Parliamentary questions

847. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of perfusionist positions currently sanctioned, filled, and vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/26]

848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to recruit and retain perfusionist roles within the HSE given the critical nature of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44970/26]

849. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department anticipate difficulty in recruiting and retaining perfusionists arising from the removal of the historic pay linkage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44971/26]

850. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if a service impact assessment was carried out before the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists was altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44972/26]

851. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will publish analysis underpinning the decision to reject the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation regarding perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44973/26]

852. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the current status of the reimbursement application for givinostat for the treatment of boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the timeline for a decision following consideration by the HSE Drugs Group; the steps being taken to ensure that there are no further delays in access should reimbursement be approved; whether eligibility criter…

853. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the approval and funding of the new drug givinostat to treat boys currently living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44978/26]

854. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the position relating to the model three report in respect of Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44994/26]

855. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid, committed or accrued by the HSE, eHealth Ireland, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Department of Health or any body under her aegis to a company (details supplied) or any other external consultancy, advisory, professional services or ICT firm in respect of the National Electronic Health Record, One Health …

856. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1215 of 28 April 2026, if she will consider establishing a specific emergency medical card system, through a temporary six to 12 month emergency medical card, issued upon entry to a refuge for women and children who are forced to enter domestic violence refuges. [44996/26]

857. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) [45010/26]

858. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken within her Department or the HSE to evaluate the consistency of the Small Hospitals Framework 2013 with current clinical guidance, including national clinical programmes and Sláintecare-aligned models of care; if a review of the framework is planned and the reasons for that decision; and if she will make a state…

859. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the starting date for construction of a replacement mental health facility on the grounds of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton; the projected completion date of this project; the projected commencement of services on site; and if these timeframes are based on a clear funding commitment from the HSE. [45045/26]

860. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for the south-east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/26]

861. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health total funding allocated specifically for respite services in each of the years 2016 to 2026; the number of operational respite beds available in each of those years; the total number of individuals supported with overnight respite and the number supported with day-care respite, respectively, in each of those years; and if she will make a stateme…

862. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the current waitlist for respite services; the number of individuals identified as having a 'required' but 'unmet' need for respite care; and the projected timeline for clearing this backlog, by HSE health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45069/26]

863. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45074/26]

864. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on consideration of the HSE corporate pharmaceutical unit of reimbursement of givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45076/26]

865. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when an application will be processed and payment made to a person (details supplied) through the cross-Border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45078/26]

866. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if HIQA provide a 'provisional registration' of a new health building before obtaining full registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45079/26]

867. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the supports available for the collection of used incontinence pads for elderly vulnerable people with medical conditions for whom an ordinary refuse collection is not sufficient to meet their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45081/26]

868. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason consideration of reimbursement for skyclarys was not included in the agenda for the 10 June 2026 meeting of the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45086/26]

869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of claims rejected by the PCRS for respiratory medications, including salbutamol, ipratropium, steroid inhalers and nebuliser products, in each year from 2020 to date; the financial value associated with those rejected claims; the number subsequently resubmitted and paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/26]

870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department, or the HSE, intends to develop a comparative performance framework or dashboard to monitor differences between the six health regions in respect of expenditure, workforce allocation, waiting times, service delivery outcomes and operational decision-making; and if not, how she is assured that significant regional variatio…

871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether private home support providers operating under the home support authorisation scheme are subject to announced or unannounced compliance inspections; the number of compliance inspections, audits, reviews or investigations conducted in each year since the scheme commenced; the number of providers found to be non-compliant; the sanctions a…