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John Paul O'Shea Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
176. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of primary care centres for Millstreet and Kanturk towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52408/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department, along with the national ambulance service, proposes to increase the availability of ambulances and skilled paramedics in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52184/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
178. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [52389/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
179. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans for the expansion of the Chronic Disease Management Plan to include other conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52185/25]
Paul Murphy Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
180. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Nayagam report, including when and whether it will be published; the reasons it is taking so long to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52558/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
181. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline and delivery of the new elective hospital for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52195/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
182. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when interviews for the recently advertised post for a radiographer clinical specialist at the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, will take place; when the appointed person is expected to be in the post; the reason for the delay in bringing about the interviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52403/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health her views on the development of standard protocols for the identification and management of PANS/PANDAS in paediatric hospitals given that PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day is upcoming on the 9 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52240/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
184. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health for an update on safe staffing levels in the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital; the plans to address recruitment and retention at the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52554/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans to address the significant waiting list for endometriosis care, the understaffing of endometriosis hubs, with 747 women waiting for surgery; the financial supports being considered for women who are forced to travel abroad for essential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52430/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
186. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to implement the Men’s Health Action Plan 2024 to 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52432/25]
John Connolly Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
187. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51260/25]
Brendan Smith Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
188. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in developing a new national drugs strategy; if she will ensure that adequate financial support is provided for family support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52460/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
189. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures that have been carried out in Northern Ireland under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52383/25]
Grace Boland Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
190. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the interim measures being put in place to support mothers experiencing severe perinatal mental health difficulties while the dedicated mother and baby unit is under development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52380/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the drastic impact that the ending of reason one and reason four for phased dispensing in the recent community pharmacy deal will have on vulnerable older persons and those with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52428/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
192. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the advertising of zero-alcohol products in locations where alcohol advertising is prohibited under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (details supplied); her views on whether such advertising is a breach of the 2018 Act; if she will take steps to address this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52411/25]
Martin Kenny Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
193. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding for a multiple sclerosis community worker for Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52012/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
194. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is confident that the 4,000 to 4,500 new and refurbished inpatient hospital beds across the country that have been committed to in the programme for Government will be delivered by 2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52427/25]
Keira Keogh Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
195. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to alleviate staff shortages in the accident and emergency department in Mayo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52392/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
196. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development for 24 new inpatient beds in Mallow General Hospital, which received €7.5 million in capital funding during 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52407/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
197. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with Oireachtas Members to discuss significant changes to maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe. [52221/25]
Liam Quaide Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people where waiting lists across disciplines are in crisis; if she will accordingly suspend the Pay and Numbers Strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well as recruiting additional staff in the short and medium term to help address…
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
200. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the National Ambulance Service regarding the need for a rapid response vehicle at Tuam ambulance base, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52190/25]