831. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the help that can be provided for a child and their family (details supplied) who need to know where a surgery is to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7163/25]
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832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support all being in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/25]
833. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the expansion of eligible cohorts under the continuous glucose monitoring sensor reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7165/25]
834. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and advised to acquire a CGM sensor (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7166/25]
835. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason benefit-in-kind is to be applied to first responders who bring their emergency vehicle home with them at night; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7172/25]
836. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will address staffing issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7183/25]
837. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure capital funding is provided for a project (details supplied) which will create a national centre for persons living with severe acquired brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7184/25]
838. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a funding increase for an organisation (details supplied) to allow it to keep up with operating costs inflation, and to ensure it can implement the 12 recommendations put forward for the organisation by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7185/25]
839. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied) from the Minister of State for Mental Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7188/25]
840. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the supports for Marfan syndrome sufferers in Ireland; the number of clinics in operation; the frequency of scanning for each patient; whether HSE funding has increased, stayed the same or reduced in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7200/25]
841. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health in relation to the awarding of medical cards to cancer patients; and if she is aware especially in recent months of the refusal by the HSE to award medical cards to some cancer patients who are experiencing stress and hardship because of these decisions. [7210/25]
842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there is proposed legislation to load an €1,800 annual licence on all shops to sell cigarettes and vapes (details supplied); if she will reconsider this proposal as it does nothing to discourage members of the public from purchasing cigarettes or vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/25]
843. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7226/25]
844. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there have been any requests made of Cavan Monaghan Hospital group to provide a CT scanner at the Monaghan Hospital site; if she will direct the HSE to conduct a feasibility study for the provision of a CT scanner at Monaghan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7233/25]
845. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there have been any requests made of Cavan Monaghan Hospital group to provide a MRI scanner at the Monaghan Hospital site; if she will direct the HSE to conduct a feasibility study for the provision of a MRI scanner at Monaghan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7234/25]
846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which ambulances are permitted to take patients to the minor injuries unit (MIU) at Monaghan Hospital, rather than an emergency department in another hospital; whether there has been any change to the criteria applied in these instances; whether new or additional changes to this criteria are planned; the number of times that an ambulance broug…
847. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of times that the National Ambulance Service utilised a helicopter to transport patients from locations in County Monaghan, by each hospital, in each month in 2024; the number brought to each hospital in each month to which patients were presented; the average time in each month within which the helicopter ambulance arrived on scene from the original ca…
848. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 to the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7237/25]
849. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals to further expand the operating hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7238/25]
850. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has concerns over the passing of EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 of 20 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7239/25]
851. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing vaping; the timeline for the introduction of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7243/25]
852. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant in the Mater Hospital; the number of those waiting for six months or more; the number of those waiting for one year or more; and when they expect waiting times to be reduced. [7252/25]
853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the temporary stepdown 50 bed rehab unit in Nenagh being operated by a company (details supplied); the weekly occupancy rates; the details of any changes made to the operating contract since commencement; when the contract expires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7258/25]
854. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive sanctioned weekend, double assist home help hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7264/25]
855. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; to confirm that the review will provide sustainable solution for charity-operated GP practices in relation to the taxation of GMS contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7267/25]