851. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding free GP care to the entire population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31964/26]
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852. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted in January 2026 (details supplied) under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31968/26]
853. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance in relation to a psychiatric review and medication assessment for a person (details supplied). [31969/26]
854. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to establish a rapid access pancreatic cancer diagnostic clinic to ensure assessment within two weeks of referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31971/26]
855. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays in diagnostic tests for suspected pancreatic cancer and to standardise pathways nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31972/26]
856. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national awareness campaign on the early signs of pancreatic cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31973/26]
857. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of National Cancer Strategy commitments relating to rapid referral pathways for high mortality cancers such as pancreatic cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31974/26]
858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the special circumstances of a medical card applicant and issue a full card to them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31977/26]
859. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite and accept the appeal of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31983/26]
860. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health given that the review of the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 was to be initiated by 17 April 2026; the terms of reference/parameters for the review and will they be published; who will conduct the review; the way in which the views of stakeholders will be incorporated; the timeline for initiation and comp…
861. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health given the investment by the State over decades in residential homes managed by St John of Gods Order, if she considers it appropriate that one of these properties in her constituency is for sale on the residential market, presumably to be sold to the highest bidder, when residential places for older people in need of care and respite are at such a premium; and if …
862. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a full breakdown of all expenditure incurred by the HSE in respect of the health performance visualisation platform and the integrated information service, system programme, by recipient or contractor, amount paid or committed and the function or purpose for which the payment was made, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the m…
863. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the local mental health services available to a young person aged 18 to 30 years of age in the Gorey, north Wexford area; if such services are available 24/7; the length of waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32021/26]
864. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the local mental health services available to a young person aged 18 to 30 years of age in the Arklow, south Wicklow area; if such services are available 24/7; the length of waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32022/26]
865. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish a CAMHS team to serve north Wexford, based in Gorey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32023/26]
866. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the number of certified athletic therapists practicing in Ireland; the level of training and professional structure under which they operate; the extent to which her Department and the HSE have engaged with this cohort in the context of musculoskeletal service provision; and if she will outline any plans to consider their potential role in su…
867. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [32064/26]
868. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address the ongoing vacancy of a consultant ophthalmologist in south Tipperary; the number of recruitment campaigns undertaken to fill this post and their outcomes; the reason no candidates have been successfully appointed to date; the current waiting list figures for ophthalmology services in south Tipperary; the interim mea…
869. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific barriers that have prevented the appointment of a consultant ophthalmologist in south Tipperary despite multiple recruitment campaigns; whether consideration has been given to alternative recruitment models, including international recruitment or contract flexibility; and the timeline for the next recruitment campaign. [32073/26]
870. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when additional emergency medical consultants will be appointed at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32098/26]
871. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to delays in the sign off of fertility treatment by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (details supplied); the actions she will take to address this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32100/26]
872. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to significant delays in the sign off of fertility treatment for a family (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure they are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32101/26]
873. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographer clinical practice tutor posts currently filled within the HSE; the number of such posts filled, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/26]
874. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of increasing the number of general practice training places to 465; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32114/26]
875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant breast surgeons employed at Cork University Hospital as of 28 April 2026; the corresponding number as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [32119/26]