534. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she could establish a streamlined pathway for nursing and midwifery applicants trained in Ireland and the North of Ireland, improve transparency and communication obligations to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35900/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,244 | 145 | 14,099 |
| Transport | 11,291 | 153 | 11,138 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,171 | 160 | 9,011 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,942 | 148 | 5,794 |
| Finance | 5,910 | 153 | 5,757 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 4,053 | 152 | 3,901 |
| Climate | 3,933 | 130 | 3,803 |
| Foreign | 3,885 | 190 | 3,695 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,753 | 167 | 3,586 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,686 | 1,513 | 1,173 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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535. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her Department could assess the impact of current delays on national workforce planning and service delivery within the nursing and midwifery sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35901/26]
536. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the pathway available for access to the medication Miglustat for a child diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease (CLN3), where the medication is already approved and reimbursed in Ireland for other rare conditions, including Gaucher Disease and Niemann-Pick Type C; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35902/26]
537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has considered the use of compassionate access, exceptional reimbursement mechanisms, or off-label prescribing supports in cases involving ultra-rare conditions such as Juvenile Batten Disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35903/26]
538. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case for access to Miglustat for children diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease, particularly where there is significant unmet clinical need and no alternative treatment currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35904/26]
539. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the need for increased ambulance services in County Galway; whether her Department currently has proposals to expand or enhance ambulance capacity in the county; and if so, to provide the details of any such proposals, including timelines, resource allocations, and planned service improvements; and if she will make a…
540. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/26]
541. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the matter; if the appointment will be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35910/26]
542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35924/26]
543. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925/26]
544. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a change in the law regarding prescription collection after hours; and whether patients can provide evidence that they have that medicine, a prescription and valid ID. [35926/26]
545. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which they intend to have an MRI scanner operational within Monaghan Hospital. [35934/26]
546. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to make the drug Givinostat available to children who need it, given that parents of a child that suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy has recently made a public plea for the drug to be made available urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/26]
547. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the processing times for cross border/Northern Ireland planned healthcare re-imbursement applications; if she is aware that applications are currently taking six months to approve; if she believes it is acceptable that such patients are awaiting re-imbursement for six months, as the same patients have, in most cases, been awaiting surg…
548. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a cross border reimbursement application for a person (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [35941/26]
549. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35966/26]
550. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure a person (details supplied) receives the medical treatment she urgently requires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35987/26]
551. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a serious complaint concerning the treatment of a child (details supplied) within CAMHS-ID, involving the discontinuation and withholding of clinically appropriate medication without clear justification; whether she will confirm if an investigation has been initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/26]
552. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a formal complaint submitted in November 2025 regarding CAMHS-ID has not received a substantive response to date; the standard response timelines for such complaints; and the steps being taken to address delays in this case. [35989/26]
553. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a request for full medical records from University Hospital Limerick, submitted in October 2025, has not yet been fulfilled; the statutory timeframe for such requests; and when the records will be released. [35990/26]
554. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms in place within CAMHS-ID to ensure clinical decisions, particularly those involving the withdrawal of psychiatric medication in vulnerable children, are evidence-based, documented and subject to review; and if she will outline any recent audits conducted in this area. [35991/26]
555. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place where concerns are raised that a clinician has recorded or shared inaccurate clinical information; whether such cases are automatically referred for independent review; and the patient safety is protected in such circumstances [35992/26]
556. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether there are safeguards to prevent inappropriate sharing or coordination of inaccurate patient information across different HSE departments; and if any investigation has been undertaken into such concerns within CAMHS services. [35993/26]
557. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a clinician is referred to the relevant regulatory body following a complaint; whether any referrals have arisen from CAMHS-ID complaints in the past three years; and if she will provide details [35994/26]
558. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to address systemic failures within CAMHS following previous reviews and reports; and the measures that are in place to ensure that similar failures are identified and addressed promptly in other regions. [35995/26]