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125. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health's Report on Dental Services in the Healthcare System; if she will commit to implementing its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28361/26]

182. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, following the interim evaluation of the first supervised injection facility in Dublin, work has been carried out to progress a similar facility in Cork; to provide an outline of the findings of that interim evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28362/26]

196. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to a review by HIQA into new studies related to the potential secondary benefits of shingles vaccination (details supplied); the status of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28363/26]

569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding schemes that are available to approved housing bodies that wish to carry out large-scale conversion projects bringing vacant offices or commercial buildings into residential social housing use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28116/26]

570. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing bodies that have successfully developed social housing through CALF in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/26]

737. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 575 of 5 March 2026, the status of the new community nursing unit at Saint Finbarr’s, Cork; if it has been handed over to the HSE; the date at which this new facility is expected to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27990/26]

861. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 10 April 2026, if the allocation of four new allergy service beds will facilitate an increase in the number of food challenges that can be performed; if this new dedicated bed provision will mean that consultants will have sufficient inpatient medical support to supervise oral immunotherapy procedures safely and, where clinically appropriate, in the new national children’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28337/26]

862. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with a psychoeducation advocacy group regarding their recent survey of consultant psychiatrists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28338/26]

886. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 5 February 2026, the status of an application for pricing and reimbursement (details supplied); if the HSE is still considering this application; the projected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/26]

887. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 24 March 2026, if the remit of the external expert panel can be expanded should systemic issues become evident during the course of their work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28670/26]

888. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body is responsible for preparing and assembling case materials for the external expert panel (details supplied); if this function sits with Children’s Health Ireland, the HSE or another body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28671/26]

889. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, if the external expert panel has the ability to request or obtain additional clinical records, imaging or documentation beyond the materials assembled in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28672/26]

890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a concern regarding reviews into paediatric orthopaedics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28673/26]

891. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the full sequence of hip-related interventions is assessed as a single clinical pathway, or only as separate procedure-specific reviews (details supplied); if so, the person or body that holds responsibility for ensuring that such end-to-end oversight occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28674/26]

897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the sections of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 which have been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28729/26]

900. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1026 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body formally approved appointments to the external expert panel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/26]

357. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will issue an urgent response to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/26]

358. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE-funded agencies (details supplied); the status of engagement with union representatives; if each site and agency has to reach individual agreements with union representatives and staff; if a national implementation plan has been developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27500/26]

359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons the independent review of roles and responsibilities at the National Ambulance Service has not been implemented; the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27501/26]

299. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the violation of human rights against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang; if her Department's attention has been drawn to reported supply chain links to Ireland associated with forced labour of the Uyghur people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25399/26]

678. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated from his Department for specific active travel projects in Cork (details supplied); the amount of the allocated monies that has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24554/26]

873. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he has commenced the development of a scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); the status of this work; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/26]

1008. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the primary medical certificate is currently being reviewed (details supplied); if so, the status of this review; the timeline for competition of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27223/26]

1009. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to review the bike to work scheme; if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/26]

1157. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of issues relating to specific companies’ engagement with union representatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/26]