385. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays for older people and those with disabilities who have been approved for support but are still waiting for hours to be allocated; and if there are plans to expand funding or staffing to meet increasing demand for home care services. [38602/25]
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770. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs registered in east Cork. [35591/25]
771. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of registered GPs in east Cork who accept medical cards. [35592/25]
787. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of registered dentists in the Cork East constituency. [35694/25]
788. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices that are currently accepting new medical card patients in the Cork East constituency as of now, and at this same point in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35695/25]
816. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new wing of Midleton Community Hospital will be officially open; the date for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35960/25]
817. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the old Midleton Community Hospital will be used for any specific alternative community services once the new hospital in Midleton is completed and open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35961/25]
818. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if it is possible to give the kitchen area in the old Midleton Community Hospital to the local meals and wheels in Midleton (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35962/25]
819. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when works will begin on the existing site of the Owenacurra mental health respite centre in Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35963/25]
862. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding discretionary medical cards to women who underwent pelvic mesh implant surgery and were left with crippling, life-changing complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36215/25]
863. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out an independent inquiry into mesh implants, to establish the facts, the extent of harm, and develop a registry of the individuals affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36216/25]
352. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider extending the temporary special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers with prolonged and chronic effects of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35178/25]
815. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (details supplied) in north Cork as a matter of urgency. [32130/25]
1374. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual appointments per annum; a…
387. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to allocate funding to all local authorities and Government Departments to install suncream dispensers in all public buildings, including schools and third level institutes, to help normalise the application of sun cream and strive to reduce the instances of skin cancer in Ireland. [27886/25]
620. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [26862/25]
621. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses including accident and emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [26863/25]
622. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units, for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara and Merlin Park; and the total cost per admission. [26864/25]
623. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals. [26865/25]
624. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [26866/25]
625. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early intervention services. [26867/25]
626. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in CAMHS west Cork, Dunmanway, including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [26868/25]
627. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [26869/25]
628. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [26872/25]
629. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [26873/25]