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Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if hospital ethics committees are required to review and oversee all cases in which a baby is born alive after a termination of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49174/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the role of parents in decision-making when a baby is born alive following a termination of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49175/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1381. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if medical practitioners who provide termination services are required to undertake training in neonatal care and resuscitation to ensure the preservation of life in the event of a live birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49176/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will publish an anonymised report on cases of babies born alive after terminations of pregnancy, including lessons learned to ensure that every child born alive is afforded full protection and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49177/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that certain events (details supplied) are not in breach of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the engagements she has had with the hospitality sector on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1384. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure timely access to special care dentistry for adults and children with intellectual, physical, or sensory disabilities, in view of the fact that many require treatment under general anaesthetic or sedation in hospital settings; if she will address the current shortage of hospital-based services and the long waiting lists for such …
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1385. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure timely access to special care dentistry for adults and children with intellectual, physical, or sensory disabilities in the Roscommon Galway constituency, in view of the fact that many require treatment under general anaesthetic or sedation in hospital settings; if she will address the current shortage of hospital-based services…
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1386. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if hospital based dental services for adults and children with disabilities in Galway have been suspended or closed; if so, the reasons for this decision; the measures being taken to restore these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49190/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1387. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if hospital-based dental services for adults and children with disabilities in Roscommon have been suspended or closed; if so, the reasons for this decision; the measures being taken to restore these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49191/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1388. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across Carlow and Kilkenny and nationally; and the steps being taken to help meet the current demand. [49215/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1389. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on all primary care centre projects in Carlow and Kilkenny. [49221/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current status of the tender process for the new national maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49248/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1391. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of contractors who tendered for the construction phase of the new national maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49249/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1392. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when construction is due to start on the new national maternity hospital; if she has been provided with a completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49250/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1393. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health when the new wing of St. Columba Hospital will be open and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49252/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1394. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered by her Department for the introduction of a minimum distance requirement from schools for the establishment of new off-licence premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49263/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on timelines, budgets and the terms of reference for a review of disability issues across further and higher education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1396. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth over the next number of years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47617/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1397. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the progress made on Colleges of the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47618/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1398. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for a Colleges of the Future in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47619/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1399. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for new apprenticeships; when will they be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1400. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in County Louth; when will they be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47621/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1401. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with ETBs and the further and higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47622/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1402. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETBs, and any delays in apprenticeships or cuts to courses or staff across all aspects of the ETB education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47623/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1403. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on any plans to deal with issues being faced by adult educators across the ETB sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47624/25]