Parliamentary questions

825. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical indemnity claims for ear nose and throat in each HSE region, in tabular form, for each year from 2020, to date in 2025; if there is an excessively high number in the HSE Mid-West Hospital Region comparative to other regions; if this is a cause of concern, and the actions undertaken, or planned, to resolve this; and i…

826. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if a root cause analysis been undertaken into serious ENT incidents in the Health Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69003/25]

827. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed a systematic serious adverse incident investigation process, as required, into any ENT incident in the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69004/25]

828. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the lessons that have been documented and shared from adverse ENT incidents nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69005/25]

829. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the Mental Health Bill 2024, as passed by Dáil Éireann (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the specific concerns highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69014/25]

830. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists posts, by grade, that were filled at Kings Island Primary Care Centre in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69017/25]

831. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurse posts filled within CHO3 in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69018/25]

832. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists based at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69019/25]

833. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average cost per unit of a holter monitor device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69025/25]

834. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action she will take in an urgent neurosurgical case for a person (details supplied) where the patient has been placed on a lengthy waiting list despite clinical advice that surgery is required promptly; and if she will ensure the HSE provides an expedited review and treatment date. [69028/25]

835. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if shunt replacement or similar neurosurgical procedures are eligible for support through the cross-border healthcare scheme, the treatment abroad scheme, or the national treatment purchase fund, particularly in cases where significant delays exist in accessing such treatment in the State; and the criteria governing access to each schem…

836. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting list figures for CAMHS services at the end of November 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69030/25]

837. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the total amount of HSE funding that has been provided to a service (details supplied) since the WRC agreement in 2023; the dates these payments were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69038/25]

838. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the engagement which the HSE has had with a service (details supplied) in 2025 regarding the implementation of the agreed 8% uplift which is due to staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69039/25]

839. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the operational impact on Accident and Emergency Departments she is preparing for, in advance of the proposed strike action by a service (details supplied) on 18 December 2025 and the subsequent dates that are planned for week commencing 22 December 2025, as members of the public will not have access to out of hours services; and if she…

840. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health her views on the fact that approximately 9,000 women are currently waiting up to 10 weeks or longer for a follow-up appointment after being referred by their GP for suspected breast cancer; the reason such delays are occurring; the clinical risk posed by these waiting times; the actions she is taking to ensure that urgent breast care refe…

841. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the clinical consequences identified by her Department and the HSE regarding prolonged delays in breast cancer follow-up appointments; the number of cases that have breached the recommended urgent referral timeframe; the measures which are being implemented to safeguard early detection and timely diagnosis; and if she will make a statemen…

842. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the status of out-of-date, old or non-compliant diagnostic equipment in breast cancer assessment units; the number of machines requiring replacement or upgrade; the timeline for bringing all breast units in line with modern clinical standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69043/25]

843. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health when funding will be formally allocated to replace outdated breast diagnostic equipment; the reason for the delay in confirming this funding; and whether the 2026 capital plan includes specific ring-fenced investment for breast cancer services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69044/25]

844. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the recruitment, staffing, and capacity challenges contributing to delays in breast cancer follow-up appointments; the number of vacant consultant, radiographer, and breast care nurse posts nationally; the plan to address these gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69045/25]

845. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the way in which current waiting times for breast cancer follow-up appointments align with the targets set out in the National Cancer Strategy; the accountability measures which exist for persistent breaches of these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69046/25]

846. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the immediate actions, such as extended clinic hours, outsourcing of scans, or temporary capacity expansion, which are being considered to reduce the backlog of 9,000 women awaiting follow-up appointments; the projected timeline for clearing this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69047/25]

847. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work her Department is doing to progress the approval from HSE Medicines Management Programme for dupilumab for the treatment of paediatric eosinophilic oesophagitis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69050/25]

848. Deputy Pat Buckley 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. [69051/25]

849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance framework applied by her Department to non-statutory bodies that receive direct funding, including the internal controls, verification steps, and oversight mechanisms used prior to releasing public funds. [69066/25]