Questions

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the Exchequer of training the recent cohort of physician associate graduates, estimated at €560,000; and the measures being taken to ensure this public investment is not lost due to delays in recruitment. [44513/26]

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her role in overseeing the implementation of the independent review on the physician associate profession; and whether she will set a definitive deadline for the HSE to lift the recruitment pause and employ qualified graduates. [44514/26]

269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason responsibility for implementing the independent review of the physician associate role has been deferred to the HSE without a defined timeline; and the actions she will take to ensure accountability and timely recruitment of qualified graduates. [44515/26]

1886. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff currently employed within the National Ambulance Service (approximately 2,500); and to provide a full breakdown by role, including but not limited to: paramedics, advanced paramedics, EMTs, NEOC (National Emergency Operations Centre) staff, intermediate care operatives, administrative staff, and managerial grades. [41853/26]

1887. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics and advanced paramedics that are assigned to full time frontline operational duties in an emergency ambulance or designated rapid response vehicle (RRV) not including tactical officers, training officers, ORM's or higher grade officers. [41854/26]

1888. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics and EMT's are working in the intermediate care service as intermediate care operatives; and the extent to which these staff are involved in or diverted to emergency frontline call-outs given that their primary role is patient transfer. [41855/26]

1889. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of areas in the past three months that had 100% cover on a daily basis in EA and RRV response, and of those days with 100% cover, divide each region to the counties in that region and had each county 100% on the day the region had 100% cover, for example region, mid-west, counties of Clare, Limerick and north Tipperary. [41856/26]

1890. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts within the National Ambulance Service, by grade; and the measures being taken to recruit and retain frontline personnel. [41857/26]

1891. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the staff hired in the past year for frontline duties replaced the staff that moved to officer roles, pathfinder, community paramedic/specialist paramedic roles (non-frontline). [41858/26]

1892. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of EA's and RRV's that should be on the road on a daily and nightly basis across the country; and the number in reality. [41859/26]

1893. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response times nationally and by region; and the way in which staffing levels are impacting these response times. [41860/26]

1895. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working within the National Emergency Operations Centre, broken down by role; and whether staffing levels there are sufficient to meet demand. [41862/26]

1951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [41940/26]

1991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Northern Ireland who received treatment here 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; the number of patients from the Republic of Ireland who received treatment in Northern Ireland 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; and if these figures will be provided with and without NTPF patients. [42132/26]

2004. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by her Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if she will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority and agency. [42261/26]

2006. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by her Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budget or timeline; the number and total cost o…

2236. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a request by an organisation (details supplied) to the manager of Letterkenny University Hospital first made in September 2025 and clarified in November 2025 will receive a response. [43340/26]

2370. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to meet with a person (details supplied); and to ensure that in future the person has the right to get an official state exemption from the administration of certain vaccines. [43789/26]

321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protocols and legal frameworks governing the disposal of unborn babies' remains following termination of pregnancy in the State; if such remains are, in any circumstances, treated or disposed of as clinical or healthcare risk waste within the public health system; the options provided to women regarding the handling, burial, cremation, or other forms of disp…

334. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority has carried out any testing on beef that has been imported from South America in each of the past five years; if so, to publish the result of that testing; and if not, the reason, given the EU is about to ban Brazilian beef. [38520/26]

335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide details of the original and revised floor allocation plans for ICT operations within the new National Children's Hospital; whether earlier plans provided for a substantially larger dedicated ICT operational floor and accommodation for approximately 100 ICT staff. [38529/26]

336. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide details of any changes made to ICT operational accommodation and staffing models during the redesign and development phases of the project, including any transition towards outsourced ICT operational support arrangements. [38530/26]

337. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide a breakdown of all contracts, tenders and expenditure associated with ICT integration, commissioning, infrastructure, electronic health record systems and operational ICT services connected with the National Children's Hospital project, including all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) or associated entities. [38531/26]

338. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any ICT-related works or preparatory works commenced prior to the completion of formal tendering or procurement processes; if so, the circumstances under which this occurred; whether she has assessed the operational implications of ICT support personnel being required to operate from off-site locations rather than from dedicated on-site ICT operational f…

339. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the final catering and restaurant facilities planned for the new National Children's Hospital, including the seating capacity, operating hours and facilities available for parents, overnight families, visitors and staff. [38533/26]