321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total additional Exchequer funding approved to support increases in rates paid to private providers of residential childcare and foster care placements in each of the years 2023 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27511/26]
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322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has considered publishing summary value-for-money assessments or aggregated cost data relating to private childcare placements funded by Tusla, in the interest of transparency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27512/26]
323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a defined national policy framework governing the reliance on private providers for residential childcare placements, including any targets, limits, or strategic objectives in relation to public versus private provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27513/26]
324. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the most up-to-date data available on the number of adults with intellectual disabilities living at home with ageing or elderly parents who are their primary carers, particularly where carers are over retirement age, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27561/26]
325. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of supported residential housing units available for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number of additional units currently planned or in development, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27562/26]
326. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether all relevant service providers in Laois have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE in respect of unmet residential support needs; the steps being taken to move from crisis-based emergency placements towards planned, long-term supported housing in line with the objectives of a campaign …
327. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the waiting times for an assessment of need in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27634/26]
328. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the director of special care in Tusla has been removed from their post, the grounds for this removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27675/26]
329. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an increased allowance for special care has been rejected by the Department of Public Expenditure; Infrastructure; Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, if so, the reason for this; the action she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27678/26]
330. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether nicotine inhaling products (vapes) or nicotine pouches are affected by any of the provisions of the WHO FCTC Article 5.3; whether companies and individuals that do not have ties to the tobacco industry are entitled to seek to engage with members of the Oireachtas and with officials in Government Departments; and if she will make a statement on th…
331. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking in relation to the long delays in securing an appointment with the Civil Registration Offices being faced by couples who require a marriage of convenience interview across the country; her plans to create a single national portal that will amalgamate appointments across all civil registration offices in the country; and if she …
332. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the latest update on the accessibility of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia; the timeline as to when the HSE senior leadership team will make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27367/26]
333. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if changes to the dental services treatment scheme are intended, in an attempt to entice dentists back to the scheme, given areas, such as Lucan, County Dublin have no dentists whatsoever offering services under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27370/26]
334. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital as of 9 April 2026, in tabular form. [27380/26]
335. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Consultant ENT surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital as of 9 April 2026 that are currently only dealing with and treating public patients. [27381/26]
336. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses, by grade working at Raheny community nursing unit, Dublin 5 as of 9 April 2026, in tabular form. [27382/26]
337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment for sedation tooth removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27387/26]
338. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether current hygiene, safety and insurance requirements for barbers are sufficient; and if any review of regulations or inspection regimes is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27399/26]
339. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease, which currently can be classed as having an 'unmet need' as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [27404/26]
340. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her views on way in which the current delay with the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [27405/26]
341. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the report of the independent comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role; her position on the findings of the report; if the report will be published; to provide an update on the situation in relation to the agreement where the State would pay the fees of the course and the students would be contracted thereafter by the HSE fo…
342. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health when or if the HSE intends to reopen Keltoi as a residential treatment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27415/26]
343. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27427/26]
344. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27428/26]
345. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/26]