185. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide an urgent update on the measures being taken to re-establish the public eye-care service in South Tipperary following the retirement over two years ago of the Consultant Ophthalmologist. [74535/26]
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916. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists posts by grade filled at Cahir primary care centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73754/26]
918. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist posts by grade filled at Tipperary Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73760/26]
920. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts by grade filled at Carrick-On-Suir Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73756/26]
200. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide for medical cards for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69556/26]
1439. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of dietitians currently on HSE recruitment panel within CHO5; and when does this panel expire. [65747/26]
1440. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist registrar in dermatology posts filled at Cork University Hospital. [65746/26]
524. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to providing the funding necessary in Budget 2027 to fill all posts needed to fully implement the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy in South Tipperary (details supplied). [54454/26]
745. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of funded residential placements currently vacant in Damien House Regional Services, HSE Dublin south-east; the length of time each such placement has been vacant; the reasons these funded placements have not been filled; the actions being taken by the HSE and the service provider to recruit and retain the staff required to facilitate these placements;…
746. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when funded vacant placements in Damien House Regional Services will be brought into operation and when all such placements will be filled given that people with intellectual disabilities and their families in south Tipperary and Kilkenny continue to wait for suitable residential supports. [48759/26]
1003. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver a neurology service for Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45787/26]
744. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment freeze on home support staff in the south Tipperary area will be lifted, as a significant number of approved applicants, including a 92-year-old man, are without home support due to the lack of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41372/26]
252. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres and health centres within Tipperary that currently provide smoking cessation services; and the referral process for same. [38063/26]
1199. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the memory clinic at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; when it will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37616/26]
1240. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging by pharmacists for blister packs given some pharmacists are now charging €5, €10 or €15 for these packs to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37778/26]
1248. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the approved number and category of ophthalmology posts in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of these posts filled; the number of vacancies; the stage of recruitment each of these vacancies is at; when the consultant ophthalmology service at Clonmel will resume, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30648/26]
833. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ENT surgeons based at Cork University Hospital as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [28173/26]
834. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO5 where HSE funds day care centre for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the capacity of each of those centres; and the referral process required for new older persons to join one of those centres providing capacity is available, in tabular form. [28174/26]
835. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO5 where HSE-employed audiologists are based within primary care services as of 17 February 2026; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [28175/26]
824. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65334/25]
825. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrist posts filled, based at each primary care centre within CHO5 in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65335/25]
826. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE family support worker and community development worker posts that were filled at mid-western regional drugs and alcohol task force in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65336/25]
1179. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the completed 50-bed community nursing unit at Glenconnor, Clonmel will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47979/25]
1180. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post of ophthalmologist, providing a service at the county clinic, Clonmel will be filled; when the successful applicant will take up duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/25]
1259. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists based at Cork University Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48434/25]