169. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1218 of 12 May 2026, to provide an update on the final evaluation report into the 18-month pilot phase of the supervised injecting facility in Dublin; and if it will be completed and published by year end. [69072/26]
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294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the HSE's policy on the integration of qualified engineering expertise into capital project planning at acute hospitals; the way in which compliance with that policy is monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48151/26]
296. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a national governance framework for the management of capital projects at acute hospitals, including defined roles and responsibilities for the acceptance and sign-off of infrastructure against national standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48153/26]
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the minimum standards that apply to out-of-hours engineering cover at Level 3 and Level 4 acute hospitals; if she will confirm that those standards are being met across the HSE's hospital network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48154/26]
300. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a review has been conducted at Connolly Hospital following the fire safety breaches, emergency department power failure, and delays to capital infrastructure (details supplied); if any remediation has been put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48157/26]
766. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 737 of 21 April 2026, if the new community nursing unit at St Finbarr's, Cork has been handed over to the HSE; if not, if the unit will be handed over before the end of Q2 2026 as previously indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47380/26]
1219. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts to resolve the access road issue identified at St. Stephen’s Hospital, the proposed site of the elective hospital for Cork; if an agreeable route for a new access road has been identified and agreed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35195/26]
870. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the HSE Capital Plan 2026, if she will provide a full list of all projects with their capital funding allocation for 2026, by region and county. [21587/26]
494. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further information with respect to the acquisition of a site in Raheen, Limerick to progress Option B from the Health Information and Quality Authority’s review of the design and delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in HSE Mid West (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21230/26]
326. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is required for beds to be delivered in Cork University Hospital in 2026 (details supplied); if so, the status of said planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4808/26]
180. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1080 of 18 November 2025, the status of the HSE’s engagements with Cork City Council with respect to the road access issue identified at the St. Stephen’s Hospital site; the proposed location for the elective hospital in Cork (details supplied); if a solution has been found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27…
2512. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for delivery of each of the surgical hubs in Dublin north, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, which, according to the HSE National Service Plan 2026, are to be delivered in 2026; the current status of each hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2310/26]
1072. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on correspondence (details supplied); the timeline for providing clarity on her plans in respect of option C from HIQA’s review urgent and emergency care in the Mid West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70222/25]
1080. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to an issue with the location of the proposed elective hospital for Cork, identified by an official at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee (details supplied); the steps she is taking to resolve this matter; if the issue identified with the site cannot be resolved, to detail her contingency plans; and if she …
443. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital for Cork; if she expects planning permission to be sought in 2026; and if she will give a commitment that, subject to planning approval, construction will begin in 2027 and the hospital will become operational in 2030, as set out in the Sláintecare 2025+ plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52754/25]
363. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a 20-bed inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit for the HSE south west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36831/25]
396. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) with respect of their plans for Temple Street Hospital following the opening of the new National Children’s Hospital; the services the MMUH intends to provide at Temple Street; if any private healthcare services will be provided on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [280…
1867. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide funding for the development of a major trauma recovery centre in Cork (details supplied); the work her Department has carried out in respect of this proposal; the engagements she or her Department’s officials have had with the organisation regarding this project; and if she will make a …