152. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department's plans for the delivery of a care strategy for those with lung fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/25]
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189. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any proposals to include Venlafaxine in the free HRT scheme, given this is commonly prescribed for women who cannot take HRT due to previous cancer, as this medication is an alternative prescribed for the many women unable to take HRT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26372/25]
2026. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to clarify the extent to which parents who declined surgery were included in the CHI audit on hip dysplasia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18830/25]
2070. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will consider rolling out the shingles vaccine through the national immunisation programme, as is commonplace in other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19123/25]
2071. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will approve of and provide funding for the combination treatment of ibrutinib and venetoclax for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19124/25]
2138. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting to attend cancer genetics services by waiting time period (0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18+ months), by end of 2024 to date in St. James's Hospital, in tabular form. [19485/25]
2139. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting to attend cancer genetics services, by waiting time period (0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18+ months), by end of 2024 to date in CHI at Crumlin Hospital, in tabular form. [19486/25]
2140. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the optimum staffing allocation per clinical post in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; the current status of these posts; how staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19487/25]
2141. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the optimum staffing allocation per clinical post in the cancer genetics department in CHI at Crumlin Hospital; the current status of these posts; how staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19488/25]
2142. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her Department's approach ahead of the end of the current National Cancer Strategy in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19489/25]
2143. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what financial supports are available to those who are immuno-compromised to get the shingles vaccine, as advised by their medical team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19490/25]
2144. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to develop a new tobacco-free Ireland programme implementation plan given that the current one is due to expire in 2025; if a working group will be established to progress same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19491/25]
2145. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of sign-ups to the QUIT programme in each of the years 2018 to 2024; to itemise funding assigned to the programme per year; if the current QUIT campaign covers nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19492/25]
2146. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will consider banning nicotine pouches and other novel nicotine products within the Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill as France and other EU Member States have done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19493/25]
2391. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any schemes that individuals can avail of to recoup money when they have been forced to go through private healthcare providers for their medical care due to inadequate public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20587/25]
934. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1593 of 19 March 2025, if her Department will provide further clarity as to the reason two individuals (details supplied) were refused medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16885/25]
1569. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a reimbursement for their dental costs under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10972/25]
1570. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health following previous representations this Deputy has made (details supplied), if she will intervene due to the extenuating circumstances to ensure that a child receives braces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10981/25]
1593. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) were refused medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11107/25]
1607. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of adult ADHD services in Dublin 18 a person (details supplied) can avail of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11235/25]
1652. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the process for medically trained doctors from Spain to apply to the Medical Council for approval to work in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11439/25]
136. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of a primary care centre in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10180/25]
850. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has concerns over the passing of EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 of 20 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7239/25]
223. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated wait time for new referrals for a first appointment with the National Gender Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6588/25]
296. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she plans to fund the dead version of the Shingles vaccine, as it is not funded by the HSE and is not currently available on the medical card, so that the blood cancer community who are medically advised to get the vaccine are not unfairly punished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5256/25]