187. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances; the average time to admission; the waiting-time distribution; the number and percentage of patients waiting more than 12 hours; more than 24 hours; the number and percentage leaving without being seen or before completion of treatment, for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, nationally and by hosp…
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193. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing arrangements for children's spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the participating hospitals, including international hospitals; the number of children referred, assessed, treated and awaiting treatment through each arrangement for the period 1 January to 31 August 2026 and the equivalent period in 2025; and the expenditure inc…
595. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent of use of virtual ward technology across each public hospital, requested from each hospital, including the amount of units available, the average amount deployed at any time, and the equivalent to traditional capacity, for 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [66738/26]
596. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, year to date 2026, statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [54728/26]
598. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals, and the number of days full capacity protocols that were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54730/26]
602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing for children’s spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the details of participating hospitals, including international hospitals; and the number of children treated or seen at clinics at each hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54734/26]
740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has received or would support proposals to retrofit the National Rehabilitation Hospital's paediatric rooms with proper overnight beds for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52835/26]
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]
537. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on third party insourcing by the HSE in 2023, 2024 and 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [29388/26]
538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet her end-of-June target for ending third party insourcing in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29389/26]
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering 24/7 emergency cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford. [28500/26]
3418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [27329/26]
3420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals; and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27331/26]
3424. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated cancellations of children’s spinal surgeries and paediatric orthopaedic procedures in Children’s Health Ireland in quarter 1 2025 and 2026. [27335/26]
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/26]
639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds delivered at UHW over the past ten years, broken down by year and location of beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16120/26]
640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds to be delivered at UHW over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16121/26]
261. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of hospital outpatient consultations which are conducted in person and remotely, by hospital and by specialty; the extent of telemedicine across each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15398/26]
1112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital initiated cancellations in January 2026, in tabular form. [15188/26]
347. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to restore full operational capacity of pathology at University Hospital Waterford (UHW); if she or the HSE or UHW has been engaged by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the inability of UHW to provide post-mortems for coroner inquests. [10726/26]
1136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of approved, funded, filled, and vacant posts at University Hospital Waterford associated with emergency PPCI as of 8 April 2025; the level of current funding associated with the service; and the approved but unspent capital funding, if any, allocated for the service at that date. [10205/26]
1137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional capital investment allocated to emergency PPCI at University Hospital Waterford since 8 April 2025; and the additional amount allocated since that date to progress 24/7 PPCI. [10206/26]
1138. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional current funding allocated to delivering 24/7 PPCI at University Hospital Waterford since 8 April 2025; the purpose of same; and the timeframe to deliver the necessary amount to open 24/7 PPCI. [10207/26]
1139. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing posts required, sought, sanctioned, funded, and vacant or filled to deliver 24/7 PPCI at University Hospital Waterford since 8 April 2025; the total inclusive of existing posts pre-8 April 2025, in tabular form; and the timeframe to deliver the full complement and open 24/7 PPCI. [10208/26]
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at University Hospital Waterford; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients…