426. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the publication of the new model of care for neonatology; and the timeline for when it will be completed and published. [75241/26]
425. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the target agency conversions for 2026; the number of applications for agency conversions in 2026 to date; and the number of approved agency conversions in 2026 to date, in tabular form. [75239/26]
402. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will appoint specialist lactation consultants who are on a panel awaiting appointment. [74983/26]
390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of disability placements that were budgeted for in 2025; the actual number of placements in 2026 to date, the budget for private placements; and the actual number of private placements, in tabular form. [75268/26]
924. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if funding has been withdrawn for a programme (details supplied); and, if so, to explain the reason. [73789/26]
655. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department expects to have the roles of chief assessor and court delays assessors filled and in place; and can he commit to making operational the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024 as soon as such personnel are in place. [73599/26]
769. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an application to be processed under the cross border directive; the longest waiter; and the number who applied in 2025 and to date in 2026. [73184/26]
223. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if funding for the operation of the remaining unused beds in a facility (details supplied) has been provided for in Budget 2027. [72983/26]
220. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no weekend perinatal mental health service across the 19 maternity units in the country. [72976/26]
206. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list for each of the tier 3 escalation areas, the direct pay savings versus increases in agency spend to date in 2026. [72981/26]
175. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the forecasted demand and separately the actual demand for symptomatic breast clinic services and lung clinic services in 2025 and to date in 2026. [72971/26]
132. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to commence the remaining sections of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024. [72979/26]
89. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the gap between her Department's forecast demand and actual demand for emergency department attendances, rapid access cancer clinics and endoscopies in each of the tier 3 escalation areas to date in 2026. [73351/26]
756. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who availed of specialist perinatal mental health services in 2024, 2026, and to date in 2026; the number on waiting lists to access SPMHS; and the average wait time on the wait list per service. [71727/26]
319. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff working in the gay men's health service in each of the years from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [71222/26]
318. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in the gay men's health service in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [71223/26]
325. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to define the occupational therapy service prioritisation criteria categories, P1, P2 and so on; the areas where that has been applied per category of the prioritisation criteria; and the wait list and occupational therapy staffing for each of those areas. [71033/26]
256. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who had an extraction under the dental treatment services scheme in 2025. [70718/26]
81. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the procedures in place within the Passport service for an adult seeking to renew a passport where the application process requires the applicant to provide their mother’s maiden name, but where that information is unavailable, unknown or not applicable due to the applicant’s adoption or legal family circumstances; to clarify the procedure that applies where the applicant’s family circumstances do not correspond with the parental information required by the application process; and whether an alternative identity process is available. [70722/26]
667. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether it is reasonable that when a child attends A and E, without the benefit of a GP referral letter because they could not physically access an appointment, that they be charged an A and E charge given that the child received treatment in A and E that could not be provided in the community. [70423/26]
697. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of DTOCs within acute hospitals, from 1 January 2026 to 1 October 2026, that fall into the categories of requiring a neuro-rehab placement, a dementia placement, step down care, homecare package, nursing home place, or other. [70594/26]
589. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for speech and language therapy in 2025 and YTD 2026; per IHA; the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date 2026. [70033/26]
588. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for physiotherapy in 2025 and YTD 2026; per IHA; the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date in 2026. [70034/26]
586. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for occupational therapy in 2025 and to date in 2026, by integrated health area; and the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date in 2026. [70037/26]
585. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital capital project; and the timeline for progressing this project. [70045/26]
523. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will address the ongoing exclusion of counties Sligo and Leitrim as the only remaining counties without an organisation's dedicated, locally-based MS community worker (details supplied); if she will provide the specific funding allocation to the organisation to establish this full-time post for the more than 300 people living with MS in the region; and the steps her Department is taking to correct this regional health deficit in the north-west. [70435/26]
611. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the Diabetic Day Centre in Mullingar Midland Regional Hospital has closed; and the efforts that are being undertaken to reopen this service. [70170/26]
177. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have received or are receiving treatment in Ireland specifically for ketamine dependence in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2026; and if there is an established clinical pathway for the treatment of ketamine addiction. [69131/26]
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 66202/26, the reason the HSE is not in a position to provide a projected figure for the associated cost of the growth in demand across all existing acute health services for 2027. [69125/26]
152. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the second report on the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 pursuant to Section 10 of that Act; when the report was received from the National Disability Authority; the reasons for any delay in its publication; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69134/26]
849. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the measures available to prevent a practitioner, located outside of the State but providing a service to the State, who is the subject of concerns from continuing to report on Irish patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68908/26]
786. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department will address the ongoing exclusion of counties Sligo and Leitrim as the only remaining counties in the Republic of Ireland without a dedicated, locally based MS Ireland community worker; if she will provide the specific funding allocation to MS Ireland to establish this full-time post for the more than 300 people living with MS in the region; and the steps her Department is taking to correct this regional health deficit in the north west. [68628/26]
513. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list for every section 39 organisation the share of expenditure spent on agency staff. [68025/26]
495. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has researched AI therapy chatbots or mental health tools; and if her Department is exploring options for the regulation of AI tools purporting to provide therapeutic services. [68023/26]
427. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the share of expenditure spent on agency staff for every section 39 organisation. [68024/26]
296. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if counselling and psychotherapy treatments and services qualify for tax relief for health expenses, where the individual providing that service is qualified to provide the service; if CORU registration is considered for the purposes of being a "registered practitioner"; and if not, if he will consider expanding tax relief for these services. [68027/26]
686. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no graduate degree orthotics course offered in Ireland. [66516/26]
624. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of invoices for €100 issued in respect of ED attendances without a GP referral letter; and the number paid for each of the years between 2019 and to date in 2026. [66879/26]
620. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending each emergency department operated by Children’s Health Ireland presenting with mental health issues in each of the years 2016 to 2025. [66810/26]