379. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which will be available to the paediatric allergy unit in the new National Children’s Hospital; the number of beds currently available to this unit across CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18165/25]
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380. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a centralised electronic data collection system for timely and accurate reporting of child mortality nationally; if her Department has commenced work in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18166/25]
381. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit, as per the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; the estimated cost of providing this unit; if a dedicated funding allocation for its development has been agreed; if not, when she expects to announce this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18…
382. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit was not included in the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025, having been included in the Women’s Health Action Plan Action Plan 2022-23; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18168/25]
383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to revise the fee paid to optometrists under the medical card scheme; if so, the status of these plans; the timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18169/25]
384. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the scope of practice for optometrists (details supplied); the work being undertaken in her Department with respect to this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18170/25]
385. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the regulations being developed under section 23 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18178/25]
386. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by each of the Cork hospitals to taxi firms in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [18184/25]
387. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether a patient who is to be transferred between healthcare facilities via taxi could instead be driven by a family member or friend. [18185/25]
388. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline what supports are currently available for patients suffering from Lyme disease who are unable to access timely or adequate treatment; if there are plans to establish a properly resourced, multidisciplinary Lyme disease clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18186/25]
389. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [18187/25]
390. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 5 March 2025, if she will confirm the length of the current contract with a company (details supplied) for the processing of Our Lady’s Hospital Navan bloods; and the estimated cost of this contract. [18191/25]
391. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish the review of cardiac services; when Ireland will develop a new national cardiovascular disease strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18193/25]
392. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in each month of 2025, by CHO and LHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18196/25]
393. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in CHO 8, by LHO and by whether a person is waiting for a new package or more hours on an existing package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18197/25]
394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in CHO 8 for longer than one month; longer than three months, longer than six months and longer than twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18198/25]
395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the average number of hours allocated to a home care package in each LHO in CHO 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18199/25]
396. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) did not receive sanctioned negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) while in nursing home care, and had to pay for this treatment privately. [18206/25]
397. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the options available to reduce the burden faced in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18210/25]
398. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of caterers within the HSE are employed by agencies from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [18215/25]
399. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spends on agency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18216/25]
400. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the rheumatology waiting list in Tallaght Hospital; and the steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times. [18217/25]
401. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health is she aware of problems at St. James’s Hospital accident and emergency with regard to a lack of comfort and care for patients, particularly those undergoing mental health crises, a failure to provide medication and pain relief to patients in severe pain, poor communication and updates to patients and families, unhygienic and unsafe conditions, overcrowding,…
402. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the status of the GP Care for All Initiative, particularly concerning a practice (details supplied) in Dublin’s north inner city, which is at risk of closure in June 2025 if a sustainable solution is not found; the measures being taken to ensure the continued provision of general practitioner services to the 2,600 medical card patients currently served by this pra…
403. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reviewed the availability of primary care and GP services in the East Wall and Sheriff Street area of Dublin in view of the imminent population increase from the delivery of nearly 600 new residential units; if additional resources or facilities are planned to meet expected healthcare demand; the engagement that has taken place with the HSE t…