103. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an urgent update on the continuing lack of adequate community ophthalmology services in South Tipperary; the measures now being taken to address the significant waiting list, particularly for children; when the proposed waiting-list initiative and additional clinics will commence; and the progress that has been made in securing a sustainable long-term servi…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCommunity Care
76 questions from 36 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 October 2026.
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| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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883. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the business case, needs assessment, approval documentation and decision record relating to the HSE mid-west procurement for Community Rehabilitation and Transitional Beds published in March 2026; the reason for the subsequent decision to cancel that procurement within days of its original publication; and if she will set out the circumst…
884. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE withdrew the procurement process for the Provision of Community Rehabilitation and Transitional Beds for HSE Mid-West, published in March 2026; the date on which the decision to withdraw the procurement was made; and whether clinical, operational, financial or procurement considerations informed the decision. [72469/26]
621. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health If she will outline the processes in place for private property owners to offer suitable residential premises to the HSE for use as supported or community accommodation; and if she will advise how a property owner can engage directly with HSE Estates in this regard. [66936/26]
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 matter. [29740/26]
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; and if she will ma…
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 matter. [19850/26]
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 services to be provided at …