Parliamentary questions

798. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the 14 transitional care beds at the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that the HSE plans to take out of operation will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47492/26]

799. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the average number of transitional care beds in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that were occupied in each week of 2025; the number of transitional care beds occupied each week in the same facility to date in 2026 up to week beginning 15 June 2026; the number of transitional care beds in use in the public/HSE system in County Louth up to week begin…

800. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda that are yet to open and become operational due to insufficient staff numbers as of 15 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47494/26]

801. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the dental treatments that are available free of charge to medical card holders at the Dublin Dental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47504/26]

802. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the reimbursement process for skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia; the meetings that have taken place to date regarding the application; when a final decision is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47506/26]

803. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1424 of 26 May 2026 and 1735 of 9 June 2026, as the question relates to medical card coverage, which comes under the Department of Health, and not the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, if she will consider seeking the extension of the medical card scheme to cover autism assessments for ad…

804. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the policy rationale for the continued exclusion of sarcoidosis from the HSE long-term illness scheme; if she will acknowledge that Ireland has one of the highest global prevalence rates of sarcoidosis, yet patients face an annual out-of-pocket cost of up to €960 under the drugs payment scheme for essential medications; and if her Departmen…

805. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations; if she will commit to the inclusion of the drug on the agenda of the next HSE drugs group meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47509/26]

806. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral from HSE environmental health regarding wind turbine noise impacts in Stonestown, County Offaly was not assessed by HSE public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47521/26]

807. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of the national diabetes st…

808. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeons posts filled at Ballyfermot Primary Care and Mental Health Centre as of 12 June 2026 in tabular form. [47555/26]

809. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric occupational therapists by grade posts filled at Lucan Health Centre as of 12 June 2026 in tabular form. [47556/26]

810. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title currently working within ophthalmology services at Grangegorman primary care centre as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47576/26]

811. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologists based at the Mater Hospital as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47577/26]

812. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Summerhill primary care centre as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47578/26]

813. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify the manner in which consultants on public-only consultant contracts, POCC, and those on the non-POCC are rostered in Cork University Maternity Hospital during the weekends; if separate rosters are in place (details supplied); if HSE south west has investigated if public-only consultants are delivering the babies of private patients …

814. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure that Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore complies with the 2016 national model of care for neurology services, which stipulates that all model 3 hospitals should have a dedicated neurology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47588/26]

815. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore currently operates with only 0.2 of a neurology consultant contract, provided on a visiting basis from St James's Hospital; her plans to transition this to a full-time, dedicated, and sustainable neurology service within the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

816. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health her views on the findings of the April 2026 Neurological Alliance of Ireland report, Towards an Equitable Integrated Neurology Service for Ireland, regarding regional variation in access to specialist expertise; if she will commit to the necessary investment in budget 2027 to establish a full neurology service in Tullamore to serve patients…

817. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from the midlands region, by county (Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford) who were required to travel to St James’s Hospital Dublin for neurology appointments in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 due to the lack of a full service in Tullamore; the impact this travel burden has on patient outcomes, in tabular form; and …

818. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the specific recruitment plans in place for 2026 and 2027 to provide a multidisciplinary neurology team at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore, including consultant neurologists, specialist nurses, and health and social care professionals, as recommended by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

819. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the expected official opening date for the Birr primary care centre, County Offaly; if construction has reached the handover stage to the Health Service Executive and local GP practices as scheduled for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47593/26]

820. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the establishment and full operation of public dental services at the Birr primary care centre; the number of dental treatment rooms allocated in the new facility; the number of dental posts that will operate from that location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47594/26]

821. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the commencement of physiotherapy and occupational therapy services at the Birr primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47595/26]

822. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health to provide a comprehensive list of all health services intended to be operational at the Birr primary care centre by the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47596/26]