815. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children placed by Tusla with foster families through private-for-profit foster care agencies in each of the past five years, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45919/26]
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816. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount of public money paid by Tusla to private-for-profit foster care agencies that place children with foster families in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45920/26]
817. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the name of all private-for-profit companies and agencies used by Tusla to place children with foster families during each of the past five years; the number of children placed through each company; and the amount paid to each company in each year concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45921/26]
818. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of all foster family placements arranged through private-for-profit foster care agencies in each of the past five years, as distinct from placements arranged directly through Tusla foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45922/26]
819. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost to the State, per child, of placements arranged through private-for-profit foster care agencies that place children with foster families, compared with the average annual cost per child of placements arranged directly through Tusla foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45923/26]
820. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address the shortage of afterschool childcare places in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45956/26]
821. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the reason Skyclarys is not included on the agenda for the upcoming HSE drugs group meeting; if this drug will be put on the agenda for this meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44885/26]
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal has been waiting for three weeks for transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, for urgent life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44887/26]
823. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking in liaison with the HSE to ensure a timely pricing and reimbursement scheme for givinostat (duvyzat), given that it is a year since conditional marketing authorisation was granted and it is a year since she met with families of children with DM and MDI and six months since she spoke at a national conference (details supplied); a…
824. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the reasons provided by the HSE regarding the delay in processing the pricing and reimbursement application for givinostat, especially since 15 January 2026 when a full HTA dossier was submitted by a company (details supplied) to the NCPE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44892/26]
825. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she has been briefed by the HSE Drugs Group which was due to meet on 10 June 2026 to consider givinostat for reimbursement; if clear timelines for rollout have now been provided; if there will be proactive engagement with the HSE and clinical teams to ensure planning begins urgently, in order that implementation does not become a further barrier to ac…
826. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure that eligibility criteria for givinostat are aligned with the NICE approach, ensuring access for boys who can walk or who can stand with or without support, in order that boys here are not disadvantaged compared to those in the Northern Ireland and receive equitable access to treatment; and if she will make a statement o…
827. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) application for qualification recognition by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has completed a Masters in (Adult) Nursing at Queen's University Belfast was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44895/26]
828. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding omnipods being covered by the HSE for individuals with type one diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44898/26]
829. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is allowed to change all policies so that it no longer covers 100% for orthopaedic procedures and that the company can leave patients to pay the 20% short fall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44902/26]
830. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department has further considered the inclusion of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) as of June 2026, which is a treatment for Friedreich's ataxia in a reimbursement scheme given the cost of the drug and the fact that other European countries provide this scheme to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44904/26]
831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the processing time for reimbursement by the HSE for patients who travel to the Northern Ireland for medical treatment via the Cross-Border Directive. [44907/26]
832. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44908/26]
833. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including mounjaro on the medical card scheme for medical card holders aged over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44909/26]
834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/26]
835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether exceptions for overnight stays for partners will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44911/26]
836. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the status of gaining access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44919/26]
837. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the backlog of appointments for endometriosis at Tallaght University Hospital, which are taking up to 12-14 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44925/26]
838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44928/26]
839. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure free access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44935/26]