823. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to extend the special leave with pay scheme past June 2025, given the fact that there remains a large number of public health workers still affected by long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32199/25]
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829. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current status of the women’s health action plan; whether her Department is planning to integrate premenstrual dysphoric disorder into that plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32289/25]
830. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department and its agencies are taking to ensure that all healthcare professionals, including GPs, psychiatrists, nurses, midwives and allied health practitioners, are aware of PMDD; the training, guidelines or continuous professional development programmes in place or planned to support earlier and more accurate diagnosis; and if she will make a s…
831. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to educate the general population, school communities and healthcare practitioners on women’s health conditions such as PMDD, including whether the Department will liaise with the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure relevant content on hormones and mental health is incorporated into Junior and Senior Cycle SPHE (or successor) curricula; w…
832. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered commissioning a national prevalence study on women’s health conditions, specifically focusing on comorbidities, including but not limited to PMDD; if such a study has been considered, to state the expected timeline for its initiation and completion; if not, to outline the reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
917. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the current status of the two translabial scanners at Cork University Hospital and Holles Street; whether they are currently in use; whether trained staff are available to use them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32725/25]
918. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on mesh centres, including outlining specifically the amount the translabial scanners have cost.. [32726/25]
919. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be automatically entitled to a medical card. [32727/25]
920. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be entitled to compensation for necessary travel to mesh centres established under the mesh pathways. [32728/25]
921. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that there should be a redress scheme for women who have suffered from mesh injuries. [32729/25]
922. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the status of the report of the National Vaginal Mesh Implant Oversight Group; whether the report has been completed; and her views on whether the report is objective given the fact that no representatives of women suffering from mesh injuries were included in the process of compiling it. [32730/25]
1338. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [29268/25]
1339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses including A&E visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [29269/25]
1340. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units (for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara, Merlin Park); and the total cost per admission. [29270/25]
1341. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals. [29271/25]
1342. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [29272/25]
1343. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early intervention services. [29273/25]
1344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the current staffing levels in CAMHS West Cork (Dunmanway), including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [29274/25]
1345. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what community-based mental health supports are available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and whether these are standardised across the State. [29275/25]
1346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [29277/25]
1347. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [29278/25]
1348. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS, and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [29279/25]
1349. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [29280/25]
1350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 children waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [29281/25]
1482. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the independent panel review into osteotomies in CHI at Temple Street and NOHC, if all patients who received this operation so-called less invasive innominate osteotomy will be included, including those who had their operation before 2010. [29851/25]