768. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health with respect to two incidents (details supplied), if she accepts that a Garda referral does not, of itself, constitute an independent external review of patient safety governance, escalation pathways, executive visibility or pattern-recognition systems within the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47383/26]
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769. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health with respect to two incidents (details supplied), the reason her Department relied on the Health Service Executive's own conclusion that appropriate enquiries had been undertaken; if the concern raised by the Irish Patients Association were considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47384/26]
770. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will now establish an independent external review into the governance concerns arising from two incidents, including the reasons the matter did not reach Health Service Executive chief executive officer level until raised externally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47385/26]
775. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any further review of insourcing and outsourcing has been conducted since publication of the June 2025 HSE Review of Insourcing and Outsourcing and the introduction of new controls; if so, the amounts spent on both insourcing and outsourcing over that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47399/26]
813. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify the manner in which consultants on public-only consultant contracts, POCC, and those on the non-POCC are rostered in Cork University Maternity Hospital during the weekends; if separate rosters are in place (details supplied); if HSE south west has investigated if public-only consultants are delivering the babies of private patients and engaging in simi…
470. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the weekly medical card threshold for people aged over 70 by €100; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46499/26]
482. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to detail the work of her Department to address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46528/26]
483. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 5 March 2026, the current status of the model of care for sexual health; if she still expects it to be completed in Q4 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46529/26]
484. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2263 of 13 January 2026, if the HSE Service Improvement Programme’s review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services has been completed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46530/26]
529. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if an addendum to HSE HR Circular 008/2026 will be issued to ensure that consultants on the public only consultant contract are not rostered for on-call duties in relation to private patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46726/26]
530. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is investigating weekend consultant rostering arrangements and the gifting of fees to consultants on public only consultant contracts (POCC) for delivering the babies of private patients in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, further to media reports (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this breach of the POCC; and if she will make a statemen…
204. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the report referenced in a media report is the audit of governance and equity in patient access and waiting list management at CHI, commissioned by the HSE CEO (details supplied); if a copy of the report referenced in the media report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46100/26]
211. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the consideration of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia will be prioritised; the date on which the drug will be on the agenda for a meeting of the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46123/26]
872. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 19 May 2026, if there are any plans to develop a whole-of-Government national strategy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards; if any work has been carried out to date to implement Action 1 of the 2022 HSE Position Paper on FASD prevention; and if she will make …
873. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received confirmation that consultants on the public-only consultant contract are covered by the State's clinical indemnity scheme for private work carried out in public hospitals, in breach of their contracts; to confirm if the scheme applies to entire hospitals rather than individual consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45115…
874. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Parkinson's, brain health and neurodegenerative conditions will be specifically included in Ireland's health briefs and agenda for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45116/26]
875. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultants in each maternity hospital and unit broken down by those who switched to the public-only consultant contract (POCC) since its introduction, those who remained on a non-POCC, and those who entered the HSE since 2023 under the POCC, by site and speciality, in tabular form. [45117/26]
876. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 7 May 2026, the way in which the external expert panel will assess the pathway by which children came to be considered for surgery if certain matters are not reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45118/26]
1017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the position regarding a drug for people living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (details supplied); the outcome of the HSE Drug’s Group meeting on 10 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45899/26]
1018. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a successor to the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026; if she will hold a public consultation to inform its development; if so, the manner in which this public consultation will be held; if there will be an open call for submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45900/26]
1019. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of other areas of medicine which are not available in Irish private hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45905/26]
1020. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a consultant is still performing certain surgeries in a hospital (details supplied); if the clinical director nominated an appropriately qualified individual to the Independent Expert Review commissioned by the Serious Incident Review Team (SIRT) committee; if the Independent Expert Review has commenced; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make…
1021. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the manner in which consultants on public-only consultant contracts (POCC) and those on the non-POCC are rostered in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital and the Coombe Hospital during the week and at weekends; if separate rosters are in place during both the week and the weekend (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on …
1026. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of an audit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45940/26]
1027. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the national governance and reporting framework that will be put in place to oversee implementation of the public only consultant contract, as recommended by a HSE internal audit; the oversight, reporting and accountability mechanisms that will be established; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45941/26]