Parliamentary questions

661. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of WTE consultants based at the National Maternity Hospital that are currently on public only contracts, in tabular form. [46834/26]

662. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants applicants, interviewees and appointees arising from advertisements placed in a journal (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2025, and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [46835/26]

663. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE perfusionists based at CHI Temple Street as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [46836/26]

664. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will review the decision to grant a GP visit card rather than a full medical card given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46845/26]

665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the taxi contracts in place for Letterkenny University Hospital; the contractors currently in place; and the cost of the contracts. [46846/26]

666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a list of all dentists accepting medical card holders, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46848/26]

667. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA was notified, in accordance with Regulation 31 of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013, following the safeguarding incident known publicly as the "Emily" case; if so, the date and category of such notification; and whether HIQA considered or exercised its po…

668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the independent governance safeguards which have been put in place in relation to the HSE's current retrospective file examination process arising from the 'Emily' case; the manner by which potential conflicts of interest within internal governance structures are managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46853/26]

669. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to introducing a statutory mechanism within the professional regulatory framework for health and social care professionals to report systemic or organisational ethical governance breaches affecting safeguarding practice. [46854/26]

670. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering the inclusion of Crohn's disease under eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme; the rationale for its current exclusion given that Crohn's disease is a chronic, incurable condition requiring lifelong medication and management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46857/26]

671. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding Crohn's disease, which is life-changing and life-long, to the long-term illness scheme; if not, if this will this be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/26]

672. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be urgently examined; if chemotherapy appointments will be expedited given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46861/26]

673. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the time limits in place for counselling services for survivors and former residents of mother and baby institutions via the National Counselling Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46876/26]

674. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the Government funding available to support clinicians undertaking doctoral studies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46899/26]

675. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current state of Ireland's preparedness for utilising the EU's Joint Clinical Assessments (JCA) on clinical trial data in evaluations by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); when she expects such JCA's to be applied to such evaluations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46925/26]

676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Irish marketing authorisation holders regarding the process, timelines, and expectations for considering the EU's Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); the way in which JCA reports will be factored into the reimbursement recommendations for tr…

677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the update on the recommendations relating to her Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46957/26]

678. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the plans to establish a minor injuries unit in Drogheda, County Louth; if the HSE has undertaken any assessment of the need for such a facility in the town; the timeframe for any proposed development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46967/26]

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the test purchase inspections for nicotine inhaling products carried out by the National Environmental Health Service in each of years from 2024 to 2025, and to-date in 2026; the number of retailers found selling to children in each county; and the number of resulting prosecutions, by county, in tabular form. [46969/26]

680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of convictions secured arising from prosecutions for the sale of nicotine inhaling products to children in each of the years 2024 to 2025, and to- date in 2026; and the penalties imposed by the courts in each case. [46970/26]

681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of repeat offenders identified through the National Environmental Health Service test purchase programme for nicotine inhaling products since 2024; and whether consideration has been given to enhanced sanctions for repeat breaches. [46971/26]

682. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the extension of pay and pension parity, arising from a report (details supplied) for persons who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether her Department has received representations from stakeholders regarding the exclusion of this cohort; if any review or consideration is underway to address the disparity betwe…

683. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the length of time taken by the HSE to reply to Deputies following the submission of parliamentary questions to a Minister (details supplied); if this information can be provided in respect of to date in 2026; the percentage of replies issued in less than two weeks, between two-four weeks, between four-six weeks, between …

684. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite an appointment. [47006/26]

685. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; if so, the timeline for this.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47007/26]