Parliamentary questions

2843. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress report in regard to the new Killarney community nursing unit; when this long awaited project will be opened for the people of Killarney, East, Mid and South Kerry and throughout the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/26]

2844. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans she has for the lands/buildings at a former campus (details supplied); if she will make a decision and dispose of any lands/buildings that are surplus to requirement; if she will engage with Kerry County Council in regard to these surplus lands/buildings as they are suitable for housing purposes; and if she will make a statement o…

2845. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reconsider the options for a location (details supplied) when it is decommissioned as this facility has obvious uses; if she will give a detailed report in regard to this facility and ground; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24534/26]

2846. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a progress report in regard to the new Cahersiveen primary care centre; when this long awaited project will be delivered for the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and South Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24535/26]

2847. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a world class health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24536/26]

2848. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to report the current number of dental practitioners in the Lucan area; if her attention has been drawn to increasing reports from the community of difficulties accessing same, amid a lack of services to meet significant population growth;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24539/26]

2849. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to outline any specific plans for new dental services; and clarify exactly the services that are presently available at the Lucan Health Centre. [24540/26]

2850. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health in relation to the latest recruitment drive for HSE councillors to provide the number of individuals that are expected to be recruited for the Dublin/Wicklow region; will positions will begin to be offered; and how long will the panel remain in place. [24541/26]

2851. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the Cross Border Healthcare D…

2853. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients …

2854. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24550/26]

2855. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements her Department and all bodies under her aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if she will clarify whether her Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over that same period; and …

2856. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a full home care package currently being provided for a person (details supplied) will be transferred to their new address. [24584/26]

2857. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health regarding the development of the integrated mother and baby unit, and child and adolescent mental health services, inpatient facility at St. Joseph’s hospital Limerick, if she will provide an estimated date for when the design team will be assembled; and when they expect to start to design the project. [24588/26]

2858. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to improve the lack of reimbursed biologic treatments for systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, in Ireland given that unlike most other EU countries, patients here have no reimbursed biologic treatment for SLE and that lupus disproportionately affects women; when access will be aligned with EU comparators so eligible patien…

2859. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the difficulties in meeting the expected dates given for the works to start in St. Vincent's Hospital community nursing unit in Athy, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24593/26]

2860. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is any amnesty planned for asbestos building products, given that many HSE buildings contain this dangerous product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24607/26]

2861. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from her Department in the past five years. [24637/26]

2862. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland regarding the operation of the HSE's single point of access CAMHS, CDNTs and primary care services; the dates of any such engagement; whether any concerns, reservations or conditions were raised by the college in relation to the model; whether the college has indic…

2863. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service teams, by health region and the location of the CAMHS team in each case, that have been without a social worker, a psychologist or an occupational therapist for a period in excess of one year; the date on which each vacancy arose; the details of recruitment efforts taken in each case sin…

2864. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new 60-bed community nursing unit, CNU, in Cashel, County Tipperary; the current status of the site selection process; whether the site option appraisal and architect's report referenced in correspondence of November 2025 have now been finalised; if a preferred site has been identified; the reasons for th…

2865. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the business plan submitted in September 2025 by an organisation (details supplied) for capital funding towards a new hospice facility in Clonmel; whether the HSE has completed its assessment of the proposal; if funding has been approved or is under consideration; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a st…

2866. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of a national minimum training standard or competency requirement for general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations, including in children and adolescents, constitutes a gap in national patient safety and suicide prevention policy; and if she will ou…

2867. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department intends to introduce a national policy framework setting out minimum competency and training requirements for general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations; if so, the timeline for its development and implementation; and whether such requirements will be mandatory…

2868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the governance, oversight, and funding arrangements in place for the development of the proposed self-harm and suicide prevention training package for trainee general practitioners; to specify whether this programme will be subject to Departmental approval; and whether it is intended to form part of a nationally mandated standard. [2…