Parliamentary questions

1029. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of active litigations for healthcare malpractice in Cork currently underway; and the amount paid for litigating same in 2025. [72111/25]

1030. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending special leave with pay or providing a similar measure for those who worked on the frontline during the pandemic and contracted long-Covid and as a result are still suffering from serious health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72116/25]

1031. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rationale for including the Adamstown primary care centre in Dublin within the ARK assessment process for primary care centre development intended to serve Kilcock, Maynooth and Leixlip; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72117/25]

1032. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health in view of Kilcock's designation as a standalone facility, the investment and staffing measures planned to ensure that Maynooth is adequately resourced and formally recognised within the ARK framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72118/25]

1033. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way in which Maynooth, which currently operates only as a satellite of the Celbridge primary care centre, will be resourced to address the requirements of a growing population without recognition as a standalone centre under the ARK model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72119/25]

1034. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled CAMHS consultant psychiatry posts; the recruitment plan to address vacancies; and the timeline for achieving full staffing levels. [72127/25]

1035. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people presenting to emergency departments with mental-health crises each month; the average wait time to be seen by a mental-health professional; and the measures being introduced to improve emergency mental-health pathways; in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [72128/25]

1036. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in community mental-health teams by RHA; the number of teams operating below recommended levels; and the plan for achieving multidisciplinary staffing targets. [72129/25]

1037. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on primary-care psychology waiting lists; the proportion of children waiting more than 12 months; and the steps being taken to expand access to psychological therapies. [72130/25]

1038. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total mental health budget for 2026; and the proportion of overall health spending this represents. [72131/25]

1039. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and child inpatient mental-health beds currently available; the occupancy rate; and the timeline for delivering additional acute and specialist beds promised under national service plans. [72132/25]

1040. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for counselling in primary care by RHA; the number of people waiting more than six months; and the actions being taken to increase counselling capacity. [72133/25]

1041. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current provision of 24-7 crisis mental health services nationally; and the areas without round-the-clock coverage. [72134/25]

1042. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialists eating disorder teams currently staffed and operational; the number of vacancies; and the timeline for opening the remaining planned hubs. [72135/25]

1043. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the availability of dual-diagnosis services across the State; the number of regions lacking dedicated services; and the implementation progress of the national dual-diagnosis strategy. [72136/25]

1044. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons based at Nenagh Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72164/25]

1045. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurse staff, by grade, based at Tyone health centre, County Tipperary in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72165/25]

1046. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries carried out at Nenagh Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72166/25]

1047. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric liaison teams operating in emergency departments nationwide; the hospitals where no such team is in place; and the plan to ensure every major emergency department has dedicated mental-health liaison staffing. [72178/25]

1048. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental-health crisis presentations to emergency departments in which An Garda Síochána were involved in transport or initial assessment; the guidance provided to emergency departments on managing these situations; and the steps being taken to reduce reliance on Gardaí in clinical mental-health emergencies. [72179/25]

1049. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for mental-health patients awaiting an inpatient bed in emergency departments; the hospitals with the longest delays; and the actions being taken to improve patient flow and reduce prolonged stays. [72180/25]

1050. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department’s programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72198/25]

1051. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at Galway University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72216/25]

1052. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant neurologist to population; and Ireland’s current ratio. [72217/25]

1053. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of hip replacement surgeries carried out at Mayo University Hospital in the years 2024 and to date in 2025. in tabular form. [72218/25]