697. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing the draft heads of the Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill 2025; if she will commit to publication in advance of the Christmas recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50425/25]
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698. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill, listed for priority drafting in the Government’s Autumn Legislative Programme; the proposed main provisions of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/25]
703. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the common conditions service in community pharmacies; if it is her intention to have this service operational by year end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50510/25]
704. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health following publication of the community pharmacy agreement 2025, to provide further details in respect of the consultation fee for the common conditions service; if a set rate has been agreed; if this fee will be covered under the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50511/25]
385. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for the disruption to the authorisation of newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics within the National Ambulance Service; to outline the rationale for not conducting any consultation or providing an explanation for the disruption; the persons responsible for issuing the necessary letters of authorisation; the date at which these graduates wi…
1155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite approval and funding of a new drug (details supplied) to treat those living with Barakat Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47827/25]
1383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that certain events (details supplied) are not in breach of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the engagements she has had with the hospitality sector on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/25]
2375. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spending to date with a company (details supplied) and any external contractors or management consulting firms on the electronic health records system for the National Children’s Hospital, in tabular form. [45740/25]
2480. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the strategic workforce planning programme detailed in the Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and Programme for Government 2025+; if a specific unit in her Department is leading on this work; the timeframe being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46298/25]
2541. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including Guillain–Barré syndrome as a long-term illness considering the disease presents similarly to other illnesses included on the list; if consideration has been given to re-examining the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme to expand the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46636/25]
2555. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of dietitians recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46776/25]
2556. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46777/25]
2557. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of orthoptists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46778/25]
2558. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46779/25]
2559. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46780/25]
2560. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of audiologists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46781/25]
2561. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46782/25]
2562. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of counsellors recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46783/25]
2563. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46784/25]
2564. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46785/25]
2565. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographers recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46786/25]
2566. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46787/25]
2567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason(s) a type of hearing aid will no longer be issued by the HSE (details supplied); if she is satisfied that these hearing aids are of the same standard and quality as those previously issued by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46788/25]
2568. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a type of hearing aid will continue to be issued to children but not adults (details supplied); if in future patients will have to change hearing aids when they move from children to adult audiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46789/25]
2569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases received from a hospital in each of the past ten years (details supplied) regarding the expansion of the neurosurgery programme; the decisions that have been made on these cases to date; the reasons they may have been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46790/25]