1226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the commitment in Sláintecare 2025+ to conduct an exercise to map Meals on Wheels and day centre provision against population, by year end, including development of a strategic approach to address identified gaps in provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35222/26]
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1227. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way in which implementation of the new AI in healthcare strategy, ‘AI for Care – The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy for Healthcare in Ireland’ will be monitored, evaluated and reported on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35223/26]
1006. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding access to primary care services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32547/26]
1226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to engage with a HIQA registered respite service (details supplied) with a view to establishing a service agreement to enable this ready-to-open service to become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30388/26]
153. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand trauma services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28358/26]
163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of GPs through a combination of international recruitment and increased training places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28359/26]
351. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical secretaries, by speciality posts that have been filled at St. James Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27450/26]
352. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical secretaries, by speciality posts that have been filled at St. Vincent's University Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27451/26]
353. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the public treatment services that are currently available for persons that suffer with stiff-person syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27452/26]
354. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in spinal surgeries based at CHI Temple Street as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27453/26]
3184. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding equal access to public IVF funding raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26362/26]
451. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the concerns regarding the funding shortage of a charitable organisation raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23249/26]
1728. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18655/26]
83. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to bring forward a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17300/26]
134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the availability of linear accelerators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17301/26]
819. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16401/26]
820. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Kildare awaiting HSE public dental services, including special needs dentistry, as of 23 February 2026; to provide waiting times and staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16402/26]
821. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a SI in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Mater Hospital as of 23 February 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16403/26]
822. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing, vehicles and funding allocated to National Ambulance Services in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16404/26]
953. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding the non-medicinal use of Nitrous Oxide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17120/26]
311. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the serious issues raised in correspondence relating to the shingles vaccination (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10632/26]
1140. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts, filled at each primary care centre within CHO7 as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/26]
1141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in geriatric medicine based at St James's Hospital as of 27 January 2026; the average waiting times to see these consultants for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8372/26]
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding general practitioner services raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7230/26]
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the additional services that will be provided for older people’s care in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5031/26]