509. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE board has submitted a comprehensive plan to her Department to help monitor and measure the value gained as a result of the implementation of the new consultant contract, as directed in the letter of determination that issued in November 2024. [31442/25]
510. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has adopted a standardised approach regarding the number of outpatient clinics, consultants in their respective specialties would be expected to provide, in a given week, as directed in the letter of determination that issued in November 2024. [31443/25]
511. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued detailed guidance to hospitals around outpatient targets under any standardised approach to consultants working in individual specialties, as directed in the letter of determination that issued in November 2024. [31444/25]
512. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consultants, across all specialities that have outpatient clinics, are now automatically receiving monthly data showing how their outpatient data compares with their peers in the same specialty, as directed in the letter of determination that issued in November 2024. [31445/25]
513. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the action the HSE board has taken on foot of concerns raised by her predecessor in relation to the lack of a standardised approach to large variations in the volume of outpatient work being carried out (details supplied). [31446/25]
514. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the quantitative data the HSE has sought from hospitals to ensure the phasing out of private practice for consultants who have moved to the new POCC contract. [31447/25]
515. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the quantitative data the HSE board has submitted to demonstrate the effective phasing out of private practice by consultants who switched to the new POCC contract, as requested in the letter of determination that issued in November 2024.
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536. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the Ballymun area network, Blakestown area network, Blanchardstown area network, Coolock area network, coastal area network, Finglas area network, Kilbarrack area network, and Swords area network. [31531/25]
537. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of Cavan, central Meath, east Meath, Monaghan, north Louth, north Meath and Ardee, south Louth, and Bettystown and south-west Meath. [31532/25]
538. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31533/25]
539. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31534/25]
540. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each community area network (details supplied). [31535/25]
543. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of Ballyfermot and Palmerstown, Clondalkin, Drimnagh, Crumlin, and Harold's Cross, Lucan, Newcastle, Citywest and Saggart, Rathfarnham, Knocklyon and Ballyboden, Rathmines, Terenure and Templeogue, south Dublin inner city, and Tallaght and Firhouse. [31559/25]
544. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in the community area networks of east Kildare and Blessington, east Offaly and north Laois, east Westmeath, north-east Kildare, north-west Kildare, south Kildare and west Wicklow, and south Laois. [31560/25]
545. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in each of the following community area networks; Offaly, West and Central Kildare, West Westmeath and Northwest Offaly and Longford and Central Westmeath [31561/25]
410. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing VAT on sunscreens and other sun-protection-factor products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30215/25]
528. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools who were asked but declined to open special classes in their schools, per county, in tabular form. [29305/25]
529. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who were offered places in special classes or schools in September 2024 but have not commenced school in September 2024, per county, in tabular form. [29306/25]
530. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes that have opened per start of the academic school year, per county, in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [29307/25]
531. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants, per school and per postcode in Dublin, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [29308/25]
894. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has reviewed, or is intending to review, the nutritional standards set by his Department in relation to the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29352/25]
895. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection when the interdepartmental working group to oversee and make recommendations on the operation of the school meals scheme, including in relation to nutrition inspection and evaluation, will report their recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29353/25]
896. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the current nutritional standards set by his Department in relation to the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29354/25]
1397. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the general medical service scheme. [29493/25]
1398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [29494/25]