Parliamentary questions

910. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing the current pension payment schedule for nurses, which is paid monthly, to explore the possibility of issuing pension payments twice a month (every two weeks) in the line with the fortnightly pay cycle of working nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65957/25]

911. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employed WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that were filled in the Kerry area in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65963/25]

912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental hygienists and senior dental nurses posts that were filled within the Kerry dental services form for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65964/25]

913. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at University Hospital Kerry in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65965/25]

914. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists by grade that were based within the primary care services in County Kerry for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65966/25]

915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there are any proposals or plans to change the number of ambulances based in Kenmare community nursing unit; the number of ambulances currently using it as their full-time base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65985/25]

916. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give favourable consideration to increasing the number of GP cards being issued to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65990/25]

917. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city and county managers or those of a similar grade in her Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65996/25]

918. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for equipment for children with disabilities by CHO, RHO and CDNT; the number approved; and the average waiting time for a decision, in tabular form. [66013/25]

919. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of the national clinical programme for eating disorders; the number of multidisciplinary teams currently operational; the timeline for the full implementation of the 16 teams envisaged under the model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66016/25]

920. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the model of care for eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66017/25]

921. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children currently waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66018/25]

922. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she is considering structured day services that would bridge the gap from inpatient care to outpatient care for adolescents recovering from eating disorders (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66031/25]

923. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for the audiology service, including the routine adult waitlist, in tabular form; the average waiting time to be seen; the number of WTE staff working in the service; the number of vacancies, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66041/25]

924. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a reimbursement scheme or a support mechanism for women who used the private sector to seek a diagnosis for endometriosis due to the lack of services prior to the endometriosis framework being implemented. [66064/25]

925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider a reimbursement or support mechanism for women who had to pay privately due to lack of public care; the immediate supports that can be introduced for those already impacted, beyond the promises of the national endometriosis framework; and how the State intends to recognise and address the profound emotional, rep…

926. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2919 of 29 July 2025, to quantify the costs presented further (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66066/25]

927. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and to provide a cost breakdown, by reason (details supplied). [66067/25]

928. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to mitigate the expected costs of outsourcing radiotherapy to private providers as a result of ageing machinery and expected breakdowns in Cork and Galway in the next four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66068/25]

929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66081/25]

930. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66099/25]

931. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the introduction of a charge for blister packaging by pharmacists from January 2026; if she acknowledges that many of the people who rely on this service live with serious medical conditions and have very limited income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66130/25]

932. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing financial supports or exemptions for patients who rely on blister packaging because of complex medical conditions, cognitive difficulties or disability, given that any additional charge would disproportionately impact those on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66131/25]

933. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the pharmacy sector to ensure that any changes to blister packaging provision do not reduce medication safety for vulnerable patients who depend on organised dosing systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66132/25]

934. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department carried out any assessment of the financial or clinical impact of introducing a blister pack charge, particularly for older people and people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66133/25]