Questions

1063. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the urgent care centre at CHI Connolly for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [36834/26]

1065. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the HSE fertility hub in Galway, where waiting lists for appointments are currently at seven months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36841/26]

1070. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of pharmacy claims rejected by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each month of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form, broken down by rejection category. [36911/26]

1071. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of rejected pharmacy claims subsequently resubmitted and approved by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in 2024 and 2025. [36912/26]

1074. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any complaints, appeals, or representations were received from pharmacies regarding claim rejection accuracy or consistency in 2024 and 2025; and if so, the number received. [36915/26]

1075. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether claim rejection rates vary depending on pharmacy software systems used by contractors participating in PCRS schemes [36916/26]

1076. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external review has been considered into the operation, consistency, and transparency of PCRS claim rejection systems. [36917/26]

1181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancellations in 2025 and to date in 2026 respectively, by reason for cancellation in Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [37438/26]

1234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of multiple system atrophy of which the health authorities are currently aware; the number of people who are living with the condition and who are currently being treated through the HSE system; if the HSE will consider developing a specific clinical programme in respect of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37752/26]

1242. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of missed appointments across the HSE in 2025; the action she is taking to reduce this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37818/26]

529. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if her Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35868/26]

711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting orthopaedic outpatient consultations for possible knee replacement surgery for more than , six months, twelve months and, eighteen months, by hospital.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36275/26]

712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average period of time between an orthopaedic outpatient consultation and placement on an inpatient surgical waiting list for knee replacement surgery. [36276/26]

713. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE distinguishes publicly between persons awaiting outpatient orthopaedic assessment and persons formally placed on inpatient orthopaedic surgical waiting lists; and if she will provide details of same. [36277/26]

714. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health number of patients currently awaiting knee replacement surgery who are not yet formally recorded on an inpatient waiting list because they remain awaiting outpatient assessment. [36278/26]

715. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national prioritisation criteria exist for orthopaedic patients experiencing severe chronic pain, mobility deterioration or loss of independence while awaiting assessment or surgery. [36279/26]

716. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average total pathway waiting time from GP referral to completed knee replacement surgery in each HSE region. [36280/26]

717. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or HSE has assessed the extent to which outpatient bottlenecks are contributing to delays in access to orthopaedic surgery. [36281/26]

718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether additional orthopaedic assessment clinics or theatre capacity are planned in 2026 to address delays in knee replacement pathways. [36282/26]

719. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic patients removed from waiting lists in each of the past three years due to administrative review, non-response, or reclassification. [36283/26]

720. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery are routinely informed whether they are on an outpatient assessment list or a formal inpatient surgical waiting list. [36284/26]

738. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend for each Health Region for 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, together with the reduction targets assigned to each region during those periods.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36313/26]

742. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing associated with scheduled care, elective activity and Waiting List Action Plan delivery for each year from 2021 to 2026, broken down by hospital group and Health Region. [36317/26]

743. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money assessment has been undertaken comparing agency staffing costs with equivalent permanent staffing costs in the delivery of waiting-list reduction initiatives; and if so, to provide details. [36318/26]

776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether PCRS reimbursement prescribing data is integrated with any national respiratory disease monitoring or forecasting systems. [36451/26]