Parliamentary questions

802. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors working for HSE statutory hospitals at consultant level who are not registered on the Medical Council’s specialist division register, by specialty, in tabular form. [16354/26]

803. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors working for public voluntary hospitals, to be requested from each, at consultant level who are not registered on the Medical Council’s specialist division register, by specialty, in tabular form. [16355/26]

804. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the adequacy of dementia and Alzheimer's care in south Dublin; and on the need for HSE-led day care services for people with dementia in south Dublin. [16356/26]

805. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the supports available to people who cannot afford the cost of residential treatment for alcohol addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16357/26]

806. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether there is State-funded residential treatment spaces for people who suffer an addiction to alcohol; whether there are any such spaces in treatment centres based in counties Galway, Roscommon or Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16358/26]

807. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health following the findings of an audit (details supplied), the steps she is taking to ensure that all consultants practicing across the HSE, voluntary groups, and Children’s Health Ireland are appropriately registered with the Irish Medical Council; if she will conduct an audit of the unaudited Health Regions, and of Children’s Health Ireland, …

808. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently arrange the necessary services required by a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16361/26]

809. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to review the removal of a medical card from a person (details supplied); and whether the card can be reinstated on the basis of the holder's disability. [16362/26]

810. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure that mental health services in north Tipperary are adequately resourced, in light of current deficits in psychiatry, occupational therapy and social work positions; the measures in place to recruit and retain staff across these disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16364/26]

811. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has been allocated 21 hours home help but is currently only in receipt of four hours per week will receive their full allocation hours as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16372/26]

812. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to reimburse omaveloxolone, a drug used to treat Friedrichs ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16376/26]

813. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of trolleys currently in each accident and emergency department, by hospital; and the average length of time patients waited on a trolley in each hospital over the past 12 months. [16383/26]

814. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Reference No. 371 of 11 February 2026, if a psychologist could be granted to Adult Mental Health Services in north Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/26]

815. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health whether there is a national HIV strategy or national HIV action plan, separate to the National Sexual Health Action Plan and the Healthy Ireland framework; and if not, whether consideration has been given to developing a dedicated national strategy for HIV. [16391/26]

816. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to the introduction of routine or opt-out HIV screening in emergency departments and other large acute hospital settings, in light of advances in treatment and the benefits of early diagnosis. [16392/26]

817. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health whether the opt-out HIV screening pilot in Saint James’s Hospital has been evaluated; if so, the findings of that evaluation; and whether consideration has been given to rolling out a similar programme in other acute hospitals. [16393/26]

818. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health whether the national HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme has been reviewed in terms of accessibility and uptake; and whether consideration has been given to expanding access for groups at increased risk of HIV infection. [16394/26]

819. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16401/26]

820. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Kildare awaiting HSE public dental services, including special needs dentistry, as of 23 February 2026; to provide waiting times and staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16402/26]

821. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a SI in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Mater Hospital as of 23 February 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16403/26]

822. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing, vehicles and funding allocated to National Ambulance Services in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16404/26]

823. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE community mental health nurse provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16413/26]

824. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE social worker provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area, of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16414/26]

825. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE occupational therapy provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/26]

826. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE psychology provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16416/26]