Parliamentary questions

893. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if any service providers in Meath west have submitted Disability Support Management Advisory Team forms to the HSE. [28709/26]

894. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no community cancer support centres based in Meath; and when will one be delivered. [28710/26]

895. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if a SCAN team can be delivered to Meath; and the timeframe for delivery. [28711/26]

896. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the primary care centre in Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28723/26]

897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the sections of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 which have been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28729/26]

898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services per county; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [28730/26]

899. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services In Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28738/26]

900. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1026 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body formally approved appointments to the external expert panel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/26]

272. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all community outpatient detox services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27694/26]

273. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of minors nationally that have been refused service by CAMHS, by area, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27695/26]

274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [27709/26]

275. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times in accident and emergency departments, including at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; the number of patients waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27732/26]

276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending A&E who do not require admission to a bed but are left waiting for extended periods on chairs pending scans, test results or discharge decisions; the measures in place to prevent patients being detained in A&E for excessive periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27733/26]

277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the percentage increase in A&E attendances and waiting times since 2015; whether she accepts that pressures have continued to worsen in recent years; the urgent actions being taken to reduce waiting times for non-life-threatening but distressing presentations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27734/26]

278. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if there is a child psychologist based in Athenry primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27735/26]

279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address delays and breakdowns in the referral process between primary care and child and adolescent mental health services and youth mental health services, particularly in cases where electronic referrals are not being received or processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27740/26]

280. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding age thresholds for referral and acceptance into child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and youth mental health services (YAMHS) in particular, whether it is the case that while existing patients may be retained by CAMHS up to the age of 18, new referrals for young people aged 16 and 17 are now routinel…

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support approved in January 2026 will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27742/26]

282. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on th…

283. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health her views on the issue of medical decisions being made by clinicians whose identities are not disclosed to the patient, particularly in the case of terminally ill patients with limited time to live; her views on whether the lack of information provided in this case risks undermining public confidence in the transparency of the process; an…

284. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health her views on whether informed consent is a fundamental patient right and one of the key protections available within the healthcare system which has also been recognised in decisions of the European Court of Human Rights; her further views on whether informed consent is a fundamental right and, in non-emergency situations, should be clear…

285. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if there is evidence of the prioritisation of flu patients ahead of terminally ill cancer patients during periods of high demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27758/26]

286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all funding agreements with non-statutory bodies under her Department require mandatory compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; if not, the basis on which voluntary adherence is deemed sufficient; and her plans to introduce binding governance requirements as a condition of funding. [27823/26]

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department requires the production of formal written governance assessment reports for non-statutory bodies in receipt of Exchequer funding; if not, the reason such reports are not required; and if she will outline any plans to introduce a standardised governance assessment framework. [27824/26]

288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether funding agreements with non-statutory bodies include defined service-quality standards, measurable performance indicators, and outcome-based metrics; if so, the nature of these metrics; and if not, the rationale for the absence of quantifiable performance benchmarks linked to public funding. [27825/26]