Hospital Waiting Lists

1021. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults in Cork currently awaiting an appointment for ophthalmology, by waiting time, in tabular form. [72103/25]

1022. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork currently awaiting a scoliosis appointment longer than four months. [72104/25]

1101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for chronic pain services at Beaumont Hospital; the number of patients waiting more than four months; the number of patients aged over 65 years within those lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72332/25]

553. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce occupational therapy waiting lists by at least 50% within a defined timeframe; and the additional staffing, funding, and structural reforms required to achieve this goal. [70957/25]

592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a plastic surgery outpatient appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71191/25]

605. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment for both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for the end of November 2025 or the latest date available; the number waiting 4-8 months and more than 8 months; and if she would provide the same informatio…

834. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the action she will take in an urgent neurosurgical case for a person (details supplied) where the patient has been placed on a lengthy waiting list despite clinical advice that surgery is required promptly; and if she will ensure the HSE provides an expedited review and treatment date. [69028/25]

846. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the immediate actions, such as extended clinic hours, outsourcing of scans, or temporary capacity expansion, which are being considered to reduce the backlog of 9,000 women awaiting follow-up appointments; the projected timeline for clearing this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69047/25]

860. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the monthly average waiting times for admission from the emergency department to an inpatient bed at Naas General Hospital over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69107/25]

894. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for symptomatic breast assessments at the rapid access breast clinic in CUH; the percentage of patients being seen within the recommended two-week timeframe; the factors contributing to extended delays; and the steps being taken to restore timely access for symptomatic patients; and if she will make a statement on …

1013. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that the current waiting times for primary care psychology in Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore which are currently in excess of two years (details supplied), her plans to address these waiting times; if she intends to provide additional primary care psychology and psychology administrative suppor…

1015. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the current wait time for primary care psychology in Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore is in excess of two years; that the head of primary care services in the Midlands Louth Meath CHO has attributed these waiting times to ‘capacity challenges due to no additional primary care psychology and psychology administrative…

1019. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the longest wait time nationally for the following primary care disciplines for young people (0-18) as of June 2023 and as of October 2025 (details supplied); and for the number of years and months these persons were waiting at those points in time. [69784/25]

1071. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the longest a person has waited to access radiation therapy in November 2025 and in the ten months prior for each relevant hospital. [70220/25]

457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first-time chronic pain appointments in each hospital group; the number of people aged over 65 on each waiting list; and the measures being introduced to reduce these waiting times. [68701/25]

504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Donegal currently on audiology waiting lists broken down by adults and children, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68852/25]

575. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over 24 months for a knee operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67680/25]

623. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent national data regarding the number of people on waiting lists for cornea and refractive surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67947/25]

631. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the estimated waiting times for required appropriate plastic surgery, surgical intervention, for patients in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67983/25]

660. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of non-medically indicated circumcision procedures on surgical waiting lists, day-case capacity and resource allocation, and to publish any findings. [68055/25]

668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current national waiting times for chronic pain assessment and treatment at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; and the longest wait recorded in each hospital group. [68065/25]

678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to publish the current waiting times for chronic pain assessment and treatment in each hospital group, including the longest waits recorded, and the actions planned to reduce these delays. [68075/25]

805. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address the growing waiting lists for treatments at the rheumatology outpatient department at Cork University Hospital, as the staff are restricted in the services they can provide due to a lack of designated space to administer their care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65181/25]

806. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a designated space could be provided to the rheumatology outpatient department at Cork University Hospital in the hospital itself or in another location to deal with the growing waiting list, to ensure adequate facilities are in place for MDT consultations, patient education and administrative work; to enhance the efficiency of servi…

858. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been removed from the scoliosis surgery waiting list without their parents' knowledge. [65502/25]