328. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44717/26]
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223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for community-based speech and language therapy services, occupational therapy services and physiotherapy services; the average waiting time for each service; and by-county. [44345/26]
1742. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/26]
1744. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41433/26]
1775. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for primary care psychology services for children and adults in Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41536/26]
1776. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial appointment for occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number waiting longer than 6, 12 and 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41537/26]
1779. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an autism assessment through primary care services in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time involved; the longest waiting time to date; and the actions being taken to improve access to assessments. [41541/26]
1781. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting physiotherapy services in Longford and Westmeath primary care settings; the longest waiting time recorded; and the plans in place to reduce waiting times. [41543/26]
2065. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether regional performance and planning divisions use uniform metrics when monitoring waiting-list reduction initiatives; if so, to provide those metrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42513/26]
2066. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any comparative analysis has been undertaken between hospitals or regions regarding the cost-effectiveness of additional sessions or agency-supported waiting-list initiatives since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42514/26]
2067. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the total number of waiting-list removals attributable specifically to insourcing, agency-supported clinics, weekend sessions or additional diagnostics capacity in each year from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42515/26]
2068. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Comptroller and Auditor General, Internal Audit, or any external body has assessed the governance, monitoring, or value-for-money arrangements relating to waiting-list reduction initiatives supported by agencies or third-party providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42516/26]
2116. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a waiting list delay (details supplied) for a psychology assessment with the primary care psychology services in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42776/26]
193. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting access to primary care psychology and speech and language therapy services in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40686/26]
244. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the current waiting list for the CUMH Complex Menopause Clinic at the Kinsale Road Clinic in Cork; if she will confirm whether the reduction in waiting list numbers from 382 patients in May 2025 to 149 patients in May 2026 is sustainable given growing demand for specialist menopause services; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
276. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE South-West region remains on target to address all community audiology clients waiting over 52 weeks by the June 2026 deadline as stated in the Cork Oireachtas Briefing of 18 May 2026; the measures put in place to sustain the reductions achieved in waiting lists for children aged 5 to 17 years, children aged 0 to 4 years, and adults; and if …
279. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for Irish cancer patients to access newly approved medicines; if she will confirm whether the average waiting time of 644 days, as documented by patient advocacy organisations, accurately reflects the current position; the interim measures being put in place to reduce this waiting time given that the new framework agreement …
286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specific measures being taken to reduce waiting times for cancer patients to receive scan and blood test results, given that 92% of cancer patients surveyed by an organisation (details supplied) rated receiving results as soon as available as very important, and given that patients have described waiting three to four weeks for scan results as a form of…
1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Waiting Time Action Plan 2026 includes specific targets for reducing orthopaedic outpatient waiting times; and if so, to provide those targets by HSE region. [39042/26]
1200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Waiting Time Action Plan 2026 includes specifically funded capacity for knee replacement pathways, including outpatient assessment, diagnostics, theatre capacity and post-operative rehabilitation. [39043/26]
1202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine the separate publication of outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, which understate the real waiting time experienced by patients requiring knee replacement surgery. [39045/26]
1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any service-level target exists regarding maximum waiting times for access to public PrEP services; and if so, what compliance levels have been achieved during 2025 and 2026 to date. [39277/26]
1339. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across north Louth CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39364/26]
1340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across south Louth and Bettystown CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39365/26]
1341. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across north Meath and Ardee CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39366/26]