830. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a nursing home facing closure in Kerry (details supplied); the steps her Department has taken to find an appropriate solution which ensures that the facility remains open into the future; if the option of the HSE purchasing the facility has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6324/25]
831. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details in respect of the policies in place to ensure that people with autism are not discriminated against in mental health services; if she will provide information on the specific training provided to staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6326/25]
159. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance 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. [5345/25]
186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking ensure that children are provided with stability in their education, following the termination of a private contract to house Ukrainian families (details supplied); the measures in place to deal with such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5346/25]
233. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if the dietary requirements of children with coeliac disease are catered for in all schools, as a part of the school meals scheme; if this requirement is included in contracts with suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5344/25]
256. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding the application process on the immigration service’s new online platform (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that the system is not unduly difficult to navigate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5347/25]
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324. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason certain students (details supplied) are not now entitled to the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education, given that they have been previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5348/25]
260. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide the current split of home care service provision between direct and indirect delivery, by hours and percentage. [5209/25]
261. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct and indirect cost of delivery of home care; and the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of home care in each year from 2020 to 2024. [5210/25]
262. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home beds in the State in each year since 2019, broken down by HSE-provided, HSE-funded under sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act 2004 and privately provided, in tabular form. [5211/25]
277. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see each consultant ENT surgeon at Cork University Hospital, by wait time. [5188/25]
278. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dementia advisors employed by the HSE in CHO4, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5189/25]
279. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5190/25]
280. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients attending for assessment under the school screening dental programme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5191/25]
281. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients on a waiting list for the school screening dental programme at the end of each quarter in each of the years since 2019, by wait time, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5192/25]
282. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5193/25]
283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients treated under the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5194/25]
284. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients on a waiting list for treatment under the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter in each of the years since 2019, by wait time, CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [5195/25]
285. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists employed directly by the HSE in each of the years since 2019, by CHO and LHO, in tabular from. [5196/25]
286. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dental and orthodontic treatment, by age, CHO and wait time, in tabular form. [5197/25]
287. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the rates for each treatment under the dental treatment service scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5198/25]
288. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to replace the Dentists Act 1985; if so, the timeline for same; if, in the interim, she intends to bring forward amendments to the 1985 Act to address the immediate concerns of the Dental Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5199/25]
289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average patient wait time for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by emergency department; and the average for patients aged 65 to 74 and 75 or older, in tabular form. [5205/25]
290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by ED, in tabular form. [5206/25]
291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of each of the recommendations from the report of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home health care assistants, in tabular form. [5207/25]