Emergency Departments

702. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulatory assessment spaces currently within the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital. [50785/26]

320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current protocols in place for cases in which a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; if she will commit to establishing a clear national pathway across hospitals s…

321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline the current protocols in place for cases where a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink-spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservati…

291. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and minor treatment bays currently available for use within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48130/26]

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 …

1067. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of major treatment bays currently within the accident and emergency departments of both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin. [36897/26]

1183. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 275 of 16 April 2026, if she will provide the number of patients, not the percentage, in Mayo University Hospital waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours in the emergency department. [34969/26]

1184. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted or discharged to or from Mayo University Hospital's emergency department in the month of February 2026. [34970/26]

444. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in accident and emergency departments for patients that had received a serious brain injury due to RTA or other reason in 2018. [31619/26]

275. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times in accident and emergency departments, including at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; the number of patients waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27732/26]

276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending A&E who do not require admission to a bed but are left waiting for extended periods on chairs pending scans, test results or discharge decisions; the measures in place to prevent patients being detained in A&E for excessive periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27733/26]

277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the percentage increase in A&E attendances and waiting times since 2015; whether she accepts that pressures have continued to worsen in recent years; the urgent actions being taken to reduce waiting times for non-life-threatening but distressing presentations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27734/26]

3208. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght University Hospital that were liable to the €100 fee in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26475/26]

467. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that patients, especially senior citizens, are not left lying on a trolly overnight in a corridor in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23307/26]

501. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons and the number of persons aged over 75 years-of-age respectively, who presented at an emergency department who spent more than 12 hours waiting for admission at CUH and MUH in each of the past 12 months; and the number waiting greater than or equal to 36 hours and 48 hours, in tabular form. [23454/26]

502. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission for those under 75 and 75 plus years-of-age for emergency department attendances, at CUH and MUH; the number of attendances and presentations; the percentage admission rates; the number and percentage of patients admitted with a PET of six or less hours, six-nine hours, nine-12, and 12 …

926. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21849/26]

2142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive has commissioned, received, or reviewed any internal audit, external audit, or independent validation report concerning the accuracy and reliability of patient experience time data used to record emergency department waiting times; the date of the most recent such review; and if she will m…

2143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has quantified the error rate, margin of error, or data reliability level associated with patient experience time data used to measure emergency department waiting times; whether any formal statistical assessment of data accuracy has been undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20359/26…

2144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance framework currently in place governing the collection, validation, correction, and publication of patient experience time data used to measure emergency department waiting times at national and hospital level; and whether formal national standards exist governing data accuracy and reporting in this regard. [20360/26]

2145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national policy, guidance document, or standard operating procedure exists governing the way hospitals record, amend, or retrospectively enter timestamps used to calculate patient experience time in emergency departments; and whether such procedures are subject to oversight or compliance review by the Department or the Health Servi…

2146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or the Health Service Executive publishes, or intends to publish, any data quality assurance reports, validation summaries, or audit findings relating to the accuracy of emergency department waiting time statistics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20362/26]

345. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether each emergency department has a designated separate waiting area or appropriate safe assessment space for patients presenting in mental health crisis; and to identify the hospitals where such facilities are not currently available. [17786/26]

972. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital; and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times. [17228/26]