533. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Carlow and Kilkenny. [5276/26]
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298. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1024 of 12 November 2025, if a substantive response has been issued by the HSE; when the person (details supplied) will complete their treatment at Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4693/26]
983. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended each outpatient clinic at St. Lukes Hospital Kilkenny, in 2025; the frequency in which each clinic is held; and if the clinics are consultant or nurse led, in tabular form. [4029/26]
511. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at University Hospital Kerry, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [2912/26]
512. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates at University Hospital Kerry, and the number of days full-capacity protocols in operation at the hospital, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [2913/26]
524. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the work being undertaken to ensure that hospitals using family rooms as wards should only do so on a temporary basis and the measures been taken to restore these family rooms which are vital in providing palliative care to patients and carers and their families. [2992/26]
529. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation for a child (details supplied). [3036/26]
177. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her plan to standardise the opening hours of all injury units to provide a seven-day service from 8am to 8pm, including bank holidays; the injury units which are still not operating these standardised hours; the current opening hours of each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2721/26]
178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of maternity units that currently meet the WHO/UNICEF baby friendly hospital initiative standards; the number of lactation consultants WTE employed in each maternity unit in the past five years; and if she will publish a timeline to ensure all maternity units meet best international practice in breastfeeding support. [2727/26]
2034. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the extent to which hospitals in the mid-west have in-hospital counselling services available to patients who may be enduring mental health problems; the associated staffing levels in each hospital in the mid-west region; the days and hours the service is available in each hospital in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73854/25]
2084. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo surgery; the reason surgery has been delayed and cancelled previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74097/25]
2111. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason peritoneal dialysis patients cannot receive peritoneal dialysis in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74171/25]
2112. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on the provision of a chronic dialysis unit in St. James's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74172/25]
2127. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given that a number of patients receiving dialysis are homeless or at risk of homelessness, if such patients will be automatically placed in the band 1 category in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74189/25]
2230. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there is a domestic/gender based violence team operating at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74750/25]
2306. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a business case for the purchase of the software required for scoliosis surgery at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (details supplied); if she will confirm that the HSE does not currently hold the equipment required; and if she will acknowledge that the absence of this software is resulting in the ca…
2333. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to assist in making all hospitals in Ireland autism friendly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75187/25]
2368. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when the five new surgical hubs are expected to open; the locations of these hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1148/26]
2372. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the Health Service Executive remains fully committed to engagement with the established working group comprising the HSE, and organisations in relation to the provision of three level 2 palliative care beds at (details supplied); and if she will outline the proposed schedule and format for ongoing engagement with these groups. [1185/26]
2374. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current status of the governance model for the three dedicated level 2 palliative care suites at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will outline how clinical governance, operational oversight and integration with specialist hospital-based palliative care services will be structured. [1187/26]
2375. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the three dedicated level 2 palliative care rooms at a hospital (details supplied) will be co-located within the same area of the building; and if not, to outline the rationale for any alternative configuration. [1188/26]
2376. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to specify where within a hospital (details supplied) the three level 2 palliative care rooms will be located; and if she will confirm whether their location has been agreed with relevant clinical stakeholders, including specialist palliative care providers. [1189/26]
2453. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to engage with a hospital (details supplied) in relation to patient and the lack of treatment for their illness. [1669/26]
2455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that a service is no longer operational in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); if so, the reason; if there are plans to reinstate the service; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1692/26]
2456. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that a service is no longer provided in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); if so, the reason; if there are plans to reinstate this clinic; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1693/26]