Parliamentary questions

1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department relies exclusively on HSE-established structures, including the CHI Improvement Steering Group, for oversight of governance and patient-safety risks at Children’s Health Ireland; and to outline the formal reporting arrangements between that Group and her Department. [14728/26]

1034. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise if there is a full roster of advanced paramedics at Roscommon; given this was the reason she gave as to why the Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) was not on the road 24/7, when the RRV will be back on a 24/7 basis; if staffing of the roster was indeed the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14782/26]

1035. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2015 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14793/26]

1036. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been provided to establish the vaping and nicotine use prevention campaign; if annual funding will be made available to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14794/26]

1037. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to establish a stop vaping service, modelled on the successful QUITLINE service, to support individuals quit e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14795/26]

1038. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work which is being undertaken by her Department to improve outcomes for people diagnosed with brain cancer; if her Department is increasing funding for brain cancer research and clinical trials in Ireland, improving access to specialist neuro-oncology services, reducing waiting times for diagnosis and treatment and providing stronger …

1039. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear test samples sent to foreign laboratories for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; to provide the figure as a percentage, in each year, in tabular form. [14861/26]

1040. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contacted the HSE's drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [14862/26]

1041. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14863/26]

1042. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to debt collector companies in each of the past ten years. [14864/26]

1043. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current number and waiting times for each radiation oncology unit, in tabular form. [14865/26]

1044. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new patients who started anti-cancer therapy in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/26]

1045. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [14867/26]

1046. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the budget for medical compensation in each of the years from 2016 to 2026. [14868/26]

1047. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE paid out in compensation for medical negligence in each of the years 2016 to 2025, and to-date in 2026. [14869/26]

1048. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic diagnosed with stage four cancer; if she will provide any data or statistics held by her Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on th…

1049. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in regard to North Kerry CAMHS, the number of the 374 cases recorded as active on the CAMHS database on November 2022, which were examined as part of the review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14886/26]

1050. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new Community Hospital for Lifford, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14903/26]

1051. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of referrals made to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2025, nationally and by CHO area; the number and percentage of those referrals that were not accepted for service, nationally and by CHO area; whether suicidal ideation and/or self-harm risk are recorded as coded data fields within …

1052. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting CAMHS assessment; the number waiting over three months, six months, and 12 months; whether the HSE records adverse incidents, emergency department presentations, or suicide attempts involving children while awaiting CAMHS; whether children on waiting lists are subject to periodic clinical review; and t…

1053. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the State funded or HSE-funded training programmes which are currently available to general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm in children and adolescents; whether her Department or the HSE maintains data on GP participation in such training; the number of general practitioners who have completed …

1054. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS referrals involving children with autism spectrum disorder in 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the acceptance and rejection rates of such referrals; the policy governing the allocation of mental health versus disability services for children with dual diagnoses; and whether a shared care protocol exists between CAMHS and d…

1055. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved CAMHS posts versus filled posts by discipline; the vacancy rates; the number of teams operating below recommended staffing levels; the number of complaints received by the HSE regarding CAMHS in the past three years; whether an independent audit of referral rejection practices has been conducted; and if she will make a s…

1056. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health given that the Model 3 Clinical Care Plan for Letterkenny University Hospital identifies serious risks relating to staffing, funding and infrastructure, and warns of a potential crisis in service delivery, if she will outline the reason this report has not yet been published; who is responsible for approving it; whether the Health A…

1057. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the current guidelines for children who suffer from PANS/PANDAS; the measures her Department is taking to develop these guidelines further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14926/26]