888. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16850/26]
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889. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of newly qualified general practitioners who took up work in County Louth and East Meath in 2025 and to-date in 2026. [16852/26]
890. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth and east Meath who were unable to find a general practitioner to register with and who made contact with the HSE seeking assistance for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date 2026. [16853/26]
891. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have retired in 2025 and 2026 in County Louth and East Meath. [16854/26]
892. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners currently registered and operational in County Louth and East Meath. [16855/26]
893. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients per head currently registered with general practitioners in County Louth and East Meath. [16856/26]
894. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to extend the number of general practitioners and access to GP’s in County Louth and East Meath. [16857/26]
895. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [16869/26]
896. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient in Letterkenny University Hospital will be transferred to Beaumont Hospital for an urgent surgical procedure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16870/26]
897. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health is she can outline the options for people living in Rush, Lusk, Skerries, Balbriggan and surrounding villages/areas who need access to a GP outside normal business hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16875/26]
898. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the D Doc or other out-of-hours GP service will be extended to Balbriggan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16876/26]
899. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to making the medication Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) available to Irish Friedreich’s Ataxia patients under the current drugs reimbursement process; if she recognises the clinical necessity of this request as this drug is the only proven treatment to slow the progression of this debilitating condition; and if she will make a stateme…
900. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to increase GP recruitment and retention in areas of population growth, including Lifford, County Donegal; the supports available for those currently on GP waiting lists, or who have to wait long periods for access to a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16881/26]
901. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to review a decision to refuse a person (details supplied) access to CAMHS. [16883/26]
902. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will consider turning a project (details supplied) into an adult service once the permanent home is up and running for children in Monaghan Town; if she will provide an update on the new respite centre for children in Monaghan Town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/26]
903. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will consider providing the shingles vaccine for free for persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16923/26]
904. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service has asked a cohort of recently qualified paramedics to sign temporary contracts and apply for permanent jobs, rather than automatically transition into permanent positions as they have done historically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16926/26]
905. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether there is a risk some newly qualified paramedics will not be hired by the National Ambulance Service as a result of the service’s new application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16927/26]
906. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether there is a risk the National Ambulance Service’s operations could be disrupted by staffing issues as a result of the service’s new trainee application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16928/26]
907. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether it is now National Ambulance Service policy to not automatically transition newly qualified paramedics into permanent contracts upon graduation, as they have historically done so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16929/26]
908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for autism assessment/diagnosis in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16930/26]
909. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for autism assessment/diagnosis in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16931/26]
910. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for occupational therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16932/26]
911. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for occupational therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16933/26]
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give the number of adults waiting for speech and language therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16934/26]