476. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a positron emission tomography, PET, scanner will be acquired for the purposes of cancer management at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62538/25]
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477. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of a permanent oncology-haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied) in view of the fact patients numbers requiring chemotherapy are increasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62539/25]
478. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of residential disability places provided by the HSE in Dublin north, city and county; the current level of unmet demand, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62555/25]
479. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices in the Dublin Bay North constituency that currently accepts new medical card patients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62556/25]
480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on capital plans for a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/25]
481. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant posts that have been approved for a hospital (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, by specialty, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62559/25]
482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on delivery of the HSE's national service plan 2025 targets for primary care expansion in Dublin north, city and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62560/25]
483. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for an appointment with a primary care psychologist in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62581/25]
484. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the results of recruitment campaigns by the Health Service Executive and National Council for Special Education for healthcare professional roles (details supplied), in tabular form. [62588/25]
485. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health when a citizens' assembly on food will be convened, to ensure an all-of-Government approach to Irish food security and to meet the objectives of the Healthy Ireland policy and actions. [62592/25]
486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in establishing trusted partnerships between industry, academia and national genomic programmes, as set out in the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62600/25]
487. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether pilot partnership initiatives with commercial providers have been established since the publication of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland in 2022; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62601/25]
488. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE is measuring delivery against the objective of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland to ensure patient and public involvement, PPI, in genomic service development; if any formal evaluation has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62602/25]
489. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical geneticists, genetic counsellors and genetic resource associates who have been recruited since an initial €2.7 million funding allocation in 2022; the additional number required to meet national demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62603/25]
490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of new genomic medicine clinical trials that have been initiated in Ireland since 2022; whether any were supported through partnerships with indigenous industry or indigenous private clinical facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62604/25]
491. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the specific deliverables from the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland that have been completed since its launch in 2022; the commitments that remain outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62605/25]
492. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish a multidisciplinary HSE central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the key milestones achieved to date; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62606/25]
493. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if full funding has been ring-fenced for the implementation of the HSE Strategy for Laboratory Services 2025-2029; if not, which components remain unfunded; and the associated risk to the delivery timeline. [62607/25]
494. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if a location has been selected for the proposed HSE's central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the criteria used in site selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62608/25]
495. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the projected staffing and skills requirements for the establishment and operation of the proposed HSE's central laboratory, under the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the recruitment timeline; the action being taken to ensure the necessary workforce is in place given current shortages in laboratory science and related disciplines; and if she will…
496. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to support nursing homes in transitioning to using renewable sources of energy. [62614/25]
497. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed potential models for enhanced North–South cooperation in healthcare delivery, including cross-Border hospital and emergency care arrangements. [62637/25]
498. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reasons the shingles vaccine is not currently subsidised or included in the national immunisation programme, despite its proven effectiveness in preventing shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia, particularly among older adults and immunocompromised individuals; if her Department is currently considering any scheme to make the vaccine more affordable; and if …
499. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by her Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62674/25]
500. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of remaining works on a property on O'Dwyer's Road, Midleton; and the estimated opening date for a new HSE residential mental health service accommodating three people. [62687/25]