Parliamentary questions

376. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the current coverage offered by sexual assault units; her plans to provide nationwide coverage; the number of units presently in operation; and the number of planned units to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38611/26]

377. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a full discretionary medical card to all cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38622/26]

378. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2863 of 14 April 2026, in respect of each CAMHS social worker, psychologist or occupational therapist post identified as vacant for more than one year; the most recent date on which recruitment was attempted; the recruitment route used, including whether this was through a HSE national panel, local process,…

379. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 3 of the HSE position paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely “Advise Government on further development of legislation and regulations to reduce accessibility, availability and affordability of alcohol in line with WHO SAFER initiative and WHO Global Action Plan on Alcohol” led by HSE He…

380. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is continuing to incur rental costs for portacabins located at Galway Airport that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, to provide a breakdown of all expenditure associated with these units, including rent, maintenance and any related costs, for each of the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a st…

381. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that an organisation (details supplied) is facing imminent closure due to a lack of core funding; the immediate actions being taken by her Department or the HSE to prevent the cessation of these services, given that liquidation proceedings are due to commence on 5 June 2026; and if she will approve an emergency, time-limited fu…

382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an orthopaedic operation that was cancelled in April 2026 at Sligo University Hospital; the reason the surgery was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38674/26]

383. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to University Hospital Limerick, department of ophthalmology for cataract surgery eighteen months ago, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38680/26]

384. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been taken from a construction project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38682/26]

385. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether chronic asthma is a condition covered under the long-term illness scheme; if not, the rationale for not including it under the scheme; if she will consider adding asthma to the conditions supported by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38692/26]

386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether chronic asthma is a condition covered under the long-term illness scheme; if not, to provide the rationale for not including it under the scheme; if consideration is being given to adding asthma to the conditions supported by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38693/26]

387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide the long planned for new primary care centre for Raheen, Limerick, which would also include the mental health services currently based at Willowdale in Raheen; and if she will provide increased funding for the current Willowdale building which is in need of renovation. [39370/26]

388. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether the workforce projection model published in December 2025, which projects a shortfall across all modelled professions, including nurses, midwives and medical practitioners by 2040, has been updated to incorporate data from each of the past five years; the professions beyond the seven currently modelled that are expected to be inc…

241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the number of children currently waiting for a psychology assessment through primary care and Children's Disability Network Teams in the HSE South West region covering Cork and Kerry; if she is aware that Cork and Kerry had the highest regional psychology waiting list in the country with 6,216 children awai…

242. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 13 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022 (details supplied); the specific measures undertaken to date; the current status of implementation; the timelines for any outstanding elements due to be completed within five years of publication; and if she will make a statement on the…

243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been engagement by the corporate pharmaceutical unit in the HSE with the manufacturers of miglustat with regard to juvenile Batten disease; if such medication can be reimbursed for an individual with the life limiting condition on compassionate grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37963/26]

244. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child will receive a bed in a Dublin hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37968/26]

245. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if emergency respite care will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37984/26]

246. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current position with regard to the recruitment of a consultant ophthalmologist in south Tipperary, given the ongoing failures to recruit the urgent measures that will now be taken to address the ever growing waiting lists; the proposals in place to resolve this as a matter of urgency; the number of children now waiting to see an ophthal…

247. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); the reason this surgery has been cancelled on three occasions; and if she will ensure there will be no further cancellations in this case. [38008/26]

248. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health following the Pans Pandas event in Brussels (details supplied), if she will commit to meet families in Ireland affected by Pans Pandas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38026/26]

249. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently enact section 12 of the Assisted Human Reproductive Act 2024. [38039/26]

250. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children's dental care; the steps her Department is taking to address resourcing and capacity issues in the HSE Dental Service and the challenges in the recruitment and retention of clinical staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38043/26]

251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will consider purchasing from source, medication for people who are subsequently reimbursed by the State for the medication when they buy it in any case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38052/26]

252. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres and health centres within Tipperary that currently provide smoking cessation services; and the referral process for same. [38063/26]