Parliamentary questions

329. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current status of capital developments at Cavan and Monaghan General Hospital, including the proposed emergency department new build, oncology unit, and additional bed capacity; the timelines for each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22575/26]

330. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list performance at Cavan Monaghan Hospital for outpatient, inpatient/day case and diagnostic services; the percentage of patients waiting longer than national targets; and the measures being taken to address delays in MRI and CT diagnostics in the region. [22576/26]

331. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the suicide crisis assessment nurse service in Cavan Monaghan; whether there are plans to extend the service beyond standard weekday hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22577/26]

332. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current status of recruitment for the youth worker post associated with the YouThrive Youth Service in Cavan Monaghan; the length of time the post has been vacant; and the impact of this vacancy on service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22578/26]

333. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the grade of lens currently used in cataract surgery under the medical card currently; and if this grade of lens is compatible with the lens used under the cross-Border scheme. [22579/26]

334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 5 February 2026, the way in which the HSE can also report that this vaccine did not meet its cost-effectiveness criteria, considering that even retrospectively it reports no ability to analyse the effectiveness of its decisions with respect to medicines procurement (details supplied) [22580/…

335. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the new 30-bed acute psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; the current stage of the project; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22581/26]

336. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the single point of access for children’s services in the Dublin north-east region, including Cavan Monaghan; the current stage of development of the digital referral portal; when the system will become operational locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22585/26]

337. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to make essential medical devices such as hearing aids accessible to all who need them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22586/26]

338. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the way in which people can do who cannot afford hearing aids can access them in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22587/26]

339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons awaiting home support services in Cavan Monaghan; the average waiting time; the steps being taken to address recruitment challenges in rural areas impacting service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22589/26]

340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently closed or unavailable across residential care centres in Cavan Monaghan; the reasons for these closures; and the timeline for restoring full capacity. [22590/26]

341. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved but unfilled posts across health services in Cavan Monaghan integrated healthcare area; the breakdown by service area; and the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22591/26]

342. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in Mayo University Hospital, including the percentage, in each of the past ten years. [22601/26]

343. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls made from County Mayo which requested an ambulance in each of the past ten years. [22602/26]

344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of times where a patient in County Mayo was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past ten years. [22603/26]

345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the location of each ambulance station; the number of emergency ambulances assigned to each station; and the number of WTE assigned to each station in the country. [22604/26]

346. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [22605/26]

347. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22606/26]

348. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22607/26]

349. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time per region, per year, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22608/26]

350. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [22609/26]

351. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment (details supplied); if a date has been set for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22610/26]

352. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of an autologous stem cell transplant centre for Cork University Hospital, Cork. [22616/26]

353. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to 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 Borde…