Parliamentary questions

1151. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop or update a national health literacy strategy to support patient empowerment, particularly for marginalised and high-risk groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8437/26]

1152. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the costs to date, including start-up cost of Ireland's Covid-19 evaluation; if she will provide incurred costs by heading (details supplied); the number of staff working on the evaluation; a detailed outline of its work to date; the anticipated date of completion; and if she has been provided with an interim report to date, in tabular form…

1153. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the point at which, and level at which her Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8469/26]

1154. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of instances that the National Ambulance Service has provided an ambulance to Shannon Airport for medical cover from January 2024 to January 2025, inclusive; the number of hours those resources were onsite for those instances for the same dates by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [849…

1155. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the current resources and staff allocation for County Clare palliative care, including the provision for home care palliative care and residential palliative care; the staffing allocation, including current vacancies [8505/26]

1156. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that have been filled for the County Clare area as of 23 January 2026, in tabular form. [8506/26]

1157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the full membership of the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8520/26]

1158. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the full terms of reference of the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8521/26]

1159. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of times that the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group has met; when these meetings took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8522/26]

1160. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/26]

1161. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health when she proposes to meet with the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8524/26]

1162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses based in the community do not receive a car and pay for their own car expenses. [8526/26]

1163. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed primary care unit for Lismore, County Waterford; whether this facility was previously promised; and to provide a clear timeline for its delivery, including details on site identification, funding allocation, design, tendering and construction stages, given the growing healthcare needs of the Lismore a…

1164. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health where a councillor cannot attend a meeting of a regional health forum, if it is possible for that councillor to be substituted on that day from the same council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8536/26]

1165. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to extending the bowel screening age beyond 70 years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/26]

1166. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number and location of housing or residential properties owned by the HSE per IHA; for a list of all vacant properties owned by the HSE per IHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8538/26]

1167. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if attendance by the integrated health area (IHA) manager of each IHA is mandatory at regional health forums; and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8539/26]

1168. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been consideration of a paramedic bank or paramedic reserve to assist with surge capacity nationally and the figures required in each region to support surge weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8540/26]

1169. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current status of the building of the new planned Loughlinstown health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/26]

1170. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists assigned to local authorities, in particular for assessment of housing adaption grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8543/26]

1171. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if a data-sharing agreement between the HSE and An Garda Síochána is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8567/26]

1172. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is a planned consolidation of task forces; if there is a timetable in place; if so, if there will be consultation on the change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8580/26]

1173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to outline who is conducting the current review of the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; the terms of reference governing this review; the expertise represented on the review group, including public health and environmental noise specialists; and when these details will be published, in order to support public co…

1174. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure that the HSE review of its 2017 position paper on wind turbines is conducted independently, transparently and in accordance with best practice in public health assessment; and whether there will be an opportunity for relevant stakeholders, including communities and planning authorities, to make submi…

1175. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE review of its 2017 position paper on wind turbines will be explicitly required to assess the most up-to-date peer-reviewed scientific evidence and the latest WHO environmental noise guidelines; and whether she will publish confirmation of the evidentiary standards being applied, in order to provide long-term regulatory certa…