2058. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to make operational motorcycle ambulance or paramedic response vehicles in the Cork region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44498/25]
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2059. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response times in Cork city and county for 2023 and 2024; the breakdown of response times, for example, the percentage of responses in less than 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44499/25]
2528. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to revise upwards the qualifying income limits for the over 70’s medical card. [46570/25]
2540. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline any possible funding sources to assist an organisation (details supplied) nationally to purchase equipment to digitise patient details and records. [46634/25]
3139. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries that have taken place in Cork county in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the current waiting list for such surgery in Cork county; the up-to-date average waiting period for patients to receive treatment; and the number of reimbursements made to patients from Cork under the Cross Border Directive in the same years. [434…
237. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive psychological services through CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36289/25]
261. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive support services of speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36466/25]
697. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health is she will review the qualifying income limits for a medical card to ensure that they align with social protection payments (details supplied). [35358/25]
333. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of active fair deal cases where a family home is involved in the financial assessment; the number of those cases where the person availing of the scheme was the only occupant of the property; and the number of these properties are now vacant or rented out. [35064/25]
906. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person requiring a new leg prosthesis fitting (details supplied); to advise when they will be supplied with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32662/25]
358. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to fully implement the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31051/25]
1438. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork city and county; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29652/25]
1440. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health urgent approval will be granted for the drug vyloy (zolbetuximab) which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29662/25]
1442. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person who holds a medical card be reimbursed for the cost of their monthly prescription for the drug stelazine 5mg as it is currently not available under the general medical service scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29675/25]
200. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on the withdrawal of ambulance vehicles from advance paramedics-educational officers and resource managers. [23722/25]
1102. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card scheme does not cover the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a renew a driving licence. [23748/25]
194. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will outline any reimbursement or subsidy scheme available for the payment of hearing aid batteries (details supplied). [21412/25]
1986. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health how many cataract surgeries have taken place in Cork county in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and the target number for 2025; the current waiting list for such surgery in Cork county; and the up-to-date average waiting period for patients to receive treatment. [18547/25]
2166. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on the withdrawal of ambulance vehicles from advance paramedics–educational officers and resource managers (details supplied). [19581/25]
2188. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to engage with the HSE on the pause in recruitment for positions of physician associate; the number of students the HSE funded to partake in a qualifying course; and the amount of funding spent on students who have not yet taken up employment, due to the pause in recruitment. [19630/25]
274. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) to acquire the vacant former health centre building in Passage West; and if she will provide an update on the proposal/request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17876/25]
825. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she plans to give greater statutory recognition and entitlements to women who experience pregnancy loss. [15804/25]
1597. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the case of a patient (details supplied) of the mental health service who has been accommodated in an emergency homeless hostel for a prolonged period. [11182/25]
1655. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a matter raised by a person (details supplied) in Cork city in relation to type 1 diabetics who have been refused CGMs based on a prior incorrect diagnosis of type 2 will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11448/25]
246. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on any plans to provide a new dental hospital for Cork, given that significant investment in the provision of dental services in the Cork region is urgently needed. [3815/25]