Parliamentary questions

698. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she has been made aware of upcoming proposals from the European Commission to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified food and supplements; whether her Department has engaged with the Commission on the matter; and if so to provide details on these engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47044/26]

699. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment on the European Commission proposals to set maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in fortified foods and supplements; to provide details of the plans for advice and support for health shops and other affected retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47045/26]

700. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of agency spending and accountability framework implementation in each health area; the amount spent to date in 2026, and the amount spent at the same time in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [47051/26]

701. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place at University Hospital Galway to provide for the occasion of an extraordinary regional emergency that required a response of significant medical intervention among a sizable proportion of the general population; if the plans for such occasion could be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47055/26…

702. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the perinatal mental health midwife position for Sligo is operational; if not, when the service is expected to resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47058/26]

703. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if cover will be put in place for the lactation consultant based on the postnatal ward in SUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47062/26]

704. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the community lactation consultant position in Sligo, soon be vacant will be filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47064/26]

705. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funded expenditure in her Department spent on management consultant fees, by each relevant body, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47069/26]

706. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on non-compliant procurement, by each health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47070/26]

707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level and value of expired stock write offs, by type, and health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47071/26]

708. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in premium pay or for premium rates through waiting list initiatives and insourcing/outsourcing arrangements for waiting list initiatives, by list initiative and health area, in tabular form. [47072/26]

709. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on locum doctors or temporary consultant cover, by health area, in tabular form. [47073/26]

710. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the share of medicines spending which is spent on generic substitute medicines; and the share of generic medicines in the volume of medications funded or dispensed by the HSE in each year 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47074/26]

711. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the target and actual generic substitution rate for each health region; and her plans for improving generic substitution and improvements in medicines spending efficiency. [47075/26]

712. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of each acute hospital bed project included in the acute hospital bed plan; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent on each to date, in tabular form. [47076/26]

713. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of each elective centre development project; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent on each to date, in tabular form. [47077/26]

714. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each capital project for which funding has been granted; the date work commenced; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent to date, in tabular form. [47078/26]

715. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each capital project which is in appraisal; the date the application was received; and the timeline for decision, in tabular form. [47079/26]

716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctors employed in each health area by service division or acute hospital by specialty, in tabular form; and the breakdown of the number on each type of consultant contract. [47081/26]

717. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of implementation of the public only consultant contract. [47082/26]

718. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of private practice in public hospitals. [47083/26]

719. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of management productivity and efficiency measures. [47084/26]

720. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private cleaning and hygiene services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47091/26]

721. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private portering services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47092/26]

722. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private health care assistant services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47093/26]