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Marie Sherlock Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
327. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the details of any public information campaigns undertaken to raise awareness of the use of HHC vapes, particularly with parents and within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16166/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
328. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a permanent ambulance base will be reinstated in Midleton, County Cork, following flooding events last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16168/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
329. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have had treatment for eating disorders funded by the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16175/25]
Alan Kelly Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
330. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in her Department since she took office. [16204/25]
Alan Kelly Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
331. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure consultants in public hospitals operate under a seven-day roster. [16214/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
332. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in each county, and to provide a comparable figure for the end of 2023 and end of 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16216/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
333. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently being seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in each county, and to provide a comparable figure for the end of 2023 and end of 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16217/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
334. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the "pause" of mesh for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence that has been in place since July 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16230/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
335. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason the pause on mid-urethral sling surgery has not been lifted even though national guidelines which were commissioned, endorsed and published by the HSE in January 2023, recommend that all women who need surgery for stress urinary incontinence should be offered this as an option alongside all other appropriate surgical operations; and if she will make a st…
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
336. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the 19 recommendations made by the chief medical officer in his 2018 report "The use of Uro-Gynaecological mesh in surgical procedures" have been addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16232/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
337. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the National Mesh Oversight Group has produced the report it was commissioned to complete by the end of 2023; if so, when this report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16233/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the current chief medical officer has provided an update on the pause of mesh for the surgical treatment of stress incontinence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16234/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the HPV vaccination catch-up programme to include additional year groups under the age of 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16262/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
340. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that this delay resulted in the expiration of the ten weeks of approved transitional care funding, resulting in this applicant’s family receiving a bill for over €12,000 in costs thus far; if the Minister will ensure this fair deal scheme appl…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
341. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans for the regulation of cannabinoid products sold in shops around the State. [16274/25]
Colm Burke Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
342. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason why women with stress incontinence are not offered mid-urethral sling surgery as an option, despite the national clinical guidelines recommending that women have a choice of procedure and that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022, providing for their legal right to make informed decisions about their health; and if she will make a…
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to the findings of the Mental Health Commission in respect of compliance with national standards in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital; the steps being taken to address the issues identified, in particular staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16300/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
344. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital from the year 2019 to date in 2025, by staff category, in tabular form. [16301/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staffing in each of the years from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital; and the staff categories these relate to, in tabular form. [16302/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital on an agency basis, by staff category, in tabular form. [16303/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
347. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to expedite a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16324/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
348. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update in relation to the proposed new veterinary college in Kildalton, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
349. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his proposals to expand upon and develop education and training and opportunities related to the tourism sector. [15944/25]
Alan Kelly Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
350. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16203/25]