1367. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn's disease to the long-term illness scheme, given the incurable nature of the disease and significant impact on patients' lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39551/26]
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1368. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available to patients with inflammatory bowel disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39552/26]
1369. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to set out the full process and eligibility criteria for patients accessing the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements issued under the scheme in each of the past three years, along with any planned changes or improvements. [39553/26]
1370. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the process and administrative requirements for patients seeking treatment under the Cross Border Directive; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements recorded under the scheme in each of the past three years, together with any planned changes or improvements. [39554/26]
1371. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to detail the process and eligibility criteria for patients accessing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements under the scheme in each of the past three years, as well as any planned changes or improvements. [39555/26]
1372. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the full process and eligibility criteria for patients applying under the Treatment Abroad Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements issued under the scheme in each of the past three years, together with any planned changes or improvements. [39556/26]
1373. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Action 9 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely "Expand availability of Drug and Alcohol Liaison Midwifery Services, with access to full range of supports (including detoxification) in pregnancy" led by HSE Acute Hospitals; National Women and Infants Health Programme; HSE Social Inclusion; HSE…
1374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of progressing one clinical nurse specialist post to an advanced nurse practitioner post; the average difference in annual salary costs, associated training and education costs; and any associated implementation or backfill costs; in tabular form. [39586/26]
1375. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine a matter (details supplied;); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39608/26]
1376. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the GMS scheme. [39640/26]
1377. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [39642/26]
1378. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing reimbursement under the general medical services scheme for sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mite allergy; the number of patients estimated to be eligible for such treatment; and the specific assumptions used in calculating this estimate. [39643/26]
1379. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled posts across the HSE, by grade and health region; the way in which these compare to assessed service demand in each area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39646/26]
1380. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring and reporting mechanisms that exist under the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; when the most recent national compliance report under the framework was published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39647/26]
1381. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left employment in the HSE in each of the past three years, by grade; the number recruited in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39648/26]
1382. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff in the HSE in 2024 and 2025; the number of unfilled permanent posts during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39649/26]
1383. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a fully funded multiannual workforce plan exists across all health service grades; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/26]
1384. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of posts that were approved but remain unfilled or were not retained following the introduction of the Pay and Numbers Strategy in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/26]
1385. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been carried out on the impact of staffing shortages on service delivery across acute, community and home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39664/26]
1386. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled home support and healthcare assistant posts in the HSE south-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39665/26]
1387. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours allocated but not delivered in the HSE south-west region due to staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39666/26]
1388. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national targets and timelines exist for the recruitment of home support workers; if she will outline whether these targets are being met across all HSE regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39667/26]
1389. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed discharges recorded in Cork hospitals in the most recent available reporting period and the proportion of those delayed discharges attributed to a lack of home support or community care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39668/26]
1390. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants and home support workers who left employment in Cork in 2024 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/26]
1391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring that is carried out of staff burnout, sick leave and absenteeism across the HSE; if this data is available, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39670/26]