Parliamentary questions

981. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by the south Tipperary memory clinic that have not yet received an appointment; the average number of referrals received per month in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45677/26]

982. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the approved staffing complement for the south Tipperary memory clinic, by grade and whole-time equivalent, including consultant, nursing, allied health professional, psychology and administrative posts; the number currently filled; the number vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45678/26]

983. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the full-time administrative post which the HSE has advised has been approved for the south Tipperary memory clinic; whether the post has been advertised; whether the post is full-time; the date on which it was advertised or is expected to be advertised; the expected recruitment timeline; and if she will make a statement on th…

984. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing resources that have been sanctioned for the south Tipperary memory clinic since January 2026; the grades involved; the current status of recruitment for each post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45680/26]

985. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific actions identified by the HSE as necessary before the south Tipperary memory clinic can reopen; the status of each action; the expected completion date for each action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/26]

986. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has set a target date for the reopening of the south Tipperary memory clinic; if not, when such a target date will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/26]

987. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether a clinical risk assessment has been conducted regarding the closure of the south Tipperary memory clinic; whether delayed diagnosis of dementia and cognitive impairment has been assessed as a patient safety risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45683/26]

988. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE proposes to reduce the backlog of 450 patients awaiting an initial assessment and 168 patients awaiting follow-up appointments at the south Tipperary memory clinic; whether a recovery plan has been developed; the target dates for clearing the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45684/26]

989. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to changes in current restrictions at maternity hospitals in order to allow partners or a chosen support person to remain overnight with women after childbirth; if she considers blanket restrictions on partners after childbirth appropriate particularly in cases of traumatic births or caesarean sections; and if…

990. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health when an updated National Positive Ageing Strategy will be published; the resources that will be allocated to its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45713/26]

991. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide immediate assistance in securing respite care for a person (details supplied); the steps that can be taken to ensure they receive the necessary care as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45714/26]

992. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to expedite a dental appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45719/26]

993. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a dental appointment in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45720/26]

994. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE have carried out an internal review or investigation into the impact of the three-day waiting period provision within the existing abortion legislation, including input from women who continued their pregnancies after an initial consultation about abortion with a GP; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

995. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the details of the level of National Ambulance Service cover that there has been across the past six months at each ambulance based in Clare and the wider mid-west region (details supplied); if at any times shifts were not covered at certain bases; the way in which she plans to remedy this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4572…

996. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologist and cochlear implant surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital as of 10 June 2026, in tabular form. [45750/26]

997. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve trauma services at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. [45751/26]

998. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of bone marrow samples sent to Germany for specialist testing in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, by referring hospital; the median turnaround time for results to be returned and the annual expenditure on same for those same years, in tabular form. [45776/26]

999. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to review an application for a primary medical cert (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45779/26]

1000. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is a reimbursable medication under the drugs payment scheme; the qualifying criteria a patient must meet in order to be approved for reimbursement of this medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45780/26]

1001. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of mobile and temporary blood donation clinics that have been held each year for the past five years and to the end of May 2026, in tabular form. [45781/26]

1002. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's legislative and policy reform agenda as regards medicinal cannabis. [45783/26]

1003. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver a neurology service for Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45787/26]

1004. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to examine the feasibility of expanding access to the shingles vaccine to over 65s; the timeline for the rollout of such a programme; if a phased rollout has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45807/26]

1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national register, exclusion list, restriction mechanism or equivalent system exists to prevent agency or locum healthcare workers who have been removed from an HSE-funded site due to performance, conduct, safeguarding or patient safety concerns from being placed at another HSE-funded site; and if she will make a statement on the m…