873. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines for rare diseases or orphan conditions for which an application for reimbursement has been received by the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026; the number approved; the number refused, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51878/26]
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874. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure effective and ongoing communication between the Health Service Executive, her Department and the Irish Dental Association in relation to the public dental service and the dental treatment services scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51879/26]
875. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the structures or forums in place for regular engagement between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Dental Association; the principal issues and resourcing demands raised by the association through those channels; the way in which the Health Service Executive has responded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51880/26]
876. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have withdrawn from the dental treatment services scheme; the total number of dentists contracted under the scheme, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51881/26]
877. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure ongoing engagement between her Department, the Health Service Executive and dental representative bodies on the implementation of the national oral health policy Smile agus Sláinte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51882/26]
887. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental treatment under general anaesthetic (details supplied); the number waiting more than 12 months; the median waiting time; the corresponding figures for special care patients of all ages, given the position that data on special care patients is not consistently collected; the number of acute hospital beds ring-fenced for…
888. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national data her Department and the HSE hold on the incidence of pregnancy loss (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49490/26]
889. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds funded by the nursing homes support scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the net change in the number of such beds in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49491/26]
890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages recorded in each maternity hospital and unit, by hospital and unit, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the source and basis on which these figures are compiled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49492/26]
891. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health , further to the Labour Court Recommendation LCR23209 issued in January 2026, which directed that the revised medical scientist pay scale applied from 1 January 2024, be applied to perfusionists with retrospective effect from that date, whether that recommendation has been implemented; if not, the reason it has not been implemented; whether its inclusion on…
892. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac surgeries and other procedures cancelled or postponed at Cork University Hospital as a result of the perfusionist industrial action on 9 June 2026; the number of paediatric procedures affected; whether any of those procedures have since been rescheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49494/26]
893. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds funded under the nursing homes support scheme in County Cork, by facility in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49495/26]
285. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan cites findings from the independent evaluation of the Phase 1 Postnatal Hubs commissioned in 2025, if she will publish that evaluation in full; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48122/26]
286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan that at least 327 healthcare professionals will be trained in interRAI assessment in each region by the end of Quarter 3 2026 and that 60 % of all new home support applications will be carried out using interRAI, the number of healthcare professionals trained in interRAI assessment to date in eac…
287. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the focused two-year oral health action plan referred to in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan, described as expected to be completed shortly and presented to her ahead of publication, will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/26]
288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan to implement changes under the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the frequency of HSE Drugs Group meetings; the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the number of meetings held in each of the years 20…
289. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the enactment of the Mental Health Act 2026 on 7 May 2026, the commencement order or orders made to date under the Act; the timeline for the secondary legislation required to bring its provisions into operation; whether the resources required for commencement will be sought as part of the Estimates process for 2027; and if she will make a stateme…
290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the Sláintecare Progress Report 2025, which records that the national target for interRAI assessments for people seeking a home support service was 18,100 in 2025 and that the total completed was 4,656, representing a target variance of 74.3 per cent, if she will provide, the number of interRAI assessments completed and the regional target for 20…
312. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a date on which the ANP-ADON pay link will be formally protected (details supplied); if she will provide the reasons for the prolonged delay in resolving this matter; the basis on which any proposed limitation of back pay is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48219/26]
675. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current state of Ireland's preparedness for utilising the EU's Joint Clinical Assessments (JCA) on clinical trial data in evaluations by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); when she expects such JCA's to be applied to such evaluations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46925/26]
676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Irish marketing authorisation holders regarding the process, timelines, and expectations for considering the EU's Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); the way in which JCA reports will be factored into the reimbursement recommendations for treatments; and if she…
760. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults in Ireland, including hospitalisations, emergency department presentations and mortality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47351/26]
761. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department recognises that the burden of RSV in older adults may be underestimated due to testing practices and coding limitations; the way in which this is being considered in policy development regarding RSV immunisation strategies for older adults in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47352/26]
783. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if membership of the (CTAC) Clinical Trials Advisory Council has been set; to provide full list of membership; the efforts her Department is making to ensure that Ireland is an attractive place for clinical trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47461/26]
784. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a national diabetes registry exists in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47464/26]