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Departmental Correspondence
Deputy Pádraig Rice asked when the Department’s correspondence was issued and whether further action would address the original concerns.
Proceedings
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Health Services
The Minister referred a query about whether Louth’s Solace Cafe will operate 24/7 to the HSE for a direct response.
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Health Services Staff
The Minister asked the HSE to respond directly about staffing for the Solace Cafe in Louth.
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Budget 2027
Deputy Joanna Byrne asked where the Solace Cafe announced for Louth in Budget 2027 will be located.
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Health Services
The Minister referred questions about the Solace Cafe’s opening date and access arrangements to the HSE for a direct response.
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Hospital Appointments Status
The Minister said she cannot direct the HSE on individual treatment and asked it to respond directly about the surgery appointment request.
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Hospital Staff
The Minister referred questions on the Drogheda crisis mental health nursing team’s start date, staffing and funding to the HSE.
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Health Service Executive
The Minister referred Deputy McGettigan’s service-related query to the HSE for a direct response.
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Public Sector Pay
The Department and HSE engage routinely with unions through established channels, while the HSE manages industrial action impacts and prioritises rescheduling affected patients.
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Primary Care Centres
The Minister referred the question about the vacant domiciliary physiotherapist post to the HSE for a direct response.
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Hospital Services
The Minister referred the question about expanding surgical services at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, to the HSE for a direct response.
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Hospital Staff
The Minister referred a request for figures on doctors lacking Garda vetting or overseas police clearance to the HSE for response.
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Dental Services
The Minister referred a query about South Tipperary orthodontic waiting lists, vacancies and recovery plans to the HSE for direct response.
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Hospital Equipment
The HSE’s replacement programme has €15.5 million in 2026 funding, with construction targeted from 2027 and installation complete across the network by end-2030.
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Departmental Communications
The Minister said she works with the spending department and HSE on national pay agreements and workforce measures to recruit and retain staff, while challenges remain.
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Health Services
The Minister referred a query about providing CT scans at Monaghan Hospital to the HSE for a response.
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Departmental Funding
The Minister referred a query about Budget 2027 funding to operate unused beds to the HSE for a direct response.
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Departmental Budgets
Only West & North-West among four RHAs under enhanced controls had direct-pay savings to offset agency costs; the other three had deficits in both.
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Mental Health Services
Perinatal mental health services operate across all 19 maternity units, with added staffing planned, but the weekend-service question was referred to the HSE.
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Health Services
Private treatment does not bar access to public convalescence, rehabilitation or follow-up; eligibility depends on clinical need, service criteria and capacity.