Hospital Equipment

576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 4 November 2025, the timeframe for the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case which is required in line with infrastructure guidelines for the PET scan at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67232/25]

818. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 23 September 2025, whether the ongoing development of radiation oncology services is in line with the National Plan for Radiation Oncology, considering that it is now 2025 and that this plan notes that there will be a need for a further phased increase to 38 linear accelerators by 2015. [652…

819. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 23 September 2025, to clarify that there is a distinction between 'ongoing development programmes' and 'replacement programmes', in the context of radiation therapy equipment. [65238/25]

89. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a feasibility study into the provision of CT scans in Monaghan hospital. [64412/25]

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the age of all 22 linear accelerators for radiotherapy across public facilities in Ireland; the expected lifetime of each machine;the specific dates by which time new linear accelerators operating past their expected lifetime will be replaced and operational; the projected age of each machine when these replacement dates will be reache…

659. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans for multiannual funding for a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme to ensure that the current scenario with equipment older than ten years in use (contrary to IAEA and ESTRO recommendations) is addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65071/25]

660. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans for the replacement strategy for University College Cork/Cork University Hospital Cancer Centre and University Hospital Galway Cancer Centre respectively; if all machines will be replaced at one time, or if a staggered replacement programme is intended; the steps that will be made to avoid patient delays when machine replacement is…

361. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a CT scan service in Monaghan Hospital; if a feasibility study has been conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64279/25]

998. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the current number of functioning hemodialysis machines at Mayo University Hospital; the number of hemodialysis machines which have reached the end of their lifespan and have not been replaced; if there are delays in supplying MUH with new hemodialysis machines; the reason for any potential delays; and if she will make a statement on the …

1125. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of dialysis machines in Mayo University Hospital; if there are any plans to upgrade the dialysis machines already in Mayo University Hospital; if so, the timeline for these upgrades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63713/25]

476. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a positron emission tomography, PET, scanner will be acquired for the purposes of cancer management at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62538/25]

988. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the date by which it is intended that an MRI machine will be operational in Monaghan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61337/25]

1047. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if Mayo University Hospital was scheduled to receive new dialysis machines in the past year; if so, the reason for the delay in their allocation; and when the unit can expect delivery of updated equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61741/25]

1048. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that Mayo University Hospital’s dialysis unit has not received any new dialysis machines in recent years, despite over 13 years of continuous service and increasing patient numbers; the steps being taken to ensure the unit is adequately equipped to meet current demand and infection control standards; and if she will make a sta…

1820. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her plans to install a PET Scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58725/25]

802. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of locating a defibrillator at each full-time health centre and primary care centre, in tabular form. [54587/25]

551. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in the context of healthcare reforms under Sláintecare and building the capacity of public hospitals, if her department is considering allocating funding for a positron emission tomography scanner for Beaumont Hospital’s campus in Raheny, Dublin; if not, if such considerations have taken place or will take place in the near future; and if she w…

108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a feasibility study into the provision of MRI and CT scanners at Monaghan hospital. [52348/25]

1255. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme to ensure the timely upgrading of linear accelerator machines; the estimated timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48412/25]

1256. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the current age profile of radiotherapy LINAC machines under the HSE; the replacement schedule in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48413/25]

1258. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) that delays in replacing outdated radiotherapy equipment are resulting in poorer outcomes for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48415/25]

1362. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by a group (details supplied), that delays in replacing outdated radiotherapy equipment are resulting in poorer outcomes for patients, poorer access to clinical trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49086/25]

2226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total funding given by the HSE/State towards the MRI unit in Navan Hospital. [45212/25]

2228. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are any public staff working the MRI unit or machine in Navan Hospital. [45214/25]

2229. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the liability of the MRI unit in Navan Hospital is covered by Navan Hospital Alliance or by the State under the umbrella insurance of Navan Hospital. [45215/25]