Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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832. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit has been carried out by her Department and the HSE to identify all of the burial grounds which are in the ownership or under their control, and which said grounds were used for the burial of persons from mental health facilities, mother and baby homes, industrial schools, and other institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14084/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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833. To ask the Minister for Health the burial grounds which are under the control of her Department and the HSE, by county and which were previously managed by the local health authorities or the health boards, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14085/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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834. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the process in place throughout each of the HSE areas in respect of the management and maintenance of burial grounds which are in their ownership or under their control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14086/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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835. To ask the Minister for Health the process that has been put in place by her Department and the HSE to help identify the names of the people who are buried in these burial grounds under their management or under their control, and the institutions from which they resided in prior to their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14087/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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836. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE have entered into arrangements with local authorities for the management and maintenance of these burial grounds and if any process is in place to transfer the control of same to the local authorities in the respective areas where these burial grounds are situated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14088/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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837. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of adopting a joint approach about the management and maintenance of burial grounds under their management or under their control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14089/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.