Pádraig Rice

852. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that clinical practice tutors for radiography students are supported in their role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65482/25]

853. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the process in place for those seeking timely reconstruction surgery post-cancer treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65483/25]

854. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there is a designated pathway in place for timely breast reconstruction surgery post-cancer treatment in the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65484/25]

855. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if GP visits for patients on chemotherapy treatment needing regular blood tests, who would otherwise have to travel long distances to their treating hospital, are covered for patients under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65485/25]

926. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2919 of 29 July 2025, to quantify the costs presented further (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66066/25]

927. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and to provide a cost breakdown, by reason (details supplied). [66067/25]

928. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to mitigate the expected costs of outsourcing radiotherapy to private providers as a result of ageing machinery and expected breakdowns in Cork and Galway in the next four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66068/25]

78. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if work is being carried out in her Department to plan for a medically supervised injection centre in Cork; if any such work will be carried out in advance of the findings of the 18-month pilot phase of the supervised injection facility in Dublin city centre; if any potential sites in Cork have been identified; if consideration is only being given to mobile supervised injection facilities outside of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65000/25]

101. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider her decision not to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid past 31 December 2025; if she will bring forward a permanent scheme for this small group of frontline workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64322/25]

148. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the expansion of the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency has still not been implemented, despite being approved in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64321/25]

169. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons she has yet to bring forward interim amendments to the Dentists Act 1985 to address the priority areas identified by an organisation (details supplied); the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64323/25]

73. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to respond to the findings of a report from a UN special rapporteur (details supplied) that the Irish state continues to permit the transfer of weapons to Israel through Irish ports and airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64056/25]

1075. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been seen by the multi-disciplinary team established following the audit of surgeries on children with developmental dysplasia of the hip at CHI Crumlin, CHI Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Cappagh; the number eligible for these multi-disciplinary meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63344/25]

1076. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 26 June 2025, if she has received the clarification she sought as to whether there are issues relevant for the Medical Council following publication of the audit of surgeries on children with developmental dysplasia of the hip (details supplied); if so, the actions taken since that clarification was received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63345/25]

1077. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 26 June 2025, if she has clarified whether her position as Minister precludes her from making a complaint to the Medical Council of Ireland (details supplied); if so, to identify the relevant legislative provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63346/25]

1078. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the job description for the strategic programme director role in Children’s Health Ireland; the recruitment process undertaken for appointing the current holder of the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63347/25]

1079. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department drew up the business case for the role of strategic programme director in Children’s Health Ireland; if so, to provide a copy of that business case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63348/25]

1080. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to an issue with the location of the proposed elective hospital for Cork, identified by an official at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee (details supplied); the steps she is taking to resolve this matter; if the issue identified with the site cannot be resolved, to detail her contingency plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63349/25]

1081. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE assumes the cost of providing qualified sign language interpreters for treatment abroad under the Cross Border Directive (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63352/25]

1099. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a cohort of children are now included in the External Expert Panel review established following the independent audit of hip surgeries at CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63605/25]

1100. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children included in the external expert panel review established following the independent audit of hip surgeries at CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital; the number with unstable hips; and the number with stable hips, in tabular form. [63606/25]

1101. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the legislation, regulations or policies in place related to privately funded procedures in a public hospital; the oversight arrangements in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63607/25]

1102. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if private health insurance claims at a group of hospitals are audited (details supplied); if these audits are conducted internally or externally and by whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63608/25]

1103. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if a statement is correct (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63609/25]

1104. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received a copy of the “snapshot” referred to at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health earlier this year (details supplied); if so, if she will provide a copy of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63610/25]