156. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to discuss the serious backlog and waiting times at the pain management clinic at University Hospital Waterford; and the steps she will take to improve the service. [69401/26]
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185. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the services available to pregnant women who require psychiatric or mental health care during their pregnancy; and if these services are available at all maternity hospitals. [69393/26]
680. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if all positions at the Wexford Primary Care Psychology Service for Children and Adolescents are filled. [71352/26]
582. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who completed specialist training in public health medicine in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; the number currently employed in consultant in public health medicine post within the HSE. [69966/26]
800. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to clarify the arrangements governing the provision of medication blister packs, also known as monitored dosage systems, by community pharmacies; the circumstances in which medical card holders may receive them without an additional charge where clinically required; whether people living with dementia and other patients who face medication-safety risks are cover…
524. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in CAMHS Wexford South, CAMHS Enniscorthy and North Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make the statement on the matter. [66347/26]
1412. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant geriatric medicine posts filled at Wexford General Hospital, as of 9 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [65590/26]
3233. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists and speech and language therapist posts by grade that were filled at Wexford General Hospital as of 14 July 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55346/26]
3234. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs to recruit three additional clinical specialist podiatrists and three additional podiatrists managers for the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55347/26]
508. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the funding available to help support families and individuals with the purchase of seizure detection devices (details supplied); her plans to introduce a fund to assist families with the cost of purchasing seizure detection devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54404/26]
546. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that an urgent diagnostic CT scan for cancer is provided for a person (details supplied); her views on whether it is acceptable that urgent cancer diagnosis would be dependent on payment of a fee which is beyond the capacity of the family concerned; the steps she intends to take to ensure this scan is provided; and if she will mak…
455. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn from an Irish citizen (details supplied) who has lived and worked in Ireland for fifty years and was in receipt of a medical card prior to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46439/26]
860. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for the south-east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/26]
911. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of children that qualified for free orthodontic treatment under the HSE scheme in CHO5 area, between 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45249/26]
930. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the belzutafan which was approved by the European Medicines Agency in December 2024 for treatment of the genetic condition Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) is made available to patients in this country; the number of persons with this condition who could benefit from this new treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
2371. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered to people living with dementia from the total allocation of home support hours provided in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43790/26]
2372. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the target set out in Budget 2025, whereby 20% of new home support hours will be ringfenced for people living with dementia, was achieved; if there was any shortfall in the provision of dementia-specific home support hours for older people; the proportion of the target that was delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43791/26]
2373. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by HSE region of the number of dementia-specific home support hours delivered in 2025 and 2026 to date. [43792/26]
2374. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the proportion of dementia-specific home support hours delivered directly by the HSE and the proportion delivered by contracted providers or other organisations acting on behalf of the HSE. [43798/26]
2375. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time lists for respite services nationally and by HSE region; the number of people awaiting dementia-specific respite supports; the location of respite being provided in public, private nursing homes or at home. [43799/26]
1129. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1270 of 28 April 2026, when a response will issue from the HSE in relation to an urgent dental treatment issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37114/26]
1198. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to agencies for the supply of healthcare assistants to all hospitals in the State in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35131/26]
1199. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to agencies for the supply of nurses to all hospitals in the State in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35132/26]
873. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographer clinical practice tutor posts currently filled within the HSE; the number of such posts filled, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/26]
874. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of increasing the number of general practice training places to 465; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32114/26]