3413. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists to commence treatment in quarter 1 2025 and 2026, inclusive, by wait time band, local office and region, in tabular form. [27310/26]
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3414. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment in quarter 1 2025 and 2026 inclusive, by wait time band, local office and region, in tabular form. [27311/26]
3415. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for access to dental treatment under sedation in quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by sedation type, by patient type and by wait time band, for each health area by region, in tabular form. [27312/26]
3416. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staffing in quarter 1 2026 compared to quarter 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, for each region and service division including section 38 organisations, in tabular form. [27313/26]
3417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, Statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [27328/26]
3418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [27329/26]
3419. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care as a percentage of total transfers of care, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital, in tabular form. [27330/26]
3420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals; and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27331/26]
3421. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff in HSE facilities, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27332/26]
3422. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, nationally and by region, in tabular form. [27333/26]
3423. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27334/26]
3424. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated cancellations of children’s spinal surgeries and paediatric orthopaedic procedures in Children’s Health Ireland in quarter 1 2025 and 2026. [27335/26]
3425. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community services waiting lists, by service, age, and length of wait at end quarter 1 2025 and 2026 in tabular form; and the length of time the longest waiter is on each community or primary care list for each region. [27336/26]
892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation services are not currently available at University Hospital Waterford (UHW), given that ISL access is mandatory in public hospitals; the steps the HSE has taken to ensure compliance with the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 in this regard; when ISL interpretation services will be fully available for Deaf patients…
893. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed by the HSE or by HSE-funded agencies who are qualified to carry out assistive technology assessments; the number qualified to set up assistive technology devices for clients; whether her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently only one person in the Central Remedial Clinic carrying out both of these f…
1701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been established to address the lack of psychological support for stroke patients, as highlighted in the National Stroke Strategy 2022–2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/26]
1702. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac rehabilitation centres that have access to psychological support for heart patients; the measures being taken to increase access to the service for this specific patient cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/26]
1754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason the arrangement under which validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists was undertaken by a body (details supplied), which has carried out this function for approximately 20 years, was ended; the basis for this decision and the details of any review, evaluation or due diligence which informed that decision;…
1755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the person or body currently responsible for the validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists in Ireland; the formal process, criteria, governance and oversight mechanisms that are now in place; whether this system applies consistently across the public, voluntary and private health sectors; and the assurances that can…
1756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the assessment which has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of the change in qualification validation arrangements on national consistency of standards, international recognition of clinical measurement physiology qualifications, and existing accreditation relationships with external bodies. [18750/26]
1921. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the reason cancellations are not recorded centrally; if it is possible to collect this data; if not, the reason; if so, the reason it is not collected; if she will request an assessment of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/26]
1922. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the way in which health system planning can be properly informed without reference to data on the reason for hospital-initiated appointment cancellations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/26]
2020. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, or any public hospital within the State, has funded or paid tuition fees for students enrolled on a graduate programme in clinical measurement physiology at a university (details supplied); if so, the number of students whose tuition fees have been funded by the HSE or individual public hospitals; the hospitals involved; …
2033. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 February 2026, when an assessment will be conducted to justify or amend the current application of the non-clinical requirement "from the outset" in the reimbursement of continuous glucose monitoring sensors; if she will authorise funding for the extension of reimbursement to all people who need these sensors in…
2228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE internal audit function is being, or has been, restructured following the move to regional health areas; if there are plans to move the function from a staffed internal service to one outsourced to external providers; how this service will be configured going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20940/26]