Parliamentary questions

54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address audiology waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5071/26]

55. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of new WTE posts per discipline identified for Longford/Westmeath per CHN with the additional funding announced by the Minister for Health in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4487/26]

56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Saint Anne's ward in Saint Vincent’s nursing unit in Mountmellick, County Laois is kept in use when the new wing is open to allow for the capacity of the hospital to go from 58 to 83; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4438/26]

57. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of medical, dental, nursing, midwife and health and social care positions currently vacant in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4434/26]

58. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels. [4899/26]

59. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if there is a programme or plan in place to address the general practitioner shortage in the Wicklow–Wexford area and throughout the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3418/26]

60. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the reason ostomy products are not included on the long-term illness scheme; if ostomy products were ever considered for the long term illness scheme; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/26]

61. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children seeking an appointment with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Balbriggan; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5053/26]

62. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of the recent “Ireland’s Future Health and Social Care Workforce” report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4969/26]

63. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Cork city. [4682/26]

64. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the capital allocation for the Finglas primary care centre to date; in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4881/26]

65. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred by the HSE to private approved centres for psychiatric assessment and treatment in each of the years 2024 and 2025; to provide a breakdown of the data, by age, gender, reason for admission, admission status (voluntary or involuntary), and length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4975/26]

66. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4882/26]

67. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the provision of a primary health centre in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3642/26]

68. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of students expected to avail of the next phase of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4885/26]

69. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps that she is taking to increase the number of HSE community nursing home dementia beds which have decreased by 12% between 2020 and 2024, to increase community dementia respite beds, and to build capacity to address forecasting suggesting that the number of people with the condition in Ireland will more than double by 2050; and if sh…

70. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when a national diabetes strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4890/26]

71. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that the HSE commences allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) surgery to avert the need for families to travel abroad; the date when that repatriation of treatment will take place; the precise supports available for children and families travelling to Britain for paediatric haematopoietic stem …

72. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary health care centre for Rowlagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4136/26]

73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing issue of chronic dentist understaffing in Cork and Kerry, and the significant impact this is having on access to dental services for the public; when the oral health policy will be fully implemented, particularly in relation to addressing staffing shortages with a view to improving delivery; and if she will …

74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the new daycare centre which has been promised to be located adjacent to Abbeyleix nursing unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4439/26]

75. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the redevelopment of Galway University Hospital; and the current stage of planning and approval, any changes to the project scope or costs; and the anticipated timeline for delivery. [5008/26]

76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the medium support accommodation options available in Tallaght, or more broadly within the Dublin 24 area, for individuals living with severe epilepsy. [5069/26]

77. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the current and capital spend on the MedLIS project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3354/26]

78. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the urgent need for additional beds in UHK, to alleviate overcrowding in the accident and emergency department and the trolley crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4553/26]