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Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1028. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to provide nursing home support for survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools under the agreement concluded on 10 November 2025; the number of survivors who have benefited from such measures to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/26]
Niall Collins Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1029. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there is an intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanner in Nenagh General Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary. [74492/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74459/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1031. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if legislation to provide a legislative underpinning for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector will be published this quarter; and if preparations are underway to give effect to proposed legislative commitment, including ensuring that safeguarding structures within the HSE are independent. [74456/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health how the HSE and national cancer control programme monitor compliance with recommended annual post-cancer surveillance mammograms, given confirmation that data is not available on the number of patients awaiting post-cancer surveillance appointments or average waiting times; and whether she will introduce national monitoring and reporting of these waiting lists an…
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for recognition of a qualification obtained outside the State received by CORU in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by profession and by outcome (granted, refused, withdrawn or pending); and the number of applicants in each year whose qualification was obtained outside the EU and EEA. [74032/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish the newly funded Community Neurorehabilitation Team for the South East; the level of funding allocated for the team; the staffing complement envisaged, including the number and grades of posts to be recruited; the timeline for recruitment and commencement of services; and the geographical areas that will be served …
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70916/26, if the HSE records the number of people awaiting a first public health nursing assessment or visit in each health region and in the Cork north and east integrated healthcare area; if not, the reason the HSE does not measure waiting times for public health nursing; the number of nursing patient referrals received in …
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of overseas qualifications recognised by CORU in each of the years 2021 to 2025, where a compensation measure (details supplied) was required, by profession; and the number of applicants who did not complete the measure. [74034/26]
Ann Graves Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1037. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health to immediately review the requirements for the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and allow GPs to process the ESAIS form for patients, just as they are allowed to do so for the Cross Border Directive. [74001/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1038. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether CORU tests for or accepts English language certifications as part of its verification process for the suitability of foreign professionals’ qualifications to practice in the State. [74035/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1039. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her plans to implement a shingles vaccination programme for those who are immunocompromised and those aged 65+ as announced in Budget 2027; and the expected timeline for the programme to commence. [74075/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1040. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds occupied by persons medically fit for discharge on the latest available date. [74289/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1041. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff whose primary role is administration, management, communications, policy, equality, sustainability or planning functions, as distinct from frontline clinical care. [74312/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1042. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason changes to the processing, clinical review or eligibility requirements for lipoedema applications under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive were not communicated to patients in advance, having regard to the written commitment issued by the National Director of HSE National Services and Schemes on 29 August 2025 that advance notice and published…
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1043. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether CORU verifies the authenticity of qualification documents directly with the awarding institution or competent authority for applicants trained outside the State; and, if so, the proportion of such applications in which direct verification was carried out in each of the last three years. [74036/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health Whether CORU or her Department has carried out a review, audit or evaluation of CORU’s processes for assessing qualifications obtained outside the State; if so, the date and findings of each; and, if not, whether one is planned. [74037/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of registrations on the CORU register in each of the years 2021 to 2025 later found to have been based on false, forged or misleading documentation; the professions concerned; and the action taken by CORU in each case. [74038/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1046. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care, in particular the increased access to continuous glucose monitors in cases where there is a clinical indication outside of patients with T1D. [74505/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1047. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement for lipoedema treatment under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive have been placed on hold, delayed or otherwise prevented from progressing pending clinical review or clinical advice; if so, the date on which this commenced; the reason for the decision; the number of applications affected; and the anticipated timefra…
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1048. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether there has been any change since 29 August 2025 to the assessment, processing or reimbursement of applications relating to the treatment of lipoedema under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; whether standard applications for treatment of the limbs under the Z01B code are now routinely being referred for clinical review; the date on which any such…
Paul Murphy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1049. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 71512/26, if any money is due to be paid to a person (details supplied) for the Report on Children’s Health Ireland Inquiry into Spina Bifida and Complex Scoliosis Scoping Exercise; whether there is an amount agreed in a contract or elsewhere; and the estimated amount of public money that will be spent on this report. [74514/…
Micheál Carrigy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1050. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the ophthalmology consultation position in Mullingar Regional Hospital. [74513/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1051. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive are processed strictly in chronological order according to their date of receipt; if not, the circumstances in which applications may be processed out of sequence; and to explain how applications for other procedures submitted in 2026 have been processed and reimbursed while …
Jen Cummins Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1052. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if funding for UMAAP for 2027 has been secured; the amount that will be allocated; when funding will be confirmed; and whether the Government will consider putting UMAAP on a multi-annual funding footing. [74509/26]