1977. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the home care hours package promised by the DOP, St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in respect of a person (details supplied) will be provided immediately as the family supporting their care cannot cope; and if she will expedite a positive response. [59479/25]
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1978. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS, by community health organisation, age category, and time waiting, in tabular form from 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59480/25]
1979. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the north Kerry lookback review; when it will be published; the reasons for ongoing delay to publication; if it will be published before the end 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59481/25]
1980. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult special care needs GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [59482/25]
1981. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting for a home help package in County Kerry, by area and length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59483/25]
1982. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, from 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59488/25]
1983. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health her plans regarding special leave with pay for healthcare workers who remain unfit for work after 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59522/25]
1984. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health when the national 'heel prick' test will be expanded to also test for spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59528/25]
1985. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HPV vaccination schemes being provided through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59529/25]
1986. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out a review of the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable i.e. people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties and elderly disadvantaged people will not be impacted by the ceasing of phased dispensing in January 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [595…
1987. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for a new home care package; the additional hours under current home care package, broken down by county in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [59550/25]
1988. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for a existing home care package and additional hours under current home care package, broken down by county in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [59551/25]
1989. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund remote ISL interpreting for patients availing of treatment abroad under the EU Cross-Border Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59555/25]
1990. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health whether the appropriate proportionality assessment was carried out by her or the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU ahead of its adopting of the 2023 draft Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists to ensure that the potential unintended consequences of any proposed regulatory changes, takes account of workforce ca…
1991. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will publish a clear timeline for when the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be fully operational and able to authorise embryo donation programmes; if her Department will consider introducing interim measures or guidance for clinics and patients in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59563/25]
1992. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to address the current laws on fertility treatment, egg freezing, IVF and surrogacy in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59567/25]
1993. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to provide financial support or coverage for medically necessary fertility preservation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59568/25]
1994. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a medication (details supplied) will be available again here, for prescription for patients of the menopause hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59569/25]
1995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 766 of 21 October 2025, if she will provide a detailed update on the progress of the best value medicines programme in achieving its stated target of at least 80% of individuals being in receipt of the best value medicine; if she will provide a breakdown of uptake levels by each target area; and if she will make a statement …
1996. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if there are any policy proposals or changes planned that will assist how the best value medicines programme contributes to reducing the financial burden on the HSE’s medicines budget and assists in securing access for patients to new and innovative treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59593/25]
1997. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expected policy changes planned to achieve the Programme for Government commitment to “ensuring that patients have access to new innovative new medicines and treatments as quickly as possible”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59594/25]
1998. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to confirm the level of funding for local and regional drug and alcohol task forces in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the allocation for 2026; the level of funding increases that were awarded in budgets 2025 and 2026, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59624/25]
1999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded but unfilled HSE posts nationwide as of the latest date available, broken down by grade and region, and the number of such posts in the South/South-West Hospital Group, in view of reports indicating that more than 6,500 positions remain vacant despite allocated funding. [59633/25]
2000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to expedite the recruitment and appointment of staff to approved but unfilled HSE posts, particularly in Cork and the wider Munster region, where hospitals and community services report persistent staffing shortages. [59634/25]
2001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved 2024 HSE staff posts which have been filled to date; and the proportion of those recruited on permanent, temporary, or agency contracts. [59635/25]