904. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in January 2026 in medical, dental, nursing and midwifery, in tabular form. [21762/26]
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905. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the works that remain outstanding for the new primary care centre in Nenagh; when the centre will be opened by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21763/26]
906. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when she first became aware of the regulatory deficiencies within the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council relating to the absence of mandatory reporting of criminal convictions, the inability of the Council to suspend registrants who may pose a risk to the public, and the lack of statutory oversight for new paramedic grades; and if she will make a statement on th…
907. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to amend legislation to provide the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council with powers to suspend registrants who are under investigation for serious misconduct or who pose an immediate risk to patient safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21765/26]
908. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no statutory requirement for the National Ambulance Service or any employer to notify the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council when a paramedic, advanced paramedic, or emergency medical technician receives a criminal conviction, including for serious or sexual offences; if she plans to introduce mandatory notification to protect patient safety;…
909. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to prevent individuals with criminal convictions from continuing to practise as paramedics within the National Ambulance Service or in the private ambulance sector; whether legislative reform will be introduced to prevent convicted individuals from remaining on the statutory register or moving between providers unchecked; and if she will mak…
910. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the timeline for bringing forward comprehensive legislative reform governing the registration, regulation, and oversight of paramedics, advanced paramedics, emergency medical technicians, community paramedics, and critical-care paramedics; her plans to address the deficiencies identified by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council and independent legal advice; and…
911. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of the agreement of a new dental treatment service scheme to improve access to dental services for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21778/26]
912. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; the steps her D…
913. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied), will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway; and if she will make a statement on the m…
914. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in view of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the…
915. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the promised phased implementation of the Rheumatology Model of Care for Sjogren's Disease sufferers; whether the promised increase in the number of consultant rheumatologists, advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) and allied health/health and social care professionals (HSCPs) providing rheumatology services has been completed, especial…
916. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of Solas cafés in Waterford and Dublin; if they have been successful; if she will extend them to other locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21804/26]
917. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of community detox places in the State; the plans to increase the number of places; the locations and timeframes involved in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/26]
918. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Keltoi dual diagnosis centre in St. Mary’s Hospital is progressing; the number of patients that have availed of the facility since it reopened; the number of beds in operation at this centre; if there are plans to increase the number of beds and or open further dual diagnosis centres across the county; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
919. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the procedure and pathway for an individual to access the dual diagnosis healthcare in the State; where can they avail of such a service; if there is a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21807/26]
920. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to dual diagnosis treatment in each of the past three budgets; if the amount per year can be declared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21808/26]
921. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; whether she intends on making funding available to the HSE to recruit a number of clinical practice tutors in radiography commensurate with the Government's increase in the number of student radiographer places; and if she will make a stateme…
922. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials that travelled; the costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21825/26]
923. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE South West Employment Report for January 2026 includes staff figures for Cork University Maternity Hospital; if not the reason for the omission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21837/26]
924. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the medical card scheme to include the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a renew a driving licence. [21838/26]
925. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the ongoing lack of a HSE children’s autism assessment service in Clare; when a service will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21846/26]
926. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21849/26]
927. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre for the Clongriffin/Baldoyle, Dublin 13 area; the reason this new primary care centre was not included in the HSE’s Capital Plan 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21850/26]
928. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric psychologists, by grade posts that were filled at primary care services within CHO1 as of 16 March 2026; the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21857/26]