Questions

867. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of major and minor treatment bays currently within the Accident and Emergency Department of Beaumont Hospital. [73395/26]

143. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the immediate actions being taken to address the serious levels of overcrowding and difficult conditions being experienced by patients and staff in Beaumont Hospital’s accident and emergency department; the additional resources being provided in the interim to improve patient safety, reduce waiting times and ease pressure on the department; the progress of the …

764. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce accident and emergency wait times. [71752/26]

765. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the supports she plans to put in place for pregnant women who go to accident and emergency departments and face long wait times. [71751/26]

667. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether it is reasonable that when a child attends A and E, without the benefit of a GP referral letter because they could not physically access an appointment, that they be charged an A and E charge given that the child received treatment in A and E that could not be provided in the community. [70423/26]

717. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address prolonged waiting times in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; the current staffing and bed capacity within the emergency department; whether additional staffing, bed and diagnostic capacity is planned; and the measures being taken to reduce delays in diagnostic imaging and the reporting of results for emergency d…

718. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to tackle overcrowding in the emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and if she has commissioned research on the specific impact of overcrowding on patients with moderate, as opposed to urgent and acute, disease or injury seeking emergency treatment, across the country with a view to ensuring better outcomes for such patients. [68265/…

736. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has examined the introduction or expansion of routine blood sampling at patient triage in emergency departments to ensure laboratory results are available at the time of first medical assessment; the hospitals in which such a model is currently in operation; the evaluation undertaken regarding its impact on patient waiting times and flow through e…

737. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been carried out at Mayo University Hospital regarding the potential for blood samples to be taken at triage in the emergency department in advance of medical assessment; the estimated impact such a process could have on patient waiting times; and whether consideration is being given to implementing such a measure as a cost neutral servi…

738. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to introducing a policy whereby blood samples are taken as early as possible during a patient's attendance at an emergency department, including at triage where appropriate, so that blood test results are available during the patient's initial medical assessment; whether this has been identified as a means of reducing delays a…

739. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been carried out at Mayo University Hospital regarding the routine taking of blood samples at the point of triage in the emergency department; whether it is estimated that having blood results available at the patient's first consultation with a doctor could reduce waiting times and the need for multiple medical reviews; and if she will …

702. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulatory assessment spaces currently within the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital. [50785/26]

320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current protocols in place for cases in which a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; if she will commit to establishing a clear national pathway across hospitals supported by appropri…

321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline the current protocols in place for cases where a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink-spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservation of evidence where…

291. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and minor treatment bays currently available for use within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48130/26]

309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address waiting times for senior citizens in the A and E Department at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44649/26]

310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the chronic situation that exists at University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department by providing a new 96 bed block in addition to the 39 beds already in train there, and taken into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and if she will make a s…

1067. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of major treatment bays currently within the accident and emergency departments of both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [36897/26]

1183. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 275 of 16 April 2026, if she will provide the number of patients, not the percentage, in Mayo University Hospital waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours in the emergency department. [34969/26]

1184. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted or discharged to or from Mayo University Hospital's emergency department in the month of February 2026. [34970/26]

444. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in accident and emergency departments for patients that had received a serious brain injury due to RTA or other reason in 2018. [31619/26]

275. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times in accident and emergency departments, including at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; the number of patients waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27732/26]

276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending A&E who do not require admission to a bed but are left waiting for extended periods on chairs pending scans, test results or discharge decisions; the measures in place to prevent patients being detained in A&E for excessive periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27733/26]

277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the percentage increase in A&E attendances and waiting times since 2015; whether she accepts that pressures have continued to worsen in recent years; the urgent actions being taken to reduce waiting times for non-life-threatening but distressing presentations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27734/26]

3208. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght University Hospital that were liable to the €100 fee in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26475/26]