593. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the west and north-west region and by county, IHA, and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; the number of dentists who operate the dental…
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594. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the midwest region and by county, IHA, and local area as appropriate at the end of July 2026 compared to end December 2025 and July 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting time in each area for an appointment; the number of dentists operating on the DTSS scheme in the county and a su…
595. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the south-west region and by county, IHA, and local area as appropriate at the end of July 2026 compared to end December 2025 and July 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting time in each area for an appointment; the number of dentists operating on the DTSS scheme in the county and a…
596. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, year to date 2026, statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [54728/26]
597. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations in quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2026 by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [54729/26]
598. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals, and the number of days full capacity protocols that were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54730/26]
599. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff in HSE facilities, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54731/26]
600. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, nationally and by region, in tabular form. [54732/26]
601. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54733/26]
602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing for children’s spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the details of participating hospitals, including international hospitals; and the number of children treated or seen at clinics at each hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54734/26]
603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support, and those receiving less than their allocated hours, at the end of quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54735/26]
604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54736/26]
605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic tests at the end of quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54737/26]
606. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54745/26]
607. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54746/26]
608. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54747/26]
609. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54748/26]
610. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54749/26]
611. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54750/26]
365. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when she will bring forward comprehensive safeguarding legislation, as recommended in the Law Reform Commission Report ‘A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53926/26]
366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the referrals to speech therapy, physiotherapy, and autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53981/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE test purchase inspections carried out under the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, by county, in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the number of retailers in each county found to have sold nicotine inhaling products to a person under 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53743/26]
368. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of bumetanide, which has been in short supply since early May 2026 with an expected return date of the end of the year; the interim arrangements in place to protect patients with heart failure who depend on this medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53753/26]
369. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will bring forward legislative proposals to permit therapeutic substitution by pharmacists during medicine shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53754/26]
370. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies participating in the common conditions service; the findings to date of the data collection exercise involving the 150 data champion pharmacies which commenced in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53755/26]