251. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if clonidine will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons under 16 years suffering with ADHD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3888/25]
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252. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the final HIQA report into the review of accident and emergency services in the mid-west is due; whether action will be taken if additional facilities are recommended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3902/25]
253. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reason the long-term illness scheme is limited to mental health conditions for persons under 16 years-of-age; whether she has plans to extend this beyond 16 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3908/25]
254. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is excluded from the drugs payment scheme, as it is a necessary medication for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder to treat depressive episodes; whether its inclusion in the scheme will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3909/25]
255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in a hospital (details supplied), by role, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3911/25]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the average daily patient intake in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3912/25]
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3915/25]
258. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the patient capacity levels in a hospital (details supplied); the number of times this was exceeded in January 2025, by patient levels, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3920/25]
259. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff hired at a hospital in the last three years (details supplied), by role, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3923/25]
260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the total number of on-the-road/operational staff working on emergency ambulances and intermediate care vehicles across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3926/25]
261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics rostered to provide advanced life support on the road/operational across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3927/25]
262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount currently spent on private ambulances annually by the HSE and the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928/25]
263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the fact that section 39 workers are now balloting for industrial action, she will mandate her officials to allow them to fully implement the WRC agreement of October 2023, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues on pay; if it is her intention to fully restore the link between section 39 workers and the public sector; and if sh…
264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the overwhelming votes by multiple grades of workers in the health service for industrial action over the issue of the pay and numbers strategy, it is her intention to scrap this strategy and instead base recruitment and staffing levels on ensuring patient safety and patient need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3932/25]
265. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total capital investment by the Government in each of the technological universities in each of the past five years, per capita and by number of registered students in each year, in tabular form. [3612/25]
266. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocations made by the Higher Education Authority to each of the technological universities, with a per-capita funding figure by number of registered students in each institution in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [3613/25]
267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and…
268. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a new national student accommodation strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3732/25]
269. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide additional capacity for the study of occupational therapy; and if he has engaged with the Minister for Health on the matter. [3734/25]
270. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional teachers required to reduce pupil to teacher ratio in Irish universities to 1:20. [3754/25]
271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are clas…
272. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional teachers required to reduce the pupil to teacher ratio in Irish Universities to 1:20. [3852/25]
273. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual…