791. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 2 October 2024, her views on whether funding earmarked for new medicines was spent on existing medicines; whether she will issue a directive to the HSE to ensure all funding earmarked for new medicines is spent exclusively for that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25228/25]
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328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the position with regard to access to medicines by pharmacists, as indicated at a recent conference; if she is satisfied with the supply chain for all drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25002/25]
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the potential roles of advanced nurse practitioners; whether she has any plans to expand such roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24045/25]
222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to expand the roles of community pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24046/25]
2046. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline what services are currently in place for adults over the age of 18 years living with complex, lifelong or rare medical conditions, particularly in cases where such individuals are not currently availing of any disability services. [18919/25]
2047. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve equitable access to emergency healthcare in circumstances where treatment for a condition is only available in a specific hospital, and if consideration has been given to addressing service gaps for conditions such as muscular dystrophy, which can require specialist care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18920/25]
2202. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for scoliosis-related orthopaedic appointments at Cork University Hospital; if the hospital is following its own published guidance around early intervention and regular monitoring in mild scoliosis cases; the steps being taken to ensure that children in rapid growth phases receive timely care; and if she will make a statement on the…
2356. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of Sodium Valproate will commence its work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20423/25]
700. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to review hospital car-parking charges for certain cohorts of patient (details supplied) [15036/25]
703. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health is she aware that once cancer treatment is completed, some patients are prescribed high tech medication for which the HSE can only allow a three-month script, meaning patients have to go into the hospital every three months just to get a prescription; and if she sees any practical way of overcoming this costly and time-consuming inconvenience. [15039/25]
714. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the progress of allocating the historic funding for pulmonary fibrosis in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15078/25]
715. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the regional executive officers or HSE Department given Section 39 granting authority for pulmonary fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15079/25]
716. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health on the progress of the 0.2 WTE pulmonary fibrosis clinical care pathway lead role that was originally committed to by the HSE in April 2023, but remains unstaffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15080/25]
104. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the free HRT therapy programme will be rolled out to pharmacists as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10147/25]
146. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason emergency care is only provided by Children's Health Ireland to children and young people under 16 years, and not until after that while they may still be at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10146/25]
195. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the holders of degrees in athletic therapy from Dublin City University will be automatically accepted, as is the case under the Health and Care Professionals Council in the UK, to qualify for a Masters in physiotherapy in University College Dublin and University of Galway; and the reason CORU is taking so long to recognise this. [10024/25]
851. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing vaping; the timeline for the introduction of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7243/25]
973. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to peanut allergies will be examined (details supplied). [8099/25]
329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in tabular form, the specific results of the public consultation about future regulation of e-cigarettes or vapes, which was launched in November 2023 by the then Minister for Health and the then Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, relating to the following three elements: the number and percentage of response…
781. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on the position of new elective hospitals, and specifically a new elective hospital for the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/25]
787. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will address the 16-year-old dispensing fee pay-freeze to pharmacies by adjusting the community drug scheme dispensing fee to €6.50. [5997/25]
788. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will streamline HSE reimbursement processes and reduce administrative burdens to provide for a nationwide programme for safe and appropriate medicine disposal. [5998/25]
789. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will adopt a more proactive approach to managing medicine shortages. [5999/25]
790. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will fully implement the expert taskforce recommendations. [6000/25]
791. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will develop a national pharmaceutical care strategy led by a chief pharmaceutical officer within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6001/25]