Emergency Departments

1007. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of Beaumont Hospital’s emergency department planned redevelopment; if the project remains a priority item under the HSE Capital Plan; the expected timeline for completion of each phase of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61419/25]

468. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the steps being taken to prevent a winter overcrowding crisis. [60821/25]

469. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if he has received reports, correspondence or internal assessments since 1 January 2025 concerning emergency department overcrowding at Mercy University Hospital Cork; if he is satisfied that patient numbers, waiting times and triage conditions at the facility meet national emergency care standards; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

470. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current cleaning and infection control schedule in place at the Mercy University Hospital emergency department; the number of full-time and contracted cleaning staff assigned to the department during daytime and nighttime hours; and the date of the most recent deep-clean audit or environmental hygiene inspection overseen by her Department. …

471. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific patient welfare measures mandated in emergency departments under HSE policy, including the provision of seating, refreshments, and pain relief for patients awaiting assessment beyond two hours; and whether she is satisfied that these minimum standards are being enforced at the Mercy University Hospital. [60854/25]

472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of reported security or public order incidents recorded within the Mercy University Hospital emergency department in each of the past three years; the measures in place to protect staff and patients; and whether additional security staffing or Garda liaison has been requested by hospital management. [60855/25]

473. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has commissioned or received any recent reports on stress, burnout, or workplace safety among nursing and support staff at the Mercy University Hospital emergency department; if he is satisfied that staffing ratios are adequate; and the steps being taken to retain and support front-line workers in that setting. [60856/25]

489. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Beaumont Hospital emergency department upgrade; the current design stage, planning status, estimated capital cost, and programmed quarter for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60917/25]

331. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the rates of referral from emergency department to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56097/25]

354. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time per accident and emergency department, broken down by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56250/25]

390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting times for admission from emergency departments (ED) across every ED in the country. [56412/25]

844. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25]

553. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; if she will confirm that the current expected timeframe for its delivery and completion indicates a completion date before 2030; if she will provide the overall expected timeframe for the various stages of the project; and if she will make a state…

555. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and cubicles currently within the accident and emergency department of Kerry University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52961/25]

559. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all model four hospitals, and Connolly Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, from January 2025 to September 2025, by month, and by ages 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-85, 85-90, 9…

560. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number waiting on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all CHI operated hospitals, by month from January 2025 to September 2025 and by ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-8, 9-12, 13-16; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52970/25]

562. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, but leave before they are fully assessed in the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form and by number and percentage of total presentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52974/25]

563. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, where the presentation might have been more appropriate at another service, the number of presentations that were considered inappropriate for accident and emergency, in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, by number and percentage of total prese…

603. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA review of emergency services in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53163/25]

687. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances in 2025 in St. James's Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, the Mater hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53715/25]

689. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have waited more than 24 hours to be treated following presentation at the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53717/25]

690. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have waited over eight hours to be treated following presentation at the emergency department of the University Hospital Limerick, to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53718/25]

691. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who waited over twelve hours to be treated following presentation at the emergency department of the University Hospital Limerick, to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53719/25]

178. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [52389/25]

184. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health for an update on safe staffing levels in the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; the plans to address recruitment and retention at the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52554/25]