178. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to remove the specific criteria of 'insulin initiation from the start' that is preventing approximately 500 to 700 people with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring. [67488/26]
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180. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the process that will be used to initiate patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia on a treatment (details supplied); and to confirm if all neurologists currently treating patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia across Ireland will be authorised to prescribe this treatment from the commencement date. [67485/26]
181. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for recent changes to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s (RCPI) Basic Specialist Training recruitment process; to respond to concerns (details supplied); if she has engaged with the RCPI regarding this change; and if there are any plans to introduce transitional arrangements. [67484/26]
585. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has commenced research into the development of a safe medical staffing framework; the work carried out to date; and the timeline she is working towards. [66621/26]
368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3148 of 28 July 2026, if she intends to progress any long-term supports for healthcare workers with long Covid; and to provide an update on her Department's engagements with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with respect to this matter. [66171/26]
369. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the inclusion of an emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions under the drugs payment scheme (details supplied). [66170/26]
371. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer of each of the three helicopter emergency medical services operated by, or on behalf of, the National Ambulance Service (details supplied), identifying separately in each case the annual contract or operating cost; the operator, the contract duration and expiry date where the service is contracted; and the daily hours of operation…
373. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of home support provision by type, region and integrated healthcare area (details supplied). [66223/26]
374. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the new Healthy Ireland Framework following the conclusion of the Healthy Ireland Framework 2013–2025; the reasons for the delay in its launch; the revised timeline for its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66190/26]
390. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions that a request for helicopter emergency medical service was not met because the request was made outside the hours of operation of the service in each of the years 2024 and 2025. [66165/26]
393. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if all new graduate nurses will be offered permanent posts in named clinical areas across all HSE regions, following the withdrawal of previously made offers in Cork University Hospital; if offers have been withdrawn in any other hospitals or regions; and if graduate nurses in other regions are being offered contracts through the HSE staff bank, rather…
394. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the withdrawal of previously made job offers to graduate nurses in Cork University Hospital; to outline in detail, the reason these offers were withdrawn; if a direction came from HSE South West or HSE Centre to withdraw these offers; and if a similar direction has been issued to other regions. [66158/26]
402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation following their request for an urgent meeting (details supplied). [66195/26]
404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the funding provided to each approved provider of home care in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and the amount spent on home care provided directly by the HSE in each of those years. [66193/26]
407. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3889 of 28th July 2026, to provide a copy of the job specification for a role (details supplied); and the date at which this job specification was published. [66198/26]
409. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of new roles approved by the HSE between January and August 2026, by month and grade. [66204/26]
430. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health of the 74 posts identified for agency conversion in the 2026 HSE National Service Plan, the number that have been converted to HSE posts to date. [66161/26]
1339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any helicopter emergency medical service operated by or on behalf of the National Ambulance Service is currently capable of operating at night; if the north-west service commenced at Sligo Airport in July 2026 is intended to acquire a night capability; and if so, the timeline and estimated cost. [65230/26]
3260. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the development and publication of the next National Cancer Strategy; the process for stakeholder and patient involvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55457/26]
3261. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the recognition of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer as a distinct priority area will be maintained in the next National Cancer Strategy; to confirm that the new Strategy will include survivorship, late effects, psychosocial support and quality of life outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55458/26]
3331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to fund biological drugs for the treatment of lupus; the status of two applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55812/26]
3631. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding implementing an early access scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57126/26]
3683. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of a drug reimbursement application (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57384/26]
3872. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 27 May 2026, to provide an update on the development of a sandboxed early access programme for rare diseases; if there has been any progress or developments since May; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58074/26]
3993. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24th June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm who authorised the voiding of the National Incident Monitoring System report filed in relation to an incident; the grounds on which that report was voided; if the individual(s…