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Tom Brabazon Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1013. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the purchase of a PET scanner for Beaumont Hospital. [33976/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1014. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital as of 28 April 2026. [33977/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1015. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where GPs on GMS scheme have notified the HSE that they intend to retire within the next six months. [33978/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1016. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the recent reporting that over 80% of Ireland's radiotherapy machines require immediate or imminent replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33982/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1017. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure there is adequate provision for cancer patients seeking radiotherapy given recent reports that over 80% of Ireland's radiotherapy machines require immediate or imminent replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33983/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1018. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her plans to upgrade radiotherapy machines nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33984/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1019. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) will receive a discretionary hardship payment as an interim support, pending the outcome of the acarizax reimbursement application due to significant financial hardship and the medical necessity of the treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1020. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the National Ambulance Service capital investment plan for the midwest for 2027, including staffing need, vehicle need, recurring cost and capital investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1021. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if children over the age of 12 years will be made eligible for free glass under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34003/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1022. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to decrease orthodontic waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34004/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1023. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing a clear reimbursement scheme for those patients who have been advised to seek care in Northern Ireland for orthodontic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1024. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34018/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1025. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on appointment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34020/26]
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1026. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of the 77 planned residential places nationwide that are earmarked for Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34043/26]
Michael Cahill Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34046/26]
Grace Boland Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1028. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Fingal each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34058/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1029. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that HSE home support (Clare) has approved a significant number of families for home care support which they are unable to provide due to staff shortages (details supplied); the statistics for the number approved and the number currently not receiving care; if she is planning any initiatives to remedy this staff shortage; and if she will make a st…
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the details of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 into primary and secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34068/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1031. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34088/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance regarding an invalidity pension (details supplied). [34093/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1033. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) In County Donegal will receive a new date for an orthopaedic operation at Sligo University Hospital; the reason planned surgery was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34095/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) [34098/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether Government is satisfied there is effective and consistently applied clinical governance oversight across HSE South West; whether identified clinical leadership gaps have been independently reviewed; whether vacancies, fragmented accountability or weak leadership structures have affected patient safety, service quality or risk management; the assuranc…
Ken O'Flynn Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total agency staffing expenditure within the public Health Service to date in 2026, broken down by HSE health region, staff category, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34121/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific annual savings target set by the HSE for agency staffing expenditure in 2025 and 2026; the savings achieved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34122/26]