376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the phased introduction of the shingrix vaccine shingles vaccine to the National Immunisation Schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31166/25]
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377. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the introduction of the common conditions services by community pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31167/25]
378. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the current wait time to receive an appointment for an ultrasound at Midlands Hospital Tullamore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31168/25]
379. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a suitable residential placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31171/25]
380. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved centres, the number of acute approved centres, the number of in-patient beds, and the number of children admitted to adult inpatient psychiatry wards in the past five years, in tabular form. [31210/25]
381. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when safeguarding regulation for nursing homes will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31244/25]
382. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason HIQA do not have a direct complaints service line for families of older people in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31245/25]
383. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health how the situation arose where the nursing home in Portlaoise owned by a provider (details supplied) was in breach of a restriction on admissions imposed by HIQA that came into effect on 22 April 2025 continued to take in residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31246/25]
384. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the expected time it will take for the review into all nursing homes owned by a company (details supplied); the person or body that will be doing that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31247/25]
385. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by her Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if her Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31274/25]
386. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allocate funding to a local training initiative (details supplied), to retain this vital community development programme. [31216/25]
387. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30775/25]
388. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a stateme…
389. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30823/25]
390. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason Ireland is not involved the EU AI Factories initiative to date; if, in the context of the new EU AI Continent Action Plan, Ireland will seek to join a consortium as part of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30874/25]
391. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance o…
392. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Community Services Programme will be open for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/25]
393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30926/25]
394. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30939/25]
396. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when successful applicants for grants administered through the local community development committee as part of the local enhancement programme will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31058/25]
397. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the proof that is required by successful applicants under the Community Recognition Fund that they have fulfilled the criteria of greater integration of new communities; if this is assessed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31142/25]
398. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason that yet again no project from the Courtown-Riverchapel area of County Wexford was awarded funding under the latest round of the Community Integration Fund, even though an IPAS centre has operated in Courtown, County Wexford for many years and there is strong integration with the local community; and if he wi…
399. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising t…