Parliamentary questions

1075. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 15 October 2025, when further information will issue from the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70231/25]

1076. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on average that attended the emergency department in Mullingar hospital in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70233/25]

1077. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended the national traveller mental health service, operated by a service (details supplied) broken down service, in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70234/25]

1078. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the granting of access to dupilumab for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children up to 12; her engagement with the HSE and advocacy groups in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70235/25]

1079. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 15 whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts allocated to HSE oral health services under Budget 2024 which have been filled on a permanent basis as of 1 September 2025; if she will provide a breakdown of the WTEs filled by dental grade, by principal dental surgeon/orthodontic service; the date on which each post was filled;…

1080. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts, by dental grade and principal dental surgeon/dental area, that were permanent vacancies as of 1 January 2024 which remain either unapproved or unfilled in a permanent capacity in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70263/25]

1081. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70275/25]

1082. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to ask the HSE to provide, in respect of the HSE and the three Limerick wind farm planning applications submitted to Limerick City and County Council and An Coimisiún Pleanála (details supplied), if the HSE received a scoping request for each application; the date on which any such scoping request was received; if the HSE received notif…

1083. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if a medication is being considered for the drug payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70327/25]

1084. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if proposed mandatory health warning labels on alcohol products will be provided in both Irish and English as is this case with tobacco product warnings which were made bilingual in 2008. [70347/25]

420. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists, both adult and paediatric, working in Ballyboden Primary Care Centre in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68614/25]

421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, when and by whom the decision was taken to exclude medical scientists who retired before 1 January 2024 from receiving the Labour Court recommended pay parity increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68866/25]

422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, if she will review the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation on pay parity for medical scientists to ensure that those who retired before 1 January 2024 including those who returned to support the health service during Covid-19 and the cyberattack are treated fairly; …

423. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists in all hospitals offering ophthalmology services by length of time on such wait lists, and the average wait time someone can be expected to be seen in each of those hospitals if a referral is put in now, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68542/25]

424. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) will be waiting for a psychologist assessment, to which they have been referred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68550/25]

425. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the campaigns her Department is running to encourage graduating medical professionals to stay and work in the Irish healthcare system; the campaigns which are being run to entice Irish medical professionals living abroad to return to work for the HSE; her plans to future proof supply of medical staff in the health system; and if she will make …

426. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics and ENT's, including advanced paramedics in counties Monaghan and Cavan, respectively, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68558/25]

427. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in County Monaghan in each of the years 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68559/25]

428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied). [68566/25]

429. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied) which cannot be prescribed on a phased basis. [68567/25]

430. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to cover newer and more effective MS medications that are not yet included in the reimbursement lists to make it easier for patients with MS on lower incomes to access more effective treatments. [68569/25]

431. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to review the inclusion of all clinically proven MS medications under both the drug payment scheme and the medical card. [68570/25]

432. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current national and regional data on delayed recall appointments within the HSE including appointments issued to patients following hospital discharge for X-rays, ultrasounds, and consultant-requested follow-up assessments; the average waiting time for such recall appointments; and the steps the HSE is taking to reduce delays that can neg…

433. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital and outpatient appointments that were missed, cancelled, or scheduled but not fulfilled in the past 12-months; the breakdown by specialty (including cardiology, urology, and geriatric medicine); the reasons recorded by the HSE for these missed or unfulfilled appointments; and the measures being introduced to improve comm…

434. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide details of dentists in the north Wexford area who accept medical cards; the average length of time waiting for treatment; the measures being put in place to address this challenge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68577/25]