Parliamentary questions

2528. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts approved, recruited and vacant within eating disorder services, by discipline and health region; and the length of time posts have remained unfilled. [2332/26]

2529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost, and the proposed multi-annual timeline, to implement, in full, the staffing and service configuration recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; and whether a published implementation plan will be provided. [2333/26]

2530. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the transition arrangements for patients moving from CAMHS eating disorder pathways to adult eating disorder services, including the number of patients who experienced a related break in care in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the measures being taken to address this. [2334/26]

2531. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the extent to which patients are being referred to private care due to delays in public eating disorder services; and whether any funding or reimbursement supports are in place for patients and families in such circumstances. [2335/26]

2532. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total revenue generated from parking charges at public hospitals in each of the past five years; for the breakdown, per hospital; the way in which this revenue is allocated; and whether any portion is ring-fenced for patient services or accessibility improvements, in tabular form. [2336/26]

2533. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the financial impact of hospital parking charges on patients undergoing long-term or frequent treatment, including cancer patients and parents of children with chronic illnesses. [2337/26]

2534. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether hospital parking costs have been identified as a barrier to appointment attendance; if any data exists on missed or delayed appointments linked to parking affordability; and if she will outline any measures planned to address this issue. [2338/26]

2535. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether patients with disabilities, carers, and parents of children with additional needs are entitled to parking exemptions or supports at public hospitals; and if there is a consistent national policy in this regard. [2339/26]

2536. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that hospital parking charges can place an additional financial burden on families at times of acute stress or illness; and if she will consider alternatives such as capped daily rates or free parking for long-term patients. [2340/26]

2537. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measurable improvements that have been made in national pandemic preparedness since 2023, including in stock levels of PPE, testing capacity, and speed of response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2343/26]

2538. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the increase there has been in the number of community-based healthcare facilities and the services they provide over the period of her Department’s strategy statement 2023 to 2025, based on the commitments contained in that statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2344/26]

2539. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health based on her Department’s strategy statement 2023 to 2025, the number of patients that were treated in community settings in 2025 compared to 2022; the impact has this had on hospital admissions and waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2345/26]

2540. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health based on her Department’s strategy statement 2023 to 2025, to outline progress, including clear data, as to improvements to equitable access to healthcare services across regions and socioeconomic groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2346/26]

2541. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators or performance metrics in place where partnership frameworks are established involving her Department, the HSE, other Departments or agencies and public, private and charitable service providers; what formal evaluation measures of those KPIs or metrics occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23…

2542. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the developments that are occurring within her Department and the HSE on the use of e-health and telemedicine. [2348/26]

2543. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health based on her Department’s strategy statement 2023-2025, the internal process improvements and cost-efficiency measures have been rolled out since 2023; the savings or performance enhancements that have been realised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2349/26]

2544. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if an independent evaluation of the implementation of goals and commitments set out in her Department’s strategy statement 2023 to 2025 has been carried out; if this has been or will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2350/26]

2545. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the programmes in place in her Department or in the HSE to encourage greater uptake of physical exercise, gym membership, resistance training, running, walking or other such activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2351/26]

2546. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total costs to date of addressing the cyberattack on the HSE in May 2021; the measures that have been put in place to update ICT systems; her views on the extent of resilience now against potential future attacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2352/26]

2547. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a dental appointment for medical card holders, broken down by RHA; the number of medical card holders currently awaiting dental treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2361/26]

2548. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for dental treatment for medical card holders compared with private patients. [2362/26]

2549. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of new acute inpatient beds delivered in 2025; the number of replacement acute inpatient beds delivered in 2025; the total current number of operational acute inpatient beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2369/26]

2550. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of new community long stay beds delivered in 2025; the number of new community short stay beds delivered in 2025; the number of replacement short and long stay community nursing home beds; and the total current number of operational community short and long stay beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2370/26…

2551. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of new psychiatric beds delivered in 2025; the number of replacement psychiatric beds; the total current number of operational beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2371/26]

2552. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of new CAMHS beds delivered in 2025; the number of replacement CAMHS beds delivered in 2025; the total number of operational CAMHS beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2372/26]