558. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme, and that some form of long term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly in view that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement o…
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559. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the reason the temporary scheme of paid leave for public health service employee’s unit for work post Covid-19 infection is ending on 30 June 2025; the provisions that will be put in place for people on this scheme that are medically unable to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31606/25]
1278. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to the long-term illness scheme to assist with the cost of medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29025/25]
1398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [29494/25]
1453. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is considering expanding the long-term illness scheme to include inflammatory bowel disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29718/25]
1518. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis to the list of medical conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/25]
1545. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether she is considering including hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) in the long-term illness scheme, as it is a lifelong condition which requires medication throughout the lives of sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30108/25]
649. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the free contraception scheme to cover all women. [28746/25]
650. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the full list of schemes and options available for patients in the south to receive medical treatment in the North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28751/25]
651. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the full list of schemes and options available for patients in the North to receive medical treatment in the South; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28752/25]
676. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to examine a fair deal scheme appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/25]
658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time from application to final decision for the nursing home support scheme; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of decisions made in 2024 and to date in 2025. [26931/25]
363. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if an exception will be made to the criteria regarding the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26478/25]
1120. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her plans to review the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme to include inflammatory bowel conditions, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, given that these are lifelong conditions which have a substantial impact on a person’s quality of life and necessitate continued medical intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
417. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that the dispensing fee for HRT is less than that allocated to the contraception scheme (details supplied); to consider increasing the HRT to match the contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22066/25]
2161. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available for patients approved under the treatment abroad scheme for travel expenses where their air or sea travel fares are not covered under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19563/25]
2327. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of optometrists registered with the community optometry scheme in each of the past three years ,in tabular form. [20246/25]
412. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the free HRT scheme; the reason for the delay; if back payments to January 2025 will be made to women who qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/25]
890. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health why person (details supplied) is not entitled to the CGM sensors reimbursement scheme considering their new diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16713/25]
1008. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing the long-term illness scheme to provide financial support to people with Crohn's disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17448/25]
704. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on extending the age group that can get access to bowel screening (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15043/25]
759. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently carry out changes to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied). [15361/25]
763. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the standardising of the community funded scheme for post-mastectomy products and wigs-hair pieces; when consistent funding will be available across all counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15391/25]
782. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health for an update on her discussions with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the rollout of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15614/25]
783. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if, once the free HRT scheme is in operation, retrospective payments from January of this year will be made to those availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15615/25]