Pádraig Rice

2341. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if chronic pain conditions are being considered as part of the ongoing review of access to cannabis for medical use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43681/26]

2342. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the development of a structured patient registry or real-world evidence programme as part of the future evolution of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43682/26]

2343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the review of access to cannabis for medical use is examining barriers to clinician participation in the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, including prescribing pathways, education, and administrative processes; if her Department envisages a future role for general practitioners in supporting continuity of care for patients prescribed medicinal cannabis products, including the management of repeat prescribing in appropriate cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43683/26]

2345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a paediatric spinal surgery or scoliosis registry previously operated within CHI or the HSE; if it was subsequently removed from use; the reasons for discontinuing the registry despite public funding having been allocated to its development and operation; the governance, implant surveillance and long-term outcome monitoring arrangements that replaced it; if there are plans to establish a national spinal registry in line with international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43685/26]

2346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of the equity of access audit relating to paediatric spinal surgery services; the date on which the audit commenced; the reasons for ongoing delays in its completion and publication; if interim findings or recommendations have been provided to her Department, HSE or CHI; the expected publication timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43686/26]

2347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority undertook any review, investigation or regulatory assessment into the use, monitoring and follow-up of MAGEC rods within CHI following international field safety notices and device safety concerns; if any recommendations were issued; if she will publish the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43687/26]

2348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the dates at which CHI, the HSE and HIQA first became aware that one field safety notice (details supplied) had not been recorded as communicated to parents; the actions subsequently taken; if all affected families were later identified and informed; her views on the governance, disclosure and patient safety issues arising from this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43688/26]

2349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if all experimental, innovative or novel paediatric spinal procedures undertaken within CHI were subject to formal ethics committee review and approval prior to implementation; the governance framework applied to such procedures; if she will publish the relevant policies, approval pathways and oversight arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43689/26]

2350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the governance, regulatory and ethical frameworks governing the off-label use of spinal implants and medical devices in paediatric spinal surgery within CHI; if such use is formally recorded, her views on the patient safety and oversight arrangements applying to such practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43690/26]

2388. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if gynaecologists in the private health system can refuse to sign insurance forms that would enable patients to undergo endometriosis treatment abroad on certain grounds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43922/26]

2392. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding CORU-registered internationally trained physiotherapist not being able to enter clinical practice; the steps she is taking to address existing barriers to employment; the engagements she has had with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in respect of this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44001/26]

2393. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide clarification regarding the lifting of the recruitment freeze on physician associates (PAs); the steps being taken to facilitate the recruitment of PAs into the HSE again; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44002/26]

2394. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans with respect to the proposed salary structures for physician associates to address concerns related to the proposed reductions (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44003/26]

2395. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns related to the proposed scope of practice for physician associates (details supplied); her plans to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44004/26]

2396. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a new national policy on palliative care for children; the timeline being worked towards; if the findings from the Evidence for Children’s Palliative Care in Ireland launched in May 2026 will be reflected in the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44006/26]

2397. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a statutory home support scheme, specifically the work carried out to agree a funding model and define the level of legal entitlement; the timeline being worked towards for introducing the statutory scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44012/26]

2398. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 21 April 2026, to provide an update on an application for pricing and reimbursement (details supplied); if the company has submitted a proposal to the HSE’s corporate pharmaceutical unit; if the company has met with the HSE since making an offer; the steps being taken to urgently progress a decision on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44013/26]

2399. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to an issue concerning some female same-sex couples from Northern Ireland who undergo fertility treatment in this jurisdiction (details supplied); if guidance will be issued to fertility clinics to ensure that they are informing the relevant couples from Northern Ireland that they will fall outside the scope of the UK’s 2008 Embryology Act if they undergo treatment in this jurisdiction; if she has engaged with her counterparts in Northern Ireland with respect to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44014/26]

2402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce regulation and registration of healthcare assistants; the work carried out to date in this regard; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44030/26]

2403. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ‘provide a career pathway for healthcare assistants’; to outline the work carried out to date to progress this commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44031/26]

2404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a survey published in May 2026 (details supplied); if she will commit to implementing the three recommendations in the survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44032/26]

327. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns regarding the use of social media by schools (details supplied); if her Department has considered offering guidance to schools on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40946/26]

377. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 15 January 2026, for an update on the plans to provide a 50 metre swimming pool for Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/26]

392. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify the details of the purchase made by Cork City Council of the counting house property using Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) funding; to detail the amount of land included in this purchase; to clarify if URDF funding was used to pave on the private land in front of the counting house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40948/26]

393. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify if the Southern bridge mentioned is being built on private land; to detail the cost to date of this bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/26]