1173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if Ireland’s national pandemic and infectious disease preparedness plans have been reviewed in light of the recent Ebola outbreak which lacks a specific licensed vaccine; the lessons from previous Ebola responses that are being applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38949/26]
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1174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the current stock of personal protective equipment and any Ebola-specific medical countermeasures held in Ireland’s strategic national reserve; whether additional procurement is planned in response to the declared international health emergency in central Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38952/26]
1175. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list numbers for scoliosis treatment and spinal surgery for children in the midlands; the average wait time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38970/26]
1180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the specific evidence of Hantavirus risk in Ireland that prompted its addition as a notifiable disease under the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38986/26]
1181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE and public health system of adding Hantavirus to the list of notifiable diseases, including training, laboratory testing, contact tracing and potential isolation measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38987/26]
1182. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the inclusion of updated references to Covid-19 variants and influenza in the 2026 Regulations indicates any planned reintroduction of enhanced surveillance, testing or public health restrictions for respiratory viruses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38988/26]
1183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a person diagnosed with Hantavirus could be subject to detention or isolation under the amended regulations; the safeguards in place to protect the rights of the individual and the appeal mechanisms available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38989/26]
1184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the consultation process undertaken with medical professionals, general practitioners and relevant stakeholders prior to signing the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38990/26]
1185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the Government has assessed the potential impact of the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on farmers, rural communities and people working with rodents given that Hantavirus is primarily rodent-borne; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38991/26]
1186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional notifications the HSE expects annually as a result of the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2026; the staffing and resource implications for public health departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38992/26]
1187. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason Hantavirus has been prioritised for mandatory notification and potential isolation powers at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38993/26]
1188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the expanded powers in the Infectious Diseases Regulations will not be used to impose restrictions similar to those experienced during the Covid-19 period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38994/26]
1189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide a full breakdown of all diseases added to or removed from the notifiable list in the past ten years; the rationale for each change; the criteria used to determine which diseases warrant mandatory notification and isolation powers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38995/26]
1079. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide, with respect to termination of pregnancy services for each year from 2019 to date, the total number of GP visit claims submitted for first and second visits; the number of non-GP visit related claims; the total number combined for GP and non-GP visit claims; the total number of termination of pregnancies estimated to have taken place across all provid…
1184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if urgent medical treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37471/26]
1091. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund My Options, in the categories of staff salaries, advertising, and other costs in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of staff (full-time equivalent) employed by the HSE MyOptions service, by year and by category, as qualified nurses, qualified counsellors, and other staff; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
1092. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund the supply of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortions in each year from 2019 to date in 2026, by year and by setting (GP or hospital settings); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34540/26]
1105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether the pre-termination counselling protocols mandated under the 2018 Act require the provision of evidence-based information on foetal development at each stage of gestation up to 12 weeks, the physical and psychological risks of the procedure, and details of non-directive support services including adoption and financial assistance for continuing the pregna…
1106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have had two or more terminations of pregnancy notified under the 2018 Act since 1 January 2019, by year and by whether the repeat procedure occurred within 12 months of the previous one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34615/26]
1107. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations carried out after 12 weeks' gestation on the ground that there is a condition likely to lead to the death of the foetus before or within 28-days of birth in each year since 2019, by specific condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34616/26]
1108. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of women who received a termination of pregnancy under the 2018 Act and who were subsequently referred for dedicated post-termination mental health or counselling support through the HSE in each year since 2019; the uptake rate of such referrals; and whether any follow-up audit has been conducted on long-term outcomes; and if she will make a statement …
1109. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total Exchequer funding allocated specifically to the provision of termination of pregnancy services (broken down between community/GP settings and hospital settings) in each year since 2019 to date; and to compare this with the annual funding provided to crisis pregnancy support agencies and adoption services in the same period; and if she will make a statem…
1110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether any audits or compliance checks have been carried out on the accuracy and completeness of notifications submitted under section 20 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the findings of any such audits; and the number of instances, if any, where sanctions were applied for non-compliance [34619/26]
1111. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the HSE or HSE-funded clinics have engaged in the advertising or promotion of termination of pregnancy services since 2019, including details of any public campaigns, their cost, targeting methods and content; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34620/26]
1112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the assessment, if any, that has been made of the impact of the rollout of termination of pregnancy services on the capacity, staffing levels and reported morale within maternity and obstetric units in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/26]