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Noel McCarthy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
175. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 5 March 2026, to provide an update on the proposed opening of the Midleton Community Hospital, Midleton, County Cork; when she expects patients to be admitted to the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28351/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
176. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CAMHS appointment in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
177. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the plans to enhance services in Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28342/26]
Sean Fleming Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
178. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28357/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that PET-CT scanners are available in every public hospital providing cancer treatment services and reduce reliance on private healthcare providers for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28467/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
180. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of general practitioners in Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/26]
Peter Roche Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
181. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered developing a standard operating procedure or patient information document to support outpatients in understanding their care pathway, including next steps following hospital discharge, the purpose of tests undertaken, and other key information, particularly given that many patients leaving hospital are post treatment and may be aff…
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
182. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, following the interim evaluation of the first supervised injection facility in Dublin, work has been carried out to progress a similar facility in Cork; to provide an outline of the findings of that interim evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28362/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
183. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to control the illegal sales of prescription medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28385/26]
David Cullinane Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will review the approval process for reimbursement of orphan medicines; her plans for providing access to life changing, high cost medical products for people with rare diseases who currently cannot access medicines which have regulatory approval but do not have a reimbursement arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28497/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
185. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital plans at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the filling of three presently vacant consultant child psychiatrist roles in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28451/26]
Matt Carthy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan Hospital; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28364/26]
Liam Quaide Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
188. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Children with Intellectual Disability (CAMHS-ID) in each HSE health region; within each region, each integrated health area; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the service, staffing and team targets envisaged in the CAMHS-ID National Model of Se…
Séamus McGrath Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
189. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of GP cards in Cork South Lee; the way this compares to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28379/26]
Shay Brennan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
190. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the potential national cost savings associated with weight based dosing of pembrolizumab (keytruda), in light of the Cork University Hospital study indicating a saving of €635,417.50 for 28 patients over two years. [28352/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
191. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the capital expenditure of Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28508/26]
Brian Stanley Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
192. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve GP numbers in Laois; if her Department and the HSE are considering directly employed GPs as envisaged as part of Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28404/26]
Paul Murphy Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with striking workers from an organisation (details supplied); her views on their status as section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28488/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development and implementation of the updated National Breastfeeding Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27965/26]
Michael Cahill Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
195. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28347/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
196. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to a review by HIQA into new studies related to the potential secondary benefits of shingles vaccination (details supplied); the status of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28363/26]
Brian Stanley Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in terms of providing occupational therapists for primary care services in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28405/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
198. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to directly address the major shortfall in staffing in the National Ambulance Service; the steps she is taking to avert impending planned strike action by National Ambulance Service workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28375/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
199. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of dentists in Ireland. [28390/26]