822. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the number of reported incidents where improvised weapons have been used against staff and detainees at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52095/25]
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823. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1169 of 10 June 2025, the status of the review of the payment charged to disability day service users for closed routes bus/taxi services; when this review will be completed, and if she will ensure that this charge is abolished as per commitment given by the previous Minister of State for Disabilitie…
824. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the findings of the Farrelly Commission, if she will ensure that all future inquiry reports concerning disabled people are published simultaneously in accessible formats, including easy read, audio, Irish sign language and plain English, with advance survivor briefings, as required under the Public Sector Equality and Huma…
825. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of times gardaí have attended at the Oberstown Children Detention Campuses following complaints, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52138/25]
826. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the progress to amend the Equality Acts and related legislation to include socioeconomic status as a protected category in the context of discrimination. [52153/25]
827. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support calls to immediately introduce a statutory, universal home support scheme, with specific rural adaptation funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51384/25]
828. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research her Department is supporting into the causes, treatment and recovery from strokes; and if her Department is working with hospitals and universities to improve stroke research.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51101/25]
829. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve care and support for stroke survivors, including research into rehabilitation. [51102/25]
830. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to stroke research in 2024 and 2025. [51103/25]
831. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research being carried out on long-term supports and quality of life for stroke survivors. [51104/25]
832. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the role of patient voices and stroke survivor groups in shaping stroke research priorities and policy. [51105/25]
833. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made under the National Stroke Strategy in the area of stroke research. [51106/25]
834. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in limb reconstruction based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51109/25]
835. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, rapid response vehicles and motorcycles based at each ambulance station within Limerick which are available to attend emergency calls on a 24-7 basis in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51110/25]
836. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her plans to implement spinal muscular atrophy screening in the national heel-prick test (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51131/25]
837. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for occupational therapy and respite for a person (details supplied); when the person's file will be transferred from Limerick to Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51141/25]
838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries carried out in Cork hospitals in 2024; the average waiting time for surgery; and the number of patients currently awaiting procedures in 2025. [51154/25]
839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times in Cork hospitals for hip replacement surgery, cataract surgery, and MRI scans; and the measures being taken to reduce backlogs. [51165/25]
840. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full time care allocated which has been allocated, with no care provided at weekends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51174/25]
841. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will get an assessment for a hip replacement, as he is in a lot of aggravating pain and has no suitable medication to deal with it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51179/25]
842. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultants currently in position across the country, by area, in tabular form; the number of lactation consultant positions that remain open but unfilled; and the way in which it is intended to reach the target as set out in the national breastfeeding action plan. [51180/25]
843. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the weekly income threshold/means test for persons applying for a medical card aged over 70 years old, to keep in line with the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51214/25]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service users currently awaiting assessment by the National Gender Service (NGS); the number of service users who have been assessed since the establishment of the NGS and the age of the youngest service user assessed. [51239/25]
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of service users who have applied for funding to undergo gender affirming surgery abroad; the total amount the HSE has spent to date on gender affirming surgery carried out abroad; and the age of the youngest service user who was successfully awarded funding for such surgery abroad. [51240/25]
846. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the removal of graffiti on the bridge outside Connolly Hospital; if estate management have contacted Fingal County Council’s bridges engineers to resolve questions surrounding the ownership of the bridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51247/25]