Questions

344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the statutory grounds under which she has suspended autonomy for day-to-day spending from several HSE regions; to detail the consultation she has had on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of the affected HSE regions. [66115/26]

347. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to clarify which services listed by the HSE as being available through Arklow Primary Care Centre are physically delivered from the centre on a regular basis; the frequency with which each service operates from the facility; whether any listed services currently operate on a part-time, outreach or occasional basis only; and whether any listed services …

348. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of school-aged children in the Arklow area who received routine HSE dental screening and examinations in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number currently awaiting dental assessment or treatment; the average waiting times involved; the locations where children are being referred when services are unavailable in Arklow; a…

349. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the capacity and availability of children's early intervention services in Arklow Primary Care Centre; the number of full-time equivalent staff providing occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services for children; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and treatment; the average waiting times inv…

350. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of children resident in the Arklow area who were required to attend appointments outside Arklow during 2025 and to date in 2026 for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetic services, diagnostic investigations and other primary care services; the locations to which those children were referred, in…

351. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of services currently operating from Arklow Primary Care Centre, County Wicklow; the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each service, including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetics and nutrition, dental services, diagnostic and radiology services; the numbe…

352. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided for an application (details supplied) submitted in April for reimbursement under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme. [66058/26]

353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to ensure additional car parking is included in any future developments on the Connolly Hospital campus. [66048/26]

354. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the requirement for sleep apnoea patients to submit monthly CPAP reimbursement claims by post and receive repayments by cheque; and whether consideration is being given to introducing a digital claims and payment system. [66087/26]

355. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow nursing home care for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66119/26]

356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on an ongoing industrial dispute (details supplied). [66084/26]

357. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of outstanding legal actions involving a medication (details supplied) and associated costs paid from 2018 to 1 July 2026. [66063/26]

358. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the funding required to provide free access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers when prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART); and if funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the financial barriers faced by people with asthma in accessing this treatment. [66122/26]

359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount the State has paid out over each of the last ten years for misdiagnosis of cancer patients. [66138/26]

360. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an up to date financial position for the HSE South West area in accordance with budget 2026. [66133/26]

361. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she can give a breakdown of the posts approved by the HSE South West during 2026; and to provide a breakdown per category of post and location. [66130/26]

362. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health whether the oncology nurse coordinator post at Naas General Hospital has been discontinued, reassigned or reconfigured; the reasons for any such decision; whether a clinical or service impact assessment was carried out in advance; the arrangements currently in place for the coordination of care for oncology patients attending the hospital; and whether staffin…

363. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by patients and families affected by phenylketonuria (PKU) regarding access to a medicinal product (details supplied); if the product has been assessed, or is under assessment, for reimbursement and availability in Ireland; the current status of any application for pricing and reimbursement of this treatment; and the timelin…

364. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the name of each cancer specific drug currently being administered with the support of private insurance in acute hospitals. [66175/26]

366. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the name of each cancer specific drug that was approved by HSE’s EMT for approval for each of the years 2019 to date in 2026. [66173/26]

367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending bowel screening to those aged between 50 and 57. [66172/26]

368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3148 of 28 July 2026, if she intends to progress any long-term supports for healthcare workers with long Covid; and to provide an update on her Department's engagements with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with respect to this matter. [66171/26]

369. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the inclusion of an emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions under the drugs payment scheme (details supplied). [66170/26]

370. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the name of each cancer specific drug that was submitted to the HSE’s EMT for approval for each of the years 2019 to date in 2026. [66169/26]

371. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer of each of the three helicopter emergency medical services operated by, or on behalf of, the National Ambulance Service (details supplied), identifying separately in each case the annual contract or operating cost; the operator, the contract duration and expiry date where the service is contracted; and the daily hours of operation…