1794. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason retired nurses are required to fill out the pension allowance declaration form annually; if she will consider removing this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58589/25]
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1820. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her plans to install a PET Scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58725/25]
1834. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive urgent dental treatment. [58775/25]
811. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if an urgent ENT appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56987/25]
323. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55803/25]
357. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56035/25]
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for hip surgery in Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52926/25]
94. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA independent review to inform decision-making around the design and delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52183/25]
177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department, along with the national ambulance service, proposes to increase the availability of ambulances and skilled paramedics in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52184/25]
927. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the omission of mandatory personal therapy from CORU's training requirements; if she is satisfied that the omission of this training requirement will not be detrimental to the care provided to CORU's clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52003/25]
166. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her views regarding the national ambulance service being under-resourced in terms of the low number of ambulances in its fleet and a lack of paramedics to give full coverage to the County Clare with maximum time efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50568/25]
167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reasons an ambulance required for an infant child (details supplied) in County Clare was delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50569/25]
659. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans to support frontline healthcare professionals who continue to suffer from long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50235/25]
1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the incurable, life-long skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa to the list of health issues and diseases that her Department considers as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48009/25]
1250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation to ban vaping in indoor settings and in public spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48383/25]
1266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have had their positions made redundant as a result of the integrated financial management and procurement system (IFFS) implementation earlier in 2025; the number of affected staff still permanently employed by the HSE; whose responsibility it is to ensure they continue to be employed in a fit for purpose role; how much notice any a…
2072. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a timeline of 125 days is given to families when a systems analysis review commences; the number of reviews carried out nationwide in 2024 and the percentage of which were completed within the 125 day timeline given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44590/25]
2073. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the details of responsibility for overseeing system analysis reviews to ensure they are done effectively, efficiently and within the timeline given to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44591/25]
2320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts funded by the Health Service Executive; the number of posts which are filled and unfilled per hospital (details supplied), by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45590/25]
2720. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will update circular 29/2019 regarding bereavement leave in the public health services, the staff of which are currently not entitled to leave that is comparable to other public servants regarding immediate family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings-in-law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41701/25]
3078. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person who has a prescription for medication in one EU country is entitled to use that prescription in another EU state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43112/25]
3167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; her assessment of its impact to date; if all sections of the Act have commenced; the details of those not commenced and the timeframe for their commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43638/25]
3168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will detail for each local health office area the number of home care support hours for older people to be provided in 2025, in tabular form, including the number provided in each local health office area in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43639/25]
252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department will undertake a full assessment of the financial impact of heart failure on patients with recommendations on appropriate actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39903/25]
253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of actions that are being taken to ensure a reduction in current waiting lists of up to two years for cardiac rehabilitation programmes, which reduce death from heart disease by at least 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39904/25]