319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken an assessment of each hospital nationwide in respect of accessibility for persons with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users; if she is aware that many hospitals still lack automatic doors throughout their facilities, creating significant difficulties for both patients and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5…
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320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to retain and recruit radiology staff across the health service, given their critical role in diagnostics, treatment pathways, and reducing waiting times for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54160/25]
321. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to support radiology staff in relation to career progression, working conditions and professional development, in recognition of their essential role in the delivery of timely and effective patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54161/25]
322. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the plans for trauma and emergency care capacity at a hospital (details supplied); if she will consider the urgent need for a dedicated emergency trauma unit and theatre to respond to the hospital’s high volume of emergency cases and to reduce current pressures on staff and patients; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
323. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue as the family urgently need this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54180/25]
324. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider reinstating training for advanced practitioners in the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54181/25]
325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider increasing the new development funding provided to the National Ambulance Service, given the projected 11% increase in emergency calls projected in the HSE national service plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54182/25]
326. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of foot care for the elderly (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54202/25]
327. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is preparing for the forthcoming EPSCO meetings on 17 October and 3 December 2025; whether the Irish Government has a preparatory role given the forthcoming Irish presidency of the Council of Ministers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/25]
546. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if there are any further plans to extend the scheme of paid leave for public health employees who are still unfit for work post-Covid 19 infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53663/25]
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for hip surgery in Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52926/25]
548. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason diabetic services are no longer available at the Carrick-on-Suir primary care centre; the status of the centre of excellence for diabetic services that was to be established at Saint Brigid’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52938/25]
549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the date by which it is expected to publish the complaints and patient safety policy. [52940/25]
550. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the proposed primary care centre at Curlew Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, including a timeline for when the project will progress to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52943/25]
551. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in the context of healthcare reforms under Sláintecare and building the capacity of public hospitals, if her department is considering allocating funding for a positron emission tomography scanner for Beaumont Hospital’s campus in Raheny, Dublin; if not, if such considerations have taken place or will take place in the near future; and if she will make a statement…
552. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the funding and support which will be provided to improve services and increase capacity at Beaumont hospital in the interim period before the new emergency department is operational; if she will provide a detailed outline of plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52947/25]
553. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; if she will confirm that the current expected timeframe for its delivery and completion indicates a completion date before 2030; if she will provide the overall expected timeframe for the various stages of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
554. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if her Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Transport, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, her Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduced; and if she will…
555. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and cubicles currently within the accident and emergency department of Kerry University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52961/25]
556. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists working in the school dental scheme in Kerry in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52962/25]
557. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists by grade based in each primary care centre within CHO 4 in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52963/25]
558. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologists based at Kerry University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52964/25]
559. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all model four hospitals, and Connolly Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, from January 2025 to September 2025, by month, and by ages 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-85, 85-90, 90+; in tabular form;…
560. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number waiting on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all CHI operated hospitals, by month from January 2025 to September 2025 and by ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-8, 9-12, 13-16; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52970/25]
561. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2547 of 8 September 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the correspondence from the HSE in relation to the provision of a device (details supplied) that assists in the care of people with diabetes; the actions she will take to expedite the provision of this support in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter…