1056. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the reason for adding an addition charge for blister packaging. [70171/25]
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1057. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health in light of the recent updated statement by the World Health Organisation on the necessity and cost of medication that treats obesity, if she will consider the inclusion of weight loss injections in the drug payment scheme for all those who suffer from obesity. [70174/25]
1058. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her Department's strategy for dealing with long-Covid; the supports available for those suffering from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70187/25]
1059. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made under the full health technology commissioned by the HSE in respect of the medicine daridoxerant (quviviq); if this will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70202/25]
1060. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff, and staff from funded services that completed the training on domestic, sexual and gender based violence in the past 5 years. [70206/25]
1061. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in St. Vincent’s Hospital Dublin, by grade and department; and the number of posts in the same hospital that have been vacant for a period exceeding 6 and 12 months, respectively, by grade and department, in tabular form. [70209/25]
1062. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if phlebotomy at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, is operating at full capacity. [70210/25]
1063. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish and resource Huntington’s disease specialist multi-disciplinary teams (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70212/25]
1064. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there is a career pathway for graduates of radiation therapy and radiography within the public system upon graduation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70213/25]
1065. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the health care professional graduates which have guaranteed jobs in the public system upon graduation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70214/25]
1066. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which will be included in the radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion programme as mentioned in the Department of Health National Development Plan Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70215/25]
1067. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the comprehensive timetable for radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion, by machine type per hospital. [70216/25]
1068. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with cancer who started radiation therapy in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [70217/25]
1069. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with cancer that started radiation therapy as a proportion of all people who were diagnosed with cancer in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [70218/25]
1070. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons completing radiation therapy and the percentage who commenced radiation therapy within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat, by relevant hospital, in each of the 12 months up to December 2025 and year-to-date, in tabular form. [70219/25]
1071. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the longest a person has waited to access radiation therapy in November 2025 and in the ten months prior for each relevant hospital. [70220/25]
1072. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on correspondence (details supplied); the timeline for providing clarity on her plans in respect of option C from HIQA’s review urgent and emergency care in the Mid West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70222/25]
1073. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on uptake on the influenza vaccine among healthcare workers in the South West Health Region (details supplied); her view on whether campaigns and measures to increase the uptake have been effective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70223/25]
1074. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the uptake of the influenza vaccine among HSE healthcare workers this winter season, by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70224/25]
1075. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 15 October 2025, when further information will issue from the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70231/25]
1076. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on average that attended the emergency department in Mullingar hospital in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70233/25]
1077. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended the national traveller mental health service, operated by a service (details supplied) broken down service, in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70234/25]
1078. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the granting of access to dupilumab for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children up to 12; her engagement with the HSE and advocacy groups in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70235/25]
1079. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 15 whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts allocated to HSE oral health services under Budget 2024 which have been filled on a permanent basis as of 1 September 2025; if she will provide a breakdown of the WTEs filled by dental grade, by principal dental surgeon/orthodontic service; the date on which each post was filled; and if she will mak…
1080. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts, by dental grade and principal dental surgeon/dental area, that were permanent vacancies as of 1 January 2024 which remain either unapproved or unfilled in a permanent capacity in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70263/25]