404. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if comprehensive health impact assessments have been conducted in Dublin central to evaluate the effects of prolonged exposure to elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter on residents living in identified hotspots within Dublin Central, where recent studies have shown nitrogen dioxide levels exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines and…
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405. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18253/25]
406. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry and take into consideration that this person suffers with excruciating pain in both knees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18254/25]
407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the delay in an operation appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the extenuating circumstances in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18255/25]
408. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on proposed legislation introducing further restrictions on nicotine inhaling products or vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18256/25]
409. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her progress to date in making the shingles vaccine (details supplied) available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18286/25]
410. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her progress to date in making a drug (details supplied) available for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18287/25]
411. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the new community nursing unit in Clonmel; to provide information on a completion date, a handover date and progress on registration with the relevant regulatory bodies; if she will also provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new unit; when she expects patients from the existing St. Anthony’s unit to be transferred; and when the uni…
412. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the free HRT scheme; the reason for the delay; if back payments to January 2025 will be made to women who qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/25]
413. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will take urgent action to address the wait times for an ambulance in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18314/25]
414. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the publication date of the national endometriosis framework, the working group established to feed into the framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18317/25]
415. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of supra-regional centres specific to the disease, the treatment options they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18318/25]
416. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if surgical excision of endometriosis is currently being offered as a management treatment to patients by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18319/25]
417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of robot-assisted gynaecological surgeries that took place using the Da Vinci surgical system located in Cork University Maternity Hospital annually between 2017 and 2024, in tabular form. [18320/25]
418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 6 March 2025, if she will specify the current stage of the recruitment process concerned; the expected timeframe for said post to be filled; the specific interim measures put in place to enable a resumption in services locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18321/25]
419. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the HIQA review into the use of surgical implants and medical devices at Children's Health Ireland; the date on which she expects this report to be presented to her; if she will commit to publishing the report thereafter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18322/25]
420. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the HSE’s plans for the former dispensary building in Ballynoe, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18341/25]
421. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the steps her Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if she will outline the logic behind their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18362/25]
422. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18379/25]
423. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of her Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if she will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18397/25]
424. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if she will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18414/25]
425. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18431/25]
426. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18456/25]
427. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18473/25]
428. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18490/25]