484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for medical cards to include individuals with severe food allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13223/25]
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485. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for children (details supplied) seeking an appointment for paediatric allergy services, including the expected date when they will be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13224/25]
486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred to Children’s Health Ireland clinics (details supplied) for paediatric allergy services from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of children who have received an initial appointment; the number who have received a follow-up appointment; the average wait time to be seen by a consultant; and if she will make a statement on th…
1573. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist teams and dedicated inpatient beds in Dublin and the north-east for patients suffering with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11010/25]
1574. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for eating disorders in Dublin and the north-east between 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11011/25]
1728. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children qualified for free orthodontics under the HSE scheme in the Dublin north west area between 2017-2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11837/25]
1729. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Dublin north west on the orthodontics waiting list, the number waiting for 6, 12 and over 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11838/25]
1730. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacancies currently within the HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin north west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11839/25]
1731. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of orthodontic dentists within the HSE orthodontic services in the Dublin north west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11840/25]
1785. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment through the school dental programme for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12027/25]
1786. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the age of 13 who have received their first dental visit under the school dental programme for children between 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12028/25]
1787. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under the age of 13 who have been referred from the school dental programme for children to a dentist for further examination and-or procedures between 2020 to date in 2025 in CHO9; the waiting list number; the average time to be seen by a dentist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12029/25]
412. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when the HSE will make omnipod insulin pumps available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8888/25]
413. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to increase capacity for training parents of children with type 1 diabetes who are receiving an insulin pump at Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8889/25]
414. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will provide statistics on the allocation by the HSE of insulin pumps to children in Dublin between 2020 and 2024 and to date in 2025, including: the number of insulin pumps allocated each year; the number of children on waiting lists to receive an insulin pump each year; the number of children who received an insulin pump each year; and the number of child…
345. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider rolling out the shingles vaccine through the National Immunisation Programme to people aged 70 years and over and to those who are immunocompromised over 50 years as has been done in other states in the EU, the UK, Australia and New Zealand; if other supports are available to cut the cost of vaccination (details supplied). [6923/25]
346. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her views on whether data in relation to the prevalence and impact of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia in Ireland is robust enough; and if she has plans to increase the collection of this data which impacts decisions around the National Immunisation Programme. [6924/25]
356. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if a HSE surgical hub will be introduced at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown (details supplied). [6963/25]
379. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health when urgent surgery for a patient (details supplied) will be arranged at St. James's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7040/25]
380. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in St. James's Hospital will receive an ultrasound appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7041/25]
837. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the reason a nurse helpline operated by the rheumatology department at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown no longer provides medical appointments with nurses with acute diseases; the reason they are now required to consult their GP to access care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6389/25]
309. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of women, per month, screened at the BreastCheck mobile unit in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, from January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [5364/25]
310. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of women, per month, screened at the BreastCheck Eccles Street unit, Dublin 7, from January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [5365/25]
1256. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will review the decision not to include the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3158/25]
1257. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding access to the shingles vaccine by including it under the medical card or drug payment scheme for eligible cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3159/25]