176. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if any recruitment embargos that were in place across the HSE have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57478/25]
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177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due by end of Q2 as per terms of reference; if there has been a delay, the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57482/25]
178. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) which has been listed by Government and HSE guidelines as a critical resource needed since 2015, and has been included in LUH estimates for 2025, (but still not sanctioned), to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their familie…
179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of plans to develop a new surgical hub in Letterkenny University Hospital. [57492/25]
180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her Departments progress in ensuring the second busiest level 3 hospital in the country, Letterkenny University Hospital, changed to a level 4 hospital, considering its geographical and roads/rail infrastructure isolation, and by adding much needed medical specialties to existing services, thereby making them more easily accessible to people living in County Do…
181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been awarded home help hours will have a home help allocated to them. [57496/25]
182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of children which are waiting for public orthodontic treatment in County Meath; and the number of children who require braces to date. [57499/25]
183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of public orthodontists which are available for County Meath; and the measures she is taking to increase this number. [57500/25]
184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the public orthodontist in County Meath only caters to persons on the list from 2021 for braces; and the year she would expect a person to receive braces if they joined the list in 2025. [57501/25]
185. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the locations selected for the new youth mental health hubs announced in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57507/25]
186. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to address youth suicide rates nationally, with particular reference to counties with elevated incidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57508/25]
187. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57509/25]
188. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in each county for each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57510/25]
189. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to increase mental health infrastructure in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57511/25]
190. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reasons the HSE will not fund a treatment for a person (details supplied) without an exceptional funding request to their hospital's regional executive officer which is then brought to the HSE senior leadership team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57512/25]
191. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she has received the report from the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan that was due by end of Quarter 2 as per Terms of Reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57518/25]
192. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the external healthcare record review into the standard of care provided to the service user (details supplied) will be finalised. [57519/25]
193. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of including reciprocal IVF in State-funded IVF treatments; if there is scope to include them in the lifetime of this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57522/25]
194. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when the Swords surgical hub at unit 1, Swords Business Campus will be fully operational; the expected timeline for completion of construction and fit-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57524/25]
195. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres, endoscopy bays, and associated treatment rooms included in the Swords surgical hub; the breakdown of the clinical infrastructure planned for the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57525/25]
196. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the projected number of patients expected to be treated at the Swords surgical hub on a monthly and annual basis; the estimates for day-case procedures, minor operations and outpatient consultations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57526/25]
197. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 9 October 2025, if her attention has been drawn to Coimisiún na Meán’s published Work Programme 2025 (details supplied) which is in contradiction to the previous response, there is no reference to including the regulation of infant and follow-on formula advertising in the work programme; if she will review same; and if s…
198. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing access to oral immunotherapy for those with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57550/25]
199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the work being carried out in her Department to improve access to EpiPens in local communities, schools, and childcare settings; and if she will consider including allergy awareness and response training as part of essential first aid programme requirements. [57551/25]
200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for ADHD assessments received by Cavan CAMHS in each month since January 2023 to date; the number therein which resulted in an appointment; the number therein where referrals were not accepted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57561/25]