451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from the Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending Castlebar/Sligo/Galway for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48519/26]
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452. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/26]
453. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health following on from the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy, when she will ensure that all individuals with all types of diabetes, including more complex cases such as those who have had a pancreatectomy, will be catered for under the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48521/26]
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual current and capital cost of establishing and operating a dedicated mental health emergency room, separate from the general emergency department, in each Model 3 and Model 4 hospital; the number of hospitals that would require new infrastructure or refurbishment to provide such facilities; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs invol…
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer support workers and other specialist mental health professionals required to ensure that every acute hospital has the full complement of staff necessary to deliver safe and timely mental health emerg…
456. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding currently allocated to mental health crisis assessment and intervention services; the estimated additional annual funding required to provide nationwide coverage of crisis resolution teams, late-night outreach services, community assessment and treatment teams and other community-based alternatives to emergency department attendance; and if s…
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of developing and implementing an integrated crisis response pathway for children and young people; the additional staffing and service investment required to strengthen child and youth mental health liaison services in emergency departments; and if she will provide a breakdown of projected expenditure. [48528/26]
458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual and capital costs associated with providing 24-hour mental health crisis assessment services in all acute hospitals; and if she will provide details of the staffing, infrastructure and operational costs included in those estimates. [48529/26]
459. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the indicative timeline for extending GP visit card eligibility to children aged eight to 12 years, in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48531/26]
460. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the preparatory work underway to support the extension of free GP care to children aged eight to 12 years, including engagement with GPs and system planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48532/26]
461. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether Budget 2027 will include provision for the extension of free GP care to children aged eight to 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48533/26]
462. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether GP workforce capacity has been assessed as sufficient to support the proposed extension to children aged eight to 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48534/26]
463. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a s…
464. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for Regional Diabetes Clinical Leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48537/26]
465. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will be establishing a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48538/26]
466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason skyclarys has not been included on the agenda for the recent HSE Drugs Group meeting held in June 2026; when the drug will be considered by the Drugs Group; the timeline for a decision on its prioritisation within the reimbursement process; and the measures being taken to ensure there are no further avoidable delays in progressing access to skyclarys f…
467. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the national rollout plans for the HSE community neuro-rehabilitation teams, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the areas which do not currently have a CRNT in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48541/26]
468. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to establish a dedicated neurology service in the south-east Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48542/26]
469. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team within the south-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/26]
470. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on development of managed clinical rehabilitation networks across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48547/26]
471. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health , in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48559/26]
472. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will establish a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48560/26]
473. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care” has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming Budget to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [485…
474. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have collated data on the number of individuals living in the south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for specialist neurological services; if this data has been used to assess demand for regional services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48566/26]
475. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of patients located in south-east health region who have been referred outside the health region for neurological services for the past five years, by county origin and year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48567/26]