2254. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting the use of a holter monitor and cardiac event monitor and the average wait time to access such monitors in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45329/25]
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2255. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to ensure continued access to child adolescent counsellor hours for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45348/25]
2256. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will examine matters raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45349/25]
2257. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in advanced nurse practitioner applications with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (details supplied) in view of the shortage of advanced practitioners in remote areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45350/25]
2258. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45355/25]
2259. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding delays in the provision of an autism assessment for a child; if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45362/25]
2260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children hospitalised for eating disorders in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [45376/25]
2261. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason for the recent decision to expand the number of maternity cases to be transferred away from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals; the person in the HSE or Department who made this decision; how this decision was made; whether she had any involvement, input or knowledge of the process of making this decision; and if she will make a statem…
2262. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health in light of the recent decision to expand the number of maternity cases to be transferred away from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals, whether she will commit to the re-establishment of maternity services for such cases at Portiuncula University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45387/25]
2263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the average response times for ambulances in Ireland, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45398/25]
2264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the strategies in place to reduce response times for ambulances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45399/25]
2265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the targeted surge measures that are funded for Cork University Hospital and the south/southwest region for September–December for example, additional step-down capacity, short-stay surgical hubs and weekend diagnostics (details supplied); and the weekly KPIs admissions, LOS and 12-hour breaches that will be published for CUH from September. [45422/25]
2266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current total projected out-turn cost of the National Children’s Hospital, including the €1.88 billion envelope for construction and equipment, the €362 million allocation for ICT and commissioning and any additional notified claims or liabilities; and if the €853 million in additional contractor claims has been accepted, contested, or set aside in Department…
2267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of contractor claims relating to the National Children’s Hospital, including the €107 million paid to BAM in July 2024 under bond; the total number and value of claims submitted; proportion accepted, rejected or in legal dispute; and the Department’s current exposure to further litigation or arbitration. [45425/25]
2268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current target date for substantial completion of the National Children’s Hospital given the revised programme to 30 September 2025; and the earliest realistic date for patient services to commence given the nine-month commissioning period indicated by Children’s Health Ireland. [45426/25]
2269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland has been granted early access to the National Children’s Hospital to begin equipment installation and systems testing; if not, the specific obstacles preventing such access; and the timeline for resolution to avoid further delay. [45427/25]
2270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s assessment of the risks associated with transferring patients to the new National Children’s Hospital during winter months, as advised against by Children’s Health Ireland; and the contingency measures to mitigate clinical and operational risks if the commissioning period overlaps with the November to March window. [45428/25]
2271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the publication schedule for monthly progress reports on the National Children’s Hospital; the number and value of variation orders; the number of rooms accepted to substantial completion standard; the updated risk register; and the independent assurance reports furnished to her Department and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. [45429/25]
2272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the costs incurred in the naming and branding of the National Children’s Hospital, including the reported €4,500 spent on the June 2025 naming process; and if further public funds are expected to be allocated to marketing, naming, or rebranding before the hospital opens. [45430/25]
2273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the department of vascular surgery WUH has been arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [45433/25]
2274. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application for an emergency medical card submitted by the medical team caring for a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered urgently; and if not, if a temporary card will be issued immediately while their family gathers the paperwork for a full application. [45436/25]
2275. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the home care hours promised by the home support office, HSE Kilkenny, relative to the care of a person (details supplied) are delivered in full including weekend cover; and if the matter will be expedited. [45437/25]
2276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current number of children on waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida surgery; the length of time each child has been waiting; and the number of surgeries cancelled or rescheduled in the past three years, disaggregated by reason for cancellation. [45441/25]
2277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the 2017 Government commitment that no child would wait longer than four months for scoliosis surgery has not been delivered; and the new binding guarantees that will now be made to ensure no child experiences such delays in the future. [45442/25]
2278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the parents of a child (details supplied) were at any stage informed of their child’s removal from the urgent waiting list; the clinical and administrative basis for this decision; and the measures being introduced to ensure that parents are fully informed and consulted before any such removal in the future. [45443/25]