Parliamentary questions

856. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1215 of 28 April 2026, if she will consider establishing a specific emergency medical card system, through a temporary six to 12 month emergency medical card, issued upon entry to a refuge for women and children who are forced to enter domestic violence refuges. [44996/26]

857. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) [45010/26]

858. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken within her Department or the HSE to evaluate the consistency of the Small Hospitals Framework 2013 with current clinical guidance, including national clinical programmes and Sláintecare-aligned models of care; if a review of the framework is planned and the reasons for that decision; and if she will make a state…

859. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the starting date for construction of a replacement mental health facility on the grounds of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton; the projected completion date of this project; the projected commencement of services on site; and if these timeframes are based on a clear funding commitment from the HSE. [45045/26]

860. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for the south-east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/26]

861. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health total funding allocated specifically for respite services in each of the years 2016 to 2026; the number of operational respite beds available in each of those years; the total number of individuals supported with overnight respite and the number supported with day-care respite, respectively, in each of those years; and if she will make a stateme…

862. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the current waitlist for respite services; the number of individuals identified as having a 'required' but 'unmet' need for respite care; and the projected timeline for clearing this backlog, by HSE health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45069/26]

863. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45074/26]

864. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on consideration of the HSE corporate pharmaceutical unit of reimbursement of givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45076/26]

865. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when an application will be processed and payment made to a person (details supplied) through the cross-Border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45078/26]

866. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if HIQA provide a 'provisional registration' of a new health building before obtaining full registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45079/26]

867. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the supports available for the collection of used incontinence pads for elderly vulnerable people with medical conditions for whom an ordinary refuse collection is not sufficient to meet their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45081/26]

868. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason consideration of reimbursement for skyclarys was not included in the agenda for the 10 June 2026 meeting of the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45086/26]

869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of claims rejected by the PCRS for respiratory medications, including salbutamol, ipratropium, steroid inhalers and nebuliser products, in each year from 2020 to date; the financial value associated with those rejected claims; the number subsequently resubmitted and paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/26]

870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department, or the HSE, intends to develop a comparative performance framework or dashboard to monitor differences between the six health regions in respect of expenditure, workforce allocation, waiting times, service delivery outcomes and operational decision-making; and if not, how she is assured that significant regional variatio…

871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether private home support providers operating under the home support authorisation scheme are subject to announced or unannounced compliance inspections; the number of compliance inspections, audits, reviews or investigations conducted in each year since the scheme commenced; the number of providers found to be non-compliant; the sanctions a…

872. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 19 May 2026, if there are any plans to develop a whole-of-Government national strategy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards; if any work has been carried out to date to implement Action 1 of the 2022 HSE Position Paper on FASD prevention; a…

873. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received confirmation that consultants on the public-only consultant contract are covered by the State's clinical indemnity scheme for private work carried out in public hospitals, in breach of their contracts; to confirm if the scheme applies to entire hospitals rather than individual consultants; and if she will make a statement o…

874. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Parkinson's, brain health and neurodegenerative conditions will be specifically included in Ireland's health briefs and agenda for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45116/26]

875. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultants in each maternity hospital and unit broken down by those who switched to the public-only consultant contract (POCC) since its introduction, those who remained on a non-POCC, and those who entered the HSE since 2023 under the POCC, by site and speciality, in tabular form. [45117/26]

876. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 7 May 2026, the way in which the external expert panel will assess the pathway by which children came to be considered for surgery if certain matters are not reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45118/26]

877. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure Skyclarys is covered by the HSE as it is the only drug approved to treat Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45121/26]

878. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to extend an emergency medical card to a patient who is terminally ill (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45124/26]

879. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to increase the number of dental hygienists in Ireland and to allow them to make a greater contribution to oral healthcare in Ireland. [45147/26]

880. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all consultants on public only consultant contracts are only carrying out public work; if any hospital apart from the Rotunda Hospital has advised her that this was not the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45148/26]