292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a new primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44627/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the minor injuries unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/26]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the new Killarney community nursing unit; when this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry open; when it will be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44629/26]
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44630/26]
296. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Cahersiveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44631/26]
297. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Dingle Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44632/26]
298. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a situation in County Kerry where patients end up in the furthest away community hospital/nursing home from their loved ones; if this will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44633/26]
299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the A and E crisis by providing additional beds in University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44634/26]
300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the provision of a new Oncology Unit proposed for University Hospital Kerry to cater for the significant increase in the number of patients attending here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/26]
301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the particulars on whether the identity of a deceased person is included in a death certificate; the statutory basis for the inclusion of each particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44640/26]
302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 in respect of deaths that occurred outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44641/26]
303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of persons appointed and holding an appointment as a registrar of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages, under section 17(1)(b) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44642/26]
304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide the details of persons holding an appointment as a registrar of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages, under section 17(1)(b) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44643/26]
305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, after the reporting of a death, for a death certificate to be issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44645/26]
306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 where the death was not reported within three months as required by section 37(1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44646/26]
307. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of persons appointed and holding an appointment, under section 17(1)(c) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; if she will detail their roles and locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44647/26]
308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 pursuant to section 40 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, where the death was twelve months or more from the date of registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44648/26]
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address waiting times for senior citizens in the A and E Department at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44649/26]
310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the chronic situation that exists at University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department by providing a new 96 bed block in addition to the 39 beds already in train there, and taken into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and if she will make a s…
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology, haematology build at University Hospital Kerry as patients numbers there requiring chemotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44657/26]
312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry as there are clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing maternity unit, as it is too far from theatre; the progress that has been made in respect of this matter in 2025; if she will provide a sixth operation theatre to facilitate obstetric…
313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulatory care block to include endoscopy, surgical and medical day units, outpatient department and radiology at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44659/26]
314. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for givinostat for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the timeline for a decision following consideration by the HSE Drugs Group; the steps being taken to ensure timely access for eligible patients once a decision is made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44665/26]
315. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to confirm if she received correspondence from a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44667/26]
316. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will facilitate a meeting with a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44668/26]