933. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if she will address delays in access to occupational therapy for students whose sensory and regulation needs affect their participation in post-primary education; whether privately commissioned occupational therapy reports may be accepted for education-planning purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5519/26]
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934. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding initiatives being worked on by her Department to encourage an uptake in gym membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5522/26]
935. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding initiatives being worked on by her Department to encourage an uptake in the number of people participating in frequency physical exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5523/26]
936. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding engagement she has had with the Department of Finance in relation to the creation of a tax credit for those who join gyms to encourage an uptake in gym membership and use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5524/26]
937. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to calls to include gyms under tax relievable medical expenses; the steps she has taken to work towards that position with the Department of Finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5525/26]
938. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to encourage gym membership and active participation in sport and exercise; the way this is being approached by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/26]
952. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional acute public hospital beds that were scheduled for delivery in 2025 under the National Service Plan 2025; the number that were delivered by year-end, by hospital; and the reasons for any variance. [5661/26]
961. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting personal assistance services in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025; and the duration of time spent on the waiting list, in tabular form. [5693/26]
978. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient clinics scheduled and delivered in each hospital group during 2025, in tabular form. [5710/26]
979. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments that were recorded as did not attend in each hospital group during 2025, in tabular form. [5711/26]
980. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of community diagnostic hubs operational in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025; and the services provided at each hub, in tabular form. [5712/26]
981. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by community diagnostic hubs in each CHO area during 2025, in tabular form. [5713/26]
984. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025; and the number of sanctioned posts vacant, in tabular form. [5716/26]
985. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of funded health and social care professional posts in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025 broken down by discipline, in tabular form. [5717/26]
986. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving specialist palliative care services in each CHO area during 2025, in tabular form. [5718/26]
987. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received under Part 9 of the Health Act 2004 by each public hospital during 2025; and the number resolved within statutory timeframes in tabular form. [5719/26]
992. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown as of 1 January 2026; if she will provide same figures as of 1 January 2023 in tabular form. [5749/26]
993. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes CORU to process applications for recognition of overseas qualifications; to provide the data by profession; the number of applications by professional area where the period of processing has taken in excess of six months, and separately in excess of one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5755/26]
994. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment for speech and language therapy in County Galway; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5761/26]
996. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, if management within the six regions of the HSE are aware of the full scope of services and therapies that can be employed by certified athletic therapists, and the potential for such therapists to complement the work of physiotherapists within the HSE to pro…
997. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on HSE waiting lists to access physiotherapy treatment in Ireland, the lengthiest wait at this point in time of any patient awaiting physiotherapy treatment and whether consideration is being given by the HSE and its regional authorities to employ certified athletic therapists to assist in reducing wait times for services; and if she will ma…
998. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process employed by the HSE and its regional authorities to identify new grades and skills gaps within its structures; whether it engages with professions that are not currently employed by the HSE but have potential to address services shortcomings, as p…
999. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process by which the HSE and its regional authorities creates new grades or skills to fill gaps in service provision; if she can provide examples of areas in which new grades or skills gaps have been identified and solutions fully implemented; and if she …
1000. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can engage with the six regional authorities of the HSE to ensure that each regional authority understands fully the role that members of the profession represented by this group can play in reducing waiting times for physical therapy services acro…
1001. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, if she agrees that there is potential for certified athletic therapists to contribute to reduced waiting times and enhanced services for patients within the HSE's remit; if she is aware of developments within the UK's NHS, in which both certified athletic therapists and physiotherapists are employed…