Questions

251. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to avert the planned strike action in the National Ambulance Service; if she will commit to implementing the independent review of roles and responsibilities at the National Ambulance Service; the reason this has not been done to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35633/26]

252. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to prioritise HIV prevention during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU; if she plans to establish a renewed declaration following on from the Dublin Declaration in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35634/26]

253. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to provide funding in the upcoming budget to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of -age based on clinical need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35643/26]

254. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, and specifically the relevant Public Health Unit, has been notified of the planning appeal (details supplied) relating to a proposed wind farm development located approximately 750 metres from a national school, which the HSE identified during the pre-planning process as a health-sensitive receptor; whether the HSE has …

255. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Galway in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35658/26]

256. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the retention of the free RSV vaccination programme for newborns, in view of the demonstrated benefits of the scheme for infant health and hospital admission prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35663/26]

257. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the inclusion of the medical condition asthma in the long term illness scheme, given that it is a chronic condition requiring ongoing management and medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35664/26]

258. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently meet with and meaningfully engage with, the National Ambulance Services on issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35724/26]

259. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to expand the use of robotic exoskeletons in the national healthcare system and fund the expansion of wearable robotics for neuromotor rehab; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35725/26]

260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals in which new car parking facilities were constructed or installed in the past ten years; the number of new parking spaces provided and cost of works for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/26]

261. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of pharmacies unable to fulfil prescriptions to patients due to external factors such as supply chain issues; if her Department records such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35748/26]

263. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new portal system regarding the summer education programme for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35755/26]

264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will ringfence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme (MMP) Preferred Blood Glucose Strips for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of-age based on clinical need; and if she …

265. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for Freestyle Libre were submitted by individual hospitals for people with diabetes over 21 years-of-age; the number that were approved; the number that were refused were refused in each of the years 2017-2021, in tabular form; are there plans to remove the age restriction on Freestyle Libre; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

266. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a student who remained registered as a full-time student until the end of February 2026, following an official extension of their course by their institution, has been refused SUSI maintenance payments for January and February 2026 despite providing documentation from the college confirming contin…

267. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether universities have been asked to report on the prevalence of generative AI use among students and staff; the risks have been identified for academic integrity and research quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35521/26]

268. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he will consider exempting applicants for a Professional Master of Education from SUSI eligibility criteria that require applicants to be progressing to a higher level of qualification than they already hold, in light of the significant demand for teachers across Ireland; and if he will make a stat…

269. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for publication of the new national strategy on artificial intelligence skills and workforce development; and the measures being taken to ensure Ireland remains competitive in attracting high-value technology investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35621/26]

270. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to increase the number of training places in key professions experiencing workforce shortages, including healthcare, construction, engineering and advanced manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35622/26]

271. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made in expanding tertiary education pathways between further education and higher education institutions; and how these pathways will support regional access and lifelong learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35623/26]

272. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans his Department has to strengthen Ireland's research and innovation capacity in response to increasing international competition for research investment and talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35624/26]

273. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being considered to ensure that rapidly growing regional populations are matched by adequate higher and further education infrastructure, apprenticeship provision and student supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35625/26]

274. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Galway in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will …

275. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with regard to the awarding of the management of the Seniors Alert programme to the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service if he can confirm whether all procurement procedures relating to the award of the contract were conducted in full compliance with National and EU public procurement rules; if any deviations have been …

276. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has been made aware of any concerns that recruitment and/or procurement outcomes within the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service were effectively predetermined; and if his Department has carried out any review of these concerns; if he will publish the results of any such investigation in the public interest; and i…