Parliamentary questions

258. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists and registrars in gastroenterology based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 22 April 2026, in tabular form. [31032/26]

259. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if the five consultant neurologists recruited by the HSE to support the Neurology Model of Care and the 'Hub and Spoke' model, which includes services for functional neurological disorder (FND) patients, are in place, and currently working to support people who suffer from FND; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31041/26…

260. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health following the €4 million increase in Budget 2025 to provide additional services to patients who suffer from functional neurological disorder (FND), if there are plans to gradually increase the amount allocated to this section in the future (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31042/26]

261. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current treatments available to patients who suffer from functional neurological disorder in Ireland; if there are plans to make this more accessible to patients in Ireland in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31043/26]

262. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in each endometriosis hub, by total WTE and filled WTE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31044/26]

263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per REO, per month to date in 2026 in Department of Health-funded HSE services; the total figure for all-of-HSE, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31045/26]

264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per model four hospital, per month, to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31046/26]

265. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason over 1,000 documents relating to maternal and neonatal safety, including all maternity safety statements from 2015 to mid-2025, which were previously published in their own section of the HSE website, are no longer publicly accessible in that format since January 2026; whether this change reduces transparency and the ability of in…

266. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2025 by their GP to University Hospital Limerick orthopaedics, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31054/26]

267. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed changes to legislation to allow both same sex parents to appear on birth certificates; whether this will allow children living in EU states to access Irish citizenship where one parent is an Irish citizen, but they are not currently recognised as the parent in Ireland; and when this will come into place. [31058/26…

268. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the gaps in neurological services identified in the recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31066/26]

269. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions planned to improve equitable and timely access to specialist neurological services across the country; the timeline for the implementation of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31067/26]

270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by Cork University Hospital on contracted bus hire services for staff transport over the past five years; the name of each bus hire company/provider used in each of those years; the total amount paid to each provider; whether the services were procured through a tender process; the contract duration in each case; and if sh…

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by Cork University Hospital (CUH) on leases for staff car parks in the past five years; the locations and number of spaces of each leased car park; the annual cost of each lease; the tender or procurement procedures followed for these leases; the total amount paid by CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

272. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will consider approving access to xolair for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31098/26]

273. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists and registrars in urology posts filled at Cork University Hospital as of 21 April 2026, in tabular form. [31100/26]

274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Frederich's ataxia which currently can be classed as having an 'unmet need' as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 - 2030. [31101/26]

275. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current delay in the reimbursement of skyclarys aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [31102/26]

276. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons in Galway east who have been assessed and approved for home support hours but remain on waiting lists and are not receiving their approved supports due to staffing shortages; the average and longest waiting times involved; and the actions being taken to ensure approved care packages are delivered without delay. [311…

277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's engagement with pharmacists on the cost of blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31131/26]

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a nursing registration will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has an offer of employment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31163/26]

279. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the gaps in neurological services identified in the recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31171/26]

280. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the actions planned to improve equitable and timely access to specialist neurological services across the country; and the timeline for the implementation of these measures. [31172/26]

281. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a young person in County Louth (details supplied) for an urgently needed initial ENT appointment at OLOLH Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31179/26]

282. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she or any official in her Department issued an instruction to the HSE regarding critical illness protocol requests from former recipients of the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31219/26]