789. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research into the cost of annual treatment for a patient suffering from Friedrichs ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16312/26]
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790. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research being carried out into the viability of providing treatment for people suffering from Friedrichs ataxia in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16313/26]
791. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with families or support groups for people suffering from Friedrichs ataxia in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16314/26]
863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with Epilepsy Ireland regarding their call to expand the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16643/26]
864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of expanding the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16644/26]
288. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the proposal to ban flavoured nicotine inhalation devices could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13181/26]
289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline any research carried out by her Department into the potential risks of banning flavoured nicotine inhalation devices; whether the potential knock-on increase in people reverting to cigarette smoking was considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13182/26]
1056. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the timeline as to when she was made aware of the large scale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11634/26]
1057. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the safeguards that are in place to minimise the impact of a largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11635/26]
1058. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to engage with the HSE in relation to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11636/26]
1059. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is an emergency plan being put in place in reaction to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11637/26]
1083. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11800/26]
1084. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11818/26]
1085. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11836/26]
1086. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11860/26]
1089. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of SMA screening within the national newborn bloodspot screening programme as rare disease day on 28 February approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11942/26]
1090. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any target date or timeline for the rollout of SMA screening to all newborns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11943/26]
1091. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Government’s commitment to expanding the newborn screening programme to include additional rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11944/26]
1092. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a family (details supplied); if she plans to meet with this family to discuss their situation with regards to the delayed SMA diagnosis for their son; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/26]
1093. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a family (details supplied); if she plans to meet with an organisation to discuss this case and other similar cases ongoing in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11946/26]
1231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research carried out by her Department into the merits of banning smart phones for under 16s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12821/26]
1232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with her cabinet colleagues in relation to the proposal to ban smart phones for under 16s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12823/26]
1233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of banning smart phones for under 16s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12825/26]
1178. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding how cases of illness are monitored in relation to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10291/26]
1179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with maternity hospitals and other related services in relation to the latest recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10292/26]