Parliamentary questions

824. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the capacity of palliative care in County Monaghan; the number of beds available; the WTE equivalent allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54693/25]

825. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider matters raised correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the funding of dexcom medication for a patient to manage type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54697/25]

826. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54730/25]

827. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of the works undertaken at the site of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, since construction barriers were erected on 6 August 2025; and the timeline for the completion of the new build facility at that location. [54736/25]

828. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending State-subsidised access to dexcom to a person (details supplied) who was prescribed this treatment following the correction of their diagnosis from type 2 to type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54759/25]

829. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for next hiring EMT's (details supplied) in Mayo, Sligo and Galway University Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54768/25]

830. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and epilepsy-related deaths here; if her Department has engaged with a group (details supplied) regarding their calls for such a strategy; the measures currently being taken to improve awareness and communication of…

831. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and when family members still in …

832. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a suitable long-term residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to identify or develop appropriate residential care options for individuals with complex psychological needs and acquired brain injury who do not meet existing service criteria; and i…

833. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 7 October 2025, if her Department has accepted the recommendations of the Marie O’Shea report in regard to the removal of the three-day waiting period, the end of criminalisation of doctors and the need for clarity when it comes to providing abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality; and to deta…

834. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on information sought during the summer from the Department of Health in the North in relation to cross-Border work ongoing in scoping the paediatric pathology services in both jurisdictions with a view to creating one cross-Border service; the timeframes relating to the overall project; and if she will make a statement on the m…

835. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the month the new primary care centre and outpatients department in Nenagh will open. [54873/25]

836. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when dementia and Alzheimer's care services will be provided in Nenagh primary care centre. [54874/25]

837. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health her plans for the nursing staff residency block on the grounds of Nenagh Hospital; the purpose for which it is currently being used; and the number of people currently using it. [54875/25]

838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and attendees at all her meetings with HIQA since she took office. [54878/25]

839. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new extension to provide more beds to Nenagh Hospital will be commenced. [54879/25]

840. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date the provision of special needs dental services in Nenagh will resume; and if is she aware that no special needs dentist is provided currently. [54885/25]

841. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure proper paediatric prosthetic services, including long-term rehabilitation and to help affected families with homage currently being forced to seek treatment abroad. [54886/25]

842. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GPs accepting medical card patients in Galway/Roscommon and the difficulties this is creating for patients who are trying to avail of the services they are entitled to; the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54889/25]

843. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans to scrap the subsidised blister pack cost to the public starting in January 2026; if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54893/25]

844. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25]

845. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the funding in place for adults suffering from ADHD and depression to cover the cost of therapy sessions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54895/25]

846. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that TB incidences have increased by 30% in 2024, with a concerning rise in multidrug resistant (MDR) TB cases, posing a serious public health risk; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

847. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date regarding the implementation of the actions outlined in the publication in 2024 by Irish respiratory and public health clinicians ‘A Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54903/25]

848. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that to date no funding has been allocated for the delivery of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54904/25]