2587. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the means by which baby and infant vaccination services are typically administered; if parents are required to be registered with a local GP in order for their children to receive a vaccination; the options that exist for parents where a GP service is inaccessible or unavailable for whatever reason; if she will provide a list of such options with respect to …
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2668. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering whether the Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly or SIMPATHY pilot programme, which was evaluated in 2024, is to be mainstreamed; if so, will this be budgeted for in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47444/25]
2847. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for the timeline regarding when the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be fully operational; the staff appointed to date in 2025; if a budget line will be provided for it in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42384/25]
2848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for a timeline on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; when does she expect to bring heads of bill to Cabinet; and if there will be a pre-legislative scrutiny process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42385/25]
2849. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for a timeline regarding the commencement of S.232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; have Court rules been changed to accommodate this new provision; are there any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42386/25]
2850. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42387/25]
3112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if funding of the outhouse community casework service will be in the HSE’s Service Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43282/25]
3273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE collect statistics on the number of heat-wave related deaths per year; if not, the reason therefor and if they do, could the number of deaths per year from 2010 (or the year these statistics were first collected) to 2024 be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44263/25]
509. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of people identifying as survivors or former residents of mother and baby institutions that have taken up counselling to date under the National Counselling Service, as provided for in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40685/25]
510. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the entitlement to counselling for survivors and former residents of mother and baby institutions, via the National Counselling Service, as provided for in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, is time limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40686/25]
511. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the entitlement to counselling for survivors and former residents of mother and baby institutions, via the National Counselling Service, as provided for in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, has been altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40687/25]
299. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using omnipod 5 insulin pumps in each county from 2020-2025 inclusive; the status of the roll-out of these products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40094/25]
864. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether a pricing and reimbursement application has yet been received by the HSE for Givinostat (Duvyzat®) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38732/25]
946. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for more than 42 continuous days or more in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39213/25]
947. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians by grade that are based at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [39214/25]
948. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at urgent care centre at CHI Blanchardstown in 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [39215/25]
949. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists based at Hartstown Health Centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39216/25]
950. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses by grade based at Roselawn health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39217/25]
218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether she has been made aware of the current shortage in Ireland of a number of pain relief medications (details supplied); if she can outline the role the Health Products Regulatory Authority can play in ensuring alternative supplies are made available to hospices and community pharmacies caring for these patients, whether this be by expediting the batches…
22. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34325/25]
69. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her plans to implement commitments contained in the national maternity strategy regarding co-locating all remaining stand-alone maternity hospitals with adult acute services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34326/25]
167. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the health technology assessment being carried out on the orphan medicine givinostat (brand name duvyzat) used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if there are any steps she can take to speed up the assessment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33092/25]
1445. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the average length of time a person has to wait before gaining access to dialectical behaviour therapy within the HSE, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29698/25]
1562. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the assessment currently underway for the RSV immunisation 2026-2027 season and beyond; if there is a commitment to retain the RSV vaccine for infants; if there are plans to expand eligibility for the free RSV vaccine to include older adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30208/25]
1563. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of offering the RSV vaccine to people aged 65 years and older; the cost of offering the vaccine specifically to those with a chronic respiratory disease aged 65 years and older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30209/25]