123. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred by the HSE to private adult approved centres for psychiatric assessment and treatment in each of the years 2024 and 2025; to provide a breakdown of this data, by age, gender, reason for admission, admission status (voluntary or involuntary), and length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4976/26]
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504. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the actions, other than a single point of access initiative that she is pursuing to address the crisis in primary care services for young people; the staffing benchmarks she is committing to as part of these plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5415/26]
282. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of service-users living in residential mental health services in Lauriston, Midleton and O'Dwyer's Road, Midleton; the investment in both houses; and for an update on works to replace the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton. [4545/26]
597. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reasons survivors of rape and sexual assault in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are required to make a report to the Gardaí before they can access treatment at a SATU (sexual assault treatment unit) and if they are not ready to report it they are required to travel to a SATU in Galway or Cork; her plans to open a sexual assault treatment unit in the midwest to s…
152. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the loss of income faced by healthcare workers with long-Covid following the cessation of special Covid leave with pay on 31 December 2025; what this is estimated to be on average over the next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2527/26]
2303. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of supply of estradot (estradiol transdermal) patches in the State; the duration and cause of any supply disruptions affecting this product in 2024 and 2025; the steps taken by her Department and the HSE to mitigate these shortages; and whether she will provide a timeline for full restoration of supply; and if she will make a statement on the m…
2304. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current dispensing arrangements under the free HRT scheme which limit hormone replacement therapy to one month’s supply at a time; the rationale for this restriction; the impact it has had on continuity of care during ongoing supply disruptions, including for estradot patches; if consideration has been given to allowing multi-month dispensi…
2332. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a primary care centre in Midleton, County Cork. [75181/25]
2339. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed, by grade (assistant, staff grade, senior grade, principal grade) per head of population in each health region for the disciplines of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy across primary care child and adolescent and adult services, in tabular form. …
2340. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved posts, by grade (assistant, staff grade, senior grade, principal grade) and per head of population in each health region for the disciplines of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy across primary care child and adolescent and adult services, in tabular form. [75284…
2341. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of 0-18-year-olds waiting in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six years and so on, for an initial assessment appointment with primary care services for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy; and for the same figures, where applicable, for 0-18s awaiting treatment with tho…
2342. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six years and so on for an initial assessment appointment with primary care services for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy; and for the same figures, where applicable, for adults awaiting treatment with those prima…
2343. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the statutory power to prosecute under section 80 of the Health Act 2007 has been formally and lawfully delegated to the Designated Chief Inspector of Social Services during the Chief Inspector’s absence from duties; and if so, to provide the date and form of that delegation. [75287/25]
2344. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services have applied regulatory enforcement powers consistently and proportionately across the nursing home sector, particularly in light of the apparent absence of prosecutions or registration cancellations involving large corporate providers. [75288/25]
2345. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services on legal services since 2020; the name of the legal firms retained; and whether the Office of the Chief State Solicitor was considered or used in those cases. [75289/25]
2346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she or her Department were aware that a former member of the HIQA board (details supplied) left that board in July 2020 and subsequently took up a role with an organisation which later received ICT service contracts from HIQA in 2021; and if she will request a review of this matter by the Comptroller and Auditor General. [75290/25]
2347. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought or received legal advice regarding the validity of inspections, enforcement actions or prosecutions undertaken by HIQA during the chief inspector’s absence; and if so, if she will make this advice publicly available. [75291/25]
2348. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of prosecutions under section 80 of the Health Act 2007 that have been initiated against nursing homes since 2021; and the number that relate to nursing homes operated by a company (details supplied). [75292/25]
2349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she will request HIQA to return before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee to further examine procurement, enforcement and governance matters following its appearance on 17 July 2025. [75293/25]
2350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if information will be provided in relation to a series of matters raised in an email of 20 October 2025 from the office of the Minister of State for Older Persons to an organisation (details supplied) referring to a review by HIQA on the effectiveness of the Chief Inspector’s inspection and monitoring processes. [75294/25]
2392. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reason adults resident in County Carlow are ineligible to access ADHD services located in neighbouring counties; if she will review this policy with a view to ensuring equitable access to ADHD services across county boundaries within community healthcare organisation, CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1344/26]
2393. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the supports currently available to adults in County Carlow who have received a private ADHD diagnosis, in circumstances where no public services are available to provide medication titration or follow-up care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1345/26]
2520. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by health region, of current eating disorder service provision, including WTE staffing by discipline and team type; and to set out the corresponding staffing levels recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders for each area. [2324/26]
2521. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the measures being taken in 2026 to close the gap between current eating disorder service provision and recommended provision set out in the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders. [2325/26]
2522. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently in place for children and adolescents, and adults, by location; and to provide the staffing levels of each and catchment population for each team. [2326/26]