651. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for patient education, pulmonary rehabilitation, and psychosocial care for people living with sarcoidosis; any plans to expand access to these services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53415/25]
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652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the cumulative impact of recent premium increases by private health insurers on families and older persons; and if she will publish that assessment. [53423/25]
653. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with the Health Insurance Authority regarding multiple premium increases in 2025; and whether measures are being considered to improve affordability for policyholders. [53424/25]
654. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of policyholders who will face annual health insurance premium increases of more than €500 following the most recent changes by providers (details supplied); and if she will provide a breakdown by insurer. [53425/25]
655. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the trend in voluntary health insurance coverage rates since 2020; and whether recent increases in premiums risk reducing coverage among middle-income households. [53426/25]
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures being examined by her Department to protect consumers from unexpected or multiple premium hikes within a single year; and if she will consider requiring insurers to provide advance notice and transparent justification of such increases. [53427/25]
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has examined the extent to which rising private health insurance costs are leading to increased pressure on the public hospital system; and if her Department has commissioned any modelling in this regard. [53428/25]
658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Finance regarding taxation treatment of health insurance reliefs in the context of rising premiums; and whether any changes are being considered to maintain affordability. [53429/25]
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has met with representatives of providers (details supplied) in 2025 to discuss premium increases; if so, on what dates; and if she will publish the minutes of those meetings. [53430/25]
660. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the capacity at Kinsale Community Hospital by an additional 100 beds and improving both inpatient and outpatient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53435/25]
661. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the year she expects the new national children’s office to be fully opened. [53446/25]
662. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that the HSE have entered into for the purchase of lands or buildings here in the years 2023, 2024 and to 1 October 2025. [53487/25]
663. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on developments and progress in women’s health and, specifically, the women’s health action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53531/25]
664. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE to assist with the cost of a private dyslexia assessment for a child (details supplied) given that they are not meeting developmental milestones and face long delays in the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53540/25]
665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review issues in correspondence (details supplied) specifically in relation to Cavan Monaghan; the steps her Department has taken to fill this vacant position since January 2024; if she will provide a timeframe for recruitment of this much needed counsellor; if she will review the shortfalls in funding and numerous business cases submitted particularly in relat…
666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current number and location of respite beds in Cork; the staffing numbers for respite services in Cork; and the number of unfilled posts, in tabular form. [53545/25]
667. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for respite services, by LHO or the smallest possible area; and the waiting times for respite services, by LHO or the smallest possible area, in tabular form. [53546/25]
668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her Department will accept the recommendations of a report (details supplied) into abortion services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53547/25]
669. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been left waiting indefinitely for necessary orthognathic surgery, despite being placed on a priority list; the steps she is taking to address the absence of an orthodontic consultant in Dundalk since 2022; if she will arrange for this patient to be treated in another HSE facility, or alte…
670. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline all contracts entered into by the HSE for the purchase of property and land in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by hospital group and the locations of property and land, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53608/25]
671. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to enhance and expand services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53609/25]
672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE based in CHO 8 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53610/25]
673. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologists that are on call after 8 p.m. during the week and at the weekends at the Mater hospital. [53611/25]
674. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the current up-to-date position regarding a centre of excellence for diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53618/25]
675. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances which are available on a 24-7 basis at each ambulance station within Donegal in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53619/25]