Parliamentary questions

444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health in view of the Government’s decision to zone more land for housing needs, the steps her Department will take to ensure that essential medical services including GP services will be provided in areas where the growing population requires it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60737/25]

445. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of spinal muscular atrophy screening as part of the heel prick test for newborns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60741/25]

446. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals with a neurodevelopmental diagnosis awaiting treatment in the Central Mental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60744/25]

447. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently operational at the Central Mental Hospital; if there are plans to expand this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60745/25]

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given the ongoing dispute regarding governance and financial systems in voluntary hospitals, the current timeline for full implementation of the HSE integrated financial management system across all funded hospitals; the sanctions for non-compliance; the monthly metrics being collected on compliance and patient outcomes; the expected savings fr…

449. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can receive the approved drug repatha (evolocumab) as prescribed; and the current availability of the drug. [60770/25]

450. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of GP training places on offer in each of the years from 2018 to 2025; and the number that have graduated from the training programme in each of those years, in tabular form. [60772/25]

451. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee GPs currently undertaking the National GP Training Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60773/25]

452. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are the required number of accredited hospital training posts for all trainee GPs in the National GP Training Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60774/25]

453. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of GP practices in the State; and the number that are single-handed practices. [60775/25]

454. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the Central Mental Hospital Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [60778/25]

455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in the Central Mental Hospital Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [60779/25]

456. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting transfer from prison to the Central Mental Hospital Portrane, by prison and gender, in tabular from. [60780/25]

457. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a transfer from prison to the Central Mental Hospital Portrane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60781/25]

458. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 21 October 2025, the number of posts required to achieve baseline implementation of phases 1 and 2 of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix (details supplied); to clarify the meaning of baseline in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60782/25]

459. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by clinic; and the wait time to be offered a new appointment in each clinic, in tabular form. [60783/25]

460. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the engagement she has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his Department in order to streamline and speed up the planning and delivery of health infrastructure projects around the statutory planning process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60795/25]

461. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case regarding the co-location of University Maternity Hospital Limerick to University Hospital Limerick campus in Dooradoyle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60796/25]

462. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if permanent transport will be provided for a person attending treatment (details supplied). [60799/25]

463. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.482 of 24 September 2024, the progress made in arranging an operation for a patient (details supplied) that was scheduled in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in Beaumont Hospital and if she will expedite the matter. [60802/25]

464. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in arranging a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Waterford. [60803/25]

465. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that an appropriate location will be provided for the newly appointed GP and associated medical services at Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, if the local health centre has been assessed to determine its future use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60806/25]

466. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way in which ambulance response times are measured from the time of 999 call to arrival at the scene of the emergency; the metrics and data which are involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60818/25]

467. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick including a date for its resumption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60819/25]

468. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the steps being taken to prevent a winter overcrowding crisis. [60821/25]