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Mark Wall Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if hospitals are providing up-to-date and accurate information regarding a medical condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5146/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
516. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE continues to pay private home help contractors when a patient is in hospital temporarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5149/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
517. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for Sligo Airport to become the base for the new HEMS helicopter, given the vital importance of this service to the region following the departure of the S-92 and the AW189; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5151/26]
Mark Ward Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
518. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the financial supports which are in place for the drug and alcohol task forces in relation to the implementation of the pension auto-enrolment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/26]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
519. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary health centre in Castleblayney, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5195/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
520. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the 19-bed dementia unit in Heather House will open. [5196/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
521. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the funding supports there are from the HSE for cancer support services and hospice groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5200/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
522. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds that have been provided in County Clare, by site in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [5223/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
523. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the safe number of trolleys permitted in University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department to comply with fire safety regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5224/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
524. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any advice or guidance has been provided to pharmacists with respect to the pause on changes to phased dispensing control mechanisms; if so, to provide a copy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5226/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
525. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the concerns raised with respect to monitored dosage systems, or blister packs, as a result of changes agreed under the Community Pharmacy Agreement; if she intends to amend previously agreed changes in phased dispensing control mechanisms during the current pause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5227/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
526. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to an issue related to changes under the Community Pharmacy Agreement (details supplied); if an instruction was issued to pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5228/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
527. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5248/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
528. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5261/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
529. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for University Hospital Waterford; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5262/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
530. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current national procedures governing the handover of patients from National Ambulance Service crews to hospital emergency departments; whether ambulances are required to remain at hospital sites until handover and transfer of clinical responsibility is formally completed, including where delays are prolonged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Barry Heneghan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
531. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether ambulances awaiting delayed patient handover at hospital emergency departments are considered unavailable for emergency callouts during that period; whether any policy or operational protocol exists to allow for crew substitution or redeployment of the ambulance while handover is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5269/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
532. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5275/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
533. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Carlow and Kilkenny. [5276/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
534. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5277/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
535. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health when a national diabetes strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5278/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
536. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on Tullow primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5279/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
537. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on Graiguenamanagh primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5280/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
538. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on GP services and Mullinavat health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5281/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
539. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the status of planned primary care centres in County Carlow; the expected timelines for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5282/26]