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Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
229. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand surgical services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [71280/26]
Michael Murphy Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
230. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the continuing crisis in orthodontic provision in South Tipperary; the current numbers awaiting assessment and treatment and the longest waiting times; the progress made in filling long-standing specialist vacancies and providing treatment through private capacity; and whether a specific waiting-list recovery plan with measurable targets and ti…
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
729. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 23 September 2026, to provide a response (details supplied); the date on which the correspondence from her Department was issued; and if further steps will be taken regarding the original concerns outlined to her Department. [73320/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
730. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth will be open on a 24-hour 7-day per week basis. [73071/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
731. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the staffing complement that will be in place at the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth. [73070/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
732. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the location of the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth. [73069/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
733. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth will be operational; if people will be able to self refer; and if the service can be accessed without an appointment. [73067/26]
Robert Troy Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
734. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [73064/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
735. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the crisis mental health nursing team announced in Budget 2027 for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda will be operational; the additional staffing complement that will be in place for this team; the funding that will be provided for this team; and if this will be a recurring annual funding provision. [73063/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
851. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when the domiciliary physiotherapist post previously based in Castleisland became vacant; the reason the post has remained unfilled since that date; if approval has been granted to recruit to the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72500/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
852. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists currently assigned to the Castleisland-Farranfore primary care area; the number assigned in each year from 2020 to date; if she is aware that physiotherapy staffing in the Castleisland-Farranfore primary care area is due to be reduced to a single senior physiotherapist for the next six-month rotation period; whether a risk assessment was…
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68803/26, which showed that Publicjobs incurred advertising costs of €99,979 on consultant recruitment campaigns since 2024, mostly for advertisements in the British Medical Journal, with costs recovered from the client, while journals were cited as the information source by 0.5% or fewer of applicants, the amount reimbursed b…
George Lawlor Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
680. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if all positions at the Wexford Primary Care Psychology Service for Children and Adolescents are filled. [71352/26]
Tony McCormack Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
681. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [71367/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
682. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if private recruitment firms have been contracted by Cork University Hospital or the south west region to hire nurses for the adaptation programme; the spend by firm in 2025 and to date in 2026; if a procurement fee is paid to the firm for each new hire; and to state the procurement fee paid. [71418/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
684. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spend on private recruitment firms for adaptation programs, by profession and site, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the procurement fee paid to each firm, in tabular form. [71416/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
685. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spend on private recruitment firms in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by firm, in tabular form. [71414/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
686. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a project manager for the dedicated Working Group to review and update the Long-Covid Model of Care has been appointed; and if not, the reason no appointment has be made. [71421/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
687. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the Model of Care for Long-COVID has not been updated since 2021; and if this Model of Care can be updated. [71419/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
688. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding access to a treatment (details supplied); the engagements she has had with the HSE and clinicians about this; and the steps she is taking to ensure timely access to treatment. [71422/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
689. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the immediate measures being taken to ensure that women are not required to remain pregnant beyond clinically recommended induction dates due to appropriate maternity care been unable to be provided when required. [71392/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
690. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the extent to which staffing shortages are preventing delivery suites at the Coombe Hospital from operating at full capacity. [71389/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
691. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of scheduled inductions that have been postponed due to staffing or delivery-suite capacity. [71390/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
692. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the arrangements for replacing midwives who are absent on maternity leave and other forms of extended leave in the Coombe Hospital. [71388/26]