Questions

874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of additional senior clinical decision maker hours rostered in emergency departments, medical assessment units and inpatient wards since the introduction of the public only consultant contract, including evening, weekend and public holiday hours separately for each hospital group. [69149/25]

876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from emergency departments to surgical hubs, rapid access clinics, ambulatory care clinics, crisis cafes, virtual wards, reablement services or expanded rehabilitation services in each of the past six months, and the percentage of these transfers that prevented an emergency admission. [69151/25]

1025. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69922/25]

1076. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on average that attended the emergency department in Mullingar hospital in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70233/25]

240. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has concluded her consideration of HIQA's review of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West region; if she will announce a decision on the options put forward by HIQA by the end of 2025, as per her previous commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68216/25]

1005. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the procedures that are in place at University Hospital Limerick in cases in which a person is at high risk of suicide and self-presents at the accident and emergency department, particularly out-of-hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62982/25]

1030. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the estimated expenditure required over a two-year period to provide liaison psychiatry staffing within the emergency department at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in County Laois, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63116/25]

439. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on the provision of a new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; when it is envisaged construction will begin; the planned timeline for completion; when the new department will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62371/25]

992. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of CHI Crumlin between the hours of 5 p.m. on 31 October 2025 to 1 a.m. on 1 November 2025; of the those that presented to accident and emergency department, the number that were walk-in patients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61357/25]

1005. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the capital investment planned for Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department compares with other major Dublin hospitals in terms of per-bed or per-patient capital spend; if additional funding is being considered given population growth in the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61417/25]

1006. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the design and planning stages for Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department planned redevelopment have been completed; if planning permission has been lodged or approved; when tendering for construction is expected to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61418/25]

1007. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department planned redevelopment; if the project remains a priority item under the HSE Capital Plan; the expected timeline for completion of each phase of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61419/25]

468. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the steps being taken to prevent a winter overcrowding crisis. [60821/25]

469. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if he has received reports, correspondence or internal assessments since 1 January 2025 concerning emergency department overcrowding at Mercy University Hospital Cork; if he is satisfied that patient numbers, waiting times and triage conditions at the facility meet national emergency care standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60852/25]

470. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current cleaning and infection control schedule in place at the Mercy University Hospital emergency department; the number of full-time and contracted cleaning staff assigned to the department during daytime and nighttime hours; and the date of the most recent deep-clean audit or environmental hygiene inspection overseen by her Department. [60853/25]

471. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific patient welfare measures mandated in emergency departments under HSE policy, including the provision of seating, refreshments, and pain relief for patients awaiting assessment beyond two hours; and whether she is satisfied that these minimum standards are being enforced at the Mercy University Hospital. [60854/25]

472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of reported security or public order incidents recorded within the Mercy University Hospital emergency department in each of the past three years; the measures in place to protect staff and patients; and whether additional security staffing or Garda liaison has been requested by hospital management. [60855/25]

473. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has commissioned or received any recent reports on stress, burnout, or workplace safety among nursing and support staff at the Mercy University Hospital emergency department; if he is satisfied that staffing ratios are adequate; and the steps being taken to retain and support front-line workers in that setting. [60856/25]

489. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Beaumont Hospital emergency department upgrade; the current design stage, planning status, estimated capital cost, and programmed quarter for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60917/25]

331. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the rates of referral from emergency department to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56097/25]

354. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time per accident and emergency department, broken down by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56250/25]

390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting times for admission from emergency departments (ED) across every ED in the country. [56412/25]

844. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25]

553. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; if she will confirm that the current expected timeframe for its delivery and completion indicates a completion date before 2030; if she will provide the overall expected timeframe for the various stages of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

555. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and cubicles currently within the accident and emergency department of Kerry University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52961/25]