1550. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to support young people with spinal muscular atrophy who do not qualify for surgery as they are over 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30141/25]
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1551. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 20 May 2025, around the reimbursement list scheme, the answer states that liraglutide (saxenda) is the only product currently approved under community drug schemes GMS/DPS for weight management, to clarify the criteria for use; if a person needs to be in diagnosis of prediabetes or can other factors such as high card…
1552. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the status of his/her Department’s engagement with the WRC to restore pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30159/25]
1553. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making the three-year retention of the medical card permanent for people with intellectual disabilities and autism who gain employment, in order to remove barriers to work and support long-term inclusion in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30162/25]
1554. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available for Section 39 organisations to provide for sensory equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30165/25]
1555. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a periodic audit of outcomes including emergency medical care and ectopic pregnancy diagnosis following medical termination of pregnancy, as recommended in the December 2022 report ‘National Clinical Practice Guideline: Investigation and Management of Complications of Early Termination of Pregnancy’, has been undertaken; if so, if the outcome will be supplied;…
1556. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the cancer patient advocacy group (details supplied) regarding the provision of cancer treatment drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30174/25]
1557. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [30179/25]
1558. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she has received the HIQA Report in relation to accident and emergency services in the mid-west region; when she intends to publicly publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30189/25]
1559. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will request University Hospital Waterford to provide the name of the doctor involved in a particular case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30195/25]
1560. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Freshford health centre; the start date for the approved extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30205/25]
1561. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Model of Care for Hereditary Cancer, the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30206/25]
1562. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the assessment currently underway for the RSV immunisation 2026-2027 season and beyond; if there is a commitment to retain the RSV vaccine for infants; if there are plans to expand eligibility for the free RSV vaccine to include older adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30208/25]
1563. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of offering the RSV vaccine to people aged 65 years and older; the cost of offering the vaccine specifically to those with a chronic respiratory disease aged 65 years and older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30209/25]
1564. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the enhanced flu vaccination specifically to people aged 65 years and older with a respiratory condition such as asthma in the 2025/2026 flu season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30210/25]
1565. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community development workers based at Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [30230/25]
1566. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title, and funding that would be required to provide three additional early supported discharge teams in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30231/25]
1567. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the net cost of a 2.5% shift in favour of advanced nurse practitioners within the nursing workforce; the training cost; and the number of nurses that would relate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30232/25]
1568. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE family support workers based at Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [30233/25]
1569. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title, and funding needed to provide one additional adolescent dual diagnosis team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30234/25]
1570. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of her Department's responses to recommendations made in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30240/25]
1571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number paediatric home care packages currently being delivered, by HSE health region, in tabular form; the total allocated hours; and the total funded hours fulfilled. [30246/25]
1572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total cost of paediatric home care packages in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form. [30247/25]
1573. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list the HSE-approved providers of paediatric home care packages. [30248/25]
1574. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in infectious disease’s based at University Hospital Limerick in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30284/25]