Hospital Facilities

507. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing upfront car parking charges for hospital parking; and the amount raised by each statutory and voluntary hospital in car parking charges or otherwise raised by third parties providing car parking services on behalf of such hospitals. [48656/26]

726. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on fixing phone coverage issues in Portiuncula Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47104/26]

976. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the proposed reconfiguration of the hydrotherapy pool area at MRH Tullamore has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45607/26]

311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology, haematology build at University Hospital Kerry as patients numbers there requiring chemotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44657/26]

312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry as there are clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing maternity unit, as it is too far from theatre; the progress that has been made in respect of this matter in 2025; if she will provide a sixth operation theatre to …

313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulatory care block to include endoscopy, surgical and medical day units, outpatient department and radiology at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44659/26]

341. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the upgrade of the Ballyhale health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44770/26]

342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline all opening dates, staffing levels, bed occupancies, etc, in respect of the new community nursing unit in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44772/26]

344. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of patients and staff that will be transferred to the new Killarney community nursing unit (details supplied); the dates for these transfers, the number of additional staff that will be employed in the new facility, the positions they will include; the date the new Killarney community nursing unit will be fully operational; and if…

346. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a cataract procedure will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford for a patient (details supplied) as her GP has deemed her case urgent. [44805/26]

1769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of parking spaces strictly reserved for staff vehicles only at Mercy University Hospital. [41528/26]

2358. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2865 of 14 April 2026, confirming that a funding proposal from an organisation (details supplied) was under consideration by the HSE, the current status of the proposal; whether the HSE has completed its assessment of the business plan submitted in October 2025; whether a decision has been made regardin…

2379. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases that Cork University Hospital submitted to HSE regarding additional capacity within the neurosurgery department of CUH over the past three years; the current status of each business cases, in tabular form. [43842/26]

652. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of the 24 newly opened inpatient beds at Mallow General Hospital that are currently operational; the extent to which these beds are being utilised for step-down transfers from Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41220/26]

226. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding future expansion plans at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital which will assist to in addressing challenges in the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40461/26]

1500. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with Regional Hospital Mullingar regarding the need for additional parking onsite given the severe shortage for patients attending for appointments. [40306/26]

1114. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding access to the specialist functional seizure service in St. James's Hospital; if she will clarify whether the ward is intended to operate as a national referral service or only for patients within the hospital catchment area; the steps being taken to improve access for patients experiencing severe and fr…

545. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which they intend to have an MRI scanner operational within Monaghan Hospital. [35934/26]

260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals in which new car parking facilities were constructed or installed in the past ten years; the number of new parking spaces provided and cost of works for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/26]

1056. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently improve CCTV/security at Cork University Hospital so as to ensure that vehicles belonging to members of staff and indeed the public are not vandalised, tires slashed and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34252/26]

1176. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether a tender for the Buncrana Community Hospital project was ever issued; if so, when; whether a contractor was appointed; if not, the reason public representatives were informed that works would commence in Q1 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34936/26]

1177. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the specific issues that led to the Buncrana Community Hospital project reverting to pre-tender stage; the reason these issues were not identified earlier, prior to residents being relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34947/26]

1178. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis on which residents from Buncrana Community Hospital were moved out in May 2025 if the project was not ready to proceed; the assessment that was carried out regarding the impact of relocation on residents and families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34948/26]

1179. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Buncrana Community Hospital project in terms of approvals and procurement; whether a clear and guaranteed timeline now be provided for tender issue, contractor appointment and construction commencement and completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34949/26]

1180. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the communication failures and misinformation provided to public representatives and families regarding Buncrana Community Hospital; the steps being taken to ensure this does not happen again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34950/26]