Questions

1030. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74459/26]

1031. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if legislation to provide a legislative underpinning for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector will be published this quarter; and if preparations are underway to give effect to proposed legislative commitment, including ensuring that safeguarding structures within the HSE are independent. [74456/26]

1032. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health how the HSE and national cancer control programme monitor compliance with recommended annual post-cancer surveillance mammograms, given confirmation that data is not available on the number of patients awaiting post-cancer surveillance appointments or average waiting times; and whether she will introduce national monitoring and reporting of these waiting lists an…

1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for recognition of a qualification obtained outside the State received by CORU in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by profession and by outcome (granted, refused, withdrawn or pending); and the number of applicants in each year whose qualification was obtained outside the EU and EEA. [74032/26]

1034. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish the newly funded Community Neurorehabilitation Team for the South East; the level of funding allocated for the team; the staffing complement envisaged, including the number and grades of posts to be recruited; the timeline for recruitment and commencement of services; and the geographical areas that will be served …

1035. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70916/26, if the HSE records the number of people awaiting a first public health nursing assessment or visit in each health region and in the Cork north and east integrated healthcare area; if not, the reason the HSE does not measure waiting times for public health nursing; the number of nursing patient referrals received in …

1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of overseas qualifications recognised by CORU in each of the years 2021 to 2025, where a compensation measure (details supplied) was required, by profession; and the number of applicants who did not complete the measure. [74034/26]

1037. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health to immediately review the requirements for the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and allow GPs to process the ESAIS form for patients, just as they are allowed to do so for the Cross Border Directive. [74001/26]

1038. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether CORU tests for or accepts English language certifications as part of its verification process for the suitability of foreign professionals’ qualifications to practice in the State. [74035/26]

1039. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her plans to implement a shingles vaccination programme for those who are immunocompromised and those aged 65+ as announced in Budget 2027; and the expected timeline for the programme to commence. [74075/26]

1040. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds occupied by persons medically fit for discharge on the latest available date. [74289/26]

1041. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff whose primary role is administration, management, communications, policy, equality, sustainability or planning functions, as distinct from frontline clinical care. [74312/26]

1042. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason changes to the processing, clinical review or eligibility requirements for lipoedema applications under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive were not communicated to patients in advance, having regard to the written commitment issued by the National Director of HSE National Services and Schemes on 29 August 2025 that advance notice and published…

1043. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether CORU verifies the authenticity of qualification documents directly with the awarding institution or competent authority for applicants trained outside the State; and, if so, the proportion of such applications in which direct verification was carried out in each of the last three years. [74036/26]

1044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health Whether CORU or her Department has carried out a review, audit or evaluation of CORU’s processes for assessing qualifications obtained outside the State; if so, the date and findings of each; and, if not, whether one is planned. [74037/26]

1045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of registrations on the CORU register in each of the years 2021 to 2025 later found to have been based on false, forged or misleading documentation; the professions concerned; and the action taken by CORU in each case. [74038/26]

1046. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care, in particular the increased access to continuous glucose monitors in cases where there is a clinical indication outside of patients with T1D. [74505/26]

1047. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement for lipoedema treatment under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive have been placed on hold, delayed or otherwise prevented from progressing pending clinical review or clinical advice; if so, the date on which this commenced; the reason for the decision; the number of applications affected; and the anticipated timefra…

1048. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether there has been any change since 29 August 2025 to the assessment, processing or reimbursement of applications relating to the treatment of lipoedema under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; whether standard applications for treatment of the limbs under the Z01B code are now routinely being referred for clinical review; the date on which any such…

1049. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 71512/26, if any money is due to be paid to a person (details supplied) for the Report on Children’s Health Ireland Inquiry into Spina Bifida and Complex Scoliosis Scoping Exercise; whether there is an amount agreed in a contract or elsewhere; and the estimated amount of public money that will be spent on this report. [74514/…

1050. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the ophthalmology consultation position in Mullingar Regional Hospital. [74513/26]

1051. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive are processed strictly in chronological order according to their date of receipt; if not, the circumstances in which applications may be processed out of sequence; and to explain how applications for other procedures submitted in 2026 have been processed and reimbursed while …

1052. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if funding for UMAAP for 2027 has been secured; the amount that will be allocated; when funding will be confirmed; and whether the Government will consider putting UMAAP on a multi-annual funding footing. [74509/26]

1053. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures cancelled due to bed shortages in each hospital group during 2025 and 2026. [74288/26]

1054. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for reimbursement relating to lipoedema treatment under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive that are currently outstanding, broken down by month of receipt from October 2025 to date; the number currently awaiting administrative processing, clinical review or clinical advice respectively; the number processed and reimbursed durin…