3261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in view that there is an inequity issue in Ireland between those who can afford to buy vaccine for shingles privately and those who cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44147/25]
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3262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a targeted shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in order to reduce the instances of those who contract shingles being hospitalised, thus reducing the number of hospital/accident and emergency admissions; and if she will make a statement on t…
3263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in respect of the implementation of the current National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommendations for older adult vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal disease, shingles, and respiratory syncytial virus, in view that a 2024 report commissioned by GSK Ireland, from the Office of Health Economics, estimated that f…
3264. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting appointment by speciality in primary care services, in each LHO in Cork, in tabular form. [44155/25]
3265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently in hospital in Cork awaiting a nursing bed space, by length of wait, in tabular form. [44156/25]
3266. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44167/25]
3267. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated annual cost of delivering integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health services based on the Jigsaw model; the current number of such services funded nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44177/25]
3268. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of operating one integrated multi-disciplinary primary care mental health service based on the Jigsaw model; and if this cost varies depending on location or catchment size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44178/25]
3269. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the availability of designated disability parking spaces at Beaumont Hospital, in light of ongoing concerns raised by patients with mobility issues about difficulties accessing the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44197/25]
3270. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if a drug will be made available to a person (details supplied). [44201/25]
3271. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44241/25]
3272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44245/25]
3273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE collect statistics on the number of heat-wave related deaths per year; if not, the reason therefor and if they do, could the number of deaths per year from 2010 (or the year these statistics were first collected) to 2024 be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44263/25]
3274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 awaiting an appointment, by speciality for primary care services in Cork, in tabular form. [44280/25]
3275. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2022, 2023 and 2024 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2025 in County Cork in these sectors. [44283/25]
3276. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [44284/25]
3277. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork City for less than 3 months; for 3-6 months; for 6-9 months; for 9-12 months; for 12-18 months; for 18-24 months; and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [44285/25]
3278. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for a hip replacement, broken down by persons waiting 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years. [44286/25]
3279. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for knee replacement, broken down by persons waiting 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years. [44287/25]
3280. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in acute mental health wards that are occupied by persons with neurological disorders waiting to access long-term care. [44288/25]
3281. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology specialist nurses employed at Cork University Hospital in comparison to the national guidelines and steps she will take to address this. [44289/25]
3282. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists designated in a full-time capacity to the Carrigaline primary care centre; if there are locums; and her plans to recruit further in this regard. [44290/25]
3283. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists designated in a full-time capacity to the Carrigaline primary care centre; if there are locums; and her plans to recruit further in this regard. [44291/25]
3284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of fair deal applications received in Cork this year, the average processing time, and the number approved. [44293/25]
3285. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of approved fair deal applications activated in Cork in 2025. [44307/25]