Parliamentary questions

256. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, to clarify the reason that on the HSE website Limerick’s out-of-hours service is listed alongside actual SATUs when it is actually a Forensic Medical Examination (FME) service and does not provide a comparable service (details supplied); the reason this differentiation in service …

257. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the reason all melatonin products require a prescription in Ireland; if she will consider allowing availability without prescription for products with a lower dosage of the product (details supplied) in order that it could be classified as a food supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17309/26]

258. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to outline the adult and child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, eating disorder services currently available in north Tipperary; the supports currently in place for families and carers of individuals with eating disorders in north Tipperary; if additional resources and services are planned for north Tipperary; and if she will make…

259. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of adults listed for eating disorder services in north Tipperary; the number of children listed for eating disorder services in north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17340/26]

260. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the Skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease, which can currently be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 – 2030; if the current delay aligns with t…

261. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1919 of 13 January, if she can provide the information sought regarding a funding gap in 2025 and 2026 for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17342/26]

262. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to clarify the Government's plans to establish "approved centres" within the prison system; and the rationale for such a policy. [17343/26]

263. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each regional health area, RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the location of the shortfalls; and the timelines attached to delivering those additional beds. [17347/26]

264. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to increase capacity at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/26]

265. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of people who went to a facility (details supplied) in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17349/26]

266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an urgent orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a referral to the NTPF did not materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/26]

267. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that routine appointments for dental care (details supplied) are not taking place due to staffing issues; the efforts her Department is making to assist staffing issues in counties Cavan and Monaghan presently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/26]

268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the criteria for sending patient files to the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital, including timeframes for each category for the years, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; to confirm any changes to extending the timeframe that was made to the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17367/26]

269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for all surgeries in Letterkenny University Hospital per category in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17376/26]

270. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of, and reasons for, inpatient surgeries cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital, per category, during the years 2024 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17377/26]

271. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which an ambulance can be provided to transport a vulnerable patient to hospital appointments; if she believes that these circumstances apply to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/26]

272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the extension of hours (details supplied) at a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17392/26]

273. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of hours of (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17393/26]

274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17394/26]

275. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific case, to preven…

276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plan to re-open to new tenders; if a supplementary panel is planned for service providers seeking access to HSE autism and ADHD procurement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17401/26]

277. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the recent decision not to provide an automatic transition to permanent contracts for newly qualified paramedics will not negatively impact frontline ambulance capacity and response times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17405/26]

278. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved whole time equivalent paramedic posts within the National Ambulance Service; the number filled; the number vacant; and the projected staffing requirement for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17406/26]

279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has advised her of any risks to service delivery arising from potential attrition of newly qualified paramedics as a result of uncertainty regarding permanent employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17407/26]

280. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response times in each HSE region in 2024 and to date in 2026; whether workforce shortages have been identified as a contributing factor in any region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17408/26]