256. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting HSE primary care therapy services in county Wexford at the latest available date, by discipline and adult or child service, distinguishing those awaiting initial assessment from those awaiting treatment, broken down by waits of less than six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form. [74891/26]
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257. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of service users currently receiving HSE primary care therapy services in county Wexford, by discipline and adult or child service; the numbers categorised as requiring short-term and long-term intervention; and the criteria used for these categories. [74889/26]
258. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the geographic catchment areas served by each HSE primary care therapy team in county Wexford, including areas outside the county; and the population served by each team. [74888/26]
259. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists currently employed in HSE primary care services in county Wexford, by discipline, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology, in headcount and whole-time equivalent terms; and the funded vacancies in each discipline. [74886/26]
260. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she has given consideration to fully fund and implement a DEXA screening programme for women over 50. [74884/26]
261. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the training available to HSE primary care therapists in County Wexford in the assessment, prescription, provision and ongoing management of specialist equipment and assistive technology for people with complex needs; the training gaps identified; and the plans and timelines to address these through training and continuing professional development. [74896/26]
262. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the training available to HSE primary care therapists in County Wexford in the assessment, prescription, provision and ongoing management of specialist equipment and assistive technology for people with complex needs; the training gaps identified; and the plans and timelines to address these through training and continuing professional development. [74894/26]
263. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the guidelines that have been produced by her Department to ensure food safety standards are upheld by hot school meal providers; the number of inspections that have taken place of hot school meal providers in the past three years; and the findings and responses of her Department, in tabular form. [74839/26]
861. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the major capital investment in the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, St. Vincent's Hospital Mountmellick and the hospital in Abbeyleix, County Laois since 2022; and the estimate for 2026. [73486/26]
862. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care beds paid for by the HSE in each county, in tabular form. [73366/26]
863. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department, the National Screening Service or the National Screening Advisory Committee has examined the use of supplemental or alternative imaging modalities for women whose risk profile may reduce the effectiveness of routine mammography screening; and if she will provide details of any reviews, pilots or assessments undertaken. [73385/26]
864. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to the introduction of risk stratified breast cancer screening pathways for women who are currently outside the BreastCheck age criteria; and if she will outline any options under consideration. [73384/26]
865. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing, diagnostic capacity, mobile screening units and funding allocated to BreastCheck since January 2025 to address capacity constraints; and the impact of these measures on waiting times to date. [73383/26]
866. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current average interval between BreastCheck screening appointments nationally and by region and the number of persons currently waiting more than 24 months, 27 months and 30 months respectively for a routine BreastCheck appointment; and the measures being taken to reduce these delays. [73382/26]
867. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of major and minor treatment bays currently within the Accident and Emergency Department of Beaumont Hospital. [73395/26]
868. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a case (details supplied). [73394/26]
869. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if provision has been made to assist local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces with the additional costs of auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73502/26]
870. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue that Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital received from private-in-patient and semi-private-in-patient charges in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [73393/26]
871. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs by grade that are employed by HSE and are based at St Vincent's University Hospital as of 12 October 2026, in tabular form. [73392/26]
872. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide further detail on the announcement of a new dual diagnosis team based in Tallaght; the composition of the team; the date by which it will begin to provide services; and the expected capacity of the service. [73390/26]
873. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €300,000 referenced as being for "response to drug-related violence and intimidation" in the Budget 2027 Factsheet National Drugs Strategy and Inclusion Health will include funding for the DRIVE project. [73496/26]
874. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement under the cross-border healthcare directive are processed strictly in chronological order according to their date of receipt; if not, the circumstances in which applications may be processed out of sequence; and the way in which applications for other procedures submitted in 2026 have been processed and reimbursed while s…
875. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for reimbursement relating to lipoedema treatment under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive that are currently outstanding, broken down by month of receipt from October 2025 to date; the number currently awaiting administrative processing, clinical review or clinical advice respectively; the number processed and reimbursed during t…
876. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason any change to the processing, clinical review or eligibility requirements for lipoedema applications under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive was not communicated to patients in advance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73527/26]
877. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement for lipoedema treatment under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive have been placed on hold, delayed or otherwise prevented from progressing pending clinical review or clinical advice; if so, the date on which this commenced; the reason for the decision; the number of applications affected; the anticipated timeframe for …