Parliamentary questions

999. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); and her views on whether the current delay aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [29564/26]

1000. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve the timeliness of access to orphan drugs in Ireland, particularly in cases such as Friedreich's ataxia, where a treatment has been approved by the EMA but is not yet reimbursed by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29565/26]

1001. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason the baby alarm and monitor scheme is only available to residents of County Meath, funded by the local HSE, it also appears that similar arrangements exist in Cork and Kerry, but there is still no equivalent support available for deaf parents living in Dublin. [29583/26]

1002. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned national strategy on haemochromatosis. [29623/26]

1003. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the funding available from her Department for an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29624/26]

1004. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of point-of-contacts for the relevant department that deals with the reimbursement of the wig grant for suppliers, per county. [29630/26]

1005. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to assist with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29631/26]

1006. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda as of 15 April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29638/26]

1007. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant registrar's, by speciality currently vacant at Louth County Hospital; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29639/26]

1008. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently vacant in the ophthalmology department of the Mater Hospital; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29640/26]

1009. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason radiography student numbers increased in September 2025, with a further increase planned for September 2026, without any corresponding increase in the number of radiography practice tutors; the impact this has on training capacity and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29663/26]

1010. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that radiography students are currently placed in clinical sites without any dedicated radiography practice tutor in place; the steps she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29664/26]

1011. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Department ensures compliance with HSE governance principles and HIQA standards in radiography training environments, given reports that responsibility for student supervision is becoming diffuse and that dedicated radiography practice tutor roles are not being expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29…

1012. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether there is a policy shift underway from the dedicated radiography practice tutor model to a broader practice educator model involving all radiographers; the rationale for such a shift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29666/26]

1013. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the rationale for creating multiple new managerial posts in each region to oversee radiography placements while no additional radiography practice tutors have been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29667/26]

1014. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department ensures that radiography students, staff, patients and the public are protected in accordance with radiation safety requirements when dedicated radiography practice tutor capacity is insufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/26]

1015. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which quality assurance, risk management and clear accountability are maintained in radiography training settings where tutor capacity is inadequate or responsibility is shared across multiple staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29669/26]

1016. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she has concerns over the ventilation system in the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to staff working for the State and for an organisation (details supplied) on the National Children’s Hospital were previously working on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow, where work on the ventilation system was fo…

1017. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth or other education stakeholders in relation to the need to have a more co-ordinated approach to medical emergencies in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29676/26]

1018. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29679/26]

1019. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Galway University Hospital. [29682/26]

1020. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric physiotherapists posts filled at CHO2 primary care services as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form. [29683/26]

1021. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language posts filled at CHO2 disability services as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29684/26]

1022. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior dental surgeons in special needs currently in CHO2 primary care services, in tabular form. [29685/26]

1023. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the total expenditure at the mortuary services of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar for each of the past two years; the breakdown of that expenditure by category, including but not limited to staffing costs, agency staffing, equipment, maintenance, contracted services, and any capital or infrastructure-related spending, in t…