435. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason it has been confirmed to the parent of a child (details supplied) that no residential placement is available for them, whether a residential placement could be made available due to the circumstances of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48490/26]
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546. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department is proposing to split the alignment in pay scale between the management (ADON/assistant director of nursing) and clinical grades (ANP) in an upcoming pay review; the rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/26]
898. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that a life-changing prostate cancer medication, RLT, known as Pluvicto, will be made available to medically suitable patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47846/26]
899. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care Implementation Report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45217/26]
900. 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 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45218/26]
901. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and 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. [45219/26]
902. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the 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. [45220/26]
903. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the 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 in 2026, in tabular form. [45221/26]
904. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of NCCP funded psycho-oncology posts available for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45222/26]
905. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of non-NCCP funded psycho-oncology posts available for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45223/26]
906. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of psycho-oncology posts that have been filled to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45224/26]
356. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will make a decision on reimbursement for the drug givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44850/26]
357. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of the drug givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44851/26]
1859. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to use Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026 to advance a renewed EU-level political commitment on HIV prevention, building on the legacy of the Dublin Declaration of 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41766/26]
1860. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether HIV prevention will be considered as part of Ireland’s health priorities during its Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026, building on the legacy of the 2004 Presidency’s Dublin Declaration, particularly in the context of the EU-wide goal of ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41767/26]
1861. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland will support the development of a renewed EU HIV/AIDS Action Plan, given that the previous EU action plan lapsed in 2016; and whether this issue will be raised during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026, building on the legacy of the 2004 Presidency’s Dublin Declaration. [41768/26]
1862. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps Ireland will take during its Presidency of the Council of the EU to support improved access across Europe to HIV prevention tools, including testing, PrEP, community-led services and stigma-free care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41769/26]
1974. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health given the online gambling epidemic that we are currently experiencing in Ireland, to set out in detail the resources allocated within her Department on this policy area, in particular to set out the number of staff working in this policy area, in tabular form; the steps her Department has taken for policy initiatives to combat this growing mental health issue, esp…
1975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the new initiatives her Department are taking to protect vulnerable people, especially young men, in view that the growing gambling epidemic is now a major national mental health challenge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42001/26]
1976. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the research her Department has undertaken into the rise of online gambling in rural areas and the associated mental health issues, especially amongst young adults; the policy initiatives planned to help deal with this growing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42002/26]
2010. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost per hour of home care provided by a home care worker directly employed by the HSE, for the full year 2025 and year to date in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42333/26]
2011. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the full set of costs occurred in providing home care through HSE Services for Older People in 2025; if each cost item is accounted for in the budget for this service line, or is a shared service attributable to other parts of the HSE budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42334/26]
2012. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all indirect employment and service-support costs attributable to home care services in 2025, through HSE Services for Older People and other service lines, including disability and mental health, including rostering, care coordination, payroll, HR, training, supervision, audit, clinical governance and quality assurance; and if s…
2013. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the costs to date of the development and implementation of the integrated information and communications technology system for home support services as on page 22 of the 2026 NSP, by year of expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42336/26]
2014. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total non-pay operating costs associated with delivering home care hours across HSE Services for Older Persons, disability, mental health and other service lines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42337/26]