Parliamentary questions

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether respiratory emergency medicines, including salbutamol nebules, are classified as clinically critical within any national prioritisation system; and if she will detail the specific safeguards applied to ensure continuity of supply for such medicines. [27516/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structure underpinning the Medicines Criticality Assessment Group; the decision-making authority within that structure; and the level at which final determinations are made in relation to supply risk mitigation actions. [27517/26]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether formal escalation thresholds exist within the medicines shortages framework based on clinical risk levels; and if so, the criteria for escalation; and the actions triggered at each level. [27518/26]

365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether minimum stockholding requirements or buffer stock policies are in place for medicines deemed clinically critical; and the basis on which such levels are determined; and the mechanisms used to monitor compliance. [27519/26]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national early warning or predictive monitoring systems are in place to identify potential shortages of clinically critical medicines in advance; and if she will outline the data sources and indicators used within such systems. [27520/26]

367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded patient safety incidents, adverse clinical outcomes, or treatment disruptions linked to medicine shortages in each of the past five years; and whether such data is centrally collected and analysed. [27521/26]

368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which body holds ultimate accountability for ensuring continuity of supply of clinically critical medicines at national level; and the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor performance against this responsibility. [27522/26]

369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the preparatory steps that have been taken to align national policy with the forthcoming European Union list of critical medicines; and whether an interim national list is in operation pending the introduction of EU measures. [27523/26]

370. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated and paid by the Health Service Executive under wig grant schemes (including medical wig or hairpiece supports) in each of the past five years; and the number of recipients in each year, broken down by county, in tabular form. [27591/26]

371. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on an assessment for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27615/26]

372. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the supports available to children or adolescents that require support, assessment and treatment for their mental health but are deemed by child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) not to indicate moderate to severe mental health difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27616/26]

373. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27636/26]

374. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, that were not accepted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27637/26]

375. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the reasons given for referral refusal by Offaly CAMHS in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27638/26]

376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of children or adolescents currently awaiting an appointment for the child and adolescent mental health services in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27639/26]

377. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of home support service hours currently approved in Offaly; the number of home support service hours currently being fulfilled; the reasons for any discrepancy between approved hours and provided hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27648/26]

378. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the civil registration service in Tullamore County Offaly, specifically in terms of progressing the recruitment of a grade V senior registrar/marriage solemniser through temporary staffing arrangements and agency backfill, with the aim of resuming the full civil registration service in Tullamore as soon as possible; and if …

2609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 21 January 2026, if funding for an MRI scanner at Monaghan Hospital is included in the Capital Plan for 2026 or any other year; if an updated timeframe as to when an MRI scanner at Monaghan Hospital will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23543/26]

2610. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a detailed update as of March 2026 on a CAMHS assessment for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23548/26]

2611. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she is considering a catch up programme for the meningitis vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/26]

2612. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking following the meningitis outbreak in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23550/26]

2613. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23551/26]

2614. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown in CAMHS waiting times in HSE south-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23552/26]

2615. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for residential care facilities in Cork and Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23553/26]

2616. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of new residential beds that have been opened in Cork and Kerry from Jan 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/26]