1885. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of reviewing the qualifying criteria for medical cards; if those with diagnosed long-term illnesses could be considered for inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12641/25]
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1886. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the legislative measures in place to prevent the sale of sweets in premises which sell vapes, to ensure the marketing of sweets cannot be used to attract minors to purchase vapes. [12653/25]
1887. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12728/25]
1888. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the details of the existing bed numbers in use for Killybegs Community Hospital; the details of the unused beds; her plans to reinstate all beds for usage at the community hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12731/25]
1889. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of women that have been subject to delays for cervical screening in the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12774/25]
1890. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of category 1 incidents involving a service user that have been reported to each psychiatric unit for each year from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of serious incident management team meetings that have been convened in those years; the number of reviews that have been undertaken; the requirements for a review to occur; the different type…
1891. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce regulations to control the flat-rate charges for special services being applied each week by nursing homes to those residents already approved for financial support from the HSE whether they avail of the services or not; if the charges being levied should be considered in the assessment by the HSE of the cost of nursing home care for eac…
1892. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will request a review of the financial support approved by the HSE for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12818/25]
1893. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all cancer centres that receive State funding as community cancer support centres under the NCCP. [12828/25]
1894. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of her Department and each body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12922/25]
1895. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review and address the severe inadequacies in Ireland’s eating disorder services, particularly the lack of inpatient beds and the absence of integrated community-based supports; if he will commit to increasing the number of dedicated public inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; and the immediate steps being taken to ensure those suf…
1896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a campaign (details supplied) which calls for an end to the loophole in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 which allows zero-alcohol advertising, using the same master branding as full-strength equivalents, in places that are restricted under the 2018 Act; if she supports the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12949…
1897. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints about the behaviour of nurses that have been made to the HSE, the Nursing and Midwifery Board and the Office of the Ombudsman in 2023 and 2024; and if she is satisfied that the current system for overseeing and acting on complaints against health and social care staff in the HSE is adequate. [12950/25]
1898. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps being taken to improve the treatment of individuals presenting at accident and emergency departments with suicidal ideation, including measures to ensure they are properly assessed, monitored, and provided with appropriate crisis intervention; and if there are plans to introduce dedicated emergency mental health response units outside of ac…
1899. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices who started their apprenticeships, by type, in each of the years 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/25]
1900. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the academic scholarship programmes available to Palestinian students in each of Ireland’s higher education institutions; the funding available for each programme; the amount of spaces available and occupied in each programme; and the qualifying criteria for each programme, in tabular form; and if h…
1901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to a research report into the prevalence of neurodiversity among people accessing addiction services (details supplied); if he will commit to working with further and higher education institutions to ensure that all relevant educational programmes in health and social care co…
1902. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding or a loan facility will be made available to Atlantic Technological University (Sligo Campus) to start construction of student units; when it is expected that the first units will be available for students to take up residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/25]
1903. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11085/25]
1904. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address the higher costs for students of University College Limerick, to repeat exams, modules and years given they appear to be substantially higher than comparable colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11137/25]
1905. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an unfair situation that has arisen (details supplied) will be addressed; if he will intervene and allow for the processing of this application in light of the fact that the delay in the person’s eligibility was a direct result in the delay in the processing of their mother’s working family payment; an…
1906. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the level 6 and level 7 bridging programmes designed for those seeking advanced entry to stage 2 or stage 3 of the B.Ed Montessori Education, last offered in 2021, will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11293/25]
1907. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates from undergraduate- and graduate-medicine programmes from all higher education institutions in the State for each of the years 2020 to 2024; the projected number for each of the years 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/25]
1908. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning ETB personal assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11324/25]
1909. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the fact that certain students have had their €1,000 fee refund revoked due to them attending class remotely; if he will instruct his Department to ensure that these refunds are reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/25]