233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve access to DEXA scanning services and whether consideration is being given to the introduction of a publicly funded osteoporosis screening programme for women over 50. [74765/26]
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197. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the expanded older persons and community supports, including additional home-support hours, dementia services and community-based care that will be provided under Budget 2027. [72329/26]
696. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding staffing shortages and capacity pressures in a Dublin maternity hospital; the impact these issues are having on the timely delivery of maternity services, including scheduled inductions; and the measures being taken to ensure women can access safe and appropriate maternity care…
700. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 17 September 2026, when the oncology nurse co-ordinator is expected to return to their substantive care co-ordination role; the specific staffing levels that must be achieved before this redeployment can end; the recruitment measures currently under way to fill nursing vacancies that led to the redeployment; and th…
769. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs of fully resourcing five additional HSE crisis resolutions teams. [71775/26]
770. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist for a first appointment at the Mater Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [71774/26]
689. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding proposals by an organisation for additional HSE service level agreements to increase capacity for assessments and therapies and reduce waiting lists for children with additional needs. [70492/26]
362. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health whether the oncology nurse coordinator post at Naas General Hospital has been discontinued, reassigned or reconfigured; the reasons for any such decision; whether a clinical or service impact assessment was carried out in advance; the arrangements currently in place for the coordination of care for oncology patients attending the hospital; and whether staffin…
363. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by patients and families affected by phenylketonuria (PKU) regarding access to a medicinal product (details supplied); if the product has been assessed, or is under assessment, for reimbursement and availability in Ireland; the current status of any application for pricing and reimbursement of this treatment; and the timelin…
1182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the current policy framework within the HSE regarding the practice of retaining organs following the conduct of a post-mortem examination (details supplied); if standardised procedures are in place for communicating with next-of-kin in relation to same; if it is a clear requirement for the HSE or coroners to communicate with the next-of-kin immediately follo…
1244. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health Ireland's position in EU negotiations on the proposed introduction of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and whether Ireland will seek to defer any agreement on such levels until the most up-to-date scientific evidence has been assessed. [64731/26]
3271. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the policy framework within which coroners operate, having regard to the practice of retaining organs following the conduct of a post-mortem examination; whether there are standardised procedures in place for communicating with next of kin in relation to such organ retention; whether it is a clear requirement for coroners to communicate with the next of kin …
208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve cancer care since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51930/26]
209. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve screening services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51931/26]
210. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve pharmacy services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51932/26]
211. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve social care services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51933/26]
212. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to support and improve GP services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51934/26]
429. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure safe discharge from acute mental health services, particularly where family members have raised concerns about risk; the supports available to families dealing with individuals in severe mental health crisis, including coordination between mental health services and An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
291. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays and minor treatment bays currently available for use within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48130/26]
292. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of Holter monitors and cardiac event monitors currently available at St. James's Hospital; the number of patients awaiting the use of Holter and cardiac event monitors; the average wait time to access these monitors at St. James's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48131/26]
1785. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the Government will continue the provision of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme for all eligible infants on a free-of-charge basis, notwithstanding the recent HIQA report raising concerns regarding cost-effectiveness; if she has assessed the impact of the programme in reducing infant hospitalisations and pressure …
1222. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric cardiologist registrars based at CHI Crumlin as of 6 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35208/26]
1223. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the bilateral meetings she has had with her EU counterparts in the past six months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35209/26]
1224. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory medicine that are currently only treating and dealing with public patients at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35210/26]
1225. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on home support waiting lists at end of March 2026; to provide a progress update on the development of the statutory home support scheme; to provide an update on the Sláintecare 2025+ commitment to finalise design and operational aspects of the operating model for home support services by the end of the year, in order to ensure readines…