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Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
221. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if the primary health care centre in Arklow has been leased to the HSE for a 30-year period (details supplied); the process by which primary care providers may lease space within the centre; if she will assist in progressing an expression of interest submitted by a primary care provider who has sought to lease space but has been unable to secure a resp…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
222. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health he process that is in place to support a woman with a high-risk pregnancy who cannot access a GP due to closed waiting lists; how such an individual can access the maternity and infant care scheme in these circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6890/26]
Réada Cronin Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
223. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list in Naas Hospital, County Kildare from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6983/26]
Réada Cronin Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
224. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the number of those on a waiting list in Naas Hospital, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6984/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
912. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the supports available for assistive technology for persons with a physical disability. [6475/26]
Ann Graves Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to section 39-funded, community-based services to cover the cost of the MyFutureFund, the new auto-enrolment pension scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5421/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
914. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed development of the new specialist palliative care unit in Drogheda to service the population of Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5422/26]
Alan Kelly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
915. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses since 2020 that have been registered in Ireland who previously worked in Kuwait, in tabular form. [5427/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
916. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for a buggy for a child with exceptional needs. [5428/26]
Pat Buckley Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
917. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the impact of recent and proposed changes to residential tenancy legislation, including the effective six-year security of tenure, on families and executors seeking to repay nursing home support scheme (fair deal) loans within the statutory one-year period following a resident’s death; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Pat Buckley Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
918. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the unintended consequences of long-term tenancy protections for properties subject to nursing home support scheme loans; whether this issue has been raised at interdepartmental level; and if she will outline any actions arising from such engagement. [5430/26…
Pat Buckley Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
919. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to the fiduciary duties of executors administering estates where a property is subject to a nursing home support scheme loan; and whether the Department recognises that long-term tenancy requirements may conflict with executors’ obligations to repay debts and distribute estates in a timely manner. [5431/26]
Pat Buckley Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
920. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider introducing legislative or regulatory flexibility within the nursing home support scheme to allow for short-term lettings or early termination of tenancies where this is necessary to facilitate repayment of a nursing home loan or the orderly administration of an estate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5432/26]
Paul Lawless Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
921. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) is scheduled to receive surgery in Mayo University Hospital; the reason for any delay in their case; the current average waiting time for such procedures in their hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5437/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
922. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to date under the south Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme administered by the State Claims Agency; the number of claimants paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5458/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the neurorehabilitation unit in Blarney. [5468/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
924. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her plans to replace the proposed 50-bed nursing unit in Blarney that will now be a neurorehabilitation unit given that there is an outstanding need for nursing home beds in Cork. [5469/26]
Robert Troy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person will be expedited (details supplied). [5470/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
926. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the HSCP deficits in each of South-West Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5490/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the funding for the development of two new endoscopy rooms for Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5491/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
928. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for health the number of HDU beds available in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5492/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the opening of the unit and employing of staff for neuro rehabilitation unit in Blarney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5493/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
930. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situation whereby patients referred to a private operator for an MRI by their general practitioner are told that they can have same-week availability if they pay as a private patient, but have to wait several weeks and possibly months if they decide to avail of the procedure publicly through their medical card; the provision made by …
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
931. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5506/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
932. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the detailed design stage of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5508/26]