995. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 6 October 2026, whether there are any schemes available for Irish patients to access this medical device if the device is available in another EU country. [73955/26]
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1003. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the income thresholds that apply as part of the medical card scheme especially in the context of planned increases to the minimum wage. [73945/26]
168. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the employment of newly graduated nurses and midwives. [71358/26]
821. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether her Department provides support to home care workers with mileage costs (details supplied) and the cost of fuel. [71958/26]
887. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether her Department provides support to home care workers with mileage costs and the cost of fuel (details supplied); whether there are tax credits which home care workers can avail of to assist with the cost of fuel associated with their work as a home carer. [71970/26]
626. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns that some people living with Friedreich’s ataxia may face significant delays in accessing skyclarys (omaveloxolone) despite its reimbursement from 1 October 2026 due to capacity constraints at the combined ataxia clinic at Tallaght University Hospital; the estimated timeframe within which all eligible patients will have commenced treat…
664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department is working to develop access to a medical device for Irish patients (details supplied). [70434/26]
702. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to make a public umbilical cord donation available in Ireland. [68114/26]
708. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline why there is currently a recruitment freeze on midwifery posts in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); and the rationale for not filling vacant midwifery posts. [68146/26]
1338. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior medical scientists in haematology posts filled at Galway University Hospital as of 7 September 2026, in tabular form. [65328/26]
3193. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health when the proposed statutory scheme for home support will be completed; the actions that have been completed to date as part of developing such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55194/26]
769. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Gort, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48904/26]
431. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide the rationale for the reason a person who has been diagnosed with endometriosis abroad cannot access the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48476/26]
671. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding Crohn's disease, which is life-changing and life-long, to the long-term illness scheme; if not, if this will this be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/26]
188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the reimbursement of the drug skyclarys was included in the agenda for the June meeting of the HSE's Drugs Groups; if not, the rationale for its exclusion; to provide an update on the process of adjudicating whether the cost of skyclarys will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46002/26]
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns surrounding accreditation standards at a hospital (details supplied); the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46196/26]
1030. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to provide access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45947/26]
330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) is considered a section 39; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/26]
257. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) received section 39 funding in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44437/26]
2092. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicles currently available for use within the accident and emergency department of Portiuncula University Hospital. [42637/26]
2093. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the WTE vacancies, by job title currently at HSE fertility hub in Galway; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [42638/26]
2094. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the Environment Health Services on vape shops and retailers selling vaping products in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of compliance notices or enforcement actions that resulted. [42639/26]
2095. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists currently only dealing and treating public only patients at Galway University Hospital. [42640/26]
2119. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42839/26]
2234. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline the actions her Department is undertaking to support those who suffer from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43308/26]