Parliamentary questions

1022. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to decrease orthodontic waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34004/26]

1023. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing a clear reimbursement scheme for those patients who have been advised to seek care in Northern Ireland for orthodontic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/26]

1024. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34018/26]

1025. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on appointment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34020/26]

1026. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of the 77 planned residential places nationwide that are earmarked for Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34043/26]

1027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34046/26]

1028. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Fingal each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34058/26]

1029. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that HSE home support (Clare) has approved a significant number of families for home care support which they are unable to provide due to staff shortages (details supplied); the statistics for the number approved and the number currently not receiving care; if she is planning any initiatives to remedy this staff shortage; and i…

1030. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the details of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 into primary and secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34068/26]

1031. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34088/26]

1032. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance regarding an invalidity pension (details supplied). [34093/26]

1033. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) In County Donegal will receive a new date for an orthopaedic operation at Sligo University Hospital; the reason planned surgery was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34095/26]

1034. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) [34098/26]

1035. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether Government is satisfied there is effective and consistently applied clinical governance oversight across HSE South West; whether identified clinical leadership gaps have been independently reviewed; whether vacancies, fragmented accountability or weak leadership structures have affected patient safety, service quality or risk mana…

1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total agency staffing expenditure within the public Health Service to date in 2026, broken down by HSE health region, staff category, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34121/26]

1037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific annual savings target set by the HSE for agency staffing expenditure in 2025 and 2026; the savings achieved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34122/26]

1038. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff converted to direct HSE employment under the July 2025 agency conversion framework, broken down by HSE health region and staff category [34123/26]

1039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason maintenance and technical agency staffing expenditure increased from €12.4 million in 2024 to €68.2 million in 2025; whether this increase has been reviewed by the HSE or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34124/26]

1040. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the reason for agency staffing expenditure by category, including vacancy cover, sick leave, maternity leave, surge activity, or unfilled recruitment; and if so, to provide the breakdown for 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026. [34125/26]

1041. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the number of dental hygienist courses provided nationally is sufficient to meet demand; if she has given consideration to the shortage of places and consequential effect of waiting times for appointments; if her Department is in correspondence with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this ma…

1042. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the status of and funding for, the RSV immunisation programme for newborns for 2026. [34165/26]

1043. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the estimated total costs for the newly completed Killarney Community Nursing Unit, including all payments associated with the public private partnership contract, including not just the cost of design and construction, but also the cost of financing, operating and maintaining the facility, and including the provision of a fully maintained …

1044. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person in Kerry who is suffering with vision problems and debilitating nerve pain since June 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34175/26]

1045. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if consideration can be given to the urgent circumstances of a patient in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34185/26]

1046. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide data in relation to the extent of the alarming rise in coercive abortion in Ireland; and if she will outline plans to examine the problem, determine its scale and identify measures to help bring an end to this form of violence against women and their unborn babies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34205/…