949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the HSE rehabilitation services lists and costs, on an in-patient basis and, separately, in an outpatient basis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14179/26]
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950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will reimburse the full cost of the treatment abroad scheme in-lieu of The National Rehabilitation Hospital being unable to provide for outpatient rehabilitation services in a timely manner, where the service is one that the HSE provides in Ireland and the fee charged is below the €194 cap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the sources of referrals to the National Rehabilitation Hospital including referrals from specific hospitals and units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14181/26]
952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if all patients that receive treatment abroad under the treatment abroad scheme are eligible for care packages such as assigned carers and other supports the same as those that received rehabilitation treatment through The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/26]
953. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for deep brain stimulation; the number of locations providing services; the equipment needs of the existing deep brain stimulation service to provide sufficient capacity to reduce waiting lists; the capacity which has been requested for this service in each of the past five years; the details of business cases submitted b…
954. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has examined the potential for developing a brain bank in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14185/26]
955. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the capacity which exists for robot-assisted deep brain stimulation; whether additional capacity has been sought and considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14186/26]
956. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the model of care for early onset Parkinson’s disease; the manner in which care is provided proactively; the manner in which it is different to Parkinson’s; if she considers a new EOPD model of care to be necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14187/26]
957. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she received the phase 1 nayagam review report; if she will publish it and if not, the reason; the reason she has not yet published it; whether she has sought legal advice on publishing it; if she will provide the reference code for relevant high court proceedings which relate to restrictions on the publication of the report; and if she will make a statem…
958. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the position of her Department and the HSE regarding purchase of residential properties on the private market that are being bid on by prospective buyers for use as a principal residence; the number of such properties in respect of which the HSE has placed a bid in each of the past five years and to-date in 2026; the number of properties, and addresses of same, pu…
959. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the anticipated start date for the newly appointed neurologist (details supplied) to Bantry General Hospital. [14198/26]
960. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount currently held by the HSE in patient private property accounts in respect of deceased or untraced former service users; the amount held for more than one year, five years and ten years respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14217/26]
961. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funds held in patient private property accounts in each of the past ten years; the amount identified as belonging to deceased service users in each year; and the amount repaid to estates in each of those years. [14218/26]
962. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the statutory or regulatory basis under which the HSE holds and administers patient private property accounts; the legislative provisions governing unclaimed funds in such accounts; and whether any time limit applies before such funds are transferred or extinguished. [14219/26]
963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy framework governing the identification and tracing of next-of-kin or legal representatives where funds remain in patient private property accounts following the death of a service user; whether a national tracing protocol exists; and if she will outline same. [14220/26]
964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the oversight arrangements in place within her Department in respect of the governance of patient private property accounts; whether these accounts are subject to regular internal audit and Comptroller and Auditor General review; and the date of the most recent audit. [14221/26]
965. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether interest accrues on funds held in patient private property accounts; if so, the amount of interest that is treated; and whether interest forms part of the estate upon repayment. [14222/26]
966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE publishes an annual statement detailing the value of funds held in patient private property accounts; and whether she will consider introducing a publicly accessible register of unclaimed funds to assist families in identifying entitlements. [14223/26]
967. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total approved bed capacity of the Central Mental Hospital; the current number of operational beds; the current occupancy level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14247/26]
968. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting admission to the Central Mental Hospital; the average waiting time for admission over the past 12 months; the longest current waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/26]
969. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will address the continued refusal to recognise the UK qualification in dental hygiene with oral therapy for professional practice in Ireland; the rationale for this position given the significant backlogs in dental services, particularly within school dental programmes, where the recognition of this qualification could help alleviate service pressures, s…
970. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [14296/26]
971. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount of money paid to each agency the HSE used in 2025 to hire agency staff across all public nursing homes; the total number of agency staff used in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14298/26]
972. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms which ensure that the Health Service Executive is informed promptly of prolonged or recurring wildfire or smouldering smoke incidents affecting residential communities; whether formal information-sharing protocols exist between the HSE, the Environmental Protection Agency, local authorities and emergency services; whether any review was und…
973. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delays affecting a person (details supplied) in accessing vital occupational therapist support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14374/26]