Parliamentary questions

159. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on ongoing reviews into maternity care at Portiuncula University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27848/26]

160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she plans to address the fact that figures from the National Ambulance Service show that the north-west region has struggled to meet national response targets for life-threatening calls recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28370/26]

161. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the provision of routine specialist dental services for a school (details supplied); if she will review the long waiting lists for specialist dental procedures for children with special needs to ensure timely access to care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28051/26]

162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address ongoing concerns that women's health issues are not being taken seriously enough within the public health system. [28373/26]

163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of GPs through a combination of international recruitment and increased training places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28359/26]

164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering 24/7 emergency cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford. [28500/26]

165. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the plans there are to provide and expand services at existing primary care centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28463/26]

166. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to provide a new daycare centre at Abbeyleix Hospital, otherwise known as Abbeyleix nursing unit; the progress that has been made; the stage the project is at; the next steps for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28406/26]

167. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the new National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28221/26]

168. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the decision-making process behind the recent announcement of a 200-bed hospital unit in Raheen in Limerick; when she informed the Taoiseach; the amount of input he had in the decision; when the Cabinet was informed; the date the process of purchasing the site commenced; the date was it was completed; and the reason the needs of residents …

169. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise if a business case for a CAMHS Clinic in Ballinasloe will be supported and expedited as quickly as possible to ensure a service is returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27847/26]

170. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department has taken to ensure there is sufficient general practitioner access for people living in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/26]

171. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the improvements that have been made to provide additional dentists in County Laois, operating the dental treatment services scheme and the treatment benefit scheme respectively; the steps being taken in terms of recruitment and the availability of dentists for those two schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28403/26]

172. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work being done to ensure the Hereditary Cancer Steering Group includes next generation sequencing testing in its model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28382/26]

173. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on developments at St. Columba's Hospital, Thomastown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28343/26]

174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when additional inpatient beds will be provided in Kerry University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28348/26]

175. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 5 March 2026, to provide an update on the proposed opening of the Midleton Community Hospital, Midleton, County Cork; when she expects patients to be admitted to the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28351/26]

176. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CAMHS appointment in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/26]

177. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans to enhance services in Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28342/26]

178. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28357/26]

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that PET-CT scanners are available in every public hospital providing cancer treatment services and reduce reliance on private healthcare providers for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28467/26]

180. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of general practitioners in Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/26]

181. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered developing a standard operating procedure or patient information document to support outpatients in understanding their care pathway, including next steps following hospital discharge, the purpose of tests undertaken, and other key information, particularly given that many patients leaving hospital are post trea…

182. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, following the interim evaluation of the first supervised injection facility in Dublin, work has been carried out to progress a similar facility in Cork; to provide an outline of the findings of that interim evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28362/26]

183. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to control the illegal sales of prescription medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28385/26]