453. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the cross-Government working group that was established in 2022, under the aegis of her Department, to discuss EU regulation on the provision of food information to consumers; her views on the conclusions of this working group as they relate to Irish language packaging and food labelling in Ireland; if she will consider policy measures, up to and inc…
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508. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing a new implementation plan for Sláintecare; the period this plan will cover; if it will contain detailed costings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22460/25]
557. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for delivering the 3.5 WTE radiation therapy practice tutor posts for which funding has been approved by her Department; if these posts will be filled this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22698/25]
569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will confirm that this funding application has been received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22747/25]
356. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues faced by staff at a care home (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21867/25]
2112. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the full-year budget for all hospitals in receipt of HSE funding in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, by site, in tabular form. [19335/25]
2114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the 16 recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; if she will commit to implementing all 16 recommendations; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19363/25]
2115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the oversight group that was to be established to oversee implementation of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report recommendations; the membership of this group; if this group has had its first meeting; if not, the date at which she expects the first meeting to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19364/25]
2116. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of three additional practice tutors posts for clinical radiation therapy placements (details supplied); if the funding has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19365/25]
2117. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the six advanced practice posts for radiation therapy which were previously committed to; if the funding has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19366/25]
2119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 20 March 2025, if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19379/25]
2235. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in 2024; the corresponding number of people, per county, who returned a completed faecal immunochemical test in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19830/25]
2236. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the proposal to postpone the labelling of alcohol products with health warnings, which is due to come into effect in May 2026; if she will commit to implementing this public health measure as per the agreed timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19831/25]
2237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the permanent ban on donating blood for persons who previously contracted gonorrhoea and subsequently recovered following treatment; if she is aware of the United Kingdom’s deferral policy in this regard (details supplied); if the State’s current lifetime ban will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/25]
2238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the basis for the four-month blood donation deferral policy in respect of pre-exposure prophylaxis; if this policy will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/25]
2275. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to introducing a standardised breast density notification protocol as part of the BreastCheck program; the status of the National Screening Advisory Committee’s review of this proposal; the date at which she expects the Committee to conclude its work and present a recommendation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
2354. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valprorate in Ireland; the reasons for the current delay in the commencement of the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20405/25]
2474. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues surrounding the lack of GP services in Enfield, County Meath; the steps her Department is taking to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21245/25]
2475. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introduce an automatic annual adjustment of medical card income thresholds in line with changes to core social welfare payment rates and or inflation. [21246/25]
377. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of weeks each child listed as suspended on Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal service waiting list has been waiting, by category (details supplied), in tabular form. [18161/25]
378. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) raised by an organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18162/25]
379. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which will be available to the paediatric allergy unit in the new National Children’s Hospital; the number of beds currently available to this unit across CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18165/25]
380. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a centralised electronic data collection system for timely and accurate reporting of child mortality nationally; if her Department has commenced work in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18166/25]
381. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit, as per the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; the estimated cost of providing this unit; if a dedicated funding allocation for its development has been agreed; if not, when she expects to announce this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18…
382. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit was not included in the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025, having been included in the Women’s Health Action Plan Action Plan 2022-23; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18168/25]