Parliamentary questions

430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure public patients are not forced into private practice simply to access the same consultant in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54215/26]

431. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the level of investment currently being made by her Department and the HSE in the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS); the specific services available to women with PMOS within the public health system; whether women diagnosed with PMOS are eligible for assessment and treatment throu…

432. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54221/26]

433. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has investigated if public-only consultants in laboratories in other public hospitals are engaged in private work on site (details supplied); if other public laboratories have service level agreements in place with private facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54258/26]

434. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average processing time for Garda vetting in Cork currently. [54259/26]

698. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to roll out the Safer Nightlife Harm Reduction Programme to nightclubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52631/26]

699. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that Skyclarys will be on the agenda for the upcoming HSE Drugs Group meeting in July; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52634/26]

700. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE scrub nurses posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if the same figures will be provided as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [52640/26]

701. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health whether any business cases have been submitted seeking additional cardiology staffing resources for Beaumont Hospital since 2023; and if so, the details of such submissions and outcome of each, in tabular form. [52641/26]

702. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of a 7.5% increase on spending under school dental scheme. [52646/26]

703. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neurologist registrars based at Naas General Hospital as of 3 July 2026, in tabular form. [52647/26]

704. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of a 7.5% uplift in medical interns, GP, basic specialist and higher specialist training places; and the number of additional places this would create, in tabular form. [52648/26]

705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were admitted to the national burns unit at St. James's Hospital in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the average length of stay within this unit in each of those years, in tabular form. [52649/26]

706. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of ambulance response times in County Wicklow in 2025 and to date in 2026, by municipal district, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52656/26]

707. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of instances where ambulances in Wicklow did not arrive within the targeted timeframe in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; the longest period that a person waited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52657/26]

708. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the preparations being made to ensure that mental health will be a priority during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; whether Ireland intends to promote EU-wide cooperation on improving access to mental health services, suicide prevention, youth mental health, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on…

709. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can have treatment under the HSE dental services, the treatment pathway for the HSE and every possible avenue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52693/26]

710. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologist posts filled at Grove Court primary care centre as of 6 July 2026, in tabular form. [52716/26]

711. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse managers two and one posts that have been filled within accident and emergency department of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown as of 3 July 2026, in tabular form. [52717/26]

712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure assessments of needs are completed as quickly as possible for children (details supplied); that they receive funding for SNA hours and home tuition due to lack of school places suitable for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52725/26]

713. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of conditions (details supplied) per annum from 2015 to 2019 and 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52726/26]

714. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who currently receives no respite and whose parent is struggling with escalating behaviours. [52729/26]

715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if the head of service of the HSE mid-west disability services (details supplied) has resigned, and that they have not yet been replaced; when they will be replaced; if they have moved to a different position in the HSE; when their role as head of service was advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52731/26]

716. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who has yet to receive a primary school pre-dental screening and is now entering first year of secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52754/26]

717. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE have agreed to put in place a tendering process for teledermatology; the date when tenders were invited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52760/26]