2087. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm the actions her Department is taking in order to reduce dental waiting times for children on public patient lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60160/25]
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2088. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there will be funding opportunities for dental schools in Cork and Dublin to undertake primary research into the area of oral heath for schoolchildren; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60162/25]
2089. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to putting an accredited Autologous stem cell transplant centre in place in Cork University Hospital; as persons with cancers such as multiple myeoloma in Cork are required to travel to Galway for this treatment at a very difficult time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60187/25]
792. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the Budget 2026 allocation of €217 million to primary care reimbursement services medicines, beyond the €30 million allocation for new medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56763/25]
796. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consultation with families who are involved in the audit hip surgery for children will be included in the forthcoming external expert panel process on hips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56798/25]
800. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if children affected by the CHI hip surgery audit will be included within the terms of reference of the forthcoming State inquiry into paediatric orthopaedic surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56827/25]
875. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of a medical card appeal for a person (details supplied); if serious consideration will be given to urgently awarding the medical card as the person is suffering from breast cancer and a medical card will be required for their treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57427/25]
846. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that TB incidences have increased by 30% in 2024, with a concerning rise in multidrug resistant (MDR) TB cases, posing a serious public health risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54902/25]
847. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date regarding the implementation of the actions outlined in the publication in 2024 by Irish respiratory and public health clinicians ‘A Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54903/25]
848. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that to date no funding has been allocated for the delivery of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54904/25]
849. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the provision of resources for the Irish mycobacterial reference laboratory at St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54905/25]
302. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the extent to which Ireland contributes to European commission expert groups covering the healthcare sector; the identities of Irish representatives to these groups; the value these groups provide when it comes to policy making; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54209/25]
323. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue as the family urgently need this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54180/25]
327. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is preparing for the forthcoming EPSCO meetings on 17 October and 3 December 2025; whether the Irish Government has a preparatory role given the forthcoming Irish presidency of the Council of Ministers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/25]
565. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to provide for the delivery of free cardiovascular health checks in pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52994/25]
616. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients referred from primary care to dermatology services for assessment of potentially cancerous moles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53280/25]
120. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she has set a deadline for the finalisation of the design for the elective hospital in Sarsfield Court, Glanmire, Cork; the deadline for the planning application submission for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52405/25]
152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a neurorehabilitation unit in Cork to include 20 post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds, in 2026, in line with HSE proposals in order to address the lack of any existing service in the south-west region, given that the population has increased substantially in the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5…
950. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of a person’s medical card appeal (details supplied); if consideration will be given to awarding the medical card appeal [52142/25]
162. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the details of 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. [50512/25]
163. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that a person (details supplied) with an aggressive form of leukaemia, can be permitted to receive Car T-cell therapy; if it will be reimbursed in view of the fact the person is over 25 years-of-age, due to their conditions and the significant efficacy in this treatment for relapsed, refracted B-ALL as advised by their clinician; and if she will make a s…
592. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the Programme for Government commitment to review the reimbursement process is entirely separate from the previous review carried out by a company (details supplied); if new terms of reference will need to be created for this new review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49731/25]
593. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her views on whether there is a need for a cross-departmental approach in respect of rare disease policy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49732/25]
594. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget and respective amounts allocated to expanding/enhancing immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025; the plans to increase this figure in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49735/25]
595. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a decision was made by her Department or the HSE to halt expansion and/or enhancement of immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025; the reasons for such a decision; the plans to expand or enhance immunisation programmes in 2026; if a related budgetary increase is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49736/25]