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Claire Kerrane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2213. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to a service for respite in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025, in tabular form. [20762/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2214. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on radiographer tutor retention; her plans to ensure adequate number of practice tutors to match recent increases to the numbers of student radiographers; if she will report on her communications with the HSE in respect of same, and on the need for more resources for accommodating radiographer students more generally; and if she will make a statement on…
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2215. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20779/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2216. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brough to the dispute between radiographer practice tutors and the HSE regarding retention and resourcing of tutor roles; if her Department has been briefed on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20789/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2217. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographer clinical practice tutor posts currently approved and funded within the HSE; the number of such posts filled and vacant, by hospital and hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20790/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2218. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of student radiographers undertaking clinical placements in HSE hospitals in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the projected number of placements for 2026 and 2027; and the measures being taken to ensure that sufficient clinical practice tutors and training resources are available to support these placements. [20791/26]
Niall Collins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2219. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the Skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for a progressive disease Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’, as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 – 2030; whether she believes the current delay ali…
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2220. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she would consider introducing mechanisms to measure gross national happiness, and how national wellbeing can be assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20807/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2221. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason access to Friedreich's Ataxia is not available on the medical card or licenced for the drug reimbursement scheme for patients in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20816/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2222. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the engagement the HSE and her Department have had with the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to the dispute concerning radiographer practice tutors; whether an assessment has been carried out of the potential impact of tutor shortages on clinical training capacity, staff retention, and patient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2223. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for admission to the Central Mental Hospital; the average length of time each person has been waiting for admission; the number of persons awaiting admission broken down by gender; the average and longest waiting time for admission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20836/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2224. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the immediate action that can be implemented in order to alleviate the financial hardship endured by patients where a cancer diagnosis ultimately results in a stoma or the condition of lymphedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20850/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer provides funding for Novofine autocover needles; whether an alternative product will be considered for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20860/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2226. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when mammography services at Mayo University Hospital will resume; if the previously indicated timeline of early 2026 has been met; the current status of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20889/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an autism assessment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [20923/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE internal audit function is being, or has been, restructured following the move to regional health areas; if there are plans to move the function from a staffed internal service to one outsourced to external providers; how this service will be configured going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20940/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of senior executive officer posts that have been allocated to the HSE operational audit unit in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [20941/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the special projects and investigations audit team within the HSE. [20942/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that an autism assessment is scheduled for a child (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20945/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2232. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20951/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2233. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if an impact study has been carried out on the effects that wind turbines have on vulnerable groups including children with neurodiversity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21008/26]
David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/26]
Charles Ward Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
2. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether she will commission a study on the health impacts of prolonged exposure to mould and damp in homes impacted by defective concrete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18050/26]
David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward legislation to enhance the powers of the Dental Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17628/26]
David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17629/26]