Questions

206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered the use of mobile clinics to address high ophthalmology waiting lists in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28794/26]

207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland has sufficient ophthalmology capacity to meet projected demand from an ageing population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28795/26]

208. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons on ophthalmology waiting lists as of April 2026, by county; the number awaiting cataract surgery, including those waiting longer than 12 months, by county; the breakdown of waiting lists by sub-specialty, including medical retina, diabetic eye disease, cataract, paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, cornea and refractive surgery, by count…

213. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28837/26]

237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address a backlog for ultrasound injections at Connolly Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29024/26]

332. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the latest update on the accessibility of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia; the timeline as to when the HSE senior leadership team will make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27367/26]

2611. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she is considering a catch up programme for the meningitis vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/26]

2612. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking following the meningitis outbreak in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23550/26]

3081. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the National Trauma Strategy in 2025 regarding the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/26]

3082. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline regarding the National Trauma Strategy for the implementation of the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25748/26]

3177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a successor to the national maternity strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26314/26]

358. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to reduce ophthalmology waiting lists over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22644/26]

359. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the reason ophthalmology waiting lists continue to increase; if there are plans in place to tackle this in the short-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22645/26]

360. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the projected investment in ophthalmology infrastructure within the public healthcare system over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22646/26]

361. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand access to private ophthalmology facilities for public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22647/26]

362. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider commissioning a national strategy on eyecare in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22648/26]

363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the review of the National Clinical Ophthalmology Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22649/26]

455. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether under public service parental leave, a person who works in the HSE can transfer their parental leave to someone in An Garda Síochána. [23118/26]

1003. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her position on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22318/26]

1837. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted an assessment of reports from the UK regarding loopholes in the law there which allow for the modifying of disposable devices by adding non-operational charging ports, or including token removable or refillable pods, and their marketing as "reusable"; and if measures will be introduced to avoid similar loopholes in the context of t…

1838. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the rationale for distinguishing between nicotine inhaling and nicotine-consumption products in the proposed Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026; and the implications of any differentiation in terms of regulatory approaches. [19208/26]

2171. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding a CAMHS referral for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20472/26]

245. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the National Major Trauma Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15328/26]

246. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to clarify a matter relating to the National Major Trauma Strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15329/26]

1113. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a successor to the national maternity strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15192/26]