653. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the use of Car-T therapy being restricted to just those under the age of 26 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50153/25]
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654. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have received Car-T therapy over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50154/25]
655. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients over the age of 26 years that have received Car-T therapy in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50155/25]
656. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she has been made aware of case of a person (details supplied); the steps the HSE is taking in relation to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50156/25]
657. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason incontinence surgery is not currently provided in Ireland (details supplied); if she plans to make this service available in Ireland; and if not, if there are alternative supports available to patients in need. [50177/25]
658. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if the appointment can be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50233/25]
659. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans to support frontline healthcare professionals who continue to suffer from long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50235/25]
660. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason several persons whose routine mammograms are due, have not received appointments in Galway following the postponement of mammography services at Mayo University Hospital; the reason they have had to actively seek out these appointments themselves; the interim arrangements in place to ensure timely access to breast cancer screening for affected patients…
661. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of dialysis services at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Longford, to reduce the need for elderly patients to travel up to three times per week to Tullamore Hospital for treatment; if her Department has carried out any assessment of the potential patient demand for such a service in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on …
662. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of patients from County Longford and surrounding counties who are currently receiving dialysis treatment in Tullamore Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50258/25]
663. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if any feasibility studies, capital plans, or service reviews have been carried out in relation to expanding dialysis provision beyond Tullamore Hospital, specifically in the midlands region including County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50259/25]
664. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the exchequer funding if any which was provided to an organisation (details supplied) from 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50271/25]
665. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new surgical hub for Cork; the estimated date for opening; the number of operating theatres and procedure rooms it will consist of; the number of patients expected to be seen daily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50304/25]
666. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of any plan to increase the level of nursing staff at the emergency department in Mayo University Hospital (MUH), Castlebar; if she is aware of any existing plan to improve the recruitment and retention of staff at the emergency department in MUH; if any independent review of current staffing levels is planned for the emergency dep…
667. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthodontists posts filled within Mayo dental services in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50315/25]
668. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the details of the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Mayo University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; if each of those capital works projects are still ongoing at present or have been completed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50316/25]
669. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the grants for hearing aids to cover the full cost of the hearing aids; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50318/25]
670. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the current proposals to add inpatient neurorehabilitation beds to serve the Cork and Kerry (HSE South West) region; if she will confirm whether funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to progress the development of a dedicated 20 inpatient neurorehabilitation beds as called for in the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's pre-budget submission; and if she will …
671. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50332/25]
672. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on phase one of the review of the model of care for eating disorders; and the timeline for the commencement and completion of phase two of the review. [50333/25]
673. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she considered broadening the eligibility criteria for clinical psychologists qualified abroad, specifically in the UK, to practice in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50334/25]
674. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will put in place a permanent scheme of paid leave for eligible public health sector employees suffering from long covid; to replace the existing scheme which is due to expire on 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50335/25]
675. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the lack of progress in implementing the recommendations of the national radiation therapist review; the status of the implementation group; the number of times the group has met; if an implementation plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50341/25]
676. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the growing spend on contracting out radiation therapy (RT) for public patients to private providers (details supplied); the engagements she has had with the HSE with regard to the outsourcing of RT services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50342/25]
677. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2920 of 29 July 2025, to provide further details regarding the major equipment replacement programme and expansion programme underway at St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the replacement project for linear accelerators in St. Luke's, Rathgar; and if she will make a stateme…