Departmental Data

2962. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time and the number of people on waiting lists for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. [25009/26]

2963. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to early detection programmes for lung cancer. [25010/26]

2964. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist lung cancer centres currently operating. [25011/26]

2965. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the availability of advanced treatments such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy. [25012/26]

3142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department holds up-to-date data on the number of people currently living with Alzheimer’s disease in the State; if so, to provide the most recent figures available; and if she will outline any trends in prevalence over recent years. [26097/26]

3279. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for an appointment with a consultant; the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age with mental health challenges that are waiting for longer than a year for an appointment with a consultant; and if she will make a statement on th…

3280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of doctors, GPs and consultants in Ireland; the number of students that are studying medicine in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the number which have graduated for each of the past ten years; the number of those students that are still working in Ireland five years, ten years 20 years, 30 years…

3281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the barriers to training and provision of nurses, OTs and physiotherapists in Ireland; the number of students which are studying these disciplines in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the number which have graduated for each of the past ten years; and the number of those students that are still working in Ireland five years, ten years …

3284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the age breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified in the State to date in 2026, including infants under one year, children aged one to four years, children aged five to 12 years, adolescents aged 13 to 18 years, adults aged 19 to 64 years, and adults aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26759/26]

3285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the regional or HSE health area breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified to date in 2026, including the number identified as meningococcal group B; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26760/26]

3286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of notified meningococcal disease cases to date in 2026 that required hospital admission, intensive care treatment, and the number of associated deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26761/26]

3287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average and median turnaround times for laboratory confirmation and serogroup identification of suspected meningococcal disease cases in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26762/26]

3290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national stock levels, expressed in doses held and weeks of supply, of MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines under the national immunisation programme; the policy framework governing minimum stockholding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26765/26]

3296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the absence of WTE tracking for agency staff meets public financial management and workforce planning standards; and if she will outline any Departmental reviews conducted into this matter. [26771/26]

3330. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the web link to her Department’s Q1 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, to state the planned publication date. [26911/26]

3355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been undertaken comparing clinical activity levels per consultant before and after the introduction of the Public Only Consultant Contract, and if so to provide same. [27027/26]

3356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have left the public system annually since 2022, including the reasons where recorded. [27028/26]

3357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling exists assessing the expected versus actual impact of the Public Only Consultant Contract on waiting list reductions. [27029/26]

3360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by her Department in data centres in Ireland, data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union, data centres outside of the European Union and data storage facilities within her own Department; and if she will make a statement on the…

3364. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current proportion of the population with osteoporosis and future projections for this condition based on demographic trends; the steps she is taking to combat this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27069/26]

3374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting cataract surgery by time spent waiting 0–3 months, 3–6 months, 6–12 months, 12–18 months and over 18 months; the number of patients waiting longer than Sláintecare targets; and the longest waiting time recorded for cataract surgery. [27118/26]

3484. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by his Department in data centres in Ireland, data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union, data centres outside of the European Union and data storage facilities within his…

3534. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by his Department in data centres in Ireland; data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union; data centres outside of the European Union; data storage facilities within his own Department;…

297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the social housing waiting list in County Clare, by municipal district; and the average waiting time for housing in each district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23175/26]

332. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of households in receipt of the fuel allowance as of March 2026, broken down by primary payment type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23366/26]