Parliamentary questions

326. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to significantly increase home help hours across County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38467/26]

327. Deputy William Aird 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. [38468/26]

328. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health her attention has been drawn to the fact that the memory clinic in south Tipperary remains closed due to resourcing and administrative process issues; the length of time the clinic has been closed; the number of patients currently awaiting assessment and reassessment; the measures being taken to restore the service; and if she will make a st…

329. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason patients referred to the south Tipperary memory clinic are being advised to seek private assessment services due to the continued closure of the public clinic; the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to dementia and memory assessment services in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38484/26]

330. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of the south Tipperary memory clinic; whether additional staffing or resources have been sanctioned to address the stated resourcing and administrative issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38485/26]

331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the details of new residential respite services being provided in County Kerry, in relation to both children and adults (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38486/26]

332. Deputy Erin McGreehan 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. [38500/26]

333. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when Part 12 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38512/26]

334. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority has carried out any testing on beef that has been imported from South America in each of the past five years; if so, to publish the result of that testing; and if not, the reason, given the EU is about to ban Brazilian beef. [38520/26]

335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide details of the original and revised floor allocation plans for ICT operations within the new National Children's Hospital; whether earlier plans provided for a substantially larger dedicated ICT operational floor and accommodation for approximately 100 ICT staff. [38529/26]

336. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide details of any changes made to ICT operational accommodation and staffing models during the redesign and development phases of the project, including any transition towards outsourced ICT operational support arrangements. [38530/26]

337. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she will provide a breakdown of all contracts, tenders and expenditure associated with ICT integration, commissioning, infrastructure, electronic health record systems and operational ICT services connected with the National Children's Hospital project, including all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) or associated enti…

338. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any ICT-related works or preparatory works commenced prior to the completion of formal tendering or procurement processes; if so, the circumstances under which this occurred; whether she has assessed the operational implications of ICT support personnel being required to operate from off-site locations rather than from dedicated on-si…

339. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the final catering and restaurant facilities planned for the new National Children's Hospital, including the seating capacity, operating hours and facilities available for parents, overnight families, visitors and staff. [38533/26]

340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has carried out any assessment regarding the adequacy of restaurant and welfare facilities for lower-paid staff, long-stay families and clinical personnel working extended shifts within the new hospital. [38534/26]

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of parking spaces to be provided at the new National Children's Hospital campus; the projected staffing levels for the campus; the number of parking spaces that are reserved or allocated for senior management, consultants, or administrative personnel; whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the adequacy and allo…

342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether comparisons have been undertaken between the original planning layouts and revised floor plans for the hospital to determine whether operational infrastructure, including ICT facilities, staff welfare accommodation, restaurant facilities or parking provision, was reduced during later redesign phases of the project. [38536/26]

343. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the way in which office and administrative space within the new National Children's Hospital was allocated, including whether increases in office accommodation for management, consultants or administrative functions reduced space available for operational infrastructure such as ICT facilities, staff…

344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current operational model for ICT services at the National Children's Hospital; the extent to which ICT support will be delivered onsite versus offsite; the number of ICT staff planned for onsite deployment; the rationale for any reduction from earlier plans for a dedicated ICT operations floor; and the assessment undertaken of risks to o…

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date and projected final cost associated with ICT systems at the National Children's Hospital, including contracts awarded for infrastructure, integration, commissioning and electronic health records; the details of any contracts awarded to a company (details supplied); the procurement process followed; and whether an…

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the scale and design of catering and restaurant facilities at the National Children's Hospital; whether a full-service staff and family restaurant was included in earlier design phases; the reasons for any changes made; and the assessment undertaken of the impact of current catering arrangements on staff wellbeing, patients,…

347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of car parking spaces to be provided at the National Children's Hospital for staff, patients and visitors; the basis on which this level of provision was determined; whether it aligns with projected staffing levels and patient volumes; and the plans to address identified shortfalls, particularly for shift workers, on-call staff and…

348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2517 of 13 January 2026, the number of consultants on a public-only contract (details supplied) in hospitals within Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years from 2014 to 2025, by speciality and site, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38547/26]

349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently accessing schedule 1 and schedule 2 product treatment under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; the number of schedule 1 applications approved since commencement; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the extent to which patients are being prescribed schedule 2 medicinal products; if her Departm…

350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if affordability and reimbursement mechanisms for medicinal cannabis products form part of the current review of access to cannabis for medical use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38549/26]