203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has requested or received a costed implementation plan from the HSE for the regional clinical leadership and multidisciplinary capacity needed to review and act on the VTE dashboard findings. [74598/26]
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204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the education and implementation support in place or planned to support the roll-out of the national clinical guidance on venous thromboembolism (Eve's protocol), including who is responsible for delivery in each health region; and the way completion is being monitored. [74599/26]
206. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken or received an assessment comparing access to VTE assessment, treatment and follow-up between acute hospitals using the national VTE dashboard and those not yet using it; the findings of such an assessment; and the measures planned to address the disparities identified. [74600/26]
832. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases submitted by UHL to the HSE regarding additional capacity within the ophthalmology Department over the past three years; and the current status of each business case, in tabular form. [72134/26]
599. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's procurement process for community rehabilitation and transitional beds for HSE Mid-West provided for up to 100 beds, comprising 40 Level 2 rehabilitation beds, 40 Level 3 rehabilitation beds and 20 transitional-care beds; the assessment of patient need and hospital capacity that informed this requirement; whether that requirement remains; and, if no…
167. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if a GP practice can ask a prospective patient whether they hold a medical card, GP visit card or are a private patient; if a practice can refuse or restrict access to an appointment on this basis; and if she will clarify the rules governing this practice. [69040/26]
771. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3129 of 7 September 2026, if she will clarify a matter (details supplied). [68525/26]
772. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3129 of 7 September 2026, if she can provide a timeline on when the five remaining teams planned under the 2018 Model of Care for Eating Disorder Services will be completed and fully operational. [68524/26]
433. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the newly approved Huntington’s Disease Care Pathway, following the approval notification issued by the Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland on 28 August 2026. [67691/26]
435. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the severe delays in neurology review appointments for degenerative conditions, with specific reference to cases where patients with Huntington’s disease have had long waits to see their neurologist; and the specific measures within the new care pathway to reduce these waiting lists. [67689/26]
640. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health If her Department has reviewed the findings of the 2015 independent report into Midwest public orthodontic services; if she will verify allegations that children suffered clinical damage due to systemic oversight failures highlighted in that unpublished report; and the clinical audit structures currently in place to protect children undergoing public orthodontic…
641. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the status of the independent review completed in February 2015 by two UK-based professors into public orthodontic services in the Midwest region; the reasons this report has not been published by the HSE to date despite previous commitments to do so; and if she will state when the report will be published. [67098/26]
1119. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently on waiting lists for specialist dementia home care services in CHO3; the steps being taken to expand the local operational capacity of an organisation (details supplied) in this area; and the timeline for the delivery of additional home care hours locally. [64135/26]
1120. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the strategic expansion plan for the 27 specialist home care services operated nationwide by an organisation (details supplied); and the specific geographical areas or CHO regions targeted for new or expanded services under current funding allocations. [64133/26]
1415. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be included in Budget 2027 to increase access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART), given the low uptake of MART in Ireland and concerns regarding the over-prescription and overuse of short-acting reliever inhalers and the associated risk of asthma exacerbations. [65611/26]
3374. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at University Hospital Limerick as of 16 July 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56063/26]
3375. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade posts, filled within CHO3 older persons services as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56064/26]
248. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the appointment of the chair of the board and the appointment of the full board for the new hospital in Limerick; if she will commit to the inclusion of a sexual assault treatment unit in the new hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52230/26]
448. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if there are guidelines governing the amount a GP can charge a medical card patient for completing a form (details supplied) [50337/26]
807. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the current review of the core list of medications under the long-term illness scheme will be completed; the way in which a drug can be put forward for consideration under this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49053/26]
901. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the exceptional patient scheme or discretionary funding for GLP-1 medications for severe, treatment-resistant metabolic disorders, including polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, where insulin resistance cannot be managed by metformin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49594/26]
902. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the NCPE is evaluating the application of mounjaro and wegovy for severe metabolic and endocrine conditions alongside obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49595/26]
903. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of validated applications submitted by clinicians for Glucagon-like peptide-1, GLP-1, therapies under the drugs payment scheme that were rejected by the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, system on account of diabetes only automated controls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49596/26]
255. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the concentration of fluoride added to public drinking water supplies remains within safe limits and is subject to adequate monitoring; if she will provide details of the current permissible fluoride levels and the frequency with which water quality testing is carried out; whether any recent reviews have been undertaken in respect of flu…
729. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to broaden the reimbursement criteria for GLP-1 medications, such as ozempic, under the drugs payment scheme or long-term illness scheme to include patients diagnosed with metabolic disorders, including polycystic metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome, where insulin resistance is a core clinical symptom; her views on whether she intends t…