986. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed transfers of care at Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital as of the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by reason for delay including home support, nursing home or Fair Deal, rehabilitation and other, by hospital, in tabular form; and if sh…
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697. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of DTOCs within acute hospitals, from 1 January 2026 to 1 October 2026, that fall into the categories of requiring a neuro-rehab placement, a dementia placement, step down care, homecare package, nursing home place, or other. [70594/26]
515. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from County Mayo transferred from Mayo University Hospital to other hospitals due to bed capacity constraints in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; the hospitals to which patients were transferred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66335/26]
549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) to remain in Dingle Community Hospital, where the person has been a resident since March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66493/26]
828. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care and bed days lost from St. James's Hospital, Dublin in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47638/26]
480. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be moved to NFMHS in Portrane as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46525/26]
481. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if a hospital transfer will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46526/26]
197. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the transfer of an elderly patient (details supplied) from Dingle Community Hospital to a more accessible location for the persons family such as Kenmare or Killarney, in order to ensure that their families can provide necessary support during recovery. [46075/26]
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal has been waiting for three weeks for transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, for urgent life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44887/26]
653. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns raised regarding the absence of overnight anaesthetic cover at Mallow General Hospital; whether this lack of cover is impacting the ability to safely accept transfers from Cork University Hospital; and if she will outline any plans to address this staffing deficit. [41221/26]
654. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in the past 12 months where patients deemed clinically suitable for transfer from Cork University Hospital to Mallow General Hospital were not accepted; the reasons recorded for those refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41222/26]
658. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of the 24 newly announced inpatient beds at Mallow General Hospital that are considered fully operational for the purposes of accepting transfers from Cork University Hospital on a 24-hour basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41226/26]
1389. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed discharges recorded in Cork hospitals in the most recent available reporting period and the proportion of those delayed discharges attributed to a lack of home support or community care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39668/26]
1227. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if the bed capacity at Tallaght University Hospital has been impacted by the delay in the new National Children's Hospital being built; the annual cost to the hospital on these beds that have not yet been handed over from the paediatric side to the adult side; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37703/26]
1027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34046/26]
564. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to St. Vincents Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33880/26]
844. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the safeguarding protections in place to prevent persons being discharged from hospital to unsuitable home condition [31938/26]
291. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care and bed days lost from St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny in each full year 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31329/26]
1145. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of DTOCs within acute hospitals, from 1 January 2026 to date, that fall into the categories of requiring a neuro-rehab placement, a dementia placement, step down care, homecare package, nursing home place, or other. [29961/26]
1146. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the longest wait time for transfer of care for each level 3 and level 4 hospital in 2025. [29962/26]
1147. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the average days' wait for delayed transfer of care across each level 3 and level 4 hospital. [29963/26]
116. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the specific actions she has taken to radically reduce the record high levels of delayed transfers of care out of acute hospital settings, as seen in March and April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28377/26]
3074. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been transferred from University Hospital Limerick since the opening of a private hospital (details supplied) in Limerick; the number that were transferred to any other facility in the mid-west region since that time, by facility; the length of stay; the number that were from County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the m…
3419. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care as a percentage of total transfers of care, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital, in tabular form. [27330/26]
1016. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals due to capacity constraints in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [22346/26]