2122. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given that dialysis provision and related inpatient stays currently costs €125,000 per year per patient, the plans that are in place, or for the future, to prevent patients progressing to end stage kidney failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74182/25]
2123. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given the major in-centre treatment costs, if she will clarify when chronic kidney disease screening and treatment will become available in each of the 96 HSE community health networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74183/25]
2124. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given the major treatment costs, when home dialysis and assisted dialysis will become available in each of the 96 HSE community health networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74184/25]
2125. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether the HIPE’s case mix system is tracking the cost of every dialysis session provided per in-patient stay; if not, if it is assigning an assumed cost per dialysis session per in-patient stay, thus underestimating the cost of kidney disease treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74185/25]
2126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the clinical guidelines for assessment and treatment of kidney patients who present in emergency departments; if this is in use in all hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74187/25]
2127. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given that a number of patients receiving dialysis are homeless or at risk of homelessness, if such patients will be automatically placed in the band 1 category in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74189/25]
2128. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given the increasing frequency of storm related utility outages, the plans that are in place to protect vulnerable patients who are dependent on utilities for life saving treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74190/25]
2129. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health given that Donegal patients who were travelling to Northern Ireland or Beaumont hospital for treatment are now being sent to Galway, the reason treatment in Northern Ireland is no longer available, forcing patients to travel longer distances; whether accommodation costs for such patients will be covered given they could previously avail of free accommodation in …
2130. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a reimbursement case has been made for the use of drugs (details supplied) in Ireland to the relevant authority; if so, the stage the drug approval is at; when a decision is likely to be taken on whether such drugs will or will not be reimbursed; whether supply of these drugs is currently being reimbursed by any Irish hospital; and if she will make a statemen…
2185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the number of assistant psychologist jobs nationwide to support the provision of mental healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74459/25]
2188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Jorveza (Budesonide) to the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74512/25]
2261. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the €5 million budget for the rare disease strategy has been carried over into 2026 and added to the €8 million allocated for 2026; if not, the reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74833/25]
Cathal Crowe
Written
13 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2569. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene in the case of QQI level 5 courses in healthcare/nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73975/25]
208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being taken to unlock the significant amount of capital held on deposit accounts in Ireland to support housing and critical infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72880/25]
378. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting from inheritance tax any legacies left by patients who contracted hepatitis as a result of health care system failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73737/25]
467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the initiatives her Department has in place in relation to the prevention of drug addiction in young people [73673/25]
468. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding her Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention initiatives for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [73674/25]
469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if drug addiction prevention is covered in the post-primary curriculum; and if so, to outline the main elements of the curriculum which cover such. [73675/25]
746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall organ transplant strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73727/25]
747. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the total amount spent by her Department on social media, TV, print, and so on, to inform the public of the commencement of the Human Tissue Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73728/25]
748. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether the independent panel, as required under the Human Tissue Act 2024, has been created; if so who the members of this panel are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73729/25]
749. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the communications that took place with health care professionals on the Human Tissue Act 2024; how it will impact their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73730/25]
750. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall strategy for the treatment of end-stage kidney disease will be published. [73731/25]
751. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on campaigns being adopted in other countries to reduce the need for dialysis; whether a similar campaign is being planned for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73732/25]
752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on the provision of medical cards for patients in end-stage kidney disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73733/25]