Community Care

469. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team within the south-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/26]

306. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether GPs can currently refer directly for gynaecological pelvic MRI under the GP Access to Community Diagnostics scheme. [48205/26]

307. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the reason gynaecological pelvic MRI is not available through GP referral where other MRI indications, including orthopaedic pelvic indications are available. [48206/26]

308. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE intends to review GP access to gynaecological pelvic MRI as part of the National Endometriosis Framework and wider women's health policy. [48207/26]

310. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE will create a direct GP referral pathway to specialist gynaecological imaging for suspected endometriosis or complex pelvic disease, if direct GP access is not proposed. [48209/26]

225. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of community nursing beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44363/26]

1025. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Community Care Record Programme, including its current status, original and revised timelines for delivery; the extent to which these timelines have been met to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29736/26]

1026. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Community Care Record Programme aligns with or will be integrated into, the planned One Health Record system, including whether there is any duplication of investment, functionality, or infrastructure between the two initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29737/26]

1027. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date on the Community Care Record Programme; the projected final cost, and any anticipated additional costs arising from alignment or integration with the One Health Record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29738/26]

1028. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to provide an assessment of the clinical, operational and public benefits expected from the Community Care Record Programme, including measurable impacts on patient outcomes, care coordination and service efficiency within the timeframe preceding the one health record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29739/26]

1029. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the risks identified regarding the financial or clinical viability of continuing the Community Care Record Programme in parallel with the development of the One Health Record; whether consideration has been given to pausing or subsuming the programme within the broader One Health Record initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

1030. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if a cost-benefit analysis or independent review has been conducted comparing the standalone continuation of the Community Care Record Programme versus full investment into the One Health Record; if so, to provide the findings of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29741/26]

737. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 575 of 5 March 2026, the status of the new community nursing unit at Saint Finbarr’s, Cork; if it has been handed over to the HSE; the date at which this new facility is expected to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27990/26]

272. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all community outpatient detox services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27694/26]

971. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the impact of rising fuel costs on community health nurses who rely on their private vehicles to deliver essential care; if travel-related reimbursement rates for community health nurses will be reviewed and increased in line with escalating fuel prices…

1981. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide supplementary payments or other measures to healthcare support carers in the community who will not be able to afford to travel to parts of East Clare and West Clare due to the dramatically increasing costs of petrol and diesel, some are expected to travel to 1 client up to 44km; and if she will make a statement on the…

1982. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if agency workers working as health care assistants who are not employed directly by the HSE will be entitled to basic protections such as sick pay or guaranteed hours (details supplied). [19851/26]

19. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current national and regional capacity for community based diagnostic services, including MRI, CT and X ray, within hospital groups serving north Dublin; the plans in place to expand this capacity in order to reduce pressure on acute hospitals such as Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17675/26]

24. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the projected timeline for the utilisation of the €750,000 allocated to external providers to address paediatric long waiters on the community audiology waiting list; the criteria for selecting children to be seen under this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17542/26]

54. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services available to newborns and infants from public health nurses in the Dublin mid-west area; the steps being taken to increase public health nurses in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17514/26]

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the enhanced community care centre proposed for Mallow, County Cork; the current status of the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF) analysis referenced in previous correspondence; when that analysis is expected to be completed; when a revised tender process will issue; the proposed location and scope of service…

1217. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the options available to an individual who has been denied home care support but requires community support (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10443/26]

349. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which his Department is advancing digitalisation of public services; the specific supports being provided to ensure rural communities in Laois have equitable access to online government services, given ongoing broadband challenges; and if he will make a statement …

551. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available for a community garden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68620/25]

106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to ensure the opening of all residential beds for older people in community units in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64093/25]