162. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for reimbursement under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive and related treatment abroad reimbursement schemes that are currently awaiting processing for more than six weeks; the average processing time for reimbursement claims at present; the reason patients are being asked to resubmit documentation already provided; and the steps bei…
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163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the recruitment freeze on midwives at Galway University Hospitals, despite 23 vacant midwifery posts; if she will clarify the basis for the current recruitment freeze; to provide clarity for recently qualified midwives of the employment opportunities they can avail of; the expected timeframe for the current recruitment freeze…
164. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons and specialist registrar in plastic surgery posts filled at St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny as of 23 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [69000/26]
165. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if there is a urologist position in Mullingar Regional Hospital which has 204 beds and six critical care beds, or Tullamore Regional Hospital which has 232-beds. [68996/26]
166. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration is currently being given to the use of cannabis-based medicines for chronic pain relief, specifically in relation to endometriosis. [68992/26]
167. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if a GP practice can ask a prospective patient whether they hold a medical card, GP visit card or are a private patient; if a practice can refuse or restrict access to an appointment on this basis; and if she will clarify the rules governing this practice. [69040/26]
168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the emergency medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69070/26]
169. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1218 of 12 May 2026, to provide an update on the final evaluation report into the 18-month pilot phase of the supervised injecting facility in Dublin; and if it will be completed and published by year end. [69072/26]
170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the drugs payment scheme to examine whether the purchase cost of a prescribed CPAP machine can be included under the scheme, rather than limiting support to rental costs. [69099/26]
171. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €30 million allocated in Budget 2026 for new and innovative medicines that has been spent to date; the number and names of medicines approved for reimbursement using this allocation; the number of patients who have benefited; the amount remaining unspent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69130/26]
172. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason a new primary care centre in Urlingford which was identified previously as a need, and fell through due to not being economically viable to construct, the HSE needs to facilitate a re-advertisement of this primary care centre, only after another full review of the current and future service needs for the Urlingford area has been undertaken with rele…
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 66202/26, the reason the HSE is not in a position to provide a projected figure for the associated cost of the growth in demand across all existing acute health services for 2027. [69125/26]
174. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the supports provided to mothers and children who do not receive a public health nurse visit due to understaffing. [69121/26]
175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) will be included as a reimbursable medicine under the drugs payment scheme. [69120/26]
176. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies that received a public health nurse visit within their first six months in the past two years in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [69119/26]
177. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have received or are receiving treatment in Ireland specifically for ketamine dependence in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2026; and if there is an established clinical pathway for the treatment of ketamine addiction. [69131/26]
178. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider the introduction of a 'pre-registration flag' for candidate registrations to CORU, for persons who have active complaints against them in order that they are heavily vetted before a license is granted. [69152/26]
179. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a persons application (details supplied) for a CGM monitor has been denied. [69148/26]
180. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the interim protections currently in place for patients who wish to take a fitness to practice complaint against a psychologist before CORU formally commences in 2027. [69147/26]
181. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on an orthopaedic appointment for a person (details supplied); if the persons appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69229/26]
182. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide a date for an appointment with a paediatric endocrinologist for a person (details supplied). [69153/26]
184. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the restrictions on child visitations in place in Irish maternity hospitals; the existence of protocols in place to accommodate circumstances where a patient’s child must be in attendance due to exceptional circumstances, particularly in the case of emergency referrals. [69192/26]
185. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health If there is any process that would allow the appointment of a GP to carry out house calls to a wheelchair user in Kildare who has extreme difficulty in accessing the local clinic. [69182/26]
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is currently available for reimbursement to eligible patients in Ireland; the current status and outcome of its assessment for reimbursement; whether Irish residents receiving clinically indicated cancer treatment in Northern Ireland can have the cost of the drug covered by the State where the medicine is not reimbursed in Irela…
188. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated reduction in income to public hospitals arising from the removal of private practice from public hospitals in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; the projected reduction for 2027 and 2028; and the basis on which the estimate of approximately €140 million for 2026 was calculated, in tabular form. [69201/26]