181. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on staff recruitment and retention efforts within the HSE in the area of special needs services, particularly in relation to physiotherapists and speech and language therapists; the measures being taken to address shortages and ensure continuity of care for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
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182. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels. [24145/25]
183. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the possibility of carrying out procedures that qualify under the EU cross border initiative in Irish hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23674/25]
184. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently address the lack of home help services where people are approved but there is no services available; the efforts being made to improve the recruitment of home helps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23185/25]
185. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the O'Shea review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23724/25]
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new acute hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23512/25]
187. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when she expects the current lung cancer screening pilot to be evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24136/25]
188. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she would consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include medications prescribed for menopausal symptoms for women with contraindication to HRT products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/25]
189. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of new policy on adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20968/25]
190. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for additional beds for people with Dementia at Shaen Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24037/25]
191. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the National Ambulance Service on the need for a 24/7 rapid response vehicle operated by advanced paramedics at Tuam ambulance base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/25]
192. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to outline her engagements with the HSE on access to givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23725/25]
193. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to engage with the manufacturers of HRT products to minimise any supply chain issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24048/25]
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the potential roles of advanced nurse practitioners; whether she has any plans to expand such roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24045/25]
195. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been made of recent research linking the shingles vaccine to a reduced risk of dementia, and whether there are plans to incorporate this evidence into public health policy in Ireland. [24138/25]
196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop more regional inpatient rehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24130/25]
197. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of in-patient beds for eating disorders in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24141/25]
198. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the proposed Baggot Street primary care centre; the efforts the HSE is making regarding their proposed disposal of the old Baggot Street Hospital, which is adjacent to the primary care centre proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23497/25]
199. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the restrictions to hospital transport services in Tipperary, which are leaving many patients without transport; to increase the budget for the service to ensure that those in real need of transport are not left without; the reason for the increase in the demand; if hospital transport for beneficiaries of temporary protection or inte…
200. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on the withdrawal of ambulance vehicles from advance paramedics-educational officers and resource managers. [23722/25]
201. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the means by which she will ensure that patients have access to new innovative medicines and treatments as quickly as possible, especially for rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24095/25]
202. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the locations around the country where community health organisations are providing specific services for adults who suffer from ADHD; the staffing cohort at each location; the number of patients benefitting from the services at each location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24128/25]
203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has not commenced an information and awareness campaign on the use of HHC products and the associated harms, especially in young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24020/25]
204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in light of the failure to provide nursing cover for Tory island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding providing nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24143/25]
205. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update regarding the provision and location of a primary care centre for Mountrath, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24036/25]