332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider increasing funding for chiropody appointments for older people, in order to maximise ability to live independently; and whether there are additional schemes that an person (details supplied) could avail of to ensure that their mobility will be maximised over the long term. [54411/25]
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606. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) will be approved for the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau disease in view of the fact that this medication has EU approval. [53172/25]
607. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to ensure an individual seeking medical evacuation from Gaza (details supplied) is given a specific medical offer from CHI Crumlin, as all other prerequisites for medical evacuation have been met. [53179/25]
420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review a decision not to include a glucose monitoring system (details supplied) for persons with type two diabetes for reimbursement under either the DPS or the long-term illness scheme; if she will explain the rationale for excluding it; her views on the prohibitive costs, especially in the case of older persons in receipt of a Sta…
608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALLtype B cell) who, at 35 years of age (details supplied) is not eligible to receive CAR T cell therapy as it is only licenced in Ireland for those under 26; the reason Ireland is the only country with this age requirement, and the rationale for this decision; the circumstances a…
644. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the case of a young person with complex needs (details supplied); if she will acknowledge that their parents have coped with the intensity of their care since they were a child but now urgently need the help and support of extra hours as a matter of priority; if she will take steps to ensure they are provided; and if she will make …
1151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to identify the members of the National Drugs Strategy review steering group. [47817/25]
1367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason a recent decision was made to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider when NAS ICV resources are already available; the safeguards in place to ensure that this is not the beginning of a wider privatisation agenda within pre-hospital emergency care; if she will c…
2411. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of hospital beds which are unavailable due to delayed transfer of care on grounds of homelessness; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of same. [45870/25]
2412. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her views on the impact delayed transfers of care on grounds of homelessness have on the capacity of the health system to treat new patients and for any research undertaken or commissioned in relation to this by her Department or any agencies under its remit (details supplied). [45871/25]
2671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to outline the process for MedEvac Palestinians, with Stamp 4 visas, to apply to have family members join them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47501/25]
2676. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the cost of providing a medical card to all individuals receiving the carer’s allowance if the means test is removed. [47509/25]
2681. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if they will ask the HSE and disability services to review the case of a disabled person (details supplied) who is not receiving the level of support and services they require to live independently, with a view to establishing a new care plan and providing the support and services they need, with a recurring 3-6 month review to ensure that the care plan …
3047. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to the Health Service Executive of treating chronic diet related illnesses such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; and if he will provide a breakdown of cost estimates by illness type. [42957/25]
306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether a prolonged release melatonin drug (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland and covered by the medical card. [40169/25]
968. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of patients occupying a hospital bed who cannot be discharged due to the fact they do not have a home to go to; the breakdown of this number, by the number of patients and the name of the hospital and county with patients in this category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39450/25]
818. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will update the assisted human reproduction legislation to reflect the concerns raised by an individual (details supplied). [37446/25]
833. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the schemes that exist for recognising the progress made by communities in relation to recovery from addiction, mental health difficulties and related issues; and whether there are there any public initiatives to recognise recovery at the level of villages, towns and other settlements (details supplied). [37500/25]
883. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will recognise obsessive compulsive disorder as a disability rather than a mental health condition. [37830/25]
228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason she continues to deflect responsibility for bilingual food and drink labelling to the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht which has publicly confirmed it has no role in this area rather than using her own Department’s legislative authority over the Food Information to consumers regulation to act; if she accepts that …
229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which she can justify excluding any consideration of the Irish language from the Inter-Departmental Group on the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation, despite her Department having full legislative responsibility for food labelling in Ireland; if she accepts that refusing to even allow discussion of Ireland’s constitutional and legal obl…
775. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 1,000 additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35667/25]
776. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 100 additional level 3 ICU beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/25]
777. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35669/25]
778. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to hire 100 permanent consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35670/25]