Parliamentary questions

2333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether they are satisfied that the National Ambulance Service does not maintain a national dataset recording elapsed time between receipt of a 999 call and allocation of an ambulance resource; whether the Minister has requested that such a dataset be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43671/26]

2334. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether they are satisfied that no national analysis has been conducted examining the relationship between ambulance allocation or dispatch delays and mortality, morbidity, clinical deterioration or other patient outcomes; whether such analysis will now be commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43672/26]

2335. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether they will publish details of the two System Analysis Reviews identified by the National Ambulance Service as having found ambulance allocation or dispatch delays to be contributory factors; and if publication is not possible, the nature of the findings, recommendations and corrective actions arising from those reviews. [43673/26]

2336. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of rejected claims recorded under the PCRS in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 for respiratory medicines including salbutamol, ipratropium products, inhaled corticosteroids and nebuliser products; the number subsequently paid following resubmission; the most common reasons for rejection; and if she will make a …

2337. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any analysis, audit, review or monitoring of rejected PCRS claims relating to respiratory medicines since 2023; whether any trends, recurring errors, reimbursement issues or patient-access concerns have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/26]

2338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the free transport supports available to wheelchair-dependent patients attending medical appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43676/26]

2339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Review of Access to Cannabis for Medical Use; the expected timelines for completion; if the review will consider the expansion of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme to additional conditions in line with evolving international clinical practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43679/26]

2340. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted comparative analysis of medicinal cannabis access models across other European jurisdictions, including Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; if this analysis will inform future policy decisions relating to patient access in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43680/26…

2341. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if chronic pain conditions are being considered as part of the ongoing review of access to cannabis for medical use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43681/26]

2342. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the development of a structured patient registry or real-world evidence programme as part of the future evolution of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43682/26]

2343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the review of access to cannabis for medical use is examining barriers to clinician participation in the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, including prescribing pathways, education, and administrative processes; if her Department envisages a future role for general practitioners in supporting continuity of care for patients prescribed med…

2344. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Diabetes Strategy; if it will be delivered in its intended timeframe; if it will be given increased resources to ensure delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43684/26]

2345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a paediatric spinal surgery or scoliosis registry previously operated within CHI or the HSE; if it was subsequently removed from use; the reasons for discontinuing the registry despite public funding having been allocated to its development and operation; the governance, implant surveillance and long-term outcome monitoring arrangements th…

2346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of the equity of access audit relating to paediatric spinal surgery services; the date on which the audit commenced; the reasons for ongoing delays in its completion and publication; if interim findings or recommendations have been provided to her Department, HSE or CHI; the expected publication timeline; and if she will ma…

2347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority undertook any review, investigation or regulatory assessment into the use, monitoring and follow-up of MAGEC rods within CHI following international field safety notices and device safety concerns; if any recommendations were issued; if she will publish the findings; and if she will make a statement…

2348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the dates at which CHI, the HSE and HIQA first became aware that one field safety notice (details supplied) had not been recorded as communicated to parents; the actions subsequently taken; if all affected families were later identified and informed; her views on the governance, disclosure and patient safety issues arising from this; and if s…

2349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if all experimental, innovative or novel paediatric spinal procedures undertaken within CHI were subject to formal ethics committee review and approval prior to implementation; the governance framework applied to such procedures; if she will publish the relevant policies, approval pathways and oversight arrangements; and if she will make a st…

2350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the governance, regulatory and ethical frameworks governing the off-label use of spinal implants and medical devices in paediatric spinal surgery within CHI; if such use is formally recorded, her views on the patient safety and oversight arrangements applying to such practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43690/26]

2351. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of the omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system in Ireland; the status of its approval and reimbursement process; and the timeframe for its expected roll out, in view of its availability in other European countries and the growing demand among Irish diabetes patients for access to advanced insulin …

2352. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get referred to the public health system for a device because of their age. [43711/26]

2353. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can get an appointment with CAMHS in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43725/26]

2354. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the measures she intends to take to address the significant physiotherapy waiting lists within the HSE; whether she is aware that approximately 90,000 people are currently awaiting physiotherapy services; whether she has considered engaging with certified athletic therapists as part of a strategy to reduce waiting times for patients with musc…

2355. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards the statutory regulation of certified athletic therapists through CORU; the reasons for the delay in advancing regulation despite representations from the profession over a period of more than sixteen years; the timeframe within which she expects a decision on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

2356. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if funding has been cut for the mobility and exercise classes (details supplied) currently being run in County Laois for pensioners and individuals with limited mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43741/26]

2357. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies currently identified in County Kildare; the locations affected; and the steps being taken to improve GP recruitment and retention in underserved areas. [43744/26]