497. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to expand training places and HSE employment for optometrists, orthoptists, and ophthalmologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15741/26]
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1238. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the recruitment being undertaken to ensure the primary care psychology service in Dublin west can be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12850/26]
1159. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of Welireg (belzutifan) for patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10252/26]
99. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the barriers identified by her Department in recruiting RGNs in community settings; the steps being taken to address these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4978/26]
100. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure RGN posts in community settings are being adequately filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4977/26]
331. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if targeted recruitment incentives are being considered for RGNs in community settings, particularly in high pressure areas including Dublin Mid-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4991/26]
2307. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will address the lack of recognition of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, as a disability within the HSE, which is resulting in a person (details supplied) being denied access to disability services; the reason HSE disability services in some areas such as Waterford, provide supports for individuals with FASD while others do not; and the steps whi…
2468. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the inclusion of SMA in the national newborn screening programme and to implement the heelprick test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1914/26]
661. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of registered nursing homes by county (and if possible, local electoral area) in each year between 2013 and 2023, split by sector (HSE, private and voluntary); the number of beds in these nursing homes by county (and if possible, local electoral area) in each year between 2013 and 2023, split by sector (HSE, private and voluntary); and the occupancy …
586. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the workforce planning request by her Department for the staffing of community nursing in each HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71117/25]
587. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of RGNs in community nursing roles in each HSE region; the measures being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71118/25]
588. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of current staffing in community nursing in each HSE region, by function and by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71119/25]
1084. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if proposed mandatory health warning labels on alcohol products will be provided in both Irish and English as is this case with tobacco product warnings which were made bilingual in 2008. [70347/25]
591. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the health impacts of delays in providing accessible bathroom facilities for disabled and elderly citizens; the interdepartmental coordination that exists to prevent such situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67725/25]
592. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the Working Group that was due by end of Q2 2025 as per Terms of Reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67726/25]
1153. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the impact of patients attending private hospitals being excluded from national statistics; the steps planned to ensure complete data for service planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64020/25]
1154. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to capture patient information from private hospitals to address gaps in national statistics, particularly for neurological conditions, to provide a complete picture of healthcare needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64021/25]
1155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the means by which the development of electronic patient records will ensure that diagnoses and treatments from private hospitals are included, so patients' medical histories are complete, and continuity of care is not compromised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64022/25]
1156. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of electronic health records in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64023/25]
310. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE applies such short timeframes for parents or guardians to return additional information forms requested after a referral has been made for a child to child mental health services; if she accepts this practice can cause distress to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55782/25]
311. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE primary care child psychology service in Dublin west was paused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55783/25]
312. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the recruitment efforts being undertaken to ensure the primary care child psychology service in Dublin west can be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55784/25]
313. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologist vacancies which exist in the primary care child psychology service in Dublin west; if these are currently being recruited for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55785/25]
314. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of children which have been referred to the primary care child psychology service in Dublin west in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55786/25]
315. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of children that were referred to the primary care child psychology service in Dublin west in the past year but not placed on the service waitlist; the number deemed not in need of these services; the number whose parents subsequently indicated that they were not consenting to the service; the number removed from the list due to non-response to a HSE…