislation to regulate or restrict the sale of nitrous oxide, particularly to prevent the sale of such substances to persons under the age of 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4640/26]
291. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current legal status of nitrous oxide in Ireland; the legislation under which its sale, possession, or use is regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4641/26]
292. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has launched any public information campaigns to raise awareness of the use of nitrous oxide, particularly within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4642/26]
2081. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical card applications received for persons aged over 70 for the years 2020 to date in 2025, by year; the number approved; the number refused; the number of appeals lodged following refusals; of those appeals the number granted on review and the number in which the original decision was upheld; and if she will make a statemen…
2192. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the timeline for the development by her Department, of a framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals into the future; the organisations with whom it is intended to consult with in drawing up the framework; the timeline for these consultations; whether she…
2193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, the precise process her Department has in place for considering whether a profession should be regulated by CORU; to provide a list of professions that have sought to be regulated since the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended) was enacted; and if she will make a statement …
2194. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 27 November 2025, where a medical profession has sought to be regulated by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), and where a decision not to regulate such a profession at this juncture has been made, the process by which her Department has arrived at such a decision and ratio…