Parliamentary questions

3269. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health her views on whether sufficient treatment is available to suffers of severe and very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis via public health services. [26657/26]

3270. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vascular surgeons and or registrar in vascular surgery that are on call after 8pm during the week and during the weekends at St Vincent's University Hospital for each day between 27 March 2026 to 6 April 2026, in tabular form. [26658/26]

3271. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her views on the adequacy of financial supports available to persons who require hearing aids but do not qualify for a medical card; whether her Department is reviewing these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26663/26]

3272. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for adult audiology services; whether additional resources will be allocated to address waiting lists, including in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26665/26]

3273. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is aware of concerns regarding the loss of essential services in Ballindine, County Mayo, following reports that the local medical centre is no longer operating; the rural or community support measures that may be available to assist communities facing the withdrawal of vital local services; and if she will make a state…

3274. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE put in adequate support that allows a person (details supplied) to avail of community support for insulin administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26672/26]

3275. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to run a recruitment campaign in the UK to attract qualified orthodontists to work within the Irish Public Health Services. [26684/26]

3276. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the improvements to Craniofacial Services within Public Health Services during 2026; and the additional revenue being provided towards these improvements. [26685/26]

3277. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for lung transplant operation. [26686/26]

3278. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred two years ago, to University Hospital Limerick pain clinic has yet to have an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26697/26]

3279. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for an appointment with a consultant; the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for longer than a year for an appointment with a consultant; and if she will make a statement on th…

3280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of doctors, GPs and consultants in Ireland; the number of students that are studying medicine in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the number which have graduated for each of the past ten years; the number of those students that are still working in Ireland five years, ten years 20 years, 30 years…

3281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of nurses, OTs and physiotherapists in Ireland; the number of students which are studying these disciplines in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the number which have graduated for each of the past ten years; and the number of those students that are still working in Ireland five years, ten years …

3282. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to previous correspondence, if she is aware that there are still ongoing funding issues regarding low vision aids within the midlands region; in view of the funding shortfall, the steps she will take to provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned for the remainder of 2026; if she will ensure that the funding for each of…

3283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if HSE south west has been requested to produce a plan to address Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting lists and issue quarterly reports outlining their actions and progress (details supplied); to provide further details as to the request issued and the expected content of the report; the timeline being worked towards; …

3284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the age breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified in the State to date in 2026, including infants under one year, children aged one to four years, children aged five to 12 years, adolescents aged 13 to 18 years, adults aged 19 to 64 years, and adults aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26759/26]

3285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the regional or HSE health area breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified to date in 2026, including the number identified as meningococcal group B; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26760/26]

3286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of notified meningococcal disease cases to date in 2026 that required hospital admission, intensive care treatment, and the number of associated deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26761/26]

3287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average and median turnaround times for laboratory confirmation and serogroup identification of suspected meningococcal disease cases in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26762/26]

3288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy targets or benchmarks in place for the time taken from notification of a meningococcal disease case to public health intervention, including contact identification and prophylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26763/26]

3289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis, circulation scope, and frequency of clinical alerts issued by the HSE National Health Protection Office in response to international infectious disease outbreaks, including the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26764/26]

3290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national stock levels, expressed in doses held and weeks of supply, of MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines under the national immunisation programme; the policy framework governing minimum stockholding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26765/26]

3291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national uptake rates for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines over the past five years and to date in 2026, including any identified regional or cohort-level gaps in coverage and the measures in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/26]

3292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national contingency planning framework in place for a surge in meningococcal disease cases, including policy provisions relating to hospital capacity, intensive care availability, laboratory services, and public health staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26767/26]

3293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal risk assessment has been conducted in response to the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; whether defined epidemiological or operational thresholds exist to trigger enhanced public health measures or communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26768/26]