492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has evaluated the overall effectiveness of the NIRP since it became operational in 2018; and if so, to publish or summarise the outcomes. [33542/26]
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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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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 28,099 | 145 | 27,954 |
| Education | 14,289 | 145 | 14,144 |
| Transport | 11,442 | 153 | 11,289 |
| Justice | 10,062 | 135 | 9,927 |
| Housing | 9,227 | 160 | 9,067 |
| Children | 8,729 | 142 | 8,587 |
| Social | 6,094 | 148 | 5,946 |
| Finance | 5,938 | 153 | 5,785 |
| Agriculture | 4,932 | 136 | 4,796 |
| Enterprise | 4,082 | 152 | 3,930 |
| Climate | 3,950 | 130 | 3,820 |
| Foreign | 3,893 | 190 | 3,703 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,760 | 167 | 3,593 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,460 | 140 | 3,320 |
| Taoiseach | 2,687 | 1,513 | 1,174 |
| Defence | 2,604 | 179 | 2,425 |
| Culture | 2,499 | 147 | 2,352 |
| Rural | 2,375 | 140 | 2,235 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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493. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1964 of 18 March 2026, relating to omaveloxolone skyclarys®, whether any interim arrangements are available or under consideration whereby, in circumstances where a family is willing to travel abroad, a patient could be facilitated in accessing this treatment while the drug remains under assessment by the HSE; whether the Na…
494. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the dispatch-time KPIs relating to allocation within 60 seconds (PURPLE) and 180 seconds (RED) are subject to any mandatory compliance thresholds, enforcement mechanisms, or escalation protocols where breached; and if so, to provide details. [33563/26]
495. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what operational or clinical actions are triggered when a 999 call exceeds the defined allocation time thresholds, and whether such breaches are recorded, reviewed, or reported. [33564/26]
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any documented decision-making framework governing prioritisation where no ambulance resource is immediately available [33565/26]
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether delays in ambulance allocation beyond defined KPI thresholds are recorded as risks within the HSE Enterprise Risk Register or National Ambulance Service risk frameworks. [33566/26]
498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, internal review, or external evaluation has examined compliance with ambulance allocation time targets since 2020. [33567/26]
499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of emergency calls in 2024 and 2025 that exceeded the defined allocation time thresholds of 60 seconds (PURPLE) and 180 seconds (RED). [33568/26]
500. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedic vacancies that currently exist within the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33588/26]
501. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the reason candidates on panel NRS14276 have not yet been assigned posts with the National Ambulance Service; when those candidates can expect to be placed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33589/26]
502. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health whether delays in placing qualified paramedics are affecting ambulance availability, staffing levels, and response capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33590/26]
503. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the shingles vaccine being made available for a cohort of immunocompromised individuals; to outline when a decision will be made on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33635/26]
504. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in light of confirmation that no structured national data collection system currently exists in respect of gender-related healthcare services, whether her Department has conducted any formal risk assessment regarding the operation of such services in the absence of comprehensive national data; and if so, to provide details of that assessment, including date, scope…
505. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of a national dataset capturing referral numbers, treatments, outcomes and associated costs for minors accessing gender-related healthcare represents a governance gap; and if so, the steps being taken at Departmental level to address this. [33657/26]
506. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the current governance and accountability framework at departmental level for oversight of gender-related healthcare services for minors, including the identification of the office or official with ultimate responsibility for policy and clinical oversight. [33658/26]
507. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any interim policy direction, guidance, or governance framework to the HSE in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors pending completion of the proposed national model of care; and if so, to provide details. [33659/26]
508. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought or received any assurance from the HSE that adequate clinical governance, audit, and safeguarding mechanisms are currently in place for gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if so, to outline the basis of such assurances. [33660/26]
509. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any performance indicators, outcome measures, or clinical quality metrics are currently required or monitored at national level in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if not, the reason for same. [33661/26]
510. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken any evaluation of the financial governance arrangements associated with gender-related healthcare services for minors, including expenditure tracking, cost controls, or value-for-money assessment; and if so, to provide details. [33662/26]
511. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate that gender-related healthcare services for minors are currently operating in the absence of a completed national model of care, national audit structures, and comprehensive data collection systems; and if so, the basis for that position. [33663/26]
512. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the timeline and specific milestones for the introduction of a national data collection system, audit and monitoring mechanisms, and a formal governance framework for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [33664/26]
513. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any interim safeguards or escalation mechanisms are currently in place where concerns arise in relation to clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, or safeguarding in gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if so, to provide details. [33665/26]
514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the modular building being erected outside LUH ED for boarding patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital will be used permanently instead of the construction of a purpose built injuries unit for LUH; if so, if the necessary resources be given to staff this area if it is to become the injuries unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33666…
515. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Louth in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33668/26]
516. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive has issued any written policy, circular, guidance, or directive since 2018 concerning the reporting, recording, or measurement of activity on a sessional basis in respect of publicly funded health services; if so, to outline the nature, scope, and status of such guidance, including the dates of issuance and th…