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Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
526. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department carried out any independent assessment of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland's proposed fee increase before the relevant Statutory Instrument was prepared; if so, the findings of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35842/26]
Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
527. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider requiring the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to phase its fee increases in line with CPI projections rather than implementing a 42% increase over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35843/26]
Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
528. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if registrants of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland were formally consulted on the proposed 42% fee increase; if so, the outcome of that consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35844/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
529. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if her Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35868/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
530. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts filled, at each primary care centre within the Dublin North County healthcare area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35888/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
531. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in nephrology based at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35889/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
532. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled, at each primary care centre within the Dublin North County healthcare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35890/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
533. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her Department could review Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland processing timelines and introduce enforceable service standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35899/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
534. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she could establish a streamlined pathway for nursing and midwifery applicants trained in Ireland and the North of Ireland, improve transparency and communication obligations to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35900/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
535. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if her Department could assess the impact of current delays on national workforce planning and service delivery within the nursing and midwifery sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35901/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
536. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the pathway available for access to the medication Miglustat for a child diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease (CLN3), where the medication is already approved and reimbursed in Ireland for other rare conditions, including Gaucher Disease and Niemann-Pick Type C; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35902/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has considered the use of compassionate access, exceptional reimbursement mechanisms, or off-label prescribing supports in cases involving ultra-rare conditions such as Juvenile Batten Disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35903/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
538. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case for access to Miglustat for children diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease, particularly where there is significant unmet clinical need and no alternative treatment currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35904/26]
John Connolly Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
539. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the need for increased ambulance services in County Galway; whether her Department currently has proposals to expand or enhance ambulance capacity in the county; and if so, to provide the details of any such proposals, including timelines, resource allocations, and planned service improvements; and if she will make a…
Mark Wall Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
540. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
541. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the matter; if the appointment will be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35910/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35924/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
543. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
544. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a change in the law regarding prescription collection after hours; and whether patients can provide evidence that they have that medicine, a prescription and valid ID. [35926/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
545. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which they intend to have an MRI scanner operational within Monaghan Hospital. [35934/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
546. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to make the drug Givinostat available to children who need it, given that parents of a child that suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy has recently made a public plea for the drug to be made available urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/26]
Robert Troy Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
547. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the processing times for cross border/Northern Ireland planned healthcare re-imbursement applications; if she is aware that applications are currently taking six months to approve; if she believes it is acceptable that such patients are awaiting re-imbursement for six months, as the same patients have, in most cases, been awaiting surg…
Robert Troy Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
548. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a cross border reimbursement application for a person (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [35941/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
549. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35966/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
550. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure a person (details supplied) receives the medical treatment she urgently requires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35987/26]