Parliamentary questions

2667. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal for a multi-story car park on site in University Hospital Limerick, as part of the capital plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23749/26]

2668. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the expansion of the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme, to include the Wellington Hospital Centre for Endometriosis, London, and other proven centres in Britain, Romania, and Greece, without delay, and that patient experience be meaningfully reflected in these decisions. [23755/26]

2669. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23760/26]

2670. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [23761/26]

2671. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, given concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema and practices that may result in patients being forc…

2672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of radiographer practice tutors, further to the decision to increase the number of student radiographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23781/26]

2673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that difficulties may arise for radiographer students in getting clinical placement hours due to a lack of radiographer practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23782/26]

2674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns about safety issues in the placement of radiographer students where students are placed in locations where there are inadequate resources to cater for them; if she will commit to ensuring that such resources are provided as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23783/2…

2675. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand the scope of treatment available at local injury units to include the treatment of common infections, particularly in rural areas where access to acute hospital services can involve significant travel times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23825/26]

2676. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the exclusion of children under the age of five from accessing local injury units; if there are any plans to review this policy, particularly in the context of accessibility challenges for families living in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23826/26]

2677. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the guidance in place for families living in rural areas who may be up to an hour away from emergency medical services when a child's condition deteriorates rapidly; the supports or contingency measures that are available in such circumstances where time is critical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/26]

2678. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary care centre in Baldoyle/ Clongriffin Dublin 13 area; the current stage of planning or development of this project; the reasons it was not included in the HSE Capital Plan 2026; the alternative timelines or funding arrangements now being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23…

2679. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 11 February 2026, the number of children awaiting orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment under the HSE South East orthodontic Service, by county, including for South Tipperary; the length of time they have been waiting, by waiting time bands in each county; and if she will make a statem…

2680. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment under each HSE health region; the length of time they have been waiting, by waiting time bands in each region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23845/26]

2681. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists and dental nurses employed by the HSE in each HSE health region, by whole-time equivalent; the number of approved posts; the number of vacancies in each region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23846/26]

2682. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE is utilising private orthodontic providers to address waiting lists for children; the number of children referred to private providers in each HSE health region in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23847/26]

2683. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current eligibility criteria for access to publicly funded orthodontic treatment, including the application of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN); whether any changes to these criteria are under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23848/26]

2684. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have aged out of eligibility for publicly funded orthodontic treatment while on waiting lists in each HSE health region in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23849/26]

2685. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand orthodontic service capacity in each HSE health region, including recruitment, additional clinics or capital investment; the timeline for such measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23850/26]

2686. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE routinely collects data on average waiting times for orthodontic assessment and treatment; if not, the reason for same; and any plans to introduce such data collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23851/26]

2687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of non-statutory bodies that received direct funding from her Department in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the aggregate annual funding provided to such bodies in each year; and whether a centralised register of these bodies is maintained by her Department. [23856/26]

2688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established a single, centrally approved governance framework applicable to all non-statutory bodies receiving direct Departmental funding; and if not, the reason for the absence of such a framework and any plans to introduce one. [23857/26]

2689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the standard reporting requirements imposed by her Department on non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding, including the frequency of reporting, the nature of financial and non-financial disclosures required, and whether these requirements are applied uniformly across all such bodies. [23858/26]

2690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of governance, compliance, or performance reviews carried out by or on behalf of her Department in respect of non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and whether a structured audit schedule exists. [23859/26]

2691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department applies a formal risk assessment or risk-rating model to non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding; and if so, the criteria used, the number of bodies currently classified as high risk, and the escalation procedures that apply in such cases. [23860/26]