Questions from Deputy Ryan O'Meara -PQ 48542-26, 48545-26, 48566-26, 48567-26 and 48568-26

To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to establish a dedicated neurology service in the south-east Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 48542/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to establish a dedicated neurology service in the south-east Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 48545/26]

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE have collated data on the number of individuals living in the south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for specialist neurological services; if this data has been used to assess demand for regional services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 48566/26]

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients located in south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for neurological services for the past five years, by county origin and year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 48567/26]

To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients located in south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for neurological services for the past five years, by hospital/service to which they’ve been referred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 48568/26]