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72. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons the NCSE does not provide figures in relation to the number of students in post-primary schools who have a recommendation of requiring a special class place but do not currently have that place; if her Department intends to endeavour to collate this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6832/26]

73. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if specific continuous personal development training is available on a specific area (details supplied); if her Department has plans to introduce such training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6833/26]

74. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6834/26]

75. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6835/26]

215. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in each of the years since 2019, by county and town/region, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6836/26]

216. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned statutory inquiry into the care of children with spina bifida and complex scoliosis in Children’s Health Ireland; the progress that has been made in appointing a facilitator to consult with advocacy groups regarding the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6837/26]

217. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new agreement with respect to the pricing and supply of medicines contains any provisions which would see the procurement and use of pharmaceuticals manufactured by a company (details supplied) discontinued where alternatives exist; if not, to state whether this agreement will lead to an increase in the procurement of pharmaceuticals manufactured by this company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6838/26]

218. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations from the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services in Ireland; the work carried to date in implementing each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6839/26]

219. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she plans to develop a new national cardiovascular health plan following publication of the EU’s Safe Hearts Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6840/26]

220. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s review of the Primary Care Centre Programme; the aims of this review; if work has commenced; the timeline she is working towards for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6841/26]

909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 20 January 2026, if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6525/26]

1050. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to reinstate the paramedic and advanced paramedic supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6097/26]

1051. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to introduce a dedicated ICO/EMT supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6098/26]

1052. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a previously agreed ratio will be implemented in the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); the reason this has not been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6099/26]

1054. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a proposal will be progressed with respect to the work of supervisors within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6118/26]

1144. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide pharmacists with direction regarding eligibility for the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6526/26]

82. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the continued delay in expanding the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); if screening for SMA will commence this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4901/26]

281. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 13 January 2025, if his Department is aware that salmon and smolts are not surviving downstream migration; the discussions that have taken place between his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland with regard to this issue; if he has concerns on whether this arrangement is compliant with EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5225/26]

473. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 December 2026, if he has approved the draft Circuit Court Rules (Donor Assisted Human Reproduction) 2025 and the equivalent District Court Rules, which would allow for the commencement of section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; if not, the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5229/26]

522. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds that have been provided in County Clare, by site in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [5223/26]

523. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the safe number of trolleys permitted in University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department to comply with fire safety regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5224/26]

524. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any advice or guidance has been provided to pharmacists with respect to the pause on changes to phased dispensing control mechanisms; if so, to provide a copy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5226/26]

525. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the concerns raised with respect to monitored dosage systems, or blister packs, as a result of changes agreed under the Community Pharmacy Agreement; if she intends to amend previously agreed changes in phased dispensing control mechanisms during the current pause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5227/26]

526. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to an issue related to changes under the Community Pharmacy Agreement (details supplied); if an instruction was issued to pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5228/26]

549. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of General Practice; to provide a firm timeline for competition of the Strategic Review; the reason for the delay in its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5380/26]