Parliamentary questions

285. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated in the theatre of Mallow General Hospital from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55534/25]

286. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been refused treatment at Mallow General Hospital from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55535/25]

287. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated at Mallow General Hospital medical assessment unit from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55536/25]

288. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the warfarin clinic (the 4th practice) is currently open for patients in Mallow, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55537/25]

289. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the warfarin clinic in Mallow, County Cork has closed at any period during 2025; and if so, the period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55538/25]

290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the procurement reforms expected at her Department as announced in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55590/25]

291. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she plans to publish a national eyecare strategy in view of current high ophthalmology waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55591/25]

292. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have been included in HSE funded level 8 nursing degrees from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55607/25]

293. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when all health care facilities in Sligo including Sligo University Hospital will use digitised health records as set out under the Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030. [55627/25]

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a podiatry clinic will be included in the new Birr primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55629/25]

295. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the components of the remuneration packages which are given to senior public servants at the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [55630/25]

296. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that guidelines for the treatment and management of Covid-19 were not issued to GP's until 27 April 2020, ninety days after the first case of Covid was recorded in Europe on 24 January 2020; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55632/25]

297. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that treatment guidelines for the hospital sector had been issued by NPHET and were in place and fully operational several months prior to the issuing of guidelines for the nursing home sector on 27 April 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing guidelines to the nursing home sector; if she has sought an explanation for …

298. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the hospital guidelines during Covid in place on or before 23 March 2020 expressly directed the use of hydroxychloroquine as an antiviral treatment; the reason NPHET included it in their treatment guidelines for hospital patients and at the same time requested that it should not be used by GPs in the community or in the nursing ho…

299. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the IMC president (details supplied) did not inquire into nursing home fatalities, when this matter was brought to her attention in writing, upon the resignation of a council member as far back as April 2020; if she has engaged with the IMC in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55635/25]

300. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department ignored concerns raised in April 2020, by a member of the IMC in relation to the catastrophic loss of life within the nursing home sector; the reason this matter was not investigated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55636/25]

301. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health which of the community health organisations within the HSE offer specific mental health services for members of the Travelling community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55655/25]

302. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when the €15 million in staff funding will be provided to a facility (details supplied) to enable it to open the remaining 34 beds that have been unable to open for the last 12 months due to a delay in the allocation of this funding. [55659/25]

303. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding in Budget 2026 that was allocated to local drug and alcohol taskforces; the funding for the previous five years; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/25]

304. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no acute asthma management plan in place, in and being adhered to in University College Hospital Galway; or if there is such a plan, if she could provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55678/25]

305. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider the decision to introduce a €5 weekly charge per patient for blister pack preparation from January 2026, in light of the impact this will have on elderly patients, many of whom rely on blister packs to safely manage complex medication routines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55679/25]

306. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if her Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55700/25]

307. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the direct web links to the All Agencies Prompt Payments Returns for Q2 2019 through Q4 2020 (details supplied). [55724/25]

308. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including fees charged by nursing homes for social events to be included in an allowable deduction under the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55725/25]

309. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has a severe visual impairment and a neurological muscular condition that affects his ability to walk, and who has been awaiting a suitable wheelchair and power assist device since 2023; if the Minister will investigate the repeated delays and lack of communication from the HSE occu…