Parliamentary questions

1297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal analysis has been conducted examining correlations between ambulance dispatch delays and patient deterioration, morbidity, mortality, or adverse clinical outcomes since 2020. [37904/26]

1298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessments have been conducted regarding the inability to achieve historic HIQA ambulance response standards; and whether these risks are currently recorded within any national HSE risk management framework. [37905/26]

1299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any reports, briefings, or governance documents since 2020 have identified ambulance dispatch timelines as presenting a patient safety risk. [37906/26]

1300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains a dataset recording the longest ambulance dispatch allocation delays nationally and by region; and if so, to provide details. [37907/26]

1301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any category of ambulance call is currently operating outside intended dispatch allocation standards on a recurring basis. [37908/26]

1302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal escalation thresholds exist within the National Emergency Operations Centre for excessive ambulance allocation delays. [37909/26]

1303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any updated capacity review of the National Ambulance Service since the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37910/26]

1304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling has been conducted since 2020 regarding the investment required to achieve full compliance with historic HIQA ambulance response standards. [37911/26]

1305. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to address the redundancies at a service (details supplied) in counties Mayo and Galway; the reasons for the withdrawal or loss of Government funding to this organisation; if any transition funding or emergency support was considered to prevent the cessation of services; and the engagement that took place between the D…

1306. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of clients in Mayo and Galway who were accessing services (details supplied) that will now be transferred to the HSE; the arrangements that have been made for continuity of care for these service users; whether all affected clients have been successfully referred to alternative services; and the estimated waiting times those indivi…

1307. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for primary care psychology and counselling services in Mayo and Galway; the number of individuals currently on waiting lists in these regions; the additional resources that will be provided to the HSE to absorb the increase in demand following redundancies (details supplied); and whether additional staff are being r…

1308. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether she acknowledges that HSE services are typically limited to short-term interventions, generally between six and 12 sessions; the provisions that exist for individuals requiring long-term or ongoing mental health support; and whether the Department plans to expand access to long-term therapy within public services. [37916/26]

1309. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the supports available for individuals requiring court-related psychological reports or complex case management in Mayo and Galway; whether alternative providers have been identified to replace the role of a service (details supplied) in such cases; and if she will outline any gaps in service provision identified following the redundancies. […

1310. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been carried out on the impact of the Helplink redundancies on rural mental health services in the west of Ireland; and the measures that are being taken to ensure equitable access to mental health care in Mayo and Galway compared with other regions. [37918/26]

1311. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current level of HSE funding allocated to community and voluntary mental health organisations in Mayo and Galway; whether she intends to increase sustainable funding for such organisations; and if a review of funding models for community-based mental health services will be undertaken. [37919/26]

1312. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure other community mental health services are not forced to close due to funding issues; and whether a national strategy exists to support the long-term sustainability of organisations (details supplied). [37920/26]

1313. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of end-of-life medical cards issued, by age group, in each of the years 2024, 2025 to and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [37935/26]

1314. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland who currently hold a medical card. [37936/26]

1315. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the annual estimate for funding the National Adult Palliative Care Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37937/26]

1316. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the National Adult Palliative Care Strategy to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37938/26]

1317. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to outline the planned activities for 2026 and 2027 under the National Adult Palliative Care policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/26]

507. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health whether the Government is considering the repeal or amendment of Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, which criminalises simple possession of drugs for personal use; whether discussions have taken place with An Garda Siochana regarding this; the current Government position on decriminalisation or diversion-based models; and the reasons un…

508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children that required repeat surgery due to retained surgical items left in their bodies, for each of the last ten years; and to detail the categories of items retained in the children’s bodies. [35811/26]

509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any children suffered permanent injury or complications as a result of items left inside their bodies during operations; and whether any deaths occur following repeat surgery or complications associated with retained surgical items, in each of the last ten years; and if so, the number. [35812/26]

510. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether all families affected by the leaving of foreign items inside children’s bodies after operations by CHI in the last ten years were fully informed. [35813/26]