Parliamentary questions

2128. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given the increasing frequency of storm related utility outages, the plans that are in place to protect vulnerable patients who are dependent on utilities for life saving treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74190/25]

2129. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given that Donegal patients who were travelling to Northern Ireland or Beaumont hospital for treatment are now being sent to Galway, the reason treatment in Northern Ireland is no longer available, forcing patients to travel longer distances; whether accommodation costs for such patients will be covered given they could previously avail of fr…

2130. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a reimbursement case has been made for the use of drugs (details supplied) in Ireland to the relevant authority; if so, the stage the drug approval is at; when a decision is likely to be taken on whether such drugs will or will not be reimbursed; whether supply of these drugs is currently being reimbursed by any Irish hospital; and if she …

2131. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing levels in an organisation (details supplied) for each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacancies, and by division and grade where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74199/25]

2132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the PSI’s annual pay and pensions costs; the amount spent on agency staff, contractors and other temporary staffing supports, for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74200/25]

2133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the PSI’s annual operating budget and outturn; the breakdown of income sources including registration fees and any Exchequer funding, for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74201/25]

2134. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacy inspections carried out by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by inspection type including systems inspections, risk-based inspections and re-inspections and by on-site versus remote/desktop inspections where relevant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74202/25]

2135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of regulatory investigations initiated and concluded by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025; the average and median time to conclusion, and the outcomes recorded including no further action, advice/warning, referral to disciplinary processes and referral to other bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74203…

2136. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI; the number progressed to preliminary proceedings; the number progressed to formal inquiry; the number resulting in sanctions, broken down by sanction type including admonishment, conditions, suspension and cancellation; whether the sanction related to an individual pharmacist or a retail pharmacy…

2137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the PSI’s enforcement actions other than fitness-to-practise sanctions; the number of warning/advisory letters, undertakings, any District Court proceedings, and any other formal compliance actions; and the basis on which such actions are deployed for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74205/25]

2138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, relating specifically to patient access and communications including inability to contact a pharmacy by phone, delayed responses to patient queries, or failures in continuity of supply communications; and the outcomes of such complaints including inspection trigg…

2139. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the standards, guidance or policies the PSI has issued to pharmacies and pharmacists regarding communications with patients including responsiveness, accessibility, and the handling of urgent clinical queries; if the PSI sets or expects any minimum operational arrangements including phone access, voicemail, email or other channels to protect…

2140. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the oversight arrangements and performance indicators in place between her Department and the PSI; the targets or expectations in respect of inspection volumes, complaint handling timelines, and public accessibility/communications safeguards; to outline any reviews, audits or improvement plans agreed since 2020, including any planned measure…

2141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and allow for a transitional payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74230/25]

2142. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if holders of a long-term illness card are entitled to receive blister packs (medication compliance aids) free of charge where they are clinically required; if this entitlement is provided for under the long-term illness scheme or other community drug schemes; the guidance that has been issued by the HSE to pharmacies in this regard; a…

2143. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if her Department is examining the expansion of the approved appliances and drugs under the long-term illness scheme in light of ongoing difficulties with the approval request process for pharmacies; the impact these difficulties are having on people with disabilities and other long-term illness card holders who are being required to p…

2144. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health when the endometriosis hub in Cork will be fully staffed, to provide a breakdown of how many people have accessed the hub in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74244/25]

2145. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of a cervical check by county over the last three years including 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74245/25]

2146. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of breast check by county over the last three years including 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74246/25]

2147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether standards or service-level targets exist for her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken t…

2148. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children awaiting an occupational therapy assessment in County Longford; the number of children currently on the waiting list; the average and longest waiting time for an assessment; the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists assigned to children’s disability services in Longford; and the meas…

2149. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an occupational therapy assessment for a child (details supplied) in County Longford who has been waiting over a year for an assessment; their current position on the waiting list; if a timeline can now be provided for assessment given that the child is due to commence post-primary education in September; and if the …

2150. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a certificate of interest from a financial institution of all accounts be accepted and taken into consideration when assessing over 70s for a medical card instead of an assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74285/25]

2151. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE’s plans for the expansion of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) schools programme in 2026; the measures that will be taken to increase uptake and encourage schools at primary and secondary level to opt in; whether the HSE has considered deploying school-based HSE vaccination teams to deliver the pro…

2152. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the details of the current waiting times for children requiring an MRI under general anaesthesia in Ireland; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74293/25]