Health Services

2095. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists currently only dealing and treating public only patients at Galway University Hospital. [42640/26]

2097. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanners currently in use at Beaumont Hospital; and if not available, if are there plans to purchase this type of scanner for the hospital. [42653/26]

2098. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see an occupational therapist at Tonlegee Road primary care centre. [42654/26]

2099. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a podiatrist at Coolock primary care centre. [42655/26]

2100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the severe delays regarding an internal complaint report at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42665/26]

2107. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for access to primary care occupational therapy services for children in Kildare North; the number of children currently on the waiting list; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42709/26]

2114. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to provide an in person assessment by CAMHS for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42760/26]

2115. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy. [42771/26]

2118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current level of dementia services available nationally and by RHA; the number of people currently waiting for dementia diagnosis and support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42784/26]

2119. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42839/26]

2152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 21 October 2025, the position regarding the use of funding from Budget 2026 to provide breast pumps for mothers of critically ill newborns and preterm infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42978/26]

2182. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43194/26]

2183. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to assist a family (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/26]

2234. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline the actions her Department is undertaking to support those who suffer from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43308/26]

2248. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures currently in place to ensure adequate access to essential health services for people with physical impairments, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, mental health supports and post acute rehabilitation; the current waiting times for these services nationwide; and her plans to address the documented gaps in service provi…

2262. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that GP and primary care services in south Kildare have sufficient capacity to meet the needs of a growing population; whether any additional primary care centres are planned for the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/26]

2272. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to an urgent symptomatic breast disease clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43519/26]

2273. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a lung rapid access clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43520/26]

2274. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a prostate rapid access clinic attended within 20 days, between 21-25 days, 25 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43521/26]

2278. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the treating member State determines that a telemedicine consult is sufficient under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, therefore no face-to-face consultation is necessary prior to in-patient care; the way in which an Irish patient or the HSE dictate to the treating member State how to provide the healthcare; and if she will make a s…

2284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase in maintenance and technical agency expenditure from €12.4 million in 2024 to €68.2 million in 2025 has been formally reviewed by the HSE or Department; and to provide copies of any review reports. [43571/26]

2285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025 by occupational category, including engineering, estates, facilities management, ICT, maintenance, trades and other grades. [43572/26]

2286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the top ten locations, services or projects responsible for maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025. [43573/26]

2287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money assessment has been undertaken regarding maintenance and technical agency staffing expenditure in 2025. [43574/26]

2288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase was anticipated in workforce plans and budget forecasts; and if not, when the variance was first identified. [43575/26]