1778. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the existing public support pathways for adults with ADHD; the supports available to families who cannot afford private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18922/26]
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1779. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people suffering with long-Covid, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18934/26]
1780. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there is a proposed follow up of the FADA study to assess health and socioeconomic impacts; the way the HSE is co-ordinating care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/26]
1781. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the training provided for medics in relation to long-Covid pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/26]
1782. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the provisions available for research funding to investigate pathogenesis biomarkers and therapeutics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/26]
1783. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE applies and implements the HAS code of practice for indoor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18938/26]
1784. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the €1.6 billion allocated to mental health services in 2026 budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18946/26]
1785. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for mental health services in each HSE health region, and the national average, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18947/26]
1786. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated per capita expenditure on mental health services in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18948/26]
1787. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultant psychiatrists per 100,000 population in 2025; the way in which this compares with the OECD average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18949/26]
1788. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to address persistent recruitment challenges in psychology, psychiatry, and mental health nursing in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18950/26]
1789. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of new community mental health hubs delivered and fully operational from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18951/26]
1790. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mental health spending in regard to the total health budget for 2026; and the comparative figures to other EU countries, such as Finland, Belgium, and Germany, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18952/26]
1791. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to outline the current status of the reimbursement application for skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia; if she will provide a detailed update of ongoing engagement between the HSE and the manufacturer; and the way in which the commitments contained within the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030 are being applied in this case, …
1792. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the agreed timelines under the IPHA Framework Agreement 2026, including the stated 180-day decision target for reimbursement applications are being adhered to in the case of skyclarys, given that more than 570 days have elapsed since the initial application was submitted in August 2024. [18961/26]
1793. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will acknowledge concerns that Ireland continues to rank comparatively low in Europe for access to orphan medicines; the steps being taken to improve access rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18962/26]
1794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a referral to the NTPF was not sent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18965/26]
1795. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given by her Department to the location of a future additional emergency department in the Midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18966/26]
1796. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people on pain management waiting lists for each hospital in the State, for one, two, three, four and five years respectively (in tabular form); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18975/26]
1797. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if people on the pain management waiting lists qualify for the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so to provide details on the way they can access it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18976/26]
1798. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation and rollout of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) in 2026; the number of patients currently approved; the number of consultants prescribing under the programme; the plans to review and expand the programme, including the list of qualifying conditions, to improve safe and regulated access for patients who requi…
1799. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that 76 newly qualified paramedics within the National Ambulance Service, who have completed the BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Studies through University College Cork and secured registration with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, have been issued with 16-week extensions to their Specific Purpose Contracts rather than being transitioned to perma…
1800. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the rationale for extending Specific Purpose Contracts where the stated purpose of those contracts has now been fulfilled; if legal advice was sought regarding the appropriateness of using the same contractual mechanism after the original purpose has been achieved; the reason this cohort is being treated differently to previous graduating cohorts of paramedics w…
1801. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health To ask the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has issued guidance to local management within NAS regarding the notice period provided to these paramedics, particularly in circumstances where some staff reportedly received notice only days before contract expiry. [18983/26]
1802. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether a workforce planning assessment has been conducted to determine the operational need for permanent paramedic posts within NAS, having regard to sustained service demand and existing staffing pressures. [18984/26]