Parliamentary questions

343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of instances where an ambulance did not reach a high priority callout within the target timeframe; the number which did not reach such a callout within an hour; and the number of instances where an ambulance never arrived at a high priority callout. [10721/26]

344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and the details of medications and medical products approved for reimbursement, but which received a recommendation to not consider the product for recommendation from an agency (details supplied), in tabular form. [10723/26]

345. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason pluvicto was not approved for reimbursement but luthathera received approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10724/26]

346. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned pathologist posts at University Hospital Waterford; the number of vacant posts; the details of recruitment timelines for unfilled posts; the details of staffing levels and additional posts sought in each of the years since 2020 to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10725/26]

347. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to restore full operational capacity of pathology at University Hospital Waterford (UHW); if she or the HSE or UHW has been engaged by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the inability of UHW to provide post-mortems for coroner inquests. [10726/26]

348. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected by her Department and the HSE relating to primary medical certificates. [10727/26]

349. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10736/26]

350. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will embed an action plan to end preventable baby deaths in the next National Maternity Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10777/26]

351. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction an implementation lead to support clinical guideline adherence in maternity units across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10778/26]

352. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider collecting routine data on first and second trimester miscarriages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10779/26]

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the male suicide rate across the State, by age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10786/26]

354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the life expectancy for both men and women across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10788/26]

355. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where specialist lymphoedema clinics are located; the WTE staff, by job title, working in each of those clinics, by location, in tabular form. [10799/26]

356. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in each years since 2022 to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [10800/26]

357. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if cataract surgeries will be carried out at the new Dublin North HSE surgical hub due to be opened in April 2026. [10801/26]

358. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have lost their medical cards as a result of social welfare increases bringing them over the threshold since Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10808/26]

359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.438 of 2 October 2025, if the HSE’s review of the physician associate grade has been completed, given that it was due by the end of 2025; the timeline being worked towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10826/26]

360. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the expert panel established following the independent audit on hip surgery thresholds for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip in Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, following the appointment of a chair; if the terms of reference have been completed; if they …

361. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases where an oncology patient (details supplied) is required to repeatedly contact a hospital department themselves in order to secure or confirm radiology appointments; the rationale for this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10830/26]

362. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for radiology appointments at the Glandore Centre, Cork University Hospital, including for oncology referrals; the reasons for any delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10831/26]

363. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address delays in radiology services at Cork University Hospital, particularly for cancer patients requiring timely imaging; whether additional staffing or capacity is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10832/26]

364. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of staffing in the specialised nursing service within the neurology service in CHI Temple Street; the capacity of their advice and information service offered between 8am-11am; and the number of children and families that they can see between these hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10834/26]

365. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 10 December 2025, the status of the vendors shortlist for electronic health records, following approval to commence procurement; the number of vendors on the shortlist; if any vendors have been ruled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10835/26]

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the enhanced community care centre proposed for Mallow, County Cork; the current status of the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF) analysis referenced in previous correspondence; when that analysis is expected to be completed; when a revised tender process will issue; the proposed location and scope of service…

367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the reason an elderly woman (details supplied) who was scheduled for surgery at St. Michael's hospital, Dun Laoghaire; if she will urge the HSE to identify a slot for the person elsewhere as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10839/26]