155. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to two letters dated 6 February 2025 and 3 June 2025 sent to her by a person (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the concerns raised in relation to the recruitment of radiographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33005/25]
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156. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will seek access to the early access programme for givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33019/25]
157. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to ensure GPs follow a circular from the HSE regarding charging medical card holders for blood tests; if she agrees with this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33020/25]
158. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the State today who provide services to medical card patients under the scheme for free; if she is concerned as to the significant drop in dentists providing these services; if she will re-engage to try and bring more dentists back into the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33021/25]
159. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the work of the online health taskforce established in September 2024; the date on which she expects the interim report to be finalised and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33061/25]
160. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); the steps she has taken since receiving said correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33062/25]
161. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the postnatal supports and services available to new mothers in the community; the steps being taken to ensure that there is a coordinated approach to support postnatal women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33064/25]
162. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the four additional postnatal hubs, which would bring the national network to 13; the timeline for completion and operation of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33065/25]
163. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any research has been conducted to assess the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse following birth in Ireland; the steps being taken to ensure that there is a comprehensive and coordinated system of postnatal care for this condition, both in the community and acute settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33066/25]
164. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason that supports provided to a child born prematurely with developmental needs in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit are not also available to children born prematurely with developmental needs born in a neonatal intensive care unit in Spain upon their return to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33070/25]
165. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will have access to the early access programme for givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33077/25]
166. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to ensure GPs follow a circular from the HSE regarding charging medical card holders for blood tests; if she agrees with this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33078/25]
167. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the health technology assessment being carried out on the orphan medicine givinostat (brand name duvyzat) used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if there are any steps she can take to speed up the assessment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33092/25]
168. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether the vaccine for shingles will be made available to medical card holders or under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33124/25]
169. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if her Department is making or will make provisions on continuing and expanding schemes aimed at reducing period poverty at the policy as well as at local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33154/25]
170. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has commissioned or plans to commission any specific studies assessing the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. [33168/25]
171. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the independent evaluations or audits that have been conducted to verify that current mental health services for children comply with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly in light of ongoing waiting list challenges. [33169/25]
172. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the formal mechanisms in place to monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of alternative mental health supports and services for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS in a timely manner. [33170/25]
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reconsidered or plans to reconsider introducing a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18, given ongoing issues with waiting times for CAMHS. [33171/25]
174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific policy changes or additional resources being implemented to reduce the current CAMHS waiting list, which reportedly includes over 4,200 children, with more than 620 waiting longer than one year. [33172/25]
175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that many general practitioners appear to lack awareness or confidence regarding their role in providing or referring adolescents to primary care mental health services; and the steps her Department is taking to improve this awareness among healthcare providers and families. [33173/25]
176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how her Department reconciles the promotion of primary care as a first point of contact for youth mental health needs with reports that waiting times for primary care mental health services are as long as or longer than those for CAMHS; and the measures being taken to address these waiting times. [33174/25]
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the specific targets, timelines, and accountability mechanisms in place to ensure that the commitments made in the Youth Mental Health Action Plan and related strategies result in measurable improvements in access and quality of mental health care for children and adolescents. [33175/25]
178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline, given the multiple policies developed and ongoing recruitment difficulties in CAMHS and primary care mental health services, how she plans to accelerate the pace of reform and make fast, tangible improvements to service access and delivery for children and young people. [33176/25]
179. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if she will consider removing the requirement of a GP prescription for the provision of the HPV vaccine in pharmacies by adding it to the Eighth Schedule of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015; if the health benefits of enabling easier access to the HPV vaccine through administration by community phar…