Parliamentary questions

3194. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/26]

3195. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new community nursing beds that opened in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26423/26]

3196. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new community nursing beds that were approved for development in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26424/26]

3197. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new neuro rehabilitation beds that opened in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26425/26]

3198. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new neuro rehabilitation beds that were approved for development in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26426/26]

3199. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new specialist dementia beds that were approved for development in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26427/26]

3200. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of net new specialist dementia beds that opened in each IHA in each of the following years 2022 to 2025, and to date 2026, in tabular form. [26428/26]

3201. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of virtual ward beds-places that have been approved for development in each IHA in 2025, to date 2026. [26429/26]

3202. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of virtual ward beds/places that have opened in each IHA in 2025, and to date 2026. [26430/26]

3203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the plans to allow recipients of prescribed medicinal cannabis in the North to legally carry and use their medicine in the State (details supplied). [26439/26]

3204. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in relation to access to appropriate mental health supports and services; if she will provide an update on the referral made to mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26456/26]

3205. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a PET scan per health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26465/26]

3206. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE urgently prioritizes a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Friedreich's ataxia, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [26466/26]

3207. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current delay aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [26467/26]

3208. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght University Hospital that were liable to the €100 fee in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26475/26]

3209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric orthopaedic registrars posts filled at CHI Tallaght as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26476/26]

3210. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that MRI machines at Beaumont Hospital are in need of repair, that some patients report having to travel by taxi to Blackrock in order to avail of PET scans; the steps she is taking to ensure such diagnostic scans are available in Beaumont; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26477/26]

3211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the negotiations for reimbursement of a particular drug given that it is the only treatment for a specific disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26478/26]

3212. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery. [26481/26]

3213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will have surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital following four cancellations; if all and every avenue including transfer to another hospital with capacity is being explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26482/26]

3214. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortfall in the number of available training placements for radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26498/26]

3215. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and north-east region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26499/26]

3216. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and midlands region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26500/26]

3217. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and south- east region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which the staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26501/26]

3218. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE mid- west region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26502/26]