Questions

478. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health where a hospital (details supplied) will be relocated to at the end of November given staff have been told they will be moving building but have not been told where the new location will be. [75296/26]

225. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to fund a funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50 years (details supplied). [74861/26]

802. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the Owenacurra Centre site in Midleton, County Cork. [72036/26]

558. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason paediatric epilepsy nurse service will be unavailable at Cork University Hospital from 3 July 2026; and the steps she is taking to ensure that this service resumes as a matter of urgency. [54613/26]

925. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a treatment (details supplied) can be made available under the medical card and the drugs payment scheme. [49703/26]

461. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake a review of the current graduation system in Northern Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46465/26]

462. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake a review of the current system of (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46466/26]

912. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be approved for treatment under the EU Cross-Border Health Directive. [45255/26]

359. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide urgent access to skyclarys for persons living with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) here. [44859/26]

1869. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application (details supplied) for a discretionary medical card; and when can they expect to receive a decision on their case. [41801/26]

2244. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ophthalmologists and WTE paediatric ophthalmologists based at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital as of 1 June 2026, in tabular form. [43352/26]

2245. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant gastroenterologists working in the Public Health Services; her plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant gastroenterologists to population and Ireland's ratio. [43353/26]

2246. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant posts by speciality currently signed to public only consultant contracts and are based at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [43354/26]

216. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care and bed days lost from Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital and Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, in each full year 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40434/26]

1098. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a person will be eligible to receive weight loss injections on the medical card (details supplied) [38707/26]

1260. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Cork currently; the WTE clinic staffing levels and hours, provided for each clinic, in tabular form. [30784/26]

1261. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of pulmonary function laboratories nationwide; the number of laboratories with vacancies for respiratory physiologists, per laboratory, in tabular form. [30785/26]

1262. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Mercy University Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [30786/26]

1263. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in the Cork University Maternity Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [30787/26]

2675. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand the scope of treatment available at local injury units to include the treatment of common infections, particularly in rural areas where access to acute hospital services can involve significant travel times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23825/26]

2676. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the exclusion of children under the age of five from accessing local injury units; if there are any plans to review this policy, particularly in the context of accessibility challenges for families living in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23826/26]

2677. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the guidance in place for families living in rural areas who may be up to an hour away from emergency medical services when a child's condition deteriorates rapidly; the supports or contingency measures that are available in such circumstances where time is critical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/26]

2820. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation with the MCAP scheme; if a chairperson has been put in place yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24398/26]

3206. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE urgently prioritizes a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Friedreich's ataxia, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [26466/26]

3207. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current delay aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [26467/26]