Parliamentary questions

1484. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding or emergency staffing resources will be provided to home support services in South Tipperary in order to address significant staff shortages currently affecting elderly care in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40246/26]

1485. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that are currently outstanding with CORU. [40247/26]

1486. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for social worker and social care worker that are outstanding with CORU and remain to be registered by CORU. [40248/26]

1487. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social workers who have been registered with CORU in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [40249/26]

1488. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social care workers who have been registered with CORU in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [40250/26]

1489. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the current processing time for applications to register with CORU for social workers and social care workers. [40251/26]

1490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her plans to re-introduce the scoliosis screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40261/26]

1491. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMH, per county. [40263/26]

1492. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a proposal to allow elderly people who are not entitled to a medical card and who have paid PRSI all their lives be exempt from the €100 accident and emergency charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40267/26]

1493. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels across adult mental health services in County Louth, including psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social work; the number of vacant posts by discipline; the steps being taken to address recruitment and retention challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40278/26]

1494. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the extent to which staffing shortages are contributing to delays in accessing adult mental health services in County Louth; whether additional funding or workforce planning measures are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40279/26]

1495. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on waiting lists for adult mental health services in County Louth, including primary care psychology, counselling and community mental health teams; the average waiting times in the area; the number of individuals waiting longer than recommended timeframes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4028…

1496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to explore the viability of expanding free access to the shingles vaccine to those aged over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40281/26]

1497. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE are developing a strategic infrastructure programme to plan for replacement and expansion at public radiation oncology services, as stated by An Tánaiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40292/26]

1498. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the current review of the programme in question; if she will outline any plans to expand patient access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40300/26]

1499. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed new elective hospital in Cork; i the current stage of planning, design and delivery; the expected timeline for construction and opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40303/26]

1500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with Regional Hospital Mullingar regarding the need for additional parking onsite given the severe shortage for patients attending for appointments. [40306/26]

1501. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE Dublin and south-east and HSE Dublin and north-east, broken down by integrated healthcare area within each health region; and the number waiting more than 12 months and more than two, five, four years and so on…

1502. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the approved and filled whole-time-equivalent posts for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in the Dublin south-east and the Dublin and north-east health regions, broken down by integrated healthcare area within each health region; the number of vacancies in each discipline; the len…

1503. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery on behalf of a person (details supplied). [40348/26]

321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the protocols and legal frameworks governing the disposal of unborn babies' remains following termination of pregnancy in the State; if such remains are, in any circumstances, treated or disposed of as clinical or healthcare risk waste within the public health system; the options provided to women regarding the handling, burial, cremation, or…

322. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the planned delivery of seven postnatal hubs in Donegal; to provide a timeline for the delivery of the hubs; the details of the staffing requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/26]

323. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; if a pricing and reimbursement application is being progressed by the HSE for givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/26]

324. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if givinostat will be made available for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38449/26]

325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the supports recommended for the person in question; if she will address the adequacy of the supports offered given the professional recommendations made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38456/26]