424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount the State expects to save annually from the new payment model for the criminal legal aid scheme he introduced on 1 July 2026. [66556/26]
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment process for the vacant professorial consultant post associated with Cork University Hospital and University College Cork will take account of the need to maintain skin cancer surveillance capacity for existing at-risk patients; the interim arrangements in place to maintain that capacity pending the appointment; and if she will make a statement o…
551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were under skin cancer surveillance at Cork University Hospital at the time the service ceased; of that number, the number whose care was reviewed; the number transferred to another clinician; the number contacted directly in writing to inform them the service had ended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66528/26]
552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in circumstances where the clinical nurse specialist post responsible for patient communication, coordination and safety-netting at Cork University Hospital has been vacant for approximately seven months, the arrangements currently in place to perform that safety-netting function for patients requiring skin cancer follow-up; and if she will make a statement on the…
553. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which Cork University Hospital submitted its request to the national HSE for approval to recruit a replacement clinical nurse specialist to support skin cancer follow-up; the current status of that request; the reason it remains outstanding after a vacancy of approximately seven months; the date by which approval is expected to issue; and if she will m…
554. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE monitored the substitution between nebulised products (details supplied) during the supply shortages affecting these medicines in 2025 and 2026; and the steps taken to ensure continuity of treatment for affected patients. [66545/26]
555. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the data the HSE holds on patients who were unable to access a reimbursed nebulised bronchodilator during recent supply shortages and who consequently purchased an alternative product privately at their own expense; and, if no such data is held, to state that plainly. [66544/26]
556. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the reimbursement of alternative nebulised bronchodilator products during periods of shortage, including under the Discretionary Hardship Arrangements, is applied consistently across all health regions; and to provide the number of such claims processed in the period January to June 2026, by health region. [66543/26]
557. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 14 May 2026, whether the HSE produces prescribing trend analysis for nebulised bronchodilator medications at health region level; and if so, to provide that analysis for the period January to June 2026 broken down by health region. [66542/26]
559. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the public consultation on the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid launched on 13 July 2026; including the number of submissions received to date; the date by which the Department expects to complete its assessment of those submissions; whether she intends to make a decision before the closure of the consultation …
560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out the powers available to the State under Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 concerning the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods to restrict or prohibit the placing on the market of a fortified food on public health grounds; and whether the Department has assessed or considered the application of any such powers in respect …
563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the recommendation of the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification in 2006 was not implemented, including the specific scientific and clinical concerns identified at that time, and to provide details of the subsequent scientific evidence assessed by her Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in relation to the potential masking o…
566. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the powers available to the State under Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 to restrict or prohibit the addition of vitamins or minerals to foods on public health grounds, including the circumstances in which such measures may be taken; whether her Department has assessed the application of those powers to fortified flour imported from the United Kingdom; and if she will…
569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons the mandatory folic acid fortification policy recommended by the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification in 2006 was not implemented, including the scientific and policy concerns that subsequently arose regarding mandatory fortification; to provide details of the evidence since assessed concerning the potential masking of vitamin B12 defici…
570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the public consultation on the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid launched on 13 July 2026, including the number of submissions received to date; the expected timeline for consideration of those submissions and a decision following the closing date of 5 October 2026; whether her Department intends to bring forwar…
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Department or the HSE maintains any estimate of unmet need for home support, including persons who have not applied owing to known delays in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/26]
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is currently delayed pending the commencement of a home support service by hospital and by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66833/26]
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2025 and to date in 2026, set against the funded target for each period by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66832/26]
618. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons assessed and approved for home support who are currently waiting for the service to commence by HSE health region and, where available, by community healthcare organisation and county; the average and longest time spent waiting in each area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66830/26]
678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of flour used in Ireland that is imported from the United Kingdom, distinguishing between imports from Great Britain and Northern Ireland; her Department’s assessment of the impact on the Irish market of the UK Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations 2024, under which folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour is required from 13 December…
679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland made any objection, observation or reservation in response to the notification of the United Kingdom’s folic acid fortification regulations to the World Trade Organization or, insofar as Northern Ireland is concerned, to the European Commission; if so, to provide details of any such submission, or if not, to explain her Department’s assessment of t…
681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with Irish millers, bakers and food producers regarding the sourcing, labelling, traceability and compliance implications arising from folic acid-fortified flour entering the Irish market from the United Kingdom; whether her Department has identified any compliance or consumer-information risks arising from the change; and if …
682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the most recent estimate of the proportion and volume of flour used or placed on the Irish market that is imported from the United Kingdom; to set out the Department’s assessment of the impact on the Irish flour, milling, baking and food manufacturing sectors of the UK Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations 2024, under which the fortification of non-wh…
683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland made any objection, observation, comment or reservation through the World Trade Organization notification process or through the European Commission in relation to the United Kingdom’s Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations 2024 concerning mandatory folic acid fortification; and, if no such representation was made, the reason Ireland did not make …
684. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the engagement the Department has had with Irish millers, flour importers, bakers and food manufacturers concerning the implementation, labelling, traceability and compliance implications arising from folic acid fortified flour entering the Irish market from the United Kingdom from 13 December 2026; whether any guidance has been issued or is proposed for affected …