Questions

876. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when she expects the recruitment freeze on physician associates to be lifted; if a formal implementation timeline has been agreed between her Department and the HSE; if she will make that timeline publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49394/26]

877. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to ensure value for money in circumstances where the State has invested approximately €24,000 per physician associate students in training, yet graduates remain unable to take up employment within the health service due to the ongoing recruitment pause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49395/26]

878. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the number of recently qualified physician associates who remain unemployed, underemployed or reliant on jobseeker's supports due to the recruitment freeze; if she will provide updated figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49396/26]

879. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will review the proposed salary scale for physician associates, in view of concerns that the suggested structure represents a significant reduction compared with existing PA salaries and international norms; and if she will ensure that any finalised scale reflects the level of postgraduate medical training and clinical responsibility undertaken by PAs; a…

880. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the way in which the proposed salary scale for physician associates may affect recruitment, retention and the risk of emigration among Irish trained graduates; if she will publish the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49398/26]

881. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which the proposed scope of practice for physician associates aligns with the current training, competencies and clinical experience of Irish trained PAs; whether her Department plans to revise the framework to reflect evidence-based international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49399/26]

882. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if consultant-led teams, clinical educators and existing PA supervisors were consulted in the development of the proposed scope of practice; and if she will publish the consultation feedback received. [49400/26]

883. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when a full implementation plan for the physician associate review will be published; the milestones it will include; the way in which her Department intends to ensure timely integration of PAs into the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49403/26]

884. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which the continued inability of physician associates to enter the workforce aligns with national workforce planning objectives, hospital staffing pressures and efforts to reduce waiting lists; and the actions being taken to address this contradiction. [49404/26]

959. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which the HSE PCRS will make a pharmacy liable for the difference between the reference price and reimbursement price of ‘Do Not Substitute’ drugs; the number of claim investigations by the PCRS in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45561/26]

960. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will examine a PCRS case (details supplied); her views on whether it is fair that that the pharmacy is liable for this deduction when they are unable to view the visibility of stocks held by PCRS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45562/26]

2351. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of the omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system in Ireland; the status of its approval and reimbursement process; and the timeframe for its expected roll out, in view of its availability in other European countries and the growing demand among Irish diabetes patients for access to advanced insulin delivery technologie…

1334. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39339/26]

1335. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the completion of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39340/26]

358. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the long-term illness scheme; if she will consider the inclusion of myasthenia gravis on the list of qualifying conditions; if her Department has assessed the financial and medical impact on older and vulnerable patients who require ongoing treatment such as mestinon up to four times daily; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

1078. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when she expects to make a determination on the future of the RSV immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34503/26]

303. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the review of a number of nursing homes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31462/26]

142. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth regarding the development or delivery of education programmes in schools aimed at raising awareness of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28509/26]

191. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the capital expenditure of Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28508/26]

2772. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of supported housing units in CHO9; the number of planned housing units; if service providers in the area have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24140/26]

3178. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reviewed adding medications prescribed for adult ADHD to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26337/26]

3179. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered reimbursement pathways for GLP-1 therapies in obesity where clinically indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26338/26]

1032. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises the conclusion of reimbursement negotiations for skyclarys, given that it is currently the only available treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia and is identified as addressing an unmet need under the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22393/26]

1745. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of public health nurses in north Dublin, as compared to baseline capacity for 2026; the number of developmental checks done in north Dublin; the actions being taken to increase recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18724/26]

1926. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered introducing a scheme for adults with hearing loss to purchase hearing aids, including those with Otosclerosis, recognising the significant cost incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19558/26]