1229. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a review of the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48281/25]
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1230. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home help availability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48302/25]
1231. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to removing the income threshold for over 70s medical card applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48305/25]
1232. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of the fair deal scheme to be extended to allow people to stay in their homes rather than be cared for in nursing homes. [48319/25]
1233. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2527 of 8 September 2025, if an immediate appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the reason they did not receive the promised appointment as set out in the response to the previous PQ by the HSE; and if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48320/25]
1234. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of generic medicine producers that supply medicines to the HSE. [48340/25]
1235. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions she has taken on foot of letters from health professionals to her seeking a boycott of the purchase of generic medicines from a company (details supplied) by the HSE. [48341/25]
1236. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the amount spent by the HSE in procuring medicines each year, and the amount spent per individual medicines supplier, from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [48342/25]
1237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the most recent estimates, of the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and high cholesterol among adults over 65, by age cohort; if she accepts the findings of the report (details supplied) which indicates rates of 36% and 45% respectively; and the measures being taken to address this “critical unmet need.” [48352/25]
1238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has considered establishing a national cardiovascular and metabolic screening programme for older adults, with particular emphasis on hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol, in light of evidence of widespread undiagnosed illness. [48353/25]
1239. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of consultant geriatricians to population over 70; how this compares to international best practice; and what expansion of geriatric medicine is planned in view of the doubling of Ireland’s older population over the next 25 years. [48354/25]
1240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the extent to which her Department has considered a formal role for community pharmacists in screening, monitoring, and referral of older adults with chronic conditions, as recommended by a report (details supplied); and if any pilot schemes have been evaluated. [48355/25]
1241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of older adults hospitalised due to falls and fractures in each of the past five years; the percentage of these patients receiving structured falls-prevention or rehabilitation programmes; and whether her Department accepts the reported rise in fall-related hospitalisations from 24% to 31% as identified in recent research. [48356/25]
1242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of older adults reporting chronic pain who currently receive pain management treatment under the public health system; the specialised pain services that exist at HSE level; and whether gaps identified by a report (details supplied) will be addressed in the upcoming service plan. [48357/25]
1243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of older adults who present with clinically significant depressive symptoms; the share of those who receive timely access to mental health supports; and whether her Department has set specific targets for improving access to geriatric psychiatry and psychological services. [48358/25]
1244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted cost-benefit analyses of proactive screening and early intervention in older adults, compared to the cost burden of late-stage illness such as stroke, cancer, and heart disease, resulting from untreated hypertension and high cholesterol. [48359/25]
1245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to combat social isolation and loneliness among older adults, in view of recent research highlighting both the health risks and the preventability of loneliness. [48360/25]
1246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the adequacy of existing community support schemes such as the senior alert scheme, meals on wheels and befriending services in view of evidence from a report (details supplied) that social interaction plays a decisive role in maintaining health and independence. [48361/25]
1247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the extent to which her Department is supporting the expansion of community-based hubs for older people combining social interaction, meals, advice services, and outreach, as a preventive measure against ill-health and loneliness. [48365/25]
1248. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a podiatry appointment at CHO2. [48381/25]
1249. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an initial CAMHS appointment at north Galway CAMHS, west Galway CAMHS and south Galway CAMHS. [48382/25]
1250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation to ban vaping in indoor settings and in public spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48383/25]
1251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to HIV PrEP services; the number of individuals currently on waiting lists by RHA; the steps being taken to address barriers to timely access to PrEP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48398/25]
1252. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE that are based in CHO3 in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48404/25]
1253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Tipperary-based adults and children at hospitals; and the plans to improve the diabetes services currently serving adults and children in Tipperary. [48405/25]