Parliamentary questions

2378. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the options available for a person (details supplied) who needs to avail of homeless services but has complicating factors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1199/26]

2379. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason there is only one oxygen supplier under the DPS scheme; if she is considering approving more suppliers to improve competition and access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1216/26]

2380. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the electronic reimbursement system for oxygen will be introduced; the reason oxygen reimbursement is still lagging other medical services under the DPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1217/26]

2381. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are currently unable to get reimbursement for oxygen due to the fact that payments can only be made by cheque; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1218/26]

2382. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department has statistics on the number of patients who need oxygen but who do not hold a medical card; the number of patients who apply each year for reimbursement of oxygen costs through the DPS scheme without a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1219/26]

2383. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant community ophthalmologists for east County Galway that have been filled in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [1261/26]

2384. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments provided through PRSI and the medical card. [1262/26]

2385. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health for a detailed report on the timetable for radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion, by machine type per hospital. [1263/26]

2386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in infectious disease posts filled at Galway University Hospital as of 5 January 2026, in tabular form. [1264/26]

2387. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of patients presenting to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department with mental health issues and how many of those were admitted to mental health unit, by month for 2025. [1267/26]

2388. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of mental health service users in Sligo, Leitrim and the number of repeat visits to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department; the number of times they were admitted to the mental health unit; and the number of times they were sent home, by month for 2025. [1268/26]

2389. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by month for 2025 of the number of vacant beds there were in the Sligo University Hospital’s mental health unit. [1269/26]

2390. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department or any agency under the aegis of her Department has provided funding to a charity (details supplied); if so, the total annual amount to date since funding began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1312/26]

2391. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Questions No. 346 and 348 of 19 November 2025, if the assessment of the physician associate role, commissioned by the HSE, has been completed; when the recommendations will be reviewed and available to the public; the assurances provided to students who undertook this course, that their degree, will be recognised…

2392. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reason adults resident in County Carlow are ineligible to access ADHD services located in neighbouring counties; if she will review this policy with a view to ensuring equitable access to ADHD services across county boundaries within community healthcare organisation, CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1344/26]

2393. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the supports currently available to adults in County Carlow who have received a private ADHD diagnosis, in circumstances where no public services are available to provide medication titration or follow-up care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1345/26]

2394. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of persons (details supplied); the reason the family is advised that certain care hours are being provided when carers are not attending on those days, including where care is stated to cover both parents but does not do so; the reason for the absence of weekend home support cover; the status of the promised respite…

2395. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied) to assist with medical bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1358/26]

2396. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1360/26]

2397. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on the treatment of eating disorders in the United Kingdom in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1361/26]

2398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on the treatment of eating disorders outside of Ireland, excluding the United Kingdom in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1362/26]

2399. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the national hearing care plan will be published; if the working group has considered bone-anchored hearing aid services in its considerations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1366/26]

2400. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been restored to a hospital (details supplied); if the audit report on the hospital’s rheumatology billing will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1372/26]

2401. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the consideration that will be given to the provision of counselling and psychotherapy services by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1375/26]

2402. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which her Department first became aware of concerns relating to governance, oversight or patient safety in paediatric orthopaedic services at Children’s Health Ireland, and the source of that awareness. [1389/26]