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Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1329. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will consider modernising the Westdoc services in Westport and Knock to improve accessibility for those travelling from all areas in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48925/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1330. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will consider relocating the Westdoc service more centrally in County Mayo, to Castlebar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48926/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a Fair Deal application (details supplied); to approve this application on the grounds of hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48953/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1332. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the development and publication of a national cardiovascular strategy; if this strategy will take into account the recent review of cardiac services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48962/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1333. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the introduction of a national screening programme for structural heart disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48963/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1334. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the European Commission in the development of the EU-wide cardiovascular disease strategy; and the way in which Ireland intends to align national policy with the EU focus on early detection and screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48964/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1335. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals or plans to discontinue using the Health Performance Visualisation Platform in HSE and voluntary hospitals; if so, the reason this is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48965/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1336. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to progress reforms of the medico-legal system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48966/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1337. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or voluntary hospitals carry out exit interviews with staff on leaving the organisation; if so, the categories and grades of staff with which such interviews are conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48967/25]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1338. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to remove the need for the patient to be involved in the DPS refund process and instead utilise an automated system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48970/25]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1339. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if CPAP machines will be included in the drugs payment scheme if prescribed to individuals with chronic illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48971/25]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1340. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on moving the refund process of the drugs payment scheme from paper based to digital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48972/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1341. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48974/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered and children seen following the audit into pelvic osteotomies at Children's Health Ireland; whether any surgeries have been determined as unnecessary; whether any effort has been made to determine whether any surgeries were necessary or unnecessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49001/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied); the dates on which interim reports were or are due; the timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49002/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to list all of the handover dates for the new children’s hospital, in chronological order, from the original target date, in tabular form. [49003/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1345. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of an ambulance base in Connemara; and the timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49006/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1346. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the consultant working in a clinic (details supplied) has retired; if the vacancy has been filled; if children waiting to be seen need to be seen by a consultant; if a vacancy is causing delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49024/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1347. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will review the long-term illness scheme to ensure that people living with inflammatory bowel disease can be accommodated as part of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49046/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1348. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate inflammatory bowel disease into the National Chronic Disease Management Programme, in recognition of the long-term and often debilitating impact of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/25]
Colm Burke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1349. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing an appointment to a person (details supplied) who urgently requires surgery and has received referral and an updated urgent request from their GP recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49053/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1350. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on an application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing this case; the expected timeline for approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49054/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1351. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the diet supplement for coeliacs, to assist them with the additional costs associated with a gluten free diet; her plans to re-introduce this scheme for new applicants; the alternative measures to assist coeliacs with the financial burden of their diet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49055/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1352. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on medications available under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49057/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1353. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the availability of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system in Ireland; the current status of its approval and reimbursement process; and the timeframe for its expected roll out, in view of its availability in other European countries and the growing demand among Irish diabetes patients for access to advanced insulin d…