Questions

87. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on recent changes to the DOMINO scheme in Cork University Maternity Hospital; if she has engaged with the south-west region and local management regarding the changes to this midwife-led service; and the way in which the decision to materially alter the scheme's model is consistent with the aims of the national maternity strategy. [73318/26]

850. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any further patients of Children's Health Ireland have undergone spinal surgeries abroad through outsourcing arrangements (details supplied); and to provide a total by year and country. [72264/26]

567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Irish National ICU Audit Annual Report for 2025; and the timeline for publication. [69907/26]

184. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the restrictions on child visitations in place in Irish maternity hospitals; the existence of protocols in place to accommodate circumstances where a patient’s child must be in attendance due to exceptional circumstances, particularly in the case of emergency referrals. [69192/26]

3994. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), if any patient safety risk assessment was carried out prior to the voiding of the National Incident Monitoring System (NIMS) report filed in relation to an incident; if no such risk assess…

3995. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm if the hospital now intends to conduct a review into these incidents; the timeframe within which such a review would be completed; if it will produce findings and recommendation…

3996. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to set out the specific new management structures and governance arrangements that have been put in place at Connolly Hospital to prevent further breaches of safety practices (details supplied); the best practice guidelines or standards on which these changes were developed; and if she will make a statem…

3997. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to provide evidence that these new management structures and governance arrangements are in fact in place at Connolly Hospital (details supplied); the specific date on which they commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58505/26]

3998. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to explain how these new arrangements surpass the previous arrangements in place at the time of the previous incidents (details supplied); to outline how these improvements will in practice prevent further such occurrences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58506/26]

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…

244. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if families will be entitled to know if their child's case will be included in any future statutory public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; if orthopaedic cases outside the scoliosis and spina bifida cohorts will be considered; if, should concerns emerge from the MDT or external expert panel reviews set up following the independent audit on hip surgery thr…

455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork University Maternity Hospital does not have a dedicated haematologist providing care for pregnant women (details supplied); if there are plans to provide a dedicated post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50444/26]

462. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for private eye clinics in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); if these are being run exclusively by consultants on non-public only contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50458/26]

254. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1086 of 24 February 2026, if the total spend in 2025, by each public hospital on private ambulances and taxis respectively is now available, in tabular form (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44426/26]

2251. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if other maternity hospitals and units have been found to be allowing on-site private practice by public-only consultant contract (POCC) holders; if she has sought confirmation from each; if other facilities have been found to be in breach of the POCC; if so, to identify them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43396/26]

2345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a paediatric spinal surgery or scoliosis registry previously operated within CHI or the HSE; if it was subsequently removed from use; the reasons for discontinuing the registry despite public funding having been allocated to its development and operation; the governance, implant surveillance and long-term outcome monitoring arrangements that replaced it; if t…

861. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 10 April 2026, if the allocation of four new allergy service beds will facilitate an increase in the number of food challenges that can be performed; if this new dedicated bed provision will mean that consultants will have sufficient inpatient medical support to supervise oral immunotherapy procedures safely and, where…

469. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the wider look back of an individual consultant announced last month following phase one of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals (details supplied); if this has begun; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21201/26]

470. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the 62 patients recommended for further clinical follow-up following phase one of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals; if all 62 have had their follow-up appointments; if not, the timeline for completing all follow-ups; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

471. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for completion of phase two of the independent external review of the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service at CHI and Dublin hospitals (details supplied); if this work will be concluded by the end of 2026; if she will publish phase one when the full report is complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21203/26]

491. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the budget for each hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [21227/26]

1852. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the running cost of the Mount Carmel surgical hub in 2025; the allocation for this hub in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19304/26]

1853. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual running cost of each surgical hub once open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19305/26]

1854. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total capital allocation for each surgical hub since the programme was initiated, by hub. [19306/26]

1086. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total spend by each public hospital on private ambulances and taxis respectively, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [15084/26]