Parliamentary questions

1758. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding legislation governing the addition of non-natal parents of children conceived through donor-assisted human reproduction; and where the process was carried out in jurisdictions other than Ireland, to the birth certificate of the child. [41491/26]

1759. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41498/26]

1760. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if there is an occupational therapist in place in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41499/26]

1761. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to strengthen the recruitment of psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41513/26]

1762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the areas of acute shortage in recruitment currently in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/26]

1763. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position regarding the use of the high index allowance under the HSE's standard letter of approval (LOA/2) voucher for children's optical services; whether this allowance may be used universally towards myopia control lenses, or only in cases where a child meets a defined prescription threshold; and if she will make …

1764. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE's current child vision screening and follow-up pathways account for the onset of myopia in children typically occurring between the ages of 8 and 16 given that children are discharged from public eye care services at age 8 if no issues are identified at that point; whether she has considered extending screening or f…

1765. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will encourage the HSE to appoint a sleep aponia dedicated team in St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny as they have been under-resourced for being a model 3 hospital when it comes to dealing with patients who suffer from sleeping disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41523/26]

1766. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if a lung cancer co-ordinator will be appointed in St. Lukes Hospital Kilkenny similar to the situation in St. Vincents Hospital in Dublin, in reference to Carlow being a blackspot for cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41524/26]

1767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract procedures carried out each week to date in 2026 at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [41526/26]

1768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons posts filled at Cork University Hospital as of 25 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [41527/26]

1769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of parking spaces strictly reserved for staff vehicles only at Mercy University Hospital. [41528/26]

1770. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrar in urology services at Cork University Hospital as of 25 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [41529/26]

1771. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each long-Covid clinic in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [41530/26]

1772. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of marriages registered with the Cork civil registration offices in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [41531/26]

1773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians posts, by grade that have been filled at Ballincollig primary care centre as of 22 May 2026, in tabular form. [41532/26]

1774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title and current funding required to fully staff an additional psychiatry later life team. [41533/26]

1775. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for primary care psychology services for children and adults in Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41536/26]

1776. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial appointment for occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number waiting longer than 6, 12 and 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41537/26]

1777. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in primary care services in Longford and Westmeath, including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists; the measures being taken to recruit staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41538/26]

1778. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to primary care services in Longford and Westmeath in each of the past five years; the additional resources provided in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41540/26]

1779. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an autism assessment through primary care services in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time involved; the longest waiting time to date; and the actions being taken to improve access to assessments. [41541/26]

1780. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of primary care centre developments in Longford and Westmeath, including any planned expansions or new facilities; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41542/26]

1781. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting physiotherapy services in Longford and Westmeath primary care settings; the longest waiting time recorded; and the plans in place to reduce waiting times. [41543/26]

1782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the HSE to improve access to GP services and community-based primary care supports in rural areas of Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41544/26]