226. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding future expansion plans at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital which will assist to in addressing challenges in the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40461/26]
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1500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with Regional Hospital Mullingar regarding the need for additional parking onsite given the severe shortage for patients attending for appointments. [40306/26]
1114. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding access to the specialist functional seizure service in St. James's Hospital; if she will clarify whether the ward is intended to operate as a national referral service or only for patients within the hospital catchment area; the steps being taken to improve access for patients experiencing severe and frequent seizures; and…
545. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which they intend to have an MRI scanner operational within Monaghan Hospital. [35934/26]
260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals in which new car parking facilities were constructed or installed in the past ten years; the number of new parking spaces provided and cost of works for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/26]
1056. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently improve CCTV/security at Cork University Hospital so as to ensure that vehicles belonging to members of staff and indeed the public are not vandalised, tires slashed and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34252/26]
1176. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether a tender for the Buncrana Community Hospital project was ever issued; if so, when; whether a contractor was appointed; if not, the reason public representatives were informed that works would commence in Q1 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34936/26]
1177. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the specific issues that led to the Buncrana Community Hospital project reverting to pre-tender stage; the reason these issues were not identified earlier, prior to residents being relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34947/26]
1178. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis on which residents from Buncrana Community Hospital were moved out in May 2025 if the project was not ready to proceed; the assessment that was carried out regarding the impact of relocation on residents and families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34948/26]
1179. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Buncrana Community Hospital project in terms of approvals and procurement; whether a clear and guaranteed timeline now be provided for tender issue, contractor appointment and construction commencement and completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34949/26]
1180. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the communication failures and misinformation provided to public representatives and families regarding Buncrana Community Hospital; the steps being taken to ensure this does not happen again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34950/26]
1181. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to support families impacted by displacement from Buncrana Community Hospital, such as transport supports, or increased visiting access; the efforts being made to address the reduction in bed capacity and respite services in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34951/26]
469. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of opened and staffed high-dependency unit beds at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31803/26]
1016. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she has concerns over the ventilation system in the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to staff working for the State and for an organisation (details supplied) on the National Children’s Hospital were previously working on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow, where work on the ventilation system was found to be defective;…
1023. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the total expenditure at the mortuary services of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar for each of the past two years; the breakdown of that expenditure by category, including but not limited to staffing costs, agency staffing, equipment, maintenance, contracted services, and any capital or infrastructure-related spending, in tabular form; and if …
1218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Portlaoise Regional Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30334/26]
545. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when will the long overdue Minor Injuries Unit for Killarney town open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29419/26]
738. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of endoscopy suites currently available and in use at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [28003/26]
863. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health whether she has given consideration to providing additional facilities and space to the rheumatology outpatient department of CUH, given that the largest constraint on services is not necessarily staff but space in which to deliver treatments. [28430/26]
2774. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed oncology development at University Hospital Kerry; the stage the project is at within the capital approval process; the projected timeline for progression through design, planning and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/26]
2777. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will undertake a comprehensive review of outdoor recreational facilities across community hospitals and HSE-funded day care centres; if there are plans to enhance such facilities as part of future capital investment; and the way in which these spaces can support patient wellbeing and community engagement. [24151/26]
2780. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the improvements she is making to disabled car parking at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24171/26]
2795. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the development of the new 108-bed block on the campus of University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24294/26]
2844. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans she has for the lands/buildings at a former campus (details supplied); if she will make a decision and dispose of any lands/buildings that are surplus to requirement; if she will engage with Kerry County Council in regard to these surplus lands/buildings as they are suitable for housing purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24533…
2845. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reconsider the options for a location (details supplied) when it is decommissioned as this facility has obvious uses; if she will give a detailed report in regard to this facility and ground; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24534/26]