880. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an incident (details supplied); and the measures she will take to increase ambulance personnel and vehicle capacity in County Meath. [73543/26]
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721. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the number of students who graduate each year in dentistry/orthodontics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68279/26]
722. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase the number of orthodontists employed in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68278/26]
723. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if an orthodontist patient on the public list who is undergoing treatment can be seen and receive assistance from a different orthodontist in the same public hospital in the case where their assigned orthodontist is on extended sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68277/26]
724. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age that received braces on the public list at Navan Hospital for each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [68275/26]
725. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age that are on a waiting list for an appointment with an orthodontist in Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68274/26]
726. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of full time and part time orthodontists that are employed in Navan Hospital; if she plans to recruit additional orthodontists in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68273/26]
441. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an incident (details supplied); and the measures she will take to increase ambulance personnel and vehicle capacity in County Meath. [67722/26]
457. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an ambulance in the County Meath region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67727/26]
458. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance personnel employed to serve the County Meath region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67726/26]
459. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance vehicles dedicated to County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67725/26]
839. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a ministerial priority within the HSE national service plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of national diabetes strategy; and if she will make …
914. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health in relation to the free contraception scheme, the reason commonly used contraceptive medication such as elvina are still excluded; the steps being taken to ensure this scheme becomes genuinely inclusive of all available prescribed contraceptive pills; the processes in place to review and reconsider whether each type of pill is included for funding; and if she wi…
343. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27427/26]
344. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27428/26]
345. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/26]
346. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at, by hospital; the plans to address any shortfall, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/26]
347. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies, by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/26]
3163. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she can give a commitment to invest in Our Lady's Hospital emergency department in Navan, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26234/26]
3164. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans on upgrading services at Our Lady's Hospital emergency department in Navan, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26235/26]
3165. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department has any development plans for Our Lady's Hospital emergency department in Navan, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26236/26]
3166. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department has any response to the recent HIQA report on Our Lady's Hospital emergency department in Navan, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26237/26]
2207. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/26]
2208. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20737/26]
2209. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20738/26]