422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism that exist to ensure that the digitisation of public services across Government does not result in persons who are older, disabled, digitally excluded or unable to use online systems being denied equal access to State services, supports or entitlements; and whether she has sought a Government-wide review of this issue. [676…
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423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the guidance her Department has issued to public bodies concerning their obligations under the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty when introducing or expanding digital-only services; whether equality and human-rights assessments are required before such services replace existing non-digital access; and if not, the reason. [6768…
424. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of registered childminders in their own home, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [67905/26]
425. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as part of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2026 to outline the location by county and by town/village of the proposed new 152 created residential placements for people with disabilities (details supplied). [67851/26]
426. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all 9,000 residential places for people with disabilities by county and by town/village in that county. [67850/26]
427. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the share of expenditure spent on agency staff for every section 39 organisation. [68024/26]
428. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the development of Shaping the Future Phase 2; and when it will be published in 2026. [67979/26]
429. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that home support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in the week where they are not currently receiving home support, given that they receive this care the three other weeks of the month. [67704/26]
430. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health her plans to publish the Heads of a Bill on adult safeguarding; whether the published framework for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sectors will inform the legislation; and her views on whether the elderly and those with disabilities are vulnerable to threats and that safeguarding legislation is required. [67697/26]
431. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the roll out of insulin pumps at the diabetic clinic based at the midlands regional hospital Mullingar; if the clinic currently has the capacity to roll out pumps; and the steps being taken to provide the necessary resources. [67693/26]
432. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position of the diabetic clinic at the Midlands regional Hospital Mullingar; if the clinic will be closing temporarily from 1 October 2026; if so, the provisions being made for those who have scheduled appointments post this date; if she will further clarify the current staffing levels at this diabetic clinic; and if positions remain to be …
433. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the newly approved Huntington’s Disease Care Pathway, following the approval notification issued by the Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland on 28 August 2026. [67691/26]
434. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the policy in Ireland on umbilical cord donation for stem cell collection and treatment; and if her Department has considered the creation of a public cord blood bank. [67690/26]
435. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the severe delays in neurology review appointments for degenerative conditions, with specific reference to cases where patients with Huntington’s disease have had long waits to see their neurologist; and the specific measures within the new care pathway to reduce these waiting lists. [67689/26]
436. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Tobacco Free Ireland Policy Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67688/26]
437. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will provide new funding to Diabetes Ireland to employ two psychologists to further support delivery of its Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes to people living with diabetes and their parents/carers. [67685/26]
438. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction a HIQA Health Technology Assessment on the effectiveness and long term health benefits of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with other types of diabetes, such as type 2 diabetes, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, type 3c diabetes and so on, using daily insulin injections (basal-bolus) to potentially expand access to CGM …
439. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will make continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) available to women with type 2 diabetes (approximately 300 women per year) for the duration of their pregnancy to minimise the health risks for mother and baby. [67682/26]
440. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will provide new funding to provide a new registered advanced nurse practitioner post in each young adult diabetes clinic in all level 4 hospitals to support the further development of each local service. [67681/26]
441. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an incident (details supplied); and the measures she will take to increase ambulance personnel and vehicle capacity in County Meath. [67722/26]
442. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she plans to begin the implementation of the National Diabetes Strategy by providing funding to create a Regional Diabetes Clinical Lead post in each HSE Health Region in the upcoming budget. [67678/26]
443. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of 'insulin initiation from the start' that is preventing approximately 500-700 people with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), which clinical evidence and recommendations overwhelmingly supports as first-choice glucose monitoring treatment for all people wit…
445. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration will be given to issuing clear and nationally consistent guidance to pharmacies and non-pharmacy retailers regarding the sale of paracetamol and other commonly available medicines to children and adolescents. [67824/26]
446. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will examine the introduction of a statutory minimum age for the purchase of over the counter paracetamol products, having regard to safeguarding concerns relating to children and adolescents. [67823/26]
447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the current legal position regarding the sale of over the counter paracetamol products to persons under 18 years-of-age; and whether any statutory minimum age currently applies in pharmacies or non-pharmacy retail outlets. [67822/26]