1015. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Domino midwife led service at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and the way in which it is operating at present, following on from pregnant women being informed that the service will no longer be available to them for the duration of their pregnancies. [74481/26]
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1026. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department supports the key recommendations in the European Commission’s recent proposals for a council recommendation on health checks for cardiovascular diseases, including the screening actions for specific age groups, blood pressure and blood glucose assessments and vaccination status assessments. [74464/26]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed elective hospital for Cork; and whether the project can proceed to planning. [72718/26]
212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that medical card income thresholds will be increased at least in line with recent social protection increases announced in Budget 2027, in order that those receiving these payments will not be disadvantaged in applying for a medical card. [72719/26]
445. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration will be given to issuing clear and nationally consistent guidance to pharmacies and non-pharmacy retailers regarding the sale of paracetamol and other commonly available medicines to children and adolescents. [67824/26]
446. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will examine the introduction of a statutory minimum age for the purchase of over the counter paracetamol products, having regard to safeguarding concerns relating to children and adolescents. [67823/26]
447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the current legal position regarding the sale of over the counter paracetamol products to persons under 18 years-of-age; and whether any statutory minimum age currently applies in pharmacies or non-pharmacy retail outlets. [67822/26]
448. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the entirety of funding for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult disability day placement will urgently be made available due to the needs of the person. [67820/26]
673. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development and implementation of the National Diabetes Strategy; and the funding has been provided to commence implementation of priority actions under the strategy. [67243/26]
674. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether additional funding is being considered to expand access to continuous glucose monitoring technology for people with diabetes who are currently outside the HSE reimbursement criteria. [67242/26]
675. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she will request or support a Health Technology Assessment by HIQA examining the extension of continuous glucose monitoring access to people with other forms of diabetes, including Type 2 diabetes, cystic-fibrosis-related diabetes and Type 3c diabetes, with eligibility based on clinical need. [67241/26]
676. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration will be given to providing access to continuous glucose monitoring systems for all people with Type 1 diabetes on the basis of current clinical need and specialist recommendation, rather than the circumstances or timing of their original diagnosis. [67239/26]
677. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the current eligibility criteria for reimbursement of continuous glucose monitoring systems for people with clinically diagnosed Type 1 diabetes, particularly the requirement that a person must have required insulin from the outset; whether consideration will be given to ensuring that people whose diagnosis was delayed, atypical or initially…
388. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she has plans to introduce a population-wide cardiovascular health check programme in Ireland, in line with the ambitions of the EU Safe Hearts Plan. [66231/26]
392. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming National Cardiovascular Health Strategy will be developed as a comprehensive National Cardiovascular Health Strategy that builds upon the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services while also aligning with the objectives of the European Commission's Safe Hearts Plan and the forthcoming EU Council Recommendati…
1191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the level with which she and her Department have engaged with the sector on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64585/26]
1237. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that funding has been set aside both in respect of the capital cost, commissioning and recruitment of the required number of staff in order to proceed with the development of a stem cell transplantation and advanced cellular therapies unit in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64736/26]
1481. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that support will be given to counselling and psychotherapy professionals in the industry and to persons who require the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66374/26]
3238. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department is examining the case for increased investment in preventive diabetes technologies, such as continuous glucose monitoring as a means of reducing future demand on acute and chronic care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55388/26]
3240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to implementing the hereditary cancer model of care in each of the years since its launch, including 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55393/26]
3241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to lung rapid access clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55394/26]
3242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to prostate rapid access clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55395/26]
3244. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55404/26]
400. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether nirsevimab, the RSV vaccine, will be made available by the HSE for newborn babies from September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53924/26]
717. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE have agreed to put in place a tendering process for teledermatology; the date when tenders were invited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52760/26]