1625. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the expenditure to date that has been spent on the proposal to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30614/25]
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1626. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if it remains Government policy for the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital to relocate to the St. James's Hospital campus, co-locating with the new national children's hospital; the timeline for this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30615/25]
1627. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the area of regulation of commercial milk formula advertising and marketing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30616/25]
1628. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with Coimisiún na Meán regarding the regulation of commercial milk formula advertising and marketing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30617/25]
1629. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a drug (details supplied) will be available on the drugs payment scheme to ensure that for those unable to take any form of HRT, now free, can access the alternative for free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30656/25]
1630. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to restore 24/7 advanced paramedic cover on the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon. [30657/25]
1631. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when the National Ambulance Service will roll out the promised privileging course for advanced paramedics; how and where this will be advertised; and if it is advertised for paramedics abroad, including in England. [30658/25]
1632. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the saving being made on a daily basis by removing the rapid response vehicle from use in Roscommon every Thursday. [30659/25]
1633. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service has plans for more rostered lines in Athlone. [30660/25]
1634. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there has been any progress on the implementation of a standard diagnostic regime for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30662/25]
1635. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the current model of care in place for individuals with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and addiction; the number of individuals with a dual diagnosis who accessed integrated mental health and addiction services in the past year; the number of individuals who were not accepted for treatment by community mental health teams due to an act…
1636. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when and in what facility in Ireland electro-convulsive therapy was last used as a mental health treatment for minors. [30673/25]
1637. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of the use of electro-convulsive therapy as a mental health treatment for minors since 2010, namely frequency and in what settings. [30674/25]
1638. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of the medication called givinostat to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the actions she will take to expedite this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30679/25]
1639. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if there are supports, such as a helpline or counselling, available for Irish residents who travelled to Liverpool and were caught up in the serious incident at the Liverpool FC victory parade on 28 May 2025. [30700/25]
1640. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite this appointment for injection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30712/25]
1641. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate a comprehensive review of the long-term illness scheme, in view of the fact that the list of eligible conditions has remained unchanged for over 50 years, despite major advances in chronic disease management; if she will ensure that such a review includes consideration of high-burden chronic and rare diseases that require lifelong treatmen…
1642. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that any forthcoming review of the long-term illness scheme will explicitly address the equity gap for patients with lifelong chronic or rare conditions who face substantial out-of-pocket costs despite not qualifying for the drugs payment scheme or a medical card; if she will acknowledge that these fallback mechanisms are income-restricted a…
1643. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline how she plans to respond to the 2025 World Health Assembly Resolution on Rare Diseases, with particular reference to improving equitable access to treatment and reducing financial burden for patients living with rare and lifelong conditions not currently covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
1644. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a system to allow doctors to review routine blood test results remotely and, where appropriate, issue prescriptions and follow-up advice by phone or post for stable patients with chronic conditions, in order to reduce unnecessary in-person appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30733/25]
1645. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department consid…
1646. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department holds or has requested data on the socio-economic background of applicants and entrants to graduate entry medicine programmes over the past five years; and if so, to publish a breakdown, by income decile or deprivation index, to allow analysis of equity in access. [29045/25]
1647. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a formal mechanism within his Department to monitor socio-economic equity in access to graduate entry medicine programmes; and if not, whether he intends to establish one in light of consistent Higher Education Authority data showing the underrepresentation of disadvantaged students in medical ed…
1648. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being considered to provide greater financial supports for PAYE families who are just above the threshold for SUSI grants and are bearing significant higher education costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/25]
1649. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budget allocation for Research Ireland in the years 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29370/25]