Questions

249. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment under the HSE school dental screening service; the number of those who have progressed to secondary school without ever being seen; the longest current waiting time for a first appointment, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29210/26]

250. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent public dentists, dental nurses and dental hygienists employed by the HSE, broken down by CHO area, with the corresponding figures for each year since 2019; the number of current vacancies in each grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29211/26]

251. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the expected publication date of the Oral Health Action Plan; the specific measures it will contain to restore the school dental screening service; the position on the continued implementation of the Smile agus Sláinte National Oral Health Policy given that its 2019–2026 window is now concluding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29212/26]

152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for more suicide crisis assessment nurse teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28350/26]

185. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital plans at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/26]

1772. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18903/26]

1773. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated through the diabetes service at St Vincent’s University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2026; the number of patients with Type 1 diabetes attending the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18904/26]

1774. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to diabetes services at St Vincent’s University Hospital in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; whether additional funding has been provided to support the expansion of insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring technologies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18905/26]

1775. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients nationally currently supported under the HSE for continuous glucose monitoring technologies including the MiniMed 780G system; whether the Simplera continuous glucose monitoring sensor has been approved for use within the HSE system; whether there are supply or procurement constraints affecting access to such technologies; and if she will…

2216. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brough to the dispute between radiographer practice tutors and the HSE regarding retention and resourcing of tutor roles; if her Department has been briefed on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20789/26]

2217. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographer clinical practice tutor posts currently approved and funded within the HSE; the number of such posts filled and vacant, by hospital and hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20790/26]

2218. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of student radiographers undertaking clinical placements in HSE hospitals in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the projected number of placements for 2026 and 2027; and the measures being taken to ensure that sufficient clinical practice tutors and training resources are available to support these placements. [20791/26]

2222. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the engagement the HSE and her Department have had with the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to the dispute concerning radiographer practice tutors; whether an assessment has been carried out of the potential impact of tutor shortages on clinical training capacity, staff retention, and patient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

47. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for six priority acute mental health units in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17521/26]

112. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is prioritising new eating disorder and perinatal facilities in the Health Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17520/26]

70. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when a national diabetes strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4890/26]

124. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the work of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4889/26]

956. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to implement the guidance issued by an organisation (details supplied) on transparency of medicines pricing and pharmacy service fees, which took effect from 1 December 2025; and to provide an update on early compliance levels, including any monitoring data available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928…

957. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the enforcement and compliance framework in place to ensure that pharmacies display, in a conspicuous location, the required information on professional service fees and the range of dispensing fees; the respective roles of the PSI and her Department; the actions that may follow where a pharmacy is found not to be compliant, including any sanctions or escalation…

958. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the commencement date and operational readiness of the requirement that, from January 2026, patients receive a detailed receipt itemising the medicine cost, the dispensing fee, where applicable, and any other professional service fees; the technical or system changes which were required to deliver this across the sector; to confirm the minimum information which …

959. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints or concerns received by her Department, the HSE or the PSI since 1 December 2025 relating to non-display of fees, unclear pricing or refusal to provide an itemised receipt, by month, by category where available; the way in which patients can escalate concerns where they believe the guidance is not being followed; and if she will make a s…

960. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health whether her Department plans to review the impact of the PSI transparency guidance and the receipt requirement during 2026, including publishing compliance rates and any changes in average dispensing fees for private patients; whether she plans to place any elements of the guidance on a statutory footing through primary or secondary legislation; and if she will …

1053. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Loughlinstown primary healthcare centre capital project, located on Loughlinstown Drive, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4381/26]

1054. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for phase II of the national rehabilitation hospital development on Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, under the HSE capital projects plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4383/26]

2131. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing levels in an organisation (details supplied) for each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacancies, and by division and grade where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74199/25]