Questions

3132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication and implementation of the new Digital Health Strategy; the measures being taken to roll out shared electronic health records and expand digital diagnostics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43374/25]

3133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her Department’s engagement with EU counterparts on cross-Border healthcare cooperation; whether improvements are planned to the EU Cross-Border Directive scheme for Irish patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43375/25]

3134. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve diabetes care and prevention; including access to continuous glucose monitors, structured education programmes, and community-based supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43376/25]

3135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of major health capital projects planned under the National Development Plan; whether updated timelines and budget allocations will be published as part of the 2025 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43377/25]

3136. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the next phase of redevelopment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; the funding status, additional bed capacity, and staffing plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43378/25]

3137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the delivery of new elective-only hospitals in Dublin, Cork, and Galway; how these will contribute to the Government’s objective of eliminating waiting lists over 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43379/25]

3138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing the Women’s Health Action Plan, including the expansion of menopause clinics and endometriosis care pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43380/25]

577. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the plans that exist to promote and fund the National Treatment Purchase Fund arising from the Programme for Government over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40695/25]

578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number for patients availing of the National Treatment Purchase Fund from CHO6 in each of the years since 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40696/25]

45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to attract and retain staff in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34808/25]

762. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending reimbursement access to baricitinib under the drugs payment scheme for individuals diagnosed with severe alopecia areata, in light of the recent approval of this treatment by the US Food and Drug Administration for this specific indication, and given the growing international clinical consensus on its efficacy; if she will outline …

870. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of consideration, use (even on a trial basis), and funding for the drug givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32461/25]

871. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a family (details supplied); if she and the relevant officials from the HSE will engage with this family as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32462/25]

872. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the steps and engagement that is being taken to support and assist people mainly women impacted by the mesh implant scandal; stage her Department and the HSE is at with rectifying these serious flaws in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32463/25]

873. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of women identified under the Chief Medical Officers Report November 2018 on the Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; the total number of women impacted by same; the number that were selected for recall; the number for assessment; the number of women that received subsequent surgery; the number that needed to avail of the treatment a…

874. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the cost currently reimbursed to a GP for providing a patient with a full schedule of visits under the maternity and infant care scheme; when this cost was last changed or reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32465/25]

151. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the proposals in place to ensure separate access to acute emergency care for patients with mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24137/25]

187. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when she expects the current lung cancer screening pilot to be evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24136/25]

477. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by her Department and each agency, affiliated agency or subordinate agency under her remit, including the HSE, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22332/25]

512. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number people with Type 1 diabetes admitted for hospital in-patient treatment in 2023 and 2024, by hospital, in tabular form; the number of these using continuous glucose monitors; the number using insulin pumps; the number using multi-dose insulin injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22514/25]

513. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of each type of continuous glucose monitors provided to people with Type 1 diabetes, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital, from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the cost of the continuous glucose monitors provided, by HSE regional health area, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22515/25]

514. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital for people with Type 2 diabetes from 1st December 2023 to 31st December 2024; the number of these applications that were successful; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful; the number that were appealed; the number that were s…

515. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted for people with Type 1 diabetes, listed by county, by regional health area and listed by hospital from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the number of these applications that were successful; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful; the number that were appealed; the number th…

516. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to confirm the HSE clinical definition of Type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22523/25]

517. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the healthcare professional that is ultimately responsible for making the clinical decision on whether a patient has Type 1 diabetes or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22524/25]