2615. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2297 of 28 July 2026, if he will give consideration to a proposal (details supplied). [63801/26]
1531. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to issue an updated circular regarding the 'scheme of grants towards the purchase of essential assistive technology equipment for pupils with physical or communicative disabilities'; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63780/26]
1244. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of letters of eligibility for special school placement issued by the NCSE in Cork for the 2026-27 school year, broken down by primary and post-primary age groups. [61612/26]
1242. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places for pupils available and allocated in special schools in Cork for the 2026-27 school year, broken down by primary and post-primary age groups. [61614/26]
1241. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth of the children in Cork who were issued with a letter of eligibility for a special school placement for the 2026-27 school year, the number who remained without a place at the start of the 2026-27 school year. [61615/26]
4208. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of radiation therapy places in Irish third level institutes in each of the years from the 2019-2020 academic year to 2025-2026 academic year, by third level institute, in tabular form; the planned increases for the upcoming academic year and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58067/26]
4207. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of dental school places in third level institutes in each of the years from the 2019-2020 academic year to the 2025-2026 academic year, by third level institute, in tabular form; the planned increases for the upcoming academic year and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58066/26]
4162. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of radiation therapy places in Irish third level institutes in each of the years from the 2019/2020 academic year to 2025-2026 academic year, by third level institute, in tabular form; to outline any planned increases for the upcoming academic year and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58064/26]
4121. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of Quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [59340/26]
4120. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of Quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [59339/26]
4119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of Quarter 2 2025, in tabular form. [59338/26]
4118. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of Quarter 1 2025, in tabular form. [59337/26]
4117. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there is an intention to develop national guidelines or standards in relation to the nursing staffing level/ratio for the ambulatory day care centres where SACT is administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59336/26]
4116. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE currently on staff to deliver chemotherapy in each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Mid-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59335/26]
4008. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work to examine biobanking in Ireland, and the potential for legislation to underpin it, as recommended by the Irish Health Research Forum in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58562/26]
4007. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the way in which people with lived experience of a cancer diagnosis, their carers, clinical staff, advocacy groups and so on, will be involved in the external evaluation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58561/26]
4006. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if endoscopic activity is on track to increase by 6,927 or 6.6% in 2026, compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58560/26]
4005. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the reasons for which more than 3,400 people were waiting longer than 28 days to access an urgent colonoscopy between January and April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58559/26]
4004. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were referred for urgent colonoscopy who received an appointment date within 28 days of referral; between 29-35 days of referral; between 36-40 days of referral; between 41-45 days of referral; between 46-50 days of referral; 51+ days of referral by hospital, in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58558/26]
4003. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of people referred for urgent colonoscopy by hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58557/26]
3998. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to explain how these new arrangements surpass the previous arrangements in place at the time of the previous incidents (details supplied); to outline how these improvements will in practice prevent further such occurrences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58506/26]
3997. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to provide evidence that these new management structures and governance arrangements are in fact in place at Connolly Hospital (details supplied); the specific date on which they commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58505/26]
3996. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, to set out the specific new management structures and governance arrangements that have been put in place at Connolly Hospital to prevent further breaches of safety practices (details supplied); the best practice guidelines or standards on which these changes were developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58504/26]
3995. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm if the hospital now intends to conduct a review into these incidents; the timeframe within which such a review would be completed; if it will produce findings and recommendations to prevent further occurrences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58503/26]
3994. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), if any patient safety risk assessment was carried out prior to the voiding of the National Incident Monitoring System (NIMS) report filed in relation to an incident; if no such risk assessment was carried out, the reason a report describing a serious and active breach was voided without one; if patients or staff on the ward in question were informed of the breach at the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58502/26]
3993. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24th June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm who authorised the voiding of the National Incident Monitoring System report filed in relation to an incident; the grounds on which that report was voided; if the individual(s) who authorised the voiding had the authority to do so under HSE incident reporting policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58501/26]
3992. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm the governance arrangements that were in place at the time these incidents occurred; to provide a detailed explanation as to how those governance arrangements were breached on multiple independent occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58500/26]
3912. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58114/26]
3911. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58113/26]
3910. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58112/26]
3909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58111/26]
3908. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by health region and integrated healthcare area, and age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [58110/26]
3907. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58109/26]
3906. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58108/26]
3905. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58107/26]
3904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58106/26]
3903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of delivery home care; the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of home care in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58105/26]
3902. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the percentage split of home care service provision between direct and indirect delivery. [58104/26]
3901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages in each month in 2026, by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [58103/26]
3900. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages, by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [58102/26]
3899. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the deployment of the National Maternal and Newborn Clinical Management Systems (MN-CMS); the sites in which MN-CMS has gone live; to confirm if MN-CMS has gone live in the Coombe; to provide an expected go-live date for each of the remaining sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58101/26]
3898. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the National ePrescribing project; if vendors have been shortlisted; to outline the next steps; the timeline for full implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58100/26]
3897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list the sites in which MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) has been deployed; the sites expected to go live in the remainder of 2026; the expected go-live date for each other site, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58099/26]
3896. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the HSE’s Enterprise Wireless Programme; the sites in which enterprise-grade WiFi is operational; if any other sites are due to go live in 2026; the timeline for full roll-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58098/26]
3895. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the features currently available on the HSE App; the features, if any, that will be added in 2026; her plans to expand its features and capabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58097/26]
3894. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of the National Shared Care Record (NSCR); the sites in which the NSCR is operational; the timeline she is working towards for full implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58096/26]
3893. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list the ten major programmes under her Department’s digital health reform agenda (details supplied); if there are any she would add to this list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58095/26]
3892. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the next steps in the National Electronic Health Record (EHR) project, once a shortlist of vendors has been created; the current timeline being worked towards for full implementation of the EHR project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58094/26]
3891. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on National Electronic Health Record (EHR) project; the status of the vendors shortlist; the expected length of this process; following the creation of a shortlist, if each region will run choose their own preferred EHR vendor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58093/26]
3890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to confirm if a future officer holder will be permitted to engage in private practice on site, once appointed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58092/26]