3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing level…
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3121. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed response to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied), in respect of the new Killarney Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25987/26]
3188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment facility will be set up, staffed and funded at University Hospital Kerry, close to the world renowned Killarney National Park, home of Ireland’s largest numbers of deer, largely responsible for the spread of this debilitating disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26367/26]
3190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list; the number that are awaiting spinal surgery; the number of surgeries that took place in Ireland in 2025; the number that took place under the treatment abroad scheme; the number of new cases that joined the waiting list in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26409/26]
3191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, awaiting spinal surgery for two months, four months, six months, eight months, ten months, 12 months and longer; the measures that are being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/26]
3192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, that had spinal surgery in Ireland or under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the steps being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26411/26]
3193. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/26]
3194. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/26]
3241. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the serious medical issues and urgently grant a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26595/26]
3331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently provide a long term care bed for a person (details supplied) at Kenmare Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26921/26]
3375. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to support an organisation (details supplied) and in particular nursing homes in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27193/26]
443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to introduce an Allergy Action Plan, including education and training to ensure that the use of epinephrine auto-injectors is properly addressed in schools as this is an important step in helping ensure that all children can have a safe and positive experience in school without the constant need to be on guard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider that schools are often the first place where allergies are experienced and this is the reason relying on another child’s prescribed auto-injector is not a safe policy, therefore, every school should have its own emergency auto-injectors available to respond quickly when an unexpected reaction occurs; and if she will make a statement on the …
457. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with the HSE to ensure that a nursing home bed is urgently provided under the fair deal scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23284/26]
465. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to introduce a universal healthcare system in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23305/26]
466. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to open all beds in Kenmare, Cahersiveen and Dingle Community Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23306/26]
467. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that patients, especially senior citizens, are not left lying on a trolly overnight in a corridor in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23307/26]
468. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the minor injuries unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when it will open to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23308/26]
469. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the primary care unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23309/26]
470. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the primary care unit for Cahersiveen, County Kerry; when works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23310/26]
471. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the new Killarney Community Hospital in County Kerry will be fully operational; the number of staff that will be employed there; the number of additional beds that will be available in the new Community Hospital; the total cost of this facility; the projected running costs going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23311/26]
364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently renew a medical card in respect of a Kerry patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22650/26]
429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist a family in County Kerry with an extremely difficult medical situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22981/26]
877. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine the withdrawal of services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21607/26]
940. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed accurate report in regard to the opening of all beds in the new Killarney Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21973/26]