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Question· writtenPQ 580asked

580. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available via the mental health capital plan for a specific mental health crisis unit for County Wexford following discussions on Friday, 13 February with the HSE; if so, if she can outline a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13563/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2026

580. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available via the mental health capital plan for a specific mental health crisis unit for County Wexford following discussions on Friday, 13 February with the HSE; if so, if she can outline a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13563/26]

Question· writtenPQ 376asked

376. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided to a school (details supplied) that is separate from and not tied to the standard capitation grant and is specifically ring-fenced for essential and mandatory emergency administration of medication; the details of any such funding available to special schools to cover required training in areas including the administration of emergency medication such as Buccolam (midazolam), diabetes management, insulin administration, and other high-risk clinical medical procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13934/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2026

376. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided to a school (details supplied) that is separate from and not tied to the standard capitation grant and is specifically ring-fenced for essential and mandatory emergency administration of medication; the details of any such funding available to special schools to cover required training in areas including the administration of emergency medication such as Buccolam (midazolam), diabetes management, insulin administration, and other high-risk clinical medical procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13934/26]

Question· writtenPQ 375asked

375. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of reported needle-stick injuries sustained by school staff in a school (details supplied) arising from invasive diabetic care procedures and the schools repeated requests for nursing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13933/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2026

375. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of reported needle-stick injuries sustained by school staff in a school (details supplied) arising from invasive diabetic care procedures and the schools repeated requests for nursing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13933/26]

Question· writtenPQ 374asked

374. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the statutory basis permits non-registered healthcare staff in schools to undertake clinical interventions ordinarily carried out by regulated professionals; whether responsibility for clinical risk in such cases rests with the Department, the HSE, or the individual board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13932/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2026

374. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the statutory basis permits non-registered healthcare staff in schools to undertake clinical interventions ordinarily carried out by regulated professionals; whether responsibility for clinical risk in such cases rests with the Department, the HSE, or the individual board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13932/26]

Question· writtenPQ 296asked

296. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to tackle the issue of over-prescribing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13236/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

296. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to tackle the issue of over-prescribing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13236/26]

Question· writtenPQ 295asked

295. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the remunerated hours for which staff within Traveller healthcare projects are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13235/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

295. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the remunerated hours for which staff within Traveller healthcare projects are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13235/26]

Question· writtenPQ 294asked

294. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the location and full staffing cohort of each Traveller healthcare project team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

294. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the location and full staffing cohort of each Traveller healthcare project team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/26]

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline any research carried out by her Department into the potential risks of banning flavoured nicotine inhalation devices; whether the potential knock-on increase in people reverting to cigarette smoking was considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13182/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline any research carried out by her Department into the potential risks of banning flavoured nicotine inhalation devices; whether the potential knock-on increase in people reverting to cigarette smoking was considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13182/26]

Question· writtenPQ 288asked

288. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the proposal to ban flavoured nicotine inhalation devices could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13181/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

288. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the proposal to ban flavoured nicotine inhalation devices could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13181/26]

Question· writtenPQ 285asked

285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a recent report commissioned by an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider adding Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel disease to the list of illnesses which qualify an individual for a long-term illness card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a recent report commissioned by an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider adding Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel disease to the list of illnesses which qualify an individual for a long-term illness card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/26]

Question· writtenPQ 272asked

272. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patients who go abroad for treatment and still need care when they return must pay out of pocket to receive aftercare; and whether there is a hardship fund to assist in availing of treatment (details supplied). [13107/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2026

272. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patients who go abroad for treatment and still need care when they return must pay out of pocket to receive aftercare; and whether there is a hardship fund to assist in availing of treatment (details supplied). [13107/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1242asked

1242. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE's position on wind turbines and public health is currently under review, if she will confirm whether, and on what date, her Department and the HSE were made aware of a submission to the 2019 Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines by a group of acousticians (details supplied); which offices were informed, including the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the Climate Unit, the National Director of Public Health, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSE Public Health and HSE Environmental Health, in tabular form given that the submission asserts that the draft noise guidance contained over 320 inaccuracies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12870/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1242. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE's position on wind turbines and public health is currently under review, if she will confirm whether, and on what date, her Department and the HSE were made aware of a submission to the 2019 Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines by a group of acousticians (details supplied); which offices were informed, including the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the Climate Unit, the National Director of Public Health, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSE Public Health and HSE Environmental Health, in tabular form given that the submission asserts that the draft noise guidance contained over 320 inaccuracies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12870/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1241asked

1241. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the European Society of Cardiologist's has supported the European Environmental Agency's 2025 Noise Report, (details supplied); the arrangements in place between her Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure public health oversight of environmental noise, traffic, airport and wind turbines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12869/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1241. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the European Society of Cardiologist's has supported the European Environmental Agency's 2025 Noise Report, (details supplied); the arrangements in place between her Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure public health oversight of environmental noise, traffic, airport and wind turbines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12869/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1240asked

1240. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline who conducted the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; who requested the position paper; the terms of reference that governed the paper; if any stakeholders made submissions to the review, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1240. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline who conducted the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; who requested the position paper; the terms of reference that governed the paper; if any stakeholders made submissions to the review, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1239asked

1239. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HIQA health technology assessment (HTA) for the shingles vaccines factored in the potential savings to the State and the HSE from the reported impact of the vaccine, from population studies in Canada, Wales, Australia and the US, on delaying the onset of dementia, slowing down its progress and cutting the risk of death among those already diagnosed; if she will carry out a revised HTA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12857/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1239. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HIQA health technology assessment (HTA) for the shingles vaccines factored in the potential savings to the State and the HSE from the reported impact of the vaccine, from population studies in Canada, Wales, Australia and the US, on delaying the onset of dementia, slowing down its progress and cutting the risk of death among those already diagnosed; if she will carry out a revised HTA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12857/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1199asked

1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the her Department did not request NIAC to update recommendations last year to facilitate the public good for flu season 2026/27, given that NIAC also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations; if she will now seek to cancel the tender; the steps she will take to ensure that high dose vaccines are reviewed by NIAC immediately so they can be available in flu season 2026/27 to optimise public health, and in doing so thus reflect the narrative from the strategic sourcing and contracting division within the Office of Government Procurement regarding the requirement for a competitive commercial procurement landscape being crucial to delivering value for money to the state. [12697/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the her Department did not request NIAC to update recommendations last year to facilitate the public good for flu season 2026/27, given that NIAC also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations; if she will now seek to cancel the tender; the steps she will take to ensure that high dose vaccines are reviewed by NIAC immediately so they can be available in flu season 2026/27 to optimise public health, and in doing so thus reflect the narrative from the strategic sourcing and contracting division within the Office of Government Procurement regarding the requirement for a competitive commercial procurement landscape being crucial to delivering value for money to the state. [12697/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1186asked

1186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for a detailed explanation of the transition of Lucan North Electoral Division to Blanchardstown Area Community Healthcare Network (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12546/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for a detailed explanation of the transition of Lucan North Electoral Division to Blanchardstown Area Community Healthcare Network (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12546/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1174asked

1174. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to avert industrial action by health care assistants in the HSE home support service in Cork, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12396/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1174. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to avert industrial action by health care assistants in the HSE home support service in Cork, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12396/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1173asked

1173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a number of healthcare workers with long-Covid are facing significant hardship due to a loss of income due to the cessation of special Covid leave with full pay on 31 December 2025: the provision her Department will make for this cohort of healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12339/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a number of healthcare workers with long-Covid are facing significant hardship due to a loss of income due to the cessation of special Covid leave with full pay on 31 December 2025: the provision her Department will make for this cohort of healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12339/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1167asked

1167. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that Ireland is on a par with other European countries in terms of ensuing the financial wellbeing of healthcare staff affected by long-Covid as a result of working at the front lines of the health service during the Covid pandemic; if she is aware that the EU recommended that all member states recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness and that all members have accepted this bar Ireland and Greece; the steps she is taking to address this situation and ensure that Irish health staff who suffer from this debilitating condition are properly taken care of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12291/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1167. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that Ireland is on a par with other European countries in terms of ensuing the financial wellbeing of healthcare staff affected by long-Covid as a result of working at the front lines of the health service during the Covid pandemic; if she is aware that the EU recommended that all member states recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness and that all members have accepted this bar Ireland and Greece; the steps she is taking to address this situation and ensure that Irish health staff who suffer from this debilitating condition are properly taken care of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12291/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1115asked

1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the maximum daily PCR and sequencing surge capacity currently available within the public health laboratory system; the peak surge capacity achieved during Covid-19; and the variance between the two. [12078/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the maximum daily PCR and sequencing surge capacity currently available within the public health laboratory system; the peak surge capacity achieved during Covid-19; and the variance between the two. [12078/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1114asked

1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if as of 1 January 2026, the HSE has identified any binding constraints on laboratory surge testing capacity in the event of a declared public health emergency; and if so, to specify each constraint by category (staffing, reagents, equipment, logistics). [12077/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if as of 1 January 2026, the HSE has identified any binding constraints on laboratory surge testing capacity in the event of a declared public health emergency; and if so, to specify each constraint by category (staffing, reagents, equipment, logistics). [12077/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1060asked

1060. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason older people in Louth such as a person (details supplied) are being informed that they must hold a medical card in order to receive a public health nurse visit; if she will direct the HSE to end this practice; if she will ensure that older people with significant care needs can access public health nursing services irrespective of medical card status; and if she will provide a breakdown of any other counties where this requirement applies. [11644/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

1060. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason older people in Louth such as a person (details supplied) are being informed that they must hold a medical card in order to receive a public health nurse visit; if she will direct the HSE to end this practice; if she will ensure that older people with significant care needs can access public health nursing services irrespective of medical card status; and if she will provide a breakdown of any other counties where this requirement applies. [11644/26]

Question· writtenPQ 445asked

445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if he accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if his Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if he and his Department will engage with the Minister for Health to support and expedite the routine use and publication of this data as a public health concern for preventing injuries and deaths; and to outline any meetings held or planned, actions taken and a timeline for same. [12929/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2026

445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if he accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if his Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if he and his Department will engage with the Minister for Health to support and expedite the routine use and publication of this data as a public health concern for preventing injuries and deaths; and to outline any meetings held or planned, actions taken and a timeline for same. [12929/26]

Question· writtenPQ 620asked

620. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity in a health care facility to reduce waiting lists for procedures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11573/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

620. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity in a health care facility to reduce waiting lists for procedures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11573/26]

Question· writtenPQ 611asked

611. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to an instruction to the HSE regarding critical illness protocol requests from former recipients of the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid (details supplied); to provide a copy of the memo or circular in which this instruction was stated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11498/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

611. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to an instruction to the HSE regarding critical illness protocol requests from former recipients of the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid (details supplied); to provide a copy of the memo or circular in which this instruction was stated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11498/26]

Question· writtenPQ 600asked

600. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that neither her Department nor the HSE currently operates any national key performance indicators governing recruitment clearance timelines, including Garda vetting, occupational health clearance, HR approval stages, or the time from job offer to commencement; whether she considers the absence of such KPIs compatible with effective workforce planning and patient safety; and if she will outline the policy rationale for not requiring the measurement of recruitment clearance timelines across the public health system. [11453/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

600. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that neither her Department nor the HSE currently operates any national key performance indicators governing recruitment clearance timelines, including Garda vetting, occupational health clearance, HR approval stages, or the time from job offer to commencement; whether she considers the absence of such KPIs compatible with effective workforce planning and patient safety; and if she will outline the policy rationale for not requiring the measurement of recruitment clearance timelines across the public health system. [11453/26]

Question· writtenPQ 596asked

596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department categorises or tracks treatment abroad scheme expenditure by treatment type or clinical category, including gender-related healthcare; and if so, to set out the categories used, the year in which such categorisation commenced; and how this information is used for expenditure control and policy oversight. [11440/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department categorises or tracks treatment abroad scheme expenditure by treatment type or clinical category, including gender-related healthcare; and if so, to set out the categories used, the year in which such categorisation commenced; and how this information is used for expenditure control and policy oversight. [11440/26]

Question· writtenPQ 585asked

585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting commencement of a home support package in Cork City and County, by Community Healthcare Network area, at the end of each month from January 2024 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11400/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting commencement of a home support package in Cork City and County, by Community Healthcare Network area, at the end of each month from January 2024 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11400/26]

Question· writtenPQ 497asked

497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to introduce a paid work leave model, similar to the Portuguese system, for women with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11211/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to introduce a paid work leave model, similar to the Portuguese system, for women with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11211/26]

Question· writtenPQ 495asked

495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has examined the Portuguese model for endometriosis support, specifically the provision of up to three paid days off a month for those with a diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11202/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has examined the Portuguese model for endometriosis support, specifically the provision of up to three paid days off a month for those with a diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11202/26]

Question· writtenPQ 366asked

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the enhanced community care centre proposed for Mallow, County Cork; the current status of the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF) analysis referenced in previous correspondence; when that analysis is expected to be completed; when a revised tender process will issue; the proposed location and scope of services to be provided at the centre; the projected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10836/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2026

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the enhanced community care centre proposed for Mallow, County Cork; the current status of the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF) analysis referenced in previous correspondence; when that analysis is expected to be completed; when a revised tender process will issue; the proposed location and scope of services to be provided at the centre; the projected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10836/26]

Question· writtenPQ 312asked

312. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the office or authority which withdrew the 2017 HSE Position Paper Wind Turbines and Public Health; if, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the National Director of Public Health were notified of this withdrawal; if so, the dates of same; if and when the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage was similarly notified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10640/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2026

312. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the office or authority which withdrew the 2017 HSE Position Paper Wind Turbines and Public Health; if, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the National Director of Public Health were notified of this withdrawal; if so, the dates of same; if and when the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage was similarly notified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10640/26]

Record· debate2026-02-10published