240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions for hip fractures in persons aged 50 and over in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by gender; the estimated annual cost to the health service of treating osteoporotic fractures, including rehabilitation and long term care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74794/26]
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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]
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]
780. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current age profile of persons admitted to transitional care service at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda. [48976/26]
781. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current criteria for admission to the nurse led transitional care service at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda. [48977/26]
771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a newborn baby (details supplied) has remained in Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street since 28 May 2026 without a clear diagnosis or definitive treatment plan; the steps being taken to establish the cause of the child's condition; the reason there appears to be delays and inconsistencies in treatment decisions, including the consideration of sur…
1738. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all of the bed days lost due to delayed discharges in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by county, in tabular form. [41425/26]
657. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the patient cohort that the 24 newly opened inpatient beds at Mallow General Hospital is intended to accommodate; whether these beds are intended for step-down transfers from Model 4 hospitals, direct admissions, elective activity, rehabilitation, or other purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41225/26]
244. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child will receive a bed in a Dublin hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37968/26]
1211. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that delayed discharges caused over 145,000 lost bed days in 2025; the specific measures that are being put in place to reduce this figure; whether targets have been set for reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37652/26]
1165. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted to hospital who experienced a delay in being discharged home or into care elsewhere in 2026 to the end of March; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34884/26]
440. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if hospitals are fined if a patient does not have a bed within 24 hours of being bed booked; if so, the number of fines that have been paid; the value the fines amount to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31558/26]
365. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22728/26]
1007. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for admission from the emergency department at Portiuncula University Hospital, in tabular form. [22337/26]
1008. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at Portiuncula University Hospital on a daily average basis in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular format [22338/26]
1971. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric social admissions by hospital, by year, from 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19773/26]
2168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of model 2 hospital medical admissions via AMAU activity in 2025, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/26]
263. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the opportunity cost of delayed transfers of care and of a bed day lost, that is the additional cost of a person remaining in hospital when they could be cared for in a lower cost environment in the community or at home; if her Department or the Health Service has analysed the cost of inefficiencies caused by delayed transfers of care and bed days lost; and if…
302. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of people admitted in 2024 to the Intensive Care and Rehabilitation Unit in the Portrane facility; the number of persons discharged in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13308/26]
968. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations in each public hospital during 2025; and the proportion resulting in admission discharge or transfer, in tabular form. [5700/26]
1094. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current theatre allocation available to a person (details supplied) across CHI Crumlin, Cappagh, and Temple Street; if any additional theatre time or clinical resources have been provided to address the expanded caseload following the transfer of additional patient lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6310/26]
934. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of discharge data downloads (details supplied) from January 2024 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3707/26]
940. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to Tallaght University Hospital for 90 or more consecutive days in 2025, in tabular form. [3739/26]
2426. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to confirm that a new practice is in place in public hospitals with respect to admissions (details supplied); if a memo or directive has been issued to public hospitals instructing them to begin admitting patients in this manner; if so, the date at which this was issued; to provide a copy of said memo or directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, the waiting-time distribution, and the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at University Hospital Waterford, for year-to-date 2022–2025, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [73705/25]