Pádraig Rice

2899. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in finalising and publishing the new National Drug Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42583/25]

2900. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to implementing recommendation nine of the evaluation of the National Drug Strategy “Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017-2025” (details supplied); the steps she will take in the forthcoming new National Drug Strategy to strengthen integration of alcohol within it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42584/25]

2901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the work being carried out in her Department to prepare for Ireland assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; the areas of health policy that she intends to prioritise; if this will include tobacco control policy, and in particular the need to revise the Tobacco Products Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42586/25]

2902. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will conduct a full assessment of the financial impact of heart failure on patients, including recommendations on appropriate actions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42587/25]

2903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to reduce cardiac rehabilitation programme waiting lists, which can reduce death from heart disease by at least 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42588/25]

2904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services; if she will commit to implementing all recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42589/25]

2905. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the health service of treating urinary tract infections in women, including GP visits, emergency presentations, hospital admissions and prescription medications; and to provide a cost breakdown by age cohort, in tabular form. [42594/25]

2906. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of managing repeat or chronic urinary tract infections in women; if any cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken to assess the savings from preventive care or early intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42595/25]

2907. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitalisations due to urinary tract infections in women in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and the associated cost to the public health system, in each year. [42596/25]

2908. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths in women in each of the past five years where urinary tract infection (UTI) was listed as a primary or contributory cause of death, in tabular form; and her views on mortality trends linked to untreated or recurrent UTIs. [42597/25]

2909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of women over 65 who died as a result of urosepsis or complications arising from urinary tract infections in the past five years, in tabular form; if these deaths were reviewed under clinical audit or HIQA processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42598/25]

2910. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed a standardised care pathway for recurrent urinary tract infections in women, particularly for older adults; if this includes specific outcome improvement measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42599/25]

2911. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the use of antibiotics for Urinary tract infection treatment in women in Ireland; if any research has been undertaken or commissioned by her Department or the HSE in respect of repeat prescribing (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42600/25]

2912. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a national audit has been carried out on the treatment outcomes and recurrence rates of urinary tract infections in women in primary and secondary care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42601/25]

2913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of emergency department attendances for urinary tract infections in women over the past five years; if any analysis has been undertaken into whether these could have been managed more effectively in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42602/25]

2914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if mortality data linked to urosepsis and late stage urinary tract infections in women is being analysed to inform clinical protocols and improve early intervention strategies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42603/25]

2916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the reintroduction of vaginal mesh surgeries; the timeline for same; the consultation that has been carried out with campaign groups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42614/25]

2917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on introducing a scheme to fund vaginal mesh removal surgery in other jurisdictions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42615/25]

2918. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 29 May 2025, if a contingent liability is now in place for potential compensation claims related to the clinical audit into developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery on children in Children’s Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh; if so, the amount set aside; if not, the work her Department has done with regard to potential compensation claims thus far; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42616/25]

2919. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by hospital, in tabular form. [42617/25]

2920. 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. [42618/25]

2921. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1284 of 10 June 2025, if work being carried out by the HSE to establish the current census for clinical directors has been completed (details supplied); if so, to provide this data by service, site and region; if not, the date at which this work is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42619/25]

2922. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1394 of 10 June 2025, if she will provide an update on the work of a working group commissioned to oversee the implementation of HIQA’s recommendations related to the role of clinical directors (details supplied); if she expects that this work will be completed in quarter 4 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42620/25]

2923. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for speech and language therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42621/25]

2924. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for speech and language therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42622/25]