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Pádraig Rice Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €180 million in dedicated additional funding invested in women's health since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53655/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards; when this issue is expected to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53665/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
911. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health given the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards, if she can provide details on the number of cards now awaiting printing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53666/26]
John Clendennen Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
912. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has modelled the potential impact and Exchequer savings that could arise if professionally managed home sharing enabled a proportion of older people to safely delay entry into long-term residential care or reduce reliance on State-funded home support services and the nursing home support scheme - fair deal; whether she will commission an…
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 767 of 30 June 2026, the amount spent on outsourcing arrangements in University Hospital Galway to address the laboratory sample backlog in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if these costs can be broken down by the spend on addressing the public samples backlog and private samples backlog under their service level agreements wi…
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
914. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE scrub nurse posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if the same figures will be provided as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [53737/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
915. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health whether any business cases have been submitted seeking additional cardiology staffing resources for Beaumont Hospital since 2023; if so, the details of such submissions; and the outcome of each, in tabular form. [53738/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
916. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to incident data collected by Cork SATU, the number of incidents that took place in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare per year since its establishment in 2001, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53739/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
917. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to incident data collected by Galway SATU, the number of incidents that took place in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, per year since its establishment in 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53740/26]
David Cullinane Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected on private practice in public hospitals; the level of private activity occurring in public hospitals; her plan for removing this in its entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52167/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
86. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her views on whether child and adolescent mental health services in intellectual disability, CAMHS-ID, services remain significantly underdeveloped nationally; the current number of approved CAMHS-ID posts, broken down by discipline and team; the number of new CAMHS-ID posts approved in 2026; the shortfall between current approved posts and the staffing levels reco…
David Cullinane Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
87. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plan for tackling primary and community care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52168/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
88. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to commit to setting out a written detailed response and implementation plan to each of the 161 recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use policy reform. [52314/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
89. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have presented to accident and emergency departments with injuries arising from incidents involving e-scooters, whether as riders or pedestrians; and whether these incidents occurred on public roads, footpaths, or other locations, where such data is available. [52614/26]
Seán Kyne Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
90. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progression of the master plan for the redevelopment of University Hospital Galway; the timelines for the first phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52389/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
91. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if children who are private patients have been prioritised over public patients for surgery in our public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52178/26]
Paula Butterly Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
92. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting elective surgery at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, broken down by specialty and waiting time bands; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52249/26]
David Cullinane Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
93. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase clinical training capacity across health professions in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52161/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
94. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to address the dearth of nursing home beds and increase the number of step-down facilities in response to the crisis in delayed transfers of care in our acute hospital system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52270/26]
Shay Brennan Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
95. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plan to increase capacity by between 4,000 and 4,500 new and refurbished inpatient hospital beds across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48058/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
96. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address delays in processing reimbursement applications submitted under the cross-border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52045/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
97. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48211/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
98. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether reimbursement under the Cross-Border Directive will include interest costs incurred on bank loans or credit facilities used by patients to fund upfront medical treatment abroad, particularly in circumstances where reimbursement delays significantly exceed indicative processing timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52044/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
99. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason the national lipoedema working group is proposing to exclude surgical intervention from its guidelines on the management of lipoedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52269/26]
Maeve O'Connell Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
108. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the work her Department has undertaken to improve access to care for people living with lipoedema. [47296/26]