Questions

1678. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings which have taken place between her or officials in her Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18351/26]

1679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/26]

1680. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to review the current reimbursement scheme, making drugs such as vyloy available for reimbursement. [18372/26]

1681. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that training paramedics promised a permanent post after successful qualification will receive one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18379/26]

1682. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE health regions; whether local drug and alcohol task forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if…

1683. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Regions in m…

1684. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of local drug and alcohol task forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18389/26]

1685. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE health region level; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a s…

1686. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether an application for the inclusion of a cancer medicine (details supplied) in the HSE reimbursement scheme has been received; if she will expedite its inclusion when and if received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18391/26]

1687. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the report launched by a group (details supplied) in relation to the advertising of alcohol online and the potential impact on children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18392/26]

1688. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of a report launched by a group (details supplied) in relation to the advertising of alcohol online and the potential impact on children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18394/26]

1689. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of employees of the National Ambulance Service in relation to their employment contracts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18396/26]

1690. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the reason that medical card holders residing in Dublin, Wicklow, or Kildare are generally not charged for dental care at DDUH, while other medical card holders are charged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18399/26]

1691. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason newly qualified paramedics have not been offered permanent contracts and instead have been informed that they must reapply for their current roles; if she was informed about the decision in advance; her views on this change to National Ambulance Service (NAS) policy; if she has engaged with the NAS regarding this change; and if she will make a stateme…

1692. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to instruct the National Ambulance Service to reverse the decision not to offer newly qualified paramedics permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18407/26]

1693. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE health regions; if the local drug and alcohol task forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if…

1694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health how funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; if deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE health regions in making fundin…

1695. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of local drug and alcohol task forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18410/26]

1696. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE health region level; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a state…

1697. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people directly employed to work in her Department, by grade. [18413/26]

1698. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will extend reimbursement for continuous glucose monitoring for type 2 diabetes patients, just as type 1 diabetes patients can; if she will examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18414/26]

1699. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Carlow that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18431/26]

1700. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Kilkenny that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/26]

1701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been established to address the lack of psychological support for stroke patients, as highlighted in the National Stroke Strategy 2022–2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/26]

1702. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac rehabilitation centres that have access to psychological support for heart patients; the measures being taken to increase access to the service for this specific patient cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/26]