351. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to stop novel nicotine products, such as nicotine pearls, from entering and being sold on the marketplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/25]
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352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the powers she has to prevent novel nicotine products being sold on the market before they have been regulated as genuine tobacco cessation products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55964/25]
800. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialists employed by the HSE, broken down by year from 2018 to 2024; the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialist positions advertised by the HSE in each of those years; the number of applications received for each of these positions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54562/25]
352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to the decision to subsume CHI into the HSE, the plans that are being progressed for the buildings and land at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght when the move to the new children’s hospital takes place. [54476/25]
559. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all model four hospitals, and Connolly Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, from January 2025 to September 2025, by month, and by ages 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-85, 85-90, 90+; in tabular form;…
560. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number waiting on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all CHI operated hospitals, by month from January 2025 to September 2025 and by ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-8, 9-12, 13-16; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52970/25]
562. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, but leave before they are fully assessed in the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form and by number and percentage of total presentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52974/25]
563. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, where the presentation might have been more appropriate at another service, the number of presentations that were considered inappropriate for accident and emergency, in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, by number and percentage of total presentation, in tabular …
610. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an auditory brainstem response hearing test which the person was referred for in June 2023, or a timeframe as to they can expect to receive this appointment for this essential hearing test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53218/25]
77. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to account for the dramatic drop over the past eight years in breast cancer patients with an identified B5 or C5 receiving surgical intervention within the 20-working day target - with surgery identified as the first treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52489/25]
148. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans to reopen the lymphedema clinic in St. James’s Hospital to support patients with this debilitating condition and which is closed over a year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52429/25]
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans to address the significant waiting list for endometriosis care, the understaffing of endometriosis hubs, with 747 women waiting for surgery; the financial supports being considered for women who are forced to travel abroad for essential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52430/25]
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the drastic impact that the ending of reason one and reason four for phased dispensing in the recent community pharmacy deal will have on vulnerable older persons and those with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52428/25]
194. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is confident that the 4,000 to 4,500 new and refurbished inpatient hospital beds across the country that have been committed to in the programme for Government will be delivered by 2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52427/25]
203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a neurologist in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52457/25]
883. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of knife violence presentations to each hospital for each of the years from 2019 to date in 2025. [51566/25]
886. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that were on the drug alcarizax through the discretionary hardship arrangements; if patients were informed where they received this drug through these arrangements that such arrangements can be withdrawn pending a reimbursement decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51588/25]
887. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that will be put in place for those who received the drug alcarizax through discretionary arrangements but cannot receive this due to a negative reimbursement decision, and who require completing this course of medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51589/25]
932. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be put in place for a person (details supplied) who received a medication (details supplied) under the hardship scheme, but is no longer receiving this medication because of a negative reimbursement decision, and who was advised not to stop this medication mid-course; if the HSE will continue to fund this medication for this patient; and …
632. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason a private operator has been chosen for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area while the National Ambulance Service already operates an ICV service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49968/25]
694. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of holter monitors and cardiac event monitors available in all level four hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50421/25]
695. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting the use of a holter monitor and a cardiac event monitor; the average wait time to access such monitors in all level four hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50422/25]
356. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the age limit for eligibility for access to CAR T-cell therapy in Ireland; the reasons for such an age limit; her plans to expand access across all age groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49445/25]
1183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the issuance of letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of recently qualified paramedics, have been disrupted (details supplied); if so, the reason if this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47998/25]
1184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when recently qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics graduates will formally be able to practice and receive letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of paramedic classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47999/25]