541. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 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. [48702/26]
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542. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 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. [48703/26]
543. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if 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 stat…
544. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address staffing resource shortages in the HSE South West region, identified in the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy (details supplied); if additional funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48707/26]
545. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to publishing the Prior Information Notice for an organisation (details supplied) by the end of July 2026; if her Department will commit to publishing the full tender packet for the organisation by the end of September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48709/26]
546. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department is proposing to split the alignment in pay scale between the management (ADON/assistant director of nursing) and clinical grades (ANP) in an upcoming pay review; the rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/26]
547. Deputy Cormac Devlin 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. [48715/26]
548. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to provide 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. [48716/26]
549. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care 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 the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48717/26]
550. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the former health clinic at Camolin, County Wexford. [48741/26]
551. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the psychological and counselling services that are available to women across the country contemplating termination of pregnancy. [48742/26]
552. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of an additional CAMHS team to serve north Wexford. [48743/26]
553. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of GP doctors operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected numbers given the increase in the number of places in medicine, in tabular form. [48744/26]
554. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected number, in tabular form. [48745/26]
555. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of opticians operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected number, in tabular form. [48746/26]
556. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she has been notified of any data breaches or cyberattacks by section 39 organisations operating under the auspices of her Department or the HSE; and the supports that are in place to support such organisations. [48747/26]
254. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to restrict the advertising of food high in fat, sugar and salt, commonly referred to as junk food, to children via digital means and online marketing; if she is considering mandatory codes to restrict such advertising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48175/26]
255. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the concentration of fluoride added to public drinking water supplies remains within safe limits and is subject to adequate monitoring; if she will provide details of the current permissible fluoride levels and the frequency with which water quality testing is carried out; whether any recent reviews have been undertaken in respect of flu…
256. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health to provide a costing of introducing an enhanced HAA medical card scheme for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47903/26]
257. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to progress being made to resolve clinical and regulatory issues which stand in the way of single women and same-sex couples in accessing free AHR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47905/26]
258. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider opening a clinic in Ireland for Lyme disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47921/26]
259. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure that the person is seen as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47922/26]
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a referral has been made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to St. Patrick's Mental health services for dedicated OCD CBT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47924/26]
261. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI machines currently in use in each public and voluntary hospital; if she will indicate for each hospital, the number of years each machine has been in use; if all the machines are owned by the hospital or the HSE; and if not the details of ownership, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47925/26]
262. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of x-ray machines currently in use in each public and voluntary hospital; if she will indicate for each hospital, the number of years each machine has been in use; if all the machines are owned by the hospital or the HSE; and if not the details of ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47926/26]