Parliamentary questions

309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address waiting times for senior citizens in the A and E Department at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44649/26]

310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the chronic situation that exists at University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department by providing a new 96 bed block in addition to the 39 beds already in train there, and taken into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and …

311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology, haematology build at University Hospital Kerry as patients numbers there requiring chemotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44657/26]

312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry as there are clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing maternity unit, as it is too far from theatre; the progress that has been made in respect of this matter in 2025; if she will provide a sixth operation theatre to …

313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulatory care block to include endoscopy, surgical and medical day units, outpatient department and radiology at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44659/26]

314. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for givinostat for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the timeline for a decision following consideration by the HSE Drugs Group; the steps being taken to ensure timely access for eligible patients once a decision is made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44665/26]

315. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to confirm if she received correspondence from a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44667/26]

316. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will facilitate a meeting with a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44668/26]

317. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if the tail off in services for fully dependent adults once they turn 18 meets the commitments under the carer’s guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44669/26]

318. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if the services that exist for fully dependent adults are adequate when compared to those available for those under 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44670/26]

319. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if the supports that exist for the families of fully dependent adults are adequate when compared to those available for those under 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44671/26]

320. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if the respite care supports that exist for the families of fully dependent adults are adequate when compared to those available for those under 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44672/26]

321. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the approximate annual cost to the State of caring for an adult with high support needs in full residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44673/26]

322. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of an adult with high support needs, fully cared for by their family (details supplied); her views on the adequacy of the supports provided by the State since the person turned 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44674/26]

323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason an application to register the new community nursing unit was submitted, if it was not completely ready to be approved for registration (details supplied); if the new community nursing unit will be open prior to the end of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44692/26]

324. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to list the new buildings constructed and extensions to existing healthcare facilities funded by her Department in the HSE CHO7 area from 2010 to 2025, in tabular form. [44695/26]

325. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that agency nurses in a hospital (details supplied) are not permitted to undertake intravenous infusions, including the administration of intravenous antibiotics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44699/26]

326. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that agency healthcare assistants in a hospital (details supplied) are not permitted to carry out patient observations, including blood pressure and temperature monitoring; if similar restrictions apply to agency staff across all public healthcare settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44700/26]

327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of community neurorehabilitation teams; the number and location of teams; the desired, approved, and actual staffing levels, by grade; the details of areas without teams; the reasons for this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44711/26]

328. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44717/26]

329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure HSE adherence to Labour Court recommendation No. LCR23209 CD/25/646 regarding pay for perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/26]

330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) is considered a section 39; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/26]

331. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44724/26]

332. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the current delay a to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44725/26]

333. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the waiting times for patients to have their first neurology consultation, given 24,000 people are reported to be currently waiting for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44727/26]