Parliamentary questions

507. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on outsourced or privately contracted orthodontic treatment for patients from South Tipperary in each of the past five years; the number of patients treated under such arrangements annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46619/26]

508. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a specific recovery plan exists for orthodontic services in South Tipperary; the targets, milestones and timelines contained within such a plan; the expected reduction in waiting times arising from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46620/26]

509. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the regional oral health group established to review orthodontic services in the South East; the membership of the group; the terms of reference; the dates on which it has met; the recommendations made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46621/26]

510. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific funding allocated to orthodontic services in South Tipperary in 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively; the additional funding sought by the HSE to address waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46622/26]

511. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparison of orthodontic staffing levels, orthodontic waiting list numbers and maximum waiting times across each HSE region; and to indicate where South Tipperary ranks nationally in respect of waiting times and staffing levels. [46623/26]

512. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children in South Tipperary currently waiting more than two years, four years, five years and six years for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46624/26]

513. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the performance indicators that are used by the HSE to monitor orthodontic services in South Tipperary; the frequency with which these indicators are reviewed; the intervention thresholds that apply where waiting lists continue to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46625/26]

514. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that a service operating with 0.1 WTE consultant orthodontist cover and 0.6 WTE specialist orthodontist cover is adequately resourced to meet demand in South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46626/26]

515. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been removed from orthodontic waiting lists in South Tipperary during the past five years without receiving treatment; the reasons for their removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46627/26]

516. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed the impact of prolonged orthodontic waiting times on children’s oral health, mental wellbeing, educational participation and social development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46628/26]

517. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the maximum waiting time the HSE considers clinically acceptable for orthodontic assessment and treatment; the way current waiting times in South Tipperary compare with that standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46629/26]

518. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic assessments completed and orthodontic treatments commenced and completed in South Tipperary in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46630/26]

519. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether any business case has been submitted seeking additional orthodontic staffing resources for South Tipperary since 2021; if so, the details of such submissions and the outcome of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46631/26]

520. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health in light of the HSE’s acknowledgement that demand for orthodontic treatment exceeds available capacity and that waiting lists are expected to continue growing throughout 2026 and 2027; the immediate actions she intends to take to prevent further deterioration of services in South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46…

521. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1136 of 19 May 2026, the medical criteria under which the HSE may assign a general practitioner to a patient on the basis of urgent medical need; the process by which such medical need is assessed and verified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46636/26]

522. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have used the cross-border directive for Lyme’s disease, or conditions associated with it, because of an absence of appropriate care here in Ireland, for the years 2020 to 2025. [46672/26]

523. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when the commercial proposal request to include skyclarys on the agenda for the June HSE Drugs Group meeting was received by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46675/26]

524. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to list the personnel that form the membership of the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/26]

525. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which the HSE Drugs Group has met to date in 2026; and the outstanding meetings for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/26]

526. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the engagements she has had with those advocating on behalf of people living with Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46678/26]

527. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service in the Mid-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46702/26]

528. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by health store owners (details supplied) regarding the proposed EU maximum amounts for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; if she will outline her position on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46717/26]

529. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if an addendum to HSE HR Circular 008/2026 will be issued to ensure that consultants on the public only consultant contract are not rostered for on-call duties in relation to private patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46726/26]

530. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is investigating weekend consultant rostering arrangements and the gifting of fees to consultants on public only consultant contracts (POCC) for delivering the babies of private patients in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, further to media reports (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this breach of the POCC; and if she …

531. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will investigate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46750/26]