Parliamentary questions

1224. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reasons waiting times to be seen by the ENT department at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital have exceeded 18 months for non urgent patients; the number of patients currently on the ENT waiting list at that hospital; the number that have been waiting longer than 12 and 18 months respectively; and the actions being taken t…

1225. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health her views on whether repeated reliance on antibiotics, prolonged ENT waiting lists and the absence of clear emergency referral pathways represent a failure of joined up care within the public health system; if she will provide a timeline for reform to ensure patient safety is prioritised over administrative barriers; and if she will make a…

1226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to engage with a HIQA registered respite service (details supplied) with a view to establishing a service agreement to enable this ready-to-open service to become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30388/26]

1227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if staff of a Section 39 organisation (details supplied) are eligible for a pay increase for the years 2024-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30393/26]

1228. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 11 February 2026, the status of the tobacco-free Ireland policy review; the current timeline for completion of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30395/26]

1229. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of instances where ambulances in Carlow and Kilkenny did not arrive within the targeted timeframe in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the longest period that a person waited. [30397/26]

1230. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of general practitioners in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30398/26]

1231. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30399/26]

1232. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30400/26]

1233. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in infectious diseases based at St. James's Hospital as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form. [30435/26]

1234. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based in CHO7 as of 17 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 May 2023, in tabular form. [30436/26]

1235. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working at the pharmacy department of CHI Temple Street. [30437/26]

1236. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30480/26]

1237. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30550/26]

1238. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny; if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30557/2…

1239. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in their latest report around consultant neurology outreach available in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Governmen…

1240. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in their latest report around the lack of consultant neurology services available in Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Governm…

1241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Cavan General Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30562/26]

1242. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. […

1243. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) around the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Naas General Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30564/26]

1244. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health is she will make the shingles vaccine available for free for persons with underlying health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30580/26]

1245. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if it is the current policy of her private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if she will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if she will make a state…

1246. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of her ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by her office to all local Oireachtas members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30618/26]

1247. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated date of publication for the third phase of the Women's Health Action Plan. [30639/26]

1248. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the approved number and category of ophthalmology posts in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of these posts filled; the number of vacancies; the stage of recruitment each of these vacancies is at; when the consultant ophthalmology service at Clonmel will resume, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the mat…