Parliamentary questions

900. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to support the mental health reform pre-budget submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53586/26]

901. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the digitalisation of the health service in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53595/26]

902. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the clinical director role, commissioned by the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer in 2025; the timeline for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53602/26]

903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a breach of public pay scales identified at a hospital (details supplied); the steps taken to date to ensure that the hospital complies with public pay policy; if this matter has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53603/26]

904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an issue related to consent for children in need of therapeutic supports (details supplied); if her Department is examining this issue; the plans to address this issue within the current legal framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53606/26]

905. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the establishment of a dedicated redress scheme for survivors of abuse and mistreatment in former State-run and State-funded psychiatric institutions; if she has received any proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53627/26]

906. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to issuing a formal State apology to survivors who experienced abuse, neglect, coercive practices and inhumane treatment while resident in former psychiatric institutions, in recognition of the State's role in their suffering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53628/26]

907. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish an independent statutory inquiry into historical abuse and systemic failings within psychiatric institutions and with meaningful survivor participation in its design and operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53629/26]

908. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has met with, or intends to meet with, survivors of psychiatric institutions to discuss their calls for justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53630/26]

909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €180 million in dedicated additional funding invested in women's health since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53655/26]

910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards; when this issue is expected to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53665/26]

911. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health given the technical issue which is preventing the issuing of new and renewed European health insurance cards, if she can provide details on the number of cards now awaiting printing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53666/26]

912. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has modelled the potential impact and Exchequer savings that could arise if professionally managed home sharing enabled a proportion of older people to safely delay entry into long-term residential care or reduce reliance on State-funded home support services and the nursing home support scheme - fair deal; whether sh…

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…

914. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE scrub nurse posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if the same figures will be provided as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [53737/26]

915. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health whether any business cases have been submitted seeking additional cardiology staffing resources for Beaumont Hospital since 2023; if so, the details of such submissions; and the outcome of each, in tabular form. [53738/26]

916. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to incident data collected by Cork SATU, the number of incidents that took place in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare per year since its establishment in 2001, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53739/26]

917. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to incident data collected by Galway SATU, the number of incidents that took place in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, per year since its establishment in 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53740/26]

918. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of the stipend provided to Ukrainian students who are beneficiaries of temporary protection since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52636/26]

919. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which the UK rejoining the Erasmus Programme will affect Irish students presently studying or wishing to study abroad; whether it will be of benefit to Masters students wishing to study in the UK, and particularly in Scotland; the other supports there may be for Masters students s…

920. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a specific policy within his Department that seeks to preclude those elected to local authorities from any boards that he may appoint; the rationale behind any such policy; the way in which it aligns with encouraging participation in local government; and if he will make a st…

921. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to commit to preparing legislation to not automatically exclude members of local authorities from consideration for appointment to State boards; and to set out the reasons such persons would be excluded. [52874/26]

922. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding access to financial supports for a student seeking to undertake a higher diploma programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52887/26]

923. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the terms of the contract for a company that has to transport disabled persons (details supplied); and the options that are available when the taxi does not show up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53124/26]

924. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed update on his Departments interest in lands at a location (details supplied) for a college of further education; if his Department is purchasing this land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53141/26]