441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of recruiting 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 additional mental health staff across community and specialist services. [48507/26]
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442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health teams operating below recommended staffing levels and the average staffing deficit per team. [48508/26]
443. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional annual funding required to fully implement the remaining actions under Sharing the Vision by 2030, broken down by workforce, community services, crisis services, youth mental health services and specialist mental health programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48509/26]
444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 24 March 2026, which was referred to the FSAI by her Department if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48510/26]
445. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the shelf life on the imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48511/26]
446. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48512/26]
447. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice 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 Budget 2027 to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will make a …
448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Roscommon Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48516/26]
449. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Portiuncula Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48517/26]
450. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending elsewhere for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48518/26]
451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from the Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending Castlebar/Sligo/Galway for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48519/26]
452. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/26]
453. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health following on from the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy, when she will ensure that all individuals with all types of diabetes, including more complex cases such as those who have had a pancreatectomy, will be catered for under the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48521/26]
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual current and capital cost of establishing and operating a dedicated mental health emergency room, separate from the general emergency department, in each Model 3 and Model 4 hospital; the number of hospitals that would require new infrastructure or refurbishment to provide such facilities; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs invol…
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer support workers and other specialist mental health professionals required to ensure that every acute hospital has the full complement of staff necessary to deliver safe and timely mental health emerg…
456. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding currently allocated to mental health crisis assessment and intervention services; the estimated additional annual funding required to provide nationwide coverage of crisis resolution teams, late-night outreach services, community assessment and treatment teams and other community-based alternatives to emergency department attendance; and if s…
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of developing and implementing an integrated crisis response pathway for children and young people; the additional staffing and service investment required to strengthen child and youth mental health liaison services in emergency departments; and if she will provide a breakdown of projected expenditure. [48528/26]
458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual and capital costs associated with providing 24-hour mental health crisis assessment services in all acute hospitals; and if she will provide details of the staffing, infrastructure and operational costs included in those estimates. [48529/26]
459. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the indicative timeline for extending GP visit card eligibility to children aged eight to 12 years, in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48531/26]
460. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the preparatory work underway to support the extension of free GP care to children aged eight to 12 years, including engagement with GPs and system planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48532/26]
461. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether Budget 2027 will include provision for the extension of free GP care to children aged eight to 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48533/26]
462. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether GP workforce capacity has been assessed as sufficient to support the proposed extension to children aged eight to 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48534/26]
463. Deputy Joe Cooney 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 a s…
464. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for Regional Diabetes Clinical Leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48537/26]
465. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will be establishing a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48538/26]