Parliamentary questions

3995. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm if the hospital now intends to conduct a review into these incidents; the timeframe within which such a review would be completed; if it will produce finding…

3996. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to set out the specific new management structures and governance arrangements that have been put in place at Connolly Hospital to prevent further breaches of safety practices (details supplied); the best practice guidelines or standards on which these changes were developed; and if sh…

3997. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to provide evidence that these new management structures and governance arrangements are in fact in place at Connolly Hospital (details supplied); the specific date on which they commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58505/26]

3998. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to explain how these new arrangements surpass the previous arrangements in place at the time of the previous incidents (details supplied); to outline how these improvements will in practice prevent further such occurrences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58506/26]

3999. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will outline whether the inpatient bed capacity for adults with eating disorders report was published, the key findings of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58519/26]

4000. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health to provide a geographical breakdown of the 16 eating disorder teams established under the HSE model of care for eating disorders, including the location of each team's base; to indicate the locations of the three regional inpatient eating disorder centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58520/26]

4001. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for each year 2022 to 2025, inclusive; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe, in tabular form. [58541/26]

4002. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for 2026 to date; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe, in tabular form. [58542/26]

4003. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of people referred for urgent colonoscopy by hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58557/26]

4004. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were referred for urgent colonoscopy who received an appointment date within 28 days of referral; between 29-35 days of referral; between 36-40 days of referral; between 41-45 days of referral; between 46-50 days of referral; 51+ days of referral by hospital, in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in t…

4005. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the reasons for which more than 3,400 people were waiting longer than 28 days to access an urgent colonoscopy between January and April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58559/26]

4006. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if endoscopic activity is on track to increase by 6,927 or 6.6% in 2026, compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58560/26]

4007. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the way in which people with lived experience of a cancer diagnosis, their carers, clinical staff, advocacy groups and so on, will be involved in the external evaluation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58561/26]

4008. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work to examine biobanking in Ireland, and the potential for legislation to underpin it, as recommended by the Irish Health Research Forum in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58562/26]

4009. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent chefs, by grade, employed at Beaumont Hospital as of 18 May 2026; and to indicate the number directly employed and the number engaged through agency arrangements. [58564/26]

4010. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for completion of the detailed design stage of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; when the construction tender is expected to commence; whether any risks to the project timeline have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58565/26]

4011. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the redevelopment of the emergency department and the proposed 95-bed ward block at Beaumont Hospital remain prioritised within the HSE Capital Plan; the funding allocated to each project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58566/26]

4012. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether an updated assessment has been carried out of emergency department overcrowding, patient waiting times and bed capacity pressures at Beaumont Hospital since planning permission was granted for the new emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58567/26]

4013. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of funded, filled and vacant speech and language therapist posts assigned to adult community rehabilitation and stroke recovery services in north Dublin, by service area; the current waiting times for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58568/26]

4014. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of reports that stroke survivors in north Dublin are unable to access speech and language therapy services due to staffing shortages or service capacity; whether consideration is being given to transport assistance or cross-area access arrangements where local services are unavailable; and if she will make a statement o…

4015. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people waiting to access each discipline within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five y…

4016. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within adult community mental health teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make …

4017. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access each discipline within psychiatry of later life teams, by discipline, HSE health region and integrated healthcare area; the number waiting less than six months, six-12 months, one to two years, two to three years, three to four years, four to five years and more than five years; and if she will make a sta…

4018. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of community beds and step down beds available in South Lee in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [58573/26]

4019. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of premises serving food that were inspected by the FSA in 2025 and 2026; the number that were deemed unhygienic; and the number of premises serving food in total are potentially subject to inspections, by local authority area. [58574/26]