890. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to outline the work that has been undertaken to understand the reason the Mid-West recorded the lowest national proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients transported to hospital in 2025; and whether differences in response times, geography or access to emergency hospital services have been identified as drivers for this. [73441/26]
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892. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the total number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests recorded in each of the six HSE Health Regions in 2025; the percentage of patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), both pre-hospital and on arrival at hospital, by region; the percentage of these patients surviving to hospital discharge, by region; the median ambulance call-to-scene response ti…
1077. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE provides autism assessments for adults who are in receipt of a medical card; and if not, to outline the rationale behind such a decision. [74200/26]
174. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health when the Limerick surgical hub will be completed; when it will become operational; and if a funding package to enable 100% operational capacity has been granted. [72575/26]
184. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if the HSE records the number of persons diagnosed with functional neurological disorder, by county, CHO area or hospital group; if so, to provide the figures for each of the past five years; and if not, if she will consider collecting such data to inform future service planning. [72574/26]
1101. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all professional representative organisations that received funding, grants, sponsorship, educational support or service-level funding from the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount provided to each body and the purpose of the funding, in tabular form. [64194/26]
1467. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers, senior environmental health officers and principal environmental health officers employed by HSE as of 7 September 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [65779/26]
1468. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors and senior addiction counsellors posts filled within CHO3 as of 7 September 2026, in tabular form. [65778/26]
1469. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those graduates who took up positions within HSE within 3 months of graduating. [65777/26]
1473. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the list of all services and the frequency of each, available at the Kilrush primary care centre as of August 2026; and the list of all services available in August 2024 and in August 2025, in tabular form. [65808/26]
542. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by health services region, in tabular form; her plans for increased investment in mental health services for 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54523/26]
394. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response times for emergency call-outs in County Clare during each of the past three years, broken down by call category; and the measures being undertaken in Clare and the wider Mid-West Region to reduce response times. [53836/26]
395. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs in County Clare that exceeded the national target response time during each of the past three years. [53837/26]
396. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting longer than 6, 12 and 24 months for outpatient appointments at University Hospital Limerick who are resident in County Clare, broken down by specialty for the time periods of June 2025 and June 2026. [53838/26]
397. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds in County Clare, broken down by public and private providers. [53840/26]
787. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults from County Clare currently awaiting an appointment with primary care psychology and CAMHS services, broken down by waiting time, for the end of June 2025 and end of June 2026; and the measures being undertaken to reduce waiting times. [53031/26]
788. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of GP vacancies in County Clare at the end of June 2025 and the end of June 2026; the number of GMS patients currently without an assigned GP; and the steps being taken to improve access to GP services across the county. [53032/26]
451. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken an assessment of providing free access to the shingles vaccine to those with a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50423/26]
463. Deputy Joe Cooney 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 National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a s…
464. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for Regional Diabetes Clinical Leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48537/26]
465. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will be establishing a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48538/26]
195. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the specialist supports available to persons with eating disorders residing in County Clare; and the locations of those supports and the distance individuals may be required to travel for assessment and or treatment. [46062/26]
196. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for University Hospital Limerick in each of the years of 2025 and 2026 to date, in tabular form. [46063/26]
858. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken within her Department or the HSE to evaluate the consistency of the Small Hospitals Framework 2013 with current clinical guidance, including national clinical programmes and Sláintecare-aligned models of care; if a review of the framework is planned and the reasons for that decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
462. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographer and senior radiographer posts that have been filled at University Hospital Limerick as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form. [31732/26]