Parliamentary questions

2083. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to overtime for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42588/26]

2084. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether the five additional lactation consultants committed to in Budget 2026 have been recruited; the total number of lactation consultants per WTE filled and WTE funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42589/26]

2085. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a reimbursement application submitted under the Cross-Border Directive by a person (details supplied); when reimbursement is expected to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42597/26]

2086. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of reimbursement applications received under the Cross-Border Directive in the past 12 months; the average processing for these applications, broken down by destination country and presented in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42598/26]

2087. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently assigned to processing reimbursement applications under the Cross-Border Directive; whether consideration is being given to allocating additional staffing resources in view of reported delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42599/26]

2088. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether reimbursement under the Cross-Border Directive will include interest costs incurred on bank loans or credit facilities used by patients to fund upfront medical treatment abroad, particularly in circumstances where reimbursement delays significantly exceed indicative processing timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

2089. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the available services for the disposal of unused or expired medication. [42618/26]

2090. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the report 'Cancer Dashboard for Ireland' by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics; if she has reviewed the recommendations contained in it; and if she will give the report findings due consideration in the development of Ireland's next National Cancer Strategy. [42619/26]

2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Servic…

2092. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicles currently available for use within the accident and emergency department of Portiuncula University Hospital. [42637/26]

2093. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the WTE vacancies, by job title currently at HSE fertility hub in Galway; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [42638/26]

2094. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the Environment Health Services on vape shops and retailers selling vaping products in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of compliance notices or enforcement actions that resulted. [42639/26]

2095. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists currently only dealing and treating public only patients at Galway University Hospital. [42640/26]

2096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2025 and funding for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42647/26]

2097. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanners currently in use at Beaumont Hospital; and if not available, if are there plans to purchase this type of scanner for the hospital. [42653/26]

2098. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see an occupational therapist at Tonlegee Road primary care centre. [42654/26]

2099. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a podiatrist at Coolock primary care centre. [42655/26]

2100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the severe delays regarding an internal complaint report at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42665/26]

2101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined the role affordability may play in public uptake of sunscreen products and sun protection measures; whether any engagement has taken place with the Department of Finance regarding sunscreen as a preventative healthcare product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/26]

2102. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnosed cases of skin cancer recorded in each of the past ten years, broken down by melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42672/26]

2103. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to the health service of treating skin cancer in each of the past five years, in tabular form where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42673/26]

2104. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether any additional public awareness initiatives relating to sun safety and skin cancer prevention are planned for summer 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42674/26]

2105. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health services; the types of mental health services available and the current waiting times for each service, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42696/26]

2106. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the HPRA authorised three recent ALURES projects involving potential use of 1,172 dogs and 932 cats over 60 month periods; the scrutiny applied to the necessity, proportionality, and welfare implications of these numbers; the identity of the project holders, establishments, animal sources, and products involved; th…

2107. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for access to primary care occupational therapy services for children in Kildare North; the number of children currently on the waiting list; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42709/26]