Parliamentary questions

209. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with or corresponded with the CEO of the HSE since she took office. [40376/26]

210. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with or corresponded with the CEO of HIQA since she took office. [40377/26]

211. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with, or corresponded with the CEO of a company (details supplied) since she took office. [40378/26]

212. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case (details supplied); the scrutiny HPRA applied to the necessity and proportionality of the numbers; the alternatives or reductions that were considered; where the animals will come from; how many have already been used; when they will be reflected in official animal-use statistics; and the information …

213. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) may be forced to cease operations due to funding difficulties; if her Department or the HSE are currently engaged with the organisation regarding funding or service continuity; the assessments made of the potential impact on access to low-cost counselling and ga…

214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to support the long-term sustainability of community-based and low-cost mental health counselling services, including gambling addiction services; if additional funding supports are under consideration in light of reported financial pressures facing organisations in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

215. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of contracts will be provided that her Department and bodies under her aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery; and …

216. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care and bed days lost from Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital and Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, in each full year 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40434/26]

217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department funds the services provided by an organisation (details supplied); if there have been changes to the level of funding her Department provides to the organisation for 2026 when compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/26]

218. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of specialists in the area of Ehlers Danlos syndrome currently accepting patients through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40441/26]

219. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is an active recruitment process for a specialist consultant in the area of Ehlers Danlos syndrome underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/26]

220. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if consultant rheumatologists are effectively qualified to treat patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome on a long term basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40443/26]

221. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting list for diagnostic services in relation to suspected Ehlers Danlos syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40444/26]

222. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have availed of the cross-Border directive for treatment abroad in relation to symptoms or complications of Ehlers Danlos syndrome. [40445/26]

223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if genetic testing targeting diagnosis of those types of Ehlers Danlos syndrome identifiable by such tests will become available to the general population under the Rare Diseases Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40446/26]

224. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of posts unfilled at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, across all departments, including the accident and emergency department; how long each post has been vacant; and if there are any specific initiatives being considered to fill these posts [40459/26]

225. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the funding investment provided to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40460/26]

226. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding future expansion plans at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital which will assist to in addressing challenges in the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40461/26]

227. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made by HSE south-west on creating new residential respite services for Cork; when she anticipates these additional services will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/26]

228. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the issuing of a death certificate for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40476/26]

229. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure compliance by the HSE with the statutory requirement (details supplied) under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to make reimbursement decisions within 180 days of receiving an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40477/26]

230. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis of continued rollout of the RSV immunisation programme for young children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/26]

231. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if all clinical leads have now been appointed across IHA Louth, hospital services, community services and all health and social care services [40488/26]

232. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a new ambulance station in Drogheda; the engagement she has had with the National Ambulance Service, HSE Estates and with her Department to progress the issue. [40498/26]

233. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the work that being undertaken to identify a site for a new ambulance station in Drogheda; the potential sites being considered or investigated to date for suitability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40499/26]