2428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance mechanism that exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty. [44070/26]
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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 | 2,665 | 1,495 | 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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2429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains a list of procedures which are excluded from public funding solely on the basis that they are considered cosmetic, non-essential or quality-of-life procedures; and if so, if she will provide details. [44071/26]
2430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE, NTPF or any acute hospital records separately the number of orthopaedic patients removed from waiting lists through administrative validation due to non-response, patient choice, treatment elsewhere, clinical review or other reasons; and if so, to provide the figures for 2025. [44072/26]
2431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an audit, review or analysis has been undertaken since 2020 to determine the number of patients removed from orthopaedic waiting lists through administrative validation who subsequently re-presented, were re-referred or were restored to a waiting list for the same condition; and if so, to provide details. [44073/26]
2432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department, HSE or NTPF has assessed the absence of end-to-end waiting-time measurement from GP referral to completed orthopaedic procedure as a governance, performance-management or patient-safety risk; and if so, to provide the findings of that assessment. [44074/26]
2433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1029 of 19 May 2026, the estimated additional annual PCRS expenditure attributable solely to the 2022 steri-neb salamol price uplift, excluding any increase arising from changes in prescribing volume or item numbers; and if they will provide the methodology used in calculating that estimate. [44075/26]
2434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken or commissioned any literature review, evidence assessment or toxicological review since 2020 regarding potential neurological, developmental or cognitive effects associated with long-term exposure to manganese concentrations between 50 µg/l and 80 µg/l in drinking water; and if so, if details of each review will be provided. [44082…
2435. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE possesses any documented risk assessment, scientific briefing, technical paper or expert advice supporting its position that there is currently no scientific evidence of adverse health effects at manganese concentrations up to 80 µg/l; and if copies of such documents will be provided. [44083/26]
2436. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has reviewed any scientific literature published since July 2024 concerning manganese exposure through drinking water; and whether any such evidence has prompted consideration of revising the July 2024 FAQ guidance. [44084/26]
2437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records, at national level, the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic outpatient assessment who have not yet been placed on an inpatient or day-case surgical waiting list; and if so, the current number, broken down by hospital group and orthopaedic subspecialty. [44094/26]
2438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can quantify the average period between referral to orthopaedic outpatient services and subsequent placement on an inpatient or day-case waiting list for knee replacement surgery. [44096/26]
2439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national standard exists requiring hospitals to inform patients in writing whether they are on an outpatient waiting list or an inpatient/day-case surgical waiting list; and if so, to provide a copy of that standard. [44097/26]
2440. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether any consultant pathologists, other than those based at University Hospital Waterford, have formally notified the HSE that they will cease undertaking coronial post mortem examinations; if so, the number involved and the locations concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44106/26]
2441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to ensure that smaller companies focused on rare diseases will be consulted in the review of the medicines reimbursement process as agreed under the IPHA framework and in line with the commitments in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44107/26]
2442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the review of the medicines reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44108/26]
2443. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of recruitment campaigns in Britain that Galway University Hospital (GUH) took in 2025 and to-date in 2026 seeking to attract qualified nurses, doctors, radiographers and so on to work at GUH; the number of persons that indicated their interest to work at GUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44110/26]
2444. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of WTE medical secretaries currently working within the neurology department at Galway University Hospital in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44111/26]
2445. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if each HSE dental clinics within the CHO2 have dedicated decontamination rooms and full X-Ray facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44112/26]
2446. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if, any of the HSE regions currently implement the use of a dementia pathways nurse within the ambulance call out team for the ambulance transportation of dementia patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44121/26]
2447. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if, considering the unique challenges involved in ambulance transportation of dementia patients, if she plans to include dementia pathways nurses as an integral part of the NAS in the north-east region when transporting dementia patients, to ensure that the patient experience can be as positive as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44122/2…
2448. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the exclusion of children categorised as “suspended”, “planned procedure” and “pre-admit” from detailed published waiting time band reporting within CHI spinal surgery reports may result in an incomplete representation of the true scale and duration of paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44142/26]
2449. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to CHI reporting in April 2026, 126 children on the active paediatric spinal surgery waiting list, how many of these children have completed all required pre-operative work-up, including (details supplied) and are awaiting only a surgical date; the number that remain awaiting further investigations or specialist sign-off; her views on compliance with …
2450. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether children categorised as “suspended”, “planned procedure” or “pre-admit” within the CHI spinal surgery pathway are included within National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting time performance monitoring and targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44144/26]
2451. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the person or body that clinically triages paediatric scoliosis referrals within CHI; whether referrals are consultant-led, nurse-led or administratively triaged; whether standardised criteria are used to determine urgency and waiting times for outpatient review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44145/26]
2452. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason no minutes of the Paediatric Spinal Taskforce have been publicly published since the meeting of 8 May 2025; when the taskforce last met; whether minutes and updates from subsequent meetings will be published; and her views on the governance, transparency and ongoing oversight role of the taskforce. [44146/26]