326. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new Healthy Ireland Framework will be published this year; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8509/25]
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327. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing a new national drug strategy; if she intends to hold a public consultation to inform development of the strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8510/25]
328. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the expansion to publicly-funded IVF scheme announced in Budget 2025 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/25]
329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the current status of the application for approval in Ireland for palforzia as an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8538/25]
330. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a memo issued by the chief executive of the HSE to regional executive officers on 14 February 2025 regarding extended hours/days of work; her views on whether this instruction is in breach of the HSE’s responsibility to engage with staff and their union representatives through the framework agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the data provided to her regarding urgent and emergency care in February 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8547/25]
332. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for an update on all capital works underway and starting in 2025 at UHL, to include the date of commencement works, project name, cost, description (bed type, number of, and so on) and expected completion date. [8551/25]
333. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for an update on the extension of radiology unit at UHL, to include commencement of the works, description, cost, expected delivery date, expanded services (if the unit will include Alliance's MRI); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8552/25]
334. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for an update on the outsourcing of MRI services; when the service commenced; the weekly number of scans; if there have been any changes to the contract and/or operations since commencement; when the service will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8553/25]
335. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed inventory of medical radiological equipment at UHL, such as CT scanners, x-ray machines, MRI scanners, DXA scanners, and ultrasound machines, by category, year of installation, and manufacturer’s recommended useful life; if each item is new or replacement machine; the number of breakdowns since January 2024, in tabular form; a…
336. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for a detailed table showing the hours of use for each MRI machine at University Hospital Limerick for 2023 and 2024; the weekly hours for Monday to Friday and the weekend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8555/25]
337. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for a table identifying the number of unscheduled downtimes: < 24hrs, < 48hrs or > 48hrs, including the various reasons for downtime, such as maintenance, technical issues, staffing shortages, or any other relevant factors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8556/25]
338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case or a person (details supplied); to outline the options for this patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8564/25]
339. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the national position on wind turbine noise and shadow flicker from a health perspective, specifically the position of the Department of Health, and not the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8569/25]
340. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list in the haemoglobin clinic in Naas Hospital from 2021 to 2024; the average waiting time of those on waiting lists; the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8613/25]
341. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether or not there are supports, including advocacy services, in the State for adults, many of whom are relatively young adults, who as children lived in health board and/or HSE/Tusla child/adolescent residential accommodation; to provide signposting information; and whether or not there are existing redress schemes or impending redress schemes to address the…
342. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of new ophthalmology posts approved as part of the budgetary process for each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8631/25]
343. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if she will support Kerry ETB adult education teachers, tutors and students in a campaign (details supplied) for better pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8323/25]
344. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/25]
345. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the third level fee supports that exist for graduate medicine students who have attended third level college in Ireland; if none are in place, if he will outline future plans for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8237/25]
346. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if online learners enrolled as fulltime undergraduates still qualify for the free fees initiative. [8420/25]
347. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Donegal, in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8193/25]
348. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in Donegal, in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8195/25]