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Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1107. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances per ambulance base; the number of ambulances in use per ambulance base; the average age of those ambulances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15151/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1108. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts per each ambulance base; the number of vacancies per ambulance base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15152/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1109. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine and allow for a continuous glucose monitors on the long term illness scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15157/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1110. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress made in terms of the expansion of the national newborn bloodspot screening programme (NNBSP), in particular the addition of severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy to the NNBSP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15167/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1111. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1228 of 10 February 2026, if the Mental Health Commission will provide details, not available in its annual Restrictive Practices activity report, relating to the duration of restraint and the rationale for such around instances of "enduring mechanical restraint" in mental health settings under its regulatory remit; and if sh…
David Cullinane Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital initiated cancellations in January 2026, in tabular form. [15188/26]
Emer Currie Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1113. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a successor to the national maternity strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15192/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the new elective hospital for Galway (details supplied); if this will be a standalone facility; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15195/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the new elective hospital for Cork (details supplied); if this will be a standalone facility; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15196/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1116. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline in detail the additional capacity to be provided in the two new elective hospitals for Dublin (details supplied); if these will be standalone facilities; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15197/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1117. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the role of directors of psychology will be developed in all health regions; if their reporting relationship is to the director of health and social care professions or the regional executive officer; if the title of this role is director of psychology or regional director of psychology and if they are proposed to be part of the regional directorate of health …
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1118. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop directors of disciplines such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy which are experiencing crises in waiting-lists, in addition to psychology, within primary care services. [15204/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1119. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment to the role of director of health and social care professions across each health region. [15205/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1120. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the remit of directors of nursing extends to both adult mental health services and child and adolescent mental health services in each health region; to identify health regions where the remit is different; and the rationale for this. [15206/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the clinicians implicated in over-prescribing practices in the North Kerry CAMHS have worked in other services outside of this catchment and whether cases they may have been involved in outside North Kerry will also now be subject to review. [15207/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1122. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the clinicians implicated in over-prescribing practices in North Kerry CAMHS continue to work in the Irish health service. [15208/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
553. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available via the mental health capital plan for a specific mental health crisis unit for County Wexford; if so, if she can outline a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13564/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
554. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to inform the public if a product for human consumption is found to contain a cancer-causing substance, or any other human health issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13668/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
555. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for a psychologist for Gorey, County Wexford has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the amount of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity, including a breakdown per year of how long they have been waiting to receive care; and if she will make a state…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
556. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for an occupational therapist for County Wexford has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the amount of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity, including a breakdown per year of the length of time they have been waiting to receive care; and if she wil…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
557. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for an assistant psychologist for County Wicklow has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the amount of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity, including a breakdown per year of the length of time they have been waiting to receive care; and if she wil…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
558. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies there currently are for CAHMS County Wicklow and County Wexford; the length these roles have been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the amount of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity, including a breakdown per year of the length of time they have been waiting to r…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
559. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if plans have been completed and funded to develop a liaison service for CAHMS across the south east, as stated in the service plan for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13427/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Primary Care Reimbursement Service holds reimbursement claims data for salbutamol nebules dispensed under the general medical services scheme from 1 January 2025 to date; and if so, to provide the total number of claims and the monthly breakdown [13447/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Primary Care Reimbursement Service holds reimbursement claims data for alternative nebulised bronchodilator products dispensed under the general medical services scheme from 1 January 2025 to date; and if so, to provide the total number of claims and the monthly breakdown, including identification of the relevant product categories [13448/26]