1838. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lumpy skin disease in view of the prevalence of this disease in Europe this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/25]
2136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that a product (details supplied) will be placed under the Health Service Executive reimbursable items list so that persons under this scheme can avail of a 2.4mg maximum dosage compared to another product (details supplied) where the maximum dose is 1mg and is only reimbursed for the treatment of diabetes; and if she will make a statement on t…
2187. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place regarding the continuing future use of Crumlin Children's Hospital and Temple Street Children's Hospital after the opening of the National Children's Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45014/25]
2188. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to using Crumlin Children's Hospital as an elective surgery hospital for Dublin after the opening of the National Children’s Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45015/25]
2189. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to using Temple St Children's Hospital as a step down facility following the opening of the National Children’s Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45016/25]
2193. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department plans to implement to ensure that each severe asthma clinic has a qualified advanced nurse practitioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45033/25]
2194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to allocating funding to universally subsidise inhaled asthma medications on a phased basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45034/25]
2195. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reimbursing the financial cost of tezepelumab for asthma patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45035/25]
2196. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to launching a public campaign to disincentivize smoking and e-cigarette use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45037/25]
2197. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing funding for smoking cessation services, in view of the large demand for the QUIT services currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45038/25]
2198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to establish a CORU register for physiologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45039/25]
2338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when she expects to see a comprehensive roll out of a full seven-day roster across the hospital network; when she envisages waiting lists can be sufficiently addressed without the need for insourcing and outsourcing initiatives; the additional number of healthcare staff required to achieve full capacity in the health service; and if she will make …
2339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a cost-benefit analysis of a potential policy decision that moves away from procuring insourcing activity in the health service, including any additional investment required to treat the same number of public patients on waiting lists via outsourcing activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45633/25]
2340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer cases that have been diagnosed via insourcing activity between 2021 and 2024; the extent to which cancer appointments have been cancelled because of recent guidance from the Health Service Executive to senior hospital management to immediately limit insourcing activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45634/25]
2341. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a policy decision on the future use of insourcing activity in the health service will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45635/25]
2342. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her officials and the HSE to carry out a detailed assessment of the impacts of a phasing out of insourcing activity in the health service, including for patients on hospital waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45636/25]
2343. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to consult all relevant stakeholders in advance of making a policy decision on the future of insourcing activity, including hospital management, patient advocacy groups and insourcing providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45637/25]
2344. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each of the years 2021 to 2024 on waiting lists who have received care via insourcing activity, in tabular form; the extent to which this has actively reduced waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45638/25]
2530. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding a person (details supplied) a diabetic sensor due to their health circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46575/25]
2634. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when her Department intends entering into negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry regarding the medicine pricing agreement, given that the existing agreement expires on 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47050/25]
2635. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department is prepared to engage with the pharmaceutical industry with a view to putting in place a process which will enable new medicines to be assessed within the 180-day time frame set out in legislation under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47051/25]
2659. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that seed funding will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to commence progress towards an extension which could deliver an additional 72-beds and theatre capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47321/25]
2681. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that funding will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to refurbish theatres and introduce robotics capabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47539/25]
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8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2718. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider increasing to 60 credits the maximum credits that a part-time student at undergraduate level can study in a single academic year in order to be eligible to receive a SUSI grant, given that the maximum amount of credits that a student can study in a single academic year and be in receipt of a SUSI …
2746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider awarding funding to a community group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44643/25]