Questions

216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the EU Cross Border Directive from June 2024 to June 2025, the types of treatment received on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and the EU countries where patients received treatment; the total amount paid under the directive during this period. [74738/26]

161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the development of ten additional beds at the Drogheda department of psychiatry; and when it is expected these beds will be fully operational. [72817/26]

703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery at CHI Crumlin; and the average waiting times to see these consultants. [71443/26]

705. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist and physiotherapist posts filled at Dunleer health centre, County Louth as of 5 October 2026, in tabular form. [71441/26]

707. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that claims to private health insurers in respect of private patients treated in public hospitals are completed and submitted within the required period; whether recovery of this money is monitored as part of hospital performance management; and the steps being taken to recover claims reported as unpaid over the past three years…

750. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the rationale for tender applicants for the shop-café at Louth County Hospital (details supplied) being advised that the minimum acceptable revenue-sharing arrangement shall be 30% of net profit, not gross profit, payable to Louth County Hospital; whether this is standard across hospitals in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68194/26]

1457. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental surgeons and senior dental surgeons posts filled at Dundalk Orthodontist Unit as of 7 September 2026, in tabular form. [65519/26]

899. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to supply the travel and subsistence claimed, by all ranks of Registrars from the Civil Registration Service north-east for each of the months from 1 May 2025 to 1 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53577/26]

881. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a ministerial priority within the HSE national service plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of the national diabetes strategy; and if she will…

882. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health with reference to the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy and the appendix outlining staffing gaps in current service provision, whether funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the HSE Dublin and north-east area to include acute hospital diabetes services, community specialist teams, paediatr…

2227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent of the HSE overspend; the impact this is having on disability services in each RHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43293/26]

2228. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the HSE overspend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43294/26]

2229. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether any investigation will be carried out into how HSE overspending occurred; if accountability measures will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43295/26]

2230. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if people who rely on essential services (details supplied) are likely to be disproportionately affected by any spending restrictions imposed as a result of HSE overspending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43296/26]

2278. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the treating member State determines that a telemedicine consult is sufficient under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, therefore no face-to-face consultation is necessary prior to in-patient care; the way in which an Irish patient or the HSE dictate to the treating member State how to provide the healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

2401. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if funding is available from her Department or the HSE so that GP surgeries can be equipped for patients with mobility issues and disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44025/26]

2405. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which consumer-directed home support models are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to such models in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them to date in 2026; the number of persons who have benefited from them to …

2406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to these arrangements in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them so far this year; the number of persons who ha…

2407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the way in which the pilot programme for personal budgets has been undertaken by the HSE; the main conclusions arising from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44045/26]

2408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria that apply to consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions, including whether access is limited by diagnosis, assessed level of need or geographic area; and separately; the eligibility criteria that apply to personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for the same cohort; and i…

2409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the home care providers most commonly used under consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44047/26]

2410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the providers or organisations most commonly used under personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44048/26]

2411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to extend consumer-directed home support models on a national basis for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; whether there are plans to expand personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds on a national basis for the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44049/26]

2412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received consumer-directed home support models through the HSE; the total number of hours provided under such models, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44050/26]

2413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received support through personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds; the total number of hours provided under those arrangements, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44051/26]