Parliamentary questions

868. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the impact on certain nurses and pharmacists facing difficulty in continuing their education and workplace attendance due to delays in the renewal of IRP cards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28477/26]

869. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of locum child psychiatrist posts currently filled in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28483/26]

870. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent child psychiatrist posts currently filled in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28484/26]

871. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to address recruitment and retention issues affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; her plans to ensure increases in the number of student radiographers are accompanied by an appropriate increase in the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28486/26]

872. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken in digital interventions by HPRA to shut down websites, social media and e-commerce listings promoting illegal medicines in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28386/26]

873. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have opted out of the HSE donor opt-out system since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28536/26]

874. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted in January 2026 (details supplied) under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28583/26]

875. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person will be examined (details supplied); if a hospital appointment will be expedited. [28584/26]

876. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the engagements her Department has had with professional bodies representing athletic therapists who have approached her Department seeking regulation; the process by which professions not designated under existing regulatory frameworks can obtain statutory regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28626/2…

877. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she can urgently intervene in a case (details supplied) and, in light of the circumstances, allow for urgent dental treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28627/26]

878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has conducted a formal public health risk assessment regarding repeated exceedances of manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city; and if she will provide the findings of any such assessment. [28638/26]

879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has established any clinical monitoring, surveillance, or screening measures for populations potentially exposed to elevated manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city, particularly in relation to neurological impacts in children; and if so, to detail same. [28639/26]

880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has issued any formal public health guidance or advisories in relation to manganese exposure in drinking water beyond general discolouration advice; and if she will provide copies of all such guidance. [28640/26]

881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has assessed the adequacy of current public information advising that “clear water is safe to drink” in circumstances where clear water samples have exceeded EU and WHO manganese thresholds; and if any revisions to public health messaging are under consideration. [28641/26]

882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has determined any threshold or criteria under which a “Do Not Consume” notice should be issued in relation to manganese contamination in drinking water; and if she will outline the decision-making framework applied. [28642/26]

883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has engaged in formal correspondence with any public bodies regarding concerns about manganese exposure in Cork drinking water since 2024; and if she will provide details of such correspondence and any recommendations made. [28643/26]

884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a national dataset of exceedances of heavy metals, including manganese, in drinking water and associated public health responses; and if she will provide the most recent available data. [28644/26]

885. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28660/26]

886. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 5 February 2026, the status of an application for pricing and reimbursement (details supplied); if the HSE is still considering this application; the projected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/26]

887. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 24 March 2026, if the remit of the external expert panel can be expanded should systemic issues become evident during the course of their work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28670/26]

888. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body is responsible for preparing and assembling case materials for the external expert panel (details supplied); if this function sits with Children’s Health Ireland, the HSE or another body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28671/26]

889. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, if the external expert panel has the ability to request or obtain additional clinical records, imaging or documentation beyond the materials assembled in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28672/26]

890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a concern regarding reviews into paediatric orthopaedics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28673/26]

891. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the full sequence of hip-related interventions is assessed as a single clinical pathway, or only as separate procedure-specific reviews (details supplied); if so, the person or body that holds responsibility for ensuring that such end-to-end oversight occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28674/26]

892. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which she anticipates the new National Children's Hospital to be substantially completed by; if she or her officials have been notified by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board of a further delay in completion; and if she has communicated with the delivery contractor in March and or April 2026. [28687/26]