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Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
671. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details on any public awareness programmes or campaigns that her Department or the HSE has carried out to inform people of the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13931/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
672. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis, by clinic; and the wait time to be offered a new appointment in each clinic, in tabular form. [13935/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
673. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list all public pre-exposure prophylaxis clinics; and to identify the sites in which waiting lists are closed to new self-referrals, in tabular form. [13936/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
674. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to public pre-exposure prophylaxis services to expand capacity, reduce waiting lists and ensure that the waiting lists in all public clinics are open to new self-referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13937/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
675. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new model of pre-exposure prophylaxis will be considered, given the strain on existing clinics (details supplied); if she will review this model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13938/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
676. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 11 February 2026, to confirm that she has received the HSE’s report into the physician associate grade; if she will publish this report; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13939/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
677. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the HEMS Feasibility Study (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13940/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
678. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 10 December 2025, to respond to correspondence from HIQA which clearly states that criteria used in their Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was not limited to patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who have required insulin from the outset (details supplied); the steps she will t…
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
684. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2460 of 13 January 2026, to provide an update on the review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if a chairperson has been appointed; if not, the status of work to put the chairperson and membership in place; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13969/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
685. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of Ava’s protocol, recommended by Cork City Coroner’s office in 2024; if she is committed to implementing this change to the administration of medical cannabis in hospital settings; if this will be implemented through primary or secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13970/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1174. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to avert industrial action by health care assistants in the HSE home support service in Cork, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12396/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
609. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of the registration board for clinical biochemists; the current phase of development (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11496/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
610. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of the registration board for orthoptists; the current phase of development (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11497/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
611. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to an instruction to the HSE regarding critical illness protocol requests from former recipients of the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid (details supplied); to provide a copy of the memo or circular in which this instruction was stated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1149…
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.438 of 2 October 2025, if the HSE’s review of the physician associate grade has been completed, given that it was due by the end of 2025; the timeline being worked towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10826/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
360. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the expert panel established following the independent audit on hip surgery thresholds for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip in Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, following the appointment of a chair; if the terms of reference have been completed; if they will be published; t…
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
365. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 10 December 2025, the status of the vendors shortlist for electronic health records, following approval to commence procurement; the number of vendors on the shortlist; if any vendors have been ruled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10835/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the guidance has been updated since 2004; if exempted premises are monitored to ensure staff safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10847/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
372. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2425 of 13 January 2026, if this group of contract workers will be transitioned to permanent contracts under the HSE's agency conversion programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10922/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1019. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure urgent access to a treatment where clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible loss of neurological and functional ability (details supplied); if compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoing; the safeguards currently in place to protect such patients from avoid…
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1093. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to the establishment of 11 regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; to clarify the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; if these new structures will replace or absorb existing local drug and alcohol task forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9812/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1094. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to the population-based planning that will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures; the way in which deprivation and local need will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9813/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1095. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9814/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1096. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of local drug and alcohol task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9815/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1190. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current reimbursement arrangements in place for GLP-1 medications; to identify the products currently available under each scheme and the criteria for access; if there are plans to expand access; if further products are undergoing pricing and reimbursement assessment; if so, the status of that work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10332/26]