968. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the total cost of CT scans carried out for public patients at the Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at private scan centres for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62794/25]
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969. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of private scan centres and their location, used to complete CT and ultrasound scans for public patients at the Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62795/25]
195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic physicians based in Community Services within CHO8 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60362/25]
196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the days and hours of the week each of those consultants are at this hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60363/25]
741. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether a frontier worker, who is living in the North and working in the South, has an entitlement to a PCRS medical card; the criteria for obtaining this medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56559/25]
161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the restrictions the HSE is placing on diabetics getting access to CGM (continuous glucose monitoring); if she will be raising the matter of access restrictions with the HSE; the plans to expand the CGM scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52404/25]
182. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when interviews for the recently advertised post for a radiographer clinical specialist at the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, will take place; when the appointed person is expected to be in the post; the reason for the delay in bringing about the interviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52403/25]
258. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether plans for specialist health nurses, as outlined in the National Early Years Framework, which would help to identify vulnerable or at risk young children, will be operationalised and funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50166/25]
183. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist posts, by grade that were filled at Ardee health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50726/25]
184. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on waiting times for cardiac rehabilitation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50727/25]
185. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a child to access psychology services via primary care in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50728/25]
186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologist and cardiology registrars attached to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/25]
1114. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that there is no overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47625/25]
1115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47626/25]
1116. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress by the national oral health office for orthodontists to provide care to grade 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47627/25]
1117. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on orthodontic services provided in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services, particularly for grade 4 and 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47628/25]
1118. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the northeastern regional drugs and alcohol task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47629/25]
1119. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a review of the need for addiction services given the huge issue in Ireland with alcohol, drug and gambling addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47630/25]
1120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47631/25]
1121. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the Northern Planned Healthcare Scheme from June 2024 to June 2025; if she will detail the types of treatment received, county by county, in tabular form; the total amount paid to the Planned Healthcare Scheme during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47632/25]
1122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; if she plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47633/25]
1123. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce specialist public health nurses as proposed in the national early years policy framework; the number and the cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47634/25]
1124. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the positions unfilled in primary care; the number on waiting lists in each county, by team, and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47635/25]
1125. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the timeframe and details of service for the proposed primary care centre in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47636/25]
1126. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the positions unfilled in CAMHS; the number on waiting lists in by county, by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47637/25]