1154. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist neurology nurses in each CHO, since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47822/25]
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1155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite approval and funding of a new drug (details supplied) to treat those living with Barakat Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47827/25]
1156. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health whether she increased core funding for addiction services; the services that benefited from this funding increase, in tabular form; the way in which her Department has expanded drug services in the community, developed new services for young people facing drug dependency and mental health issues and expanded provision and support for individuals in recovery. [4783…
1157. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she launched or plans to launch, a major awareness campaign to raise awareness about the significant challenges that illicit drugs pose to our society. [47833/25]
1158. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if her department increased core funding, as opposed to funding for pilots, one-off pieces of work or research, for local drug and alcohol taskforces; and to confirm the amount of the increase for each task force, in tabular form. [47834/25]
1159. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she has considered mobile medically supervised injecting facilities in areas of need, building on the ongoing work at Merchant’s Quay. [47835/25]
1160. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she has increased the availability of naloxone-trained individuals on its use and equipped gardaí with naloxone to carry on the beat. [47836/25]
1161. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to allow tapeworm infection patients to access essential medicines currently unavailable in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47837/25]
1162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment for surgery will be expedited (details supplied). [47838/25]
1163. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of care facilities that cater for those with complex mental health needs, including the number of spaces currently available to new patients, as many are forced to travel to the UK for care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47843/25]
1164. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the funding currently provided to an organisation (details supplied); if increased funding is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47845/25]
1165. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost to build and fit out the new National Maternity Hospital; and the estimated total square metre cost to build and fit out the new National Maternity Hospital. [47852/25]
1166. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the new National Maternity Hospital cost more than the National Children's Hospital to build and fit out, per square metre; and the like-for-like, comparative square metre cost of the two projects. [47853/25]
1167. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of mechanical and electrical contractors tendered for works on the new National Maternity Hospital; if the fact that there was only one mechanical and electrical contractor tendering for works on the new National Maternity Hospital mean that there was no competition on price or quality; and her views on whether this will increase the cost of the proj…
1168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will postpone the awarding of contracts for the National Maternity Hospital given concerns over burgeoning costs at the hospital; and if the reason that costs have increased so much will be investigated. [47855/25]
1169. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of both newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47856/25]
1170. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person with chronic pain due to arthritis can avail of a prescription for medicinal cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47859/25]
1171. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current position in relation is to appointing an optometrist in south Tipperary to assist with the backlog that has been building since the retirement of a doctor (details supplied); if a business case has been submitted for this position; if so, the position in relation to same; when an optometrist will be appointed; the position in relation to the newly …
1172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; if all options are being considered including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47873/25]
1173. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been allocated by her Department, or by bodies under its aegis, for research on new treatments for triple negative breast cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47897/25]
1174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [47930/25]
1175. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will examine issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the gap in service provision caused by the vacant consultant orthodontist post in the Navan/Dundalk area; if she considers the situation acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47933/25]
1176. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 17 July 2025, and her Department’s reply of 23 July 2025 indicating that a successful candidate for the ophthalmologist post in Clonmel would commence duty in August 2025; the reason that no ophthalmologist is currently in place; the steps being taken to immediately fill this critical vacancy; the interim measures b…
1177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47974/25]
1178. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances which operate out of each ambulance station nationwide on a daily basis, Monday to Sunday; and the breakdown of this on an hourly and daily rota basis. [47975/25]