Erin McGreehan

1136. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that expanding recognition of accredited Level 9 programmes in inclusive and special education could increase national capacity in special educational needs provision and reduce barriers for teachers seeking specialist qualifications; and if she will outline any plans to increase the number of funded training places nationally. [55058/26]

1238. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on planned investment in additional school buildings in Louth for schools (details supplied); and the stage each project is currently at. [56350/26]

3188. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the procurement process for the new shop facility at Louth County Hospital; the stages involved; the criteria applied; the expected timeframe for each stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55177/26]

3221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether she will introduce statutory restrictions on influencer and digital marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages high in fat, salt or sugar to children. [55281/26]

3222. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has made of the Safefood ClickBite research on children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing online and the legislative action that will follow from the research. [55282/26]

3223. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether she supports the development of a mandatory nutrient-profile model to determine which food and beverage products may not be marketed to children online. [55283/26]

3224. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether she will seek a cross-departmental working group involving the Departments of Health, Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment together with the CCPC and Coimisiún na Meán, to develop legislation on digital unhealthy food marketing. [55284/26]

3225. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether she will examine a statutory prohibition on influencers promoting cosmetic surgery, invasive aesthetic procedures and unsubstantiated weight-loss or therapeutic products. [55285/26]

3228. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which families affected by substance use are represented in the development and implementation of the new National Drugs Strategy; and whether consideration has been given to establishing a formal national advisory mechanism for affected family members. [55325/26]

3229. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to embed trauma-informed practice across HSE addiction, mental health and community services; the funding allocated for this work; and the implementation timeline. [55326/26]

3230. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the Department intends to develop a national data collection framework on families affected by substance use, including the wider impacts on parents, siblings, partners and children. [55327/26]

3231. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the funding currently provided for community-based family support organisations working with families affected by addiction, broken down by county and by organisation. [55328/26]

3232. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to support frontline addiction workers experiencing secondary trauma and burnout, including access to clinical supervision and specialist trauma training. [55331/26]

33. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the resources she is providing to support small schools. [53706/26]

73. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on planned investment into additional school buildings in Louth at primary and secondary level. [53705/26]

133. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place to develop Aiken Barracks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53741/26]

180. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on any co-operation between the Defence Forces at Aiken Barracks and Dundalk Institute of Technology with regard to upskilling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53742/26]

431. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the level of investment currently being made by her Department and the HSE in the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS); the specific services available to women with PMOS within the public health system; whether women diagnosed with PMOS are eligible for assessment and treatment through ambulatory gynaecology clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54216/26]

880. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason neither hospitals (details supplied) in Drogheda or Dundalk provides faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients; when it is intended to introduce the service in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53432/26]

881. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each hospital currently providing faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients, the average waiting time from GP referral to FIT testing, together with the average waiting time from GP referral to colonoscopy following a positive FIT result, broken down by hospital site. [53433/26]

882. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the impact of the absence of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) services in County Louth on waiting times for suspected bowel cancer patients attending a hospital (details supplied) in Drogheda; and if she will provide the waiting time from GP referral to colonoscopy for those patients [53434/26]

883. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each hospital currently providing faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients, the average, median and longest waiting time from GP referral to FIT testing and GP referral to colonoscopy following a positive FIT result, broken down by hospital site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53435/26]

898. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to consider GLP1 drugs to be included under the drugs payments scheme for persons prescribed it for medical conditions other than diabetes for example polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53573/26]

925. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made in placing ETB employees who accepted adult educator contracts on the correct point of the adult educator salary scale; the timeline for the payment of all outstanding salary arrears due to those employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/26]

41. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is supporting the sheep wool sector. [51852/26]