612. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the dates/occasions upon which each hospital in the country entered surge escalation, over the past twelve months; and the number of patients in surge beds during each of those occasions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53260/25]
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613. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a mammogram in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53271/25]
614. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53275/25]
615. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the supports available to families with adult children with mental health difficulties that are at risk of homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53278/25]
616. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients referred from primary care to dermatology services for assessment of potentially cancerous moles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53280/25]
617. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if supports will be made available to move people with dementia to nursing homes closer to their families; even if it is outside their catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53289/25]
618. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when building of the surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital will commence; the expected time frame for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53291/25]
619. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 953 of 30 September 2025, the reason Ireland has not advocated deletion of Article 1 paragraph 10(a). [53296/25]
620. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons who have applied for home care support through the HSE and who are awaiting the allocation of home care in each county, in tabular form; the average wait time for same; and her views on the sustainability of the section 39 model in this respect. [53299/25]
621. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to HIQA in respect of nursing homes in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of adverse findings made in each of those years; and the counties in which there were the highest per capita incidence of complaints made. [53300/25]
622. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the building of the surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital will commence; the expected time frame for the building of the surgical hub to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53304/25]
623. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has undertaken with racialised women in the development of women’s health policies and strategies, including through task forces, consultations, or other forums such as the Women’s Health Task Force and ‘radical listening’ sessions; to provide details of how participants are selected; the extent to which racialised women ca…
624. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department collects, ethnicity-disaggregated data in reproductive and maternal health services; if so, to outline the categories used and how the data is utilised; if not, to provide the reason such data is not collected and the plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53312/25]
625. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken, commissioned, or funded any research into reproductive health outcomes for racialised women in Ireland (details supplied); if so, to provide details with specific reference to maternal health, menopause, gynaecological disorders, and reproductive cancers; if not, if her Department has considered commissioning such studi…
626. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the way in which the forthcoming Equality Data Strategy will apply to women’s health data; the way in which it will capture the experiences of racialised women across key lifecycle stages such as menstruation, pregnancy, postnatal care, menopause, and gynaecological disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53314/25]
627. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will amend legislation so that the long-term illness scheme will include ME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53321/25]
628. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including the advanced health care apprenticeship on the list of approved courses as per the Programme for Government's plan to create career pathways for healthcare assistants. [53329/25]
629. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the plans to provide a public health centre within the Sandyford Business District given the rapidly growing population in the area. [53330/25]
630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the actionable plans in place to improve labouring options for women in Castlebar in the context of birthing/labouring pools; and whether there has been any public consultation on reviewing options for women. [53334/25]
631. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine a serious concern affecting Irish students studying physiotherapy in the Netherlands who are seeking 12-week hospital placements in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53348/25]
632. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in Cork city mental health services in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53359/25]
633. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries that are part of the dermatology department of St James's Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the hours each secretary works, in tabular form. [53360/25]
634. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies by job title within CAMHS in County Wicklow. [53361/25]
635. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies, by job title, within the neurosurgery department of Beaumont Hospital; the length of time each vacancy has arisen; and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [53362/25]
636. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to a mental health service funded by the HSE in the past five years. [53365/25]