Parliamentary questions

1865. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current rates of vacancy for mental health staff across counties Wicklow and Wexford; a breakdown per profession; the length of time the roles have been vacant for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58832/25]

1866. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the average cost of a legal claim for medical negligence in Ireland is almost three times higher than in the UK; that cases take over 50 per cent longer to resolve than in the UK; her views that a medical negligence claim in Ireland takes 1,462 days on average (four years), 14 per cent longer than in South Afric…

1867. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the 2026 Budget for mental health, including programme-level funding per county, including regional health allocations; to include specific suicide prevention funding for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58839/25]

1868. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating a specific mental health crisis unit in County Wexford to provide for the number of patients who have presented to Wexford Accident and Emergency Department with suicidal thoughts and/or in a mental health crisis, for the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

1869. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an email (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58867/25]

1870. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for a medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58886/25]

1871. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of adult ICU critical care beds per hospital; the bed occupancy per year, per hospital, from 2022 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58887/25]

1872. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds per 100,000 of population in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and projected by year end 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58888/25]

1873. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of patients who have initially been advised that they are suitable for surgery, that have deteriorated to such an extent that they are no longer suitable for the surgery by the time they receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58899/25]

1874. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concern held by professional bodies representing psychotherapists regarding new accreditation standards that are being proposed for the profession by CORU, on the basis that these new standards would lower professional standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58913/25]

1875. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that companies (details supplied) have or have had with her Department, or with the HSE, since 2022, including when each contract commenced, the number of beds being provided, when each contract is due to expire, the amount paid on each contract to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on …

1876. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if a CA125 test could be included in the routine schedule of annual blood tests for women; her plans for the inclusion of the CA125 test as standard; and the plans roll-out will entail. [58924/25]

1877. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding cancellations of surgery for a child (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons for these cancellations; if she will provide information on when the surgery will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58934/25]

1878. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe, scope, and public reporting arrangements for the inquiry into delays in children's urology and spinal surgeries, in view of reports of possible infertility and irreversible harm; the immediate support measures in place for affected families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58942/25]

1879. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the date and implementation plan for the dissolution of Children's Health Ireland; to provide assurances regarding continuity of paediatric specialist services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58943/25]

1880. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the planned "root and branch" reforms to address paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists; to confirm that these reforms will not disrupt ongoing services; to publish the timeline and resource allocation for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58945/25]

1881. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for expanded health services at Mallow General Hospital, including the re-establishment of 24-hour emergency cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58986/25]

1882. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for primary care services in Cork North-Central, particularly mental health and dental services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58987/25]

1883. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve ambulance response times in the North Cork region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58988/25]

1884. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans for enhancing services at Mallow General Hospital, including diagnostic and outpatient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58989/25]

1885. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address staffing shortages at Cork University Hospital; the impact of those steps on waiting times for patients from Cork north central; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58990/25]

1886. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to reopen or expand the number of community mental health teams serving the north side of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58991/25]

1887. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to open a new primary care centre in Blackpool or Mayfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58992/25]

1888. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department is reviewing the future funding model for public hospitals to ensure equitable access to care across regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58995/25]

1889. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the Government’s plans to expand access to GP care in under-served urban and rural areas; if incentives for new GP practices are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58996/25]