Parliamentary questions

284. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the finding that Ireland ranks last among 29 European countries for patient access to eHealth services and is the only EU member state not currently offering eHealth data to patients; the specific obligations Ireland faces under the EU European Health Data Space regulation regarding electronic access to p…

285. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her response to survey data (details supplied) based on a survey of approximately 1,280 cancer patients, showing that 69% of respondents did not know they had the legal right to access their own medical records and 84% did not know how to request access; the public awareness measures being put in place to ensure patients are informed of …

286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specific measures being taken to reduce waiting times for cancer patients to receive scan and blood test results, given that 92% of cancer patients surveyed by an organisation (details supplied) rated receiving results as soon as available as very important, and given that patients have described waiting three to four weeks for scan …

287. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if harm in rare disease pathways has been known at ministerial, departmental, and HSE service level for years; the reason the State has still not fully activated an independent national structure capable of preventing drift, ensuring policy cohesion, and delivering timely intervention instead of prolonged exposure to avoidable deterioration…

288. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the reason binding national and international obligations under both the UNCRPD and the UNCRC has failed to translate into front-line practice, when people continue to report violations, weak accommodation, poor disability competence, and the need for civic society to repeatedly do so much of the work of Government, simply to secure basic c…

289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40674/26]

290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 19 May 2026, to provide further details regarding the strategic partnership established with the pharmaceutical sector to develop an early access programme for rare diseases; the status of this work; the timeline she is working towards for operationalising this programme; and if she will make a sta…

291. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current state of Ireland’s preparedness for utilising the EU’s Joint Clinical Assessments, JCA, on clinical trial data in evaluations by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); when she expects such JCA’s to be applied to such evaluations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40695/26]

292. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Irish marketing authorisation holders regarding the process, timelines, and expectations for considering the EU’s Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); the way JCA reports will be factored into the reimbursement recommendations for treatments;…

293. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) referred for a dental operation has been refused by a number of hospitals for a number of different reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40768/26]

1094. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides funding for wheelchair docking stations and docking pins in adapted vehicles where these are clinically required for safe transport and posture management; the eligibility criteria that apply; whether funding is available through local HSE community healthcare services or assistive technology schemes; and if she will m…

1095. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social care workers and social workers waiting to register with CORU. [40239/26]

1096. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in St. Vincent's Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38696/26]

1097. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her position regarding the new national ambulance training college for the southern region; the location of the new site; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38705/26]

1098. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a person will be eligible to receive weight loss injections on the medical card (details supplied) [38707/26]

1099. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38709/26]

1100. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure a person (details supplied) can be given an appointment with a neurologist as quickly as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38710/26]

1101. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will advise on the process for transferring a person from a care home placement in the United Kingdom to a residential care facility in County Monaghan; if funding arrangements can be maintained under the common travel area agreement in such circumstances; and if she will make…

1102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); her position regarding the application for a rehabilitation placement at Monaghan Hospital; her position regarding the home care package application; if both matters could be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38724/26]

1103. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy. [38725/26]

1104. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the budget received by each hospital and community health organisation in 2024 and 2025 for non-emergency patient transport services; the reason that some areas and hospital groups do not receive a budget for hospital transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38727/26]

1105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health her Department’s position on the scientific evidence regarding foetal nociception and sentience from 20 weeks’ gestation; whether clinical guidelines on foetal pain relief in terminations have been prepared following the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3…

1106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will publish data on born-alive outcomes following termination of pregnancies and the palliative care protocols applied in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38734/26]

1107. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether she supports the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines on foetal pain management consistent with neonatal care standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38735/26]

1108. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the present position with regard to vaping legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38742/26]