3380. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that are being taken to ensure that, as part of procuring a national electronic health record system, the selected system will fully comply with Ireland’s obligations under EU law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU AI Act and emerging requirements under the European Health Data Space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27228/26]
3379. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if, further to Government approval to proceed with the procurement of a national electronic health record system, she is considering issues of digital sovereignty as part of the procurement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27227/26]
3236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the approved level of agency spending for the HSE and across its service divisions, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, in tabular form; the relevant targets, including overall spending levels and reduction targets, in nominal and percentage terms; if the data cannot be provided by service department; the reason this is not available and whether there are active plans to make this available; and, if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26554/26]
3235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in acute hospitals, including HSE and Section 38 hospitals, by region, hospital, and service department, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided by service department, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26553/26]
3234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in each health region, including HSE and Section 38 organisations, by region, health area, and local service, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, excluding acute hospitals, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26552/26]
3233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in each health region, including HSE and Section 38 organisations, by region and service type, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested; the reason this is not available and whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26551/26]
3232. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts allocated to each area of the HSE, including HSE-funded statutory and non-statutory bodies where possible, at the most granular level reportable, in tabular form; the current WTE employment levels in each reporting unit; the number of posts out for recruitment in each reporting unit; the number of posts otherwise vacant or unfilled in each reporting unit; the number of posts which are filled which are not an approved component of the allocated sanction for whole-time equivalents; if the data cannot be provided as requested, or to an equivalent extent; the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26550/26]
3231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by hospital and service department by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26549/26]
3230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by health area and local services by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26548/26]
3229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region by service type, by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested, the reason this is not available; whether there are active plans to make this available; and if so, when it is planned to make it available. [26547/26]
3060. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason for the particularly high volume and long waiting times for children on paediatric respiratory medicine and ophthalmology waiting lists at Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25593/26]
2799. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the Cross-Border Directive for treatment. [24299/26]
2798. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [24298/26]
2797. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24297/26]
2608. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford waiting for disability services or funding outside CDNTs, by service type, at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27296/26]
2607. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for children’s disability network team services in County Waterford, at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by team and service type, in tabular form. [27295/26]
2606. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Waterford waiting for an assessment of need at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026; and the number of applications received and assessments conducted year-to-date. [27294/26]
2605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases taken against the HSE relating to assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005, by year, in tabular form; the total legal costs by category in each year relating to cases; and the number of cases settled or lost by the HSE, in tabular form. [27293/26]
2604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing composition of each children’s disability network team; the number of sanctioned WTE approved posts per team by lead agency; and the number and percentage of occupied and vacant posts, in tabular form. [27292/26]
2603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, in tabular form. [27291/26]
2602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need, at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by county; and the number of applications received and assessments conducted year-to-date, in tabular form. [27290/26]
1836. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding made available in each year to each local authority for housing assistance for older persons. [27267/26]
1545. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in each of the years 2016-2025, by county, in tabular form. [27319/26]
1544. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford in each of the years 2016-2025, by school, in tabular form. [27318/26]
1543. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of posts allocated to each school in County Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by post type, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27317/26]
1542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA posts allocated to each school in county Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27316/26]
609. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport when pension increases for CIÉ workers will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/26]
893. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed by the HSE or by HSE-funded agencies who are qualified to carry out assistive technology assessments; the number qualified to set up assistive technology devices for clients; whether her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently only one person in the Central Remedial Clinic carrying out both of these functions; the steps being taken to increase capacity in this area; if she will provide dedicated funding to train more occupational therapists in assistive technology in order to reduce waiting times and improve access for people who depend on these technologies on a daily basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/26]
892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation services are not currently available at University Hospital Waterford (UHW), given that ISL access is mandatory in public hospitals; the steps the HSE has taken to ensure compliance with the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 in this regard; when ISL interpretation services will be fully available for Deaf patients attending UHW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/26]
2229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of senior executive officer posts that have been allocated to the HSE operational audit unit in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [20941/26]
2228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE internal audit function is being, or has been, restructured following the move to regional health areas; if there are plans to move the function from a staffed internal service to one outsourced to external providers; how this service will be configured going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20940/26]
2033. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 February 2026, when an assessment will be conducted to justify or amend the current application of the non-clinical requirement "from the outset" in the reimbursement of continuous glucose monitoring sensors; if she will authorise funding for the extension of reimbursement to all people who need these sensors in line with clinical best practice as sought by the clinicians who are prescribing these products for seriously ill patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20012/26]
2020. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, or any public hospital within the State, has funded or paid tuition fees for students enrolled on a graduate programme in clinical measurement physiology at a university (details supplied); if so, the number of students whose tuition fees have been funded by the HSE or individual public hospitals; the hospitals involved; the total value of such funding; whether any such students were offered or guaranteed employment within the Health Service Executive or a public hospital following completion of the programme; whether any agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether formal or informal, exist between the HSE, public hospitals and the University in relation to the funding of student places or the recruitment of graduates; whether any similar funding arrangements or employment guarantees have been put in place with any other university in the State offering a programme in clinical measurement physiology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19974/26]
1922. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the way in which health system planning can be properly informed without reference to data on the reason for hospital-initiated appointment cancellations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/26]
1921. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the reason cancellations are not recorded centrally; if it is possible to collect this data; if not, the reason; if so, the reason it is not collected; if she will request an assessment of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/26]
1756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the assessment which has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of the change in qualification validation arrangements on national consistency of standards, international recognition of clinical measurement physiology qualifications, and existing accreditation relationships with external bodies. [18750/26]
1755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the person or body currently responsible for the validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists in Ireland; the formal process, criteria, governance and oversight mechanisms that are now in place; whether this system applies consistently across the public, voluntary and private health sectors; and the assurances that can be provided that the validation process is independent and not subject to employer influence or conflicts of interest. [18749/26]
1754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason the arrangement under which validation of entry-to-practice qualifications for clinical measurement physiologists was undertaken by a body (details supplied), which has carried out this function for approximately 20 years, was ended; the basis for this decision and the details of any review, evaluation or due diligence which informed that decision; the assessment that was undertaken regarding the potential impact on patient safety and minimum standards of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18748/26]
1702. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac rehabilitation centres that have access to psychological support for heart patients; the measures being taken to increase access to the service for this specific patient cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/26]
1701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been established to address the lack of psychological support for stroke patients, as highlighted in the National Stroke Strategy 2022–2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/26]
301. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport whether a cross-departmental review has been considered to ensure transport accessibility policy aligns with broader national disability inclusion commitments. [19451/26]
300. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the details of assessments carried out on current Irish Rail accessibility policies, including advance notice requirements and mandatory staff assistance; whether these policies comply with Ireland’s obligations under disability equality and public transport access standards and legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/26]
188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 4 February 2026, the funding allocated to and drawn down by Waterford City and County Council in each year 2010 to 2025 for roads, by funding scheme, in tabular form. [18253/26]
139. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to end reliance on unregistered consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17633/26]
114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service; if she has examined implementing physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17634/26]
103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to enhance care for people with early onset Parkinson’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17630/26]
61. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to enhance care for people, particularly immunotherapy for children, with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17631/26]
31. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will bring forward comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17632/26]