1021. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if children over the age of 12 years will be made eligible for free glass under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34003/26]
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1022. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to decrease orthodontic waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34004/26]
1023. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing a clear reimbursement scheme for those patients who have been advised to seek care in Northern Ireland for orthodontic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/26]
836. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the gaps in neurological services identified in the recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31864/26]
451. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a medical card application (details supplied); if she will consider alternative arrangements for a consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31676/26]
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Mental Health Act 2024 will be interpreted and applied in relation to adult trans people seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy; whether informed consent through a GP, with appropriate information, can be the default pathway, without the requirement of a prior psychiatric or psychological assessment; and if she will make a statement on th…
3167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 11 February 2026, to provide copies of the risk assessments referenced in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26242/26]
3168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 11 February 2026, to provide copies of the service withdrawal decisions referred to in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26243/26]
3169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 11 February 2026, to provide copies of the service withdrawal decisions referred to in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26244/26]
3170. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 11 February 2026, to provide information about staff departures in the service mentioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26245/26]
3171. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the number of positions approved in this organisation from 2021 -2026 in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26246/26]
3172. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the number of positions filled in this organisation from 2021-2026, in tabular form (details supplied) [26247/26]
3173. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the waiting list methodology used in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26248/26]
3174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the amount of expenditure on consultants from 2021-2026, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26249/26]
3211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the negotiations for reimbursement of a particular drug given that it is the only treatment for a specific disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26478/26]
3224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will take steps to ensure that skyclarys (omaveloxolone) is made available for those with Fredericks ataxia who require it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26512/26]
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she intends to roll out a catch-up programme for MenB vaccines in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23283/26]
847. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of a support scheme for those health workers who been diagnosed with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21466/26]
848. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to rectify concerns that have been raised by radiographer tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/26]
1678. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings which have taken place between her or officials in her Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18351/26]
1679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/26]
1927. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on the promotion of a person despite the severity of the allegations against them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19568/26]
1979. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if risk assessments were undertaken in the process of service change in a section 38 organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/26]
1980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason therapy posts in section 38 organisations that were HSE funded were not filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/26]
2021. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to reconsider a change in policy for awarding permanent contracts in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/26]