1063. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when urgently required approved home support in December 2025 will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34306/26]
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1064. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken by the HSE and National Ambulance Service following recent media reports concerning allegations of sexual assault involving a serving member of the National Ambulance Service; the safeguarding procedures currently in place where serious allegations are made against staff members; the supports available to employees who report m…
1065. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene for the allocated care to be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34316/26]
1066. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will comment on an issue raised by a constituent in Kildare South regarding radiation treatment (details supplied). [34327/26]
1067. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting on a hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34364/26]
1068. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a treatment and procedure plan is urgently put in place for a person (details supplied). [34382/26]
1069. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; her views on the merits of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34425/26]
1070. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a cumulative or population-level public health risk assessment has been conducted in respect of repeated manganese exceedances in drinking water in Cork city since 2024; and if not, whether such an assessment will now be undertaken. [34482/26]
1071. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water since 2024, including duration, concentration levels, and estimated population exposure in each case. [34483/26]
1072. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any specific risk assessment has been undertaken in respect of infants, bottle-fed babies, and young children in areas affected by manganese exceedances. [34484/26]
1073. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to clarify which body holds primary responsibility for public health protection where repeated exceedances of drinking water contaminants occur; and the way in which accountability is coordinated between the HSE, Uisce Éireann, and the Environmental Protection Agency. [34485/26]
1074. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the current reliance on World Health Organization guidance in respect of manganese exposure has been independently reviewed or adapted for Irish population conditions. [34486/26]
1075. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason focal therapy treatment has not been accepted as a treatment for prostate cancer. [34493/26]
1076. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the physician associate role will be published; the reasons for the repeated delays to its publication since the original due date of 31 October 2025; the current status of the HSE embargo affecting the recruitment of physician associates; the expected timeline for lifting this embargo; and the steps her Department and the HSE will take to pro…
1077. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether a lease has been signed by the HSE for the Mayfield Ballyvollane Primary Care Centre with the developer of the facility in view of the urgent need for this facility due to the large housing developments in construction in the area and the fact that planning permission was granted for the facility in December 2025; if a lease has not yet been sig…
1078. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when she expects to make a determination on the future of the RSV immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34503/26]
1079. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish a centralised reporting mechanism within the HSE to record all cases in which healthcare professionals are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences, including sexual offences; and if she will outline a timeline for its implementation. [34527/26]
1080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought the outstanding data from the remaining HSE regions in respect of cases involving criminal investigation of healthcare staff since 2015; and when a complete national figure will be available. [34528/26]
1081. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether formal national criteria exist governing the suspension or reassignment of healthcare professionals subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; and if she will publish those criteria. [34529/26]
1082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what national oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure consistent application of precautionary measures across all HSE regions where healthcare staff are under criminal investigation. [34530/26]
1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated average cost to the State of an outpatient appointment that is classified as "did not attend"; the total estimated annual financial impact of such missed appointments in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34531/26]
1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what assessment her Department or the HSE has undertaken of the impact of outpatient "did not attend" appointments on waiting list volumes and waiting times; and if she will provide any reports, modelling or analysis in this regard. [34532/26]
1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of outpatient appointments classified as "did not attend" that are subsequently rebooked; the average time delay introduced to a patient's care pathway as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34533/26]
1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy, framework or target exists in relation to reducing outpatient "did not attend" rates; if so, to outline same; and if not, whether such a policy is under consideration. [34534/26]
1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures currently in place to reduce outpatient "did not attend" rates, including SMS reminders, phone confirmation systems, digital check-in, or overbooking policies; and the evidence base or evaluation of their effectiveness. [34535/26]