Parliamentary questions

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]

166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will outline which authority is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919; the measures in place to ensure that property owners comply with their legal obligation to control or destroy rats on their premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57437/25]

167. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57441/25]

168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the impact of the minimum unit pricing policy on alcohol since its introduction, in light of recent data from the Health Research Board showing an increase in alcohol treatment cases in 2024; if she will examine whether the policy has met its public health objectives; if she will consider options to ensure that revenue lin…

169. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS referrals received and accepted in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57450/25]

170. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS in County Kildare, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57451/25]

171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first appointment with CAMHS in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57452/25]

172. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57461/25]

173. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings on hospital campuses across the country that have been erected without planning permission in each of the past ten years; the number of these buildings have been awarded a fire certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57470/25]

174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [57475/25]

175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57477/25]

176. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if any recruitment embargos that were in place across the HSE have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57478/25]

177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due by end of Q2 as per terms of reference; if there has been a delay, the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57482/25]

178. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) which has been listed by Government and HSE guidelines as a critical resource needed since 2015, and has been included in LUH estimates for 2025, (but still not sanctioned), to fully support children with type 1 diabet…

179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of plans to develop a new surgical hub in Letterkenny University Hospital. [57492/25]

180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her Departments progress in ensuring the second busiest level 3 hospital in the country, Letterkenny University Hospital, changed to a level 4 hospital, considering its geographical and roads/rail infrastructure isolation, and by adding much needed medical specialties to existing services, thereby making them more easily accessible to people…

181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been awarded home help hours will have a home help allocated to them. [57496/25]

182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of children which are waiting for public orthodontic treatment in County Meath; and the number of children who require braces to date. [57499/25]

183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of public orthodontists which are available for County Meath; and the measures she is taking to increase this number. [57500/25]

184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the public orthodontist in County Meath only caters to persons on the list from 2021 for braces; and the year she would expect a person to receive braces if they joined the list in 2025. [57501/25]

185. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the locations selected for the new youth mental health hubs announced in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57507/25]

186. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to address youth suicide rates nationally, with particular reference to counties with elevated incidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57508/25]

187. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57509/25]

188. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in each county for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57510/25]

189. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to increase mental health infrastructure in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57511/25]