Parliamentary questions

739. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for children with profound disabilities in County Kerry; the steps being taken to provide additional respite beds for these children whose families go without respite for several months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49797/26]

740. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers who have been found to be non-complainant with Core Funding obligations to freeze fees for parents; the number of active investigations into such non-complainant providers; the number of complaints received from parents regarding non-complainant fees; and if she will make a statement on…

741. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for registration of new creches/early years services with TUSLA; the number of applications waiting to be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49810/26]

742. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for a creche (details supplied) to open as they register as an early years’ service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49811/26]

743. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive an appointment for a dental check-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49470/26]

744. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of maternity posts in Sligo University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48751/26]

745. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of funded residential placements currently vacant in Damien House Regional Services, HSE Dublin south-east; the length of time each such placement has been vacant; the reasons these funded placements have not been filled; the actions being taken by the HSE and the service provider to recruit and retain the staff required to facilita…

746. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when funded vacant placements in Damien House Regional Services will be brought into operation and when all such placements will be filled given that people with intellectual disabilities and their families in south Tipperary and Kilkenny continue to wait for suitable residential supports. [48759/26]

747. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the financial impact on healthcare workers experiencing long-Covid following the ending of special Covid leave with pay at the end of 2025; the likely average loss of income for those affected over a 12-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48764/26]

748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the pathology department in the Coombe Maternity Hospital; whether this was closed recently and if so, the reason; the approved staffing complement for the department and the breakdown of posts by grade which are filled on a permanent, temporary, locum and agency basis or which are vacant and if vacant, the details of recruitm…

749. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48771/26]

750. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will establish a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

751. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care” has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE national service plan and estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a stateme…

752. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing automatic entitlement to a medical card for all children in foster care, regardless of the income of their foster carers, in light of their additional needs and the financial burden to care givers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48794/26]

753. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the infrastructure being planned for and developed for the increase in population in an area (details supplied). [48795/26]

754. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to the proposed EU Common Framework for physiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48797/26]

755. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48819/26]

756. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" report; if she will establish a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48820/26]

757. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care" has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement …

758. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a summary of the findings, recommendations and corrective actions arising from the two system analysis reviews identified by the National Ambulance Service as involving ambulance allocation or dispatch delays since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48855/26]

759. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2330 of 9 June 2026, the date by which the Health Service Executive will revert to this Deputy with the additional information requested regarding the two National Ambulance Service System Analysis Reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48856/26]

760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a national dataset recording elapsed time between receipt of a 999 call and allocation of an ambulance resource is recorded on any HSE or National Ambulance Service risk register or audit plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48857/26]

761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of pay alignment discussions between advanced nurse practitioner and assistant director of nursing grades; whether the Department intends to depart from the alignment established by the 2004 Labour Court ruling between these grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48868/26]

762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether advanced nurse practitioners will receive equivalent pay restoration and back pay to that already awarded to CNM2 and below grades since 2023; the timeline for resolving this matter, given it remains outstanding seven years after the 2019 nursing strike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48869/26]

763. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care centre in south Conamara, County Galway; if the business case was submitted in Q1 2026; the timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48870/26]