Written answers
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health when the ten-bed specialised community mental health unit will be delivered for County Wexford; if this unit will provide service to adults and minors; if this... - Disability Services
238. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre, has been closed to families receiving respite care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/26] - Health Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of opticians currently providing services in the HSE in Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17259/26] - Vaccination Programme
240. To ask the Minister for Health if she will include the shingrix (shingles) vaccine in the HSE’s covered vaccine schedule, particularly for immunocompromised patients; and if she will... - Health Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand the delivery of hearing and eye care services in community settings; her plans to increase the role of primary and community... - Healthcare Policy
243. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to establish the joint working group proposed at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, comprising CORU, organisations (details supplied),... - Health Services Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Portlaoise Regional Hospital as of 26 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
245. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing budget for Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17267/26] - Health Services Staff
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists attached to Laois mental health services as of 26 February 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
248. To ask the Minister for Health if she will include acarizax on the reimbursement list of medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17270/26] - Health Services Staff
252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients/residents in a location and the number of staff associated with the long stay patient unit at Abbeyleix Community Nursing Home,... - Health Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 10 February 2026, which advised that “there are currently no plans to establish a SATU in... - Medicinal Products
257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all melatonin products require a prescription in Ireland; if she will consider allowing availability without prescription for products with a lower... - Health Services
258. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the adult and child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, eating disorder services currently available in north Tipperary; the supports... - Departmental Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults listed for eating disorder services in north Tipperary; the number of children listed for eating disorder services in north Tipperary; and... - Departmental Funding
261. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1919 of 13 January, if she can provide the information sought regarding a funding gap in 2025 and 2026 for an... - Prison Service
262. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the Government's plans to establish "approved centres" within the prison system; and the rationale for such a policy. [17343/26] - Mental Health Services
263. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each regional health area, RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the... - Hospital Appointments Status
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an urgent orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a... - Dental Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that routine appointments for dental care (details supplied) are not taking place due to staffing issues; the efforts her Department is making... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
268. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for sending patient files to the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital, including timeframes for each category for the years, 2024, 2025 and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
269. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for all surgeries in Letterkenny University Hospital per category in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Hospital Procedures
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of, and reasons for, inpatient surgeries cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital, per category, during the years 2024 to 2025 and to date in... - Ambulance Service
271. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which an ambulance can be provided to transport a vulnerable patient to hospital appointments; if she believes that these circumstances... - Hospital Services
272. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the extension of hours (details supplied) at a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17392/26] - Health Service Executive
276. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plan to re-open to new tenders; if a supplementary panel is planned for service providers seeking access to HSE autism and ADHD procurement; and if... - Ambulance Service
277. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the recent decision not to provide an automatic transition to permanent contracts for newly qualified paramedics will not... - Health Services Waiting Lists
282. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an occupational therapy appointment for a child (details supplied) whose mother has been waiting an extensive period of time for... - Primary Care Centres
283. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the opening of Ballybay primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17426/26] - Health Services Staff
284. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list to see an orthopaedic surgeon in Ireland, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17427/26] - Health Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
290. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a valid long-term illness card, has been informed by their pharmacy that they have deemed to be... - Healthcare Policy
291. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the Adam's Protocols petition that someone presenting as suicidal should not have to go through accident &emergency (details supplied)... - Medicinal Products
292. To ask the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the “time-critical” nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys.... - Ambulance Service
294. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for recent changes this month for newly qualified paramedics now having to apply for permanent positions in the HSE National Ambulance Service, when... - Home Help Service
295. To ask the Minister for Health to outline plans to review the home support allowance grant rate (details supplied); if she has plans to review it; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford General Hospital trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17679/26] - Hospital Facilities
300. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the commencement and completion of a new ten-bed specialist community mental health unit for Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, the grade employed, in general medicine at Wexford General Hospital; the number of staff vacancies currently within the department; and if... - Health Services Waiting Lists
304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists in County Wexford; and the length of wait, quarterly from 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Home Help Service
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in County Wexford, by area, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service
306. To ask the Minister for Health whether a decision has been taken to discontinue the long-standing practice whereby newly qualified paramedics employed by the National Ambulance Service on... - Disabilities Assessments
316. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for a child to undergo and then complete an assessment for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17732/26] - Ambulance Service
318. To ask the Minister for Health the changes which have been made to the long-established process of automatic progression for paramedic graduates into full time employment with the National... - Health Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE National Guidelines for Accessible Health and Social Care Services were last reviewed; the timetable for the planned review; and... - Health Services Staff
320. To ask the Minister for Health whether the updated guidelines will include mandatory minimum standards for communication with people who are blind or have low vision; if so, to provide the... - Health Service Executive
325. To ask the Minister for Health the current number and geographic distribution of HSE access officers across acute and community services; the criteria used to determine their placement; and... - Health Services Staff
326. To ask the Minister for Health what the standard operating procedure is for frontline staff to escalate complex accessibility queries to an access officer; the expected response times; and... - Health Service Executive
328. To ask the Minister for Health what formats of patient information (for example large print, audio, braille, electronic text) are routinely available across HSE services; the percentage of... - Health Services
330. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time it typically takes for a patient to receive information in an accessible format after requesting it; to provide average and maximum response... - Health Service Executive
331. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE verifies compliance with universal design principles and building regulations for new builds and major refurbishments; to provide the... - Hospital Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all hospitals and counties where Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) services are currently in place; and to identify any hospitals,... - Health Services Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 33 funded Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse Clinical Nurse Specialist posts are currently filled and operational; the number which remain... - Mental Health Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to emergency departments in mental health crisis and received assessment, intervention, or support from specialist mental... - Emergency Departments
345. To ask the Minister for Health whether each emergency department has a designated separate waiting area or appropriate safe assessment space for patients presenting in mental health crisis;... - Hospital Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health the number Model 4 hospitals that currently have specialist crisis nursing teams in place out-of-hours; and to provide a timeline for full implementation... - Departmental Correspondence
348. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1079 of 27 January 2026, if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will answer the question referred...
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