Parliamentary questions

1359. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide the current GMS panel size for each registered general practitioner in north County Dublin, as of the most recent date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39481/26]

1360. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the position regarding measures being taken, or planned, by her Department or the HSE to address capacity constraints which may impact on eligible persons accessing GP services and the schemes to which they are entitled in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39482/26]

1361. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current population figures for persons aged over 70 years and children under eight years in north County Dublin that her Department and the HSE are using to provide healthcare;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39483/26]

1362. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure children with scoliosis or other long-term physical conditions who require ongoing physiotherapy reviews are not left without access to assessment or monitoring due to CDNT staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39485/26]

1363. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the last date on which a full contingency of staff was in place for paediatrics within primary care services in County Laois; the staffing levels in place at that time by role (including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychology, and social work); the current staffing deficit by role; the steps bei…

1364. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health whether Action 14 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely “Explore potential for screening and appropriate surveillance of FASD cases” led by HSE Public Health; National Women and Infants Health Programme; HSE National Screening Service; which was due to be completed within three years of publication, has…

1365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the supports available for a person (details supplied) to gain access to surgery aboard given issues that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39509/26]

1366. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the reason an adult patient with Type 1 diabetes (details supplied) has been denied access to a critical, life-sustaining insulin pump; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this patient is experiencing severe gaps in continuity of care; the steps she will take to address the extensive administrative delays and lack of coordinat…

1367. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn's disease to the long-term illness scheme, given the incurable nature of the disease and significant impact on patients' lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39551/26]

1368. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available to patients with inflammatory bowel disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39552/26]

1369. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to set out the full process and eligibility criteria for patients accessing the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements issued under the scheme in each of the past three years, along with any planned changes or improvements. [39553/26]

1370. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the process and administrative requirements for patients seeking treatment under the Cross Border Directive; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements recorded under the scheme in each of the past three years, together with any planned changes or improvements. [39554/26]

1371. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to detail the process and eligibility criteria for patients accessing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements under the scheme in each of the past three years, as well as any planned changes or improvements. [39555/26]

1372. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the full process and eligibility criteria for patients applying under the Treatment Abroad Scheme; and to provide the number of applications, approvals, refusals and reimbursements issued under the scheme in each of the past three years, together with any planned changes or improvements. [39556/26]

1373. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Action 9 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely "Expand availability of Drug and Alcohol Liaison Midwifery Services, with access to full range of supports (including detoxification) in pregnancy" led by HSE Acute Hospitals; National Women and Infants Health Programme; HSE S…

1374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of progressing one clinical nurse specialist post to an advanced nurse practitioner post; the average difference in annual salary costs, associated training and education costs; and any associated implementation or backfill costs; in tabular form. [39586/26]

1375. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine a matter (details supplied;); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39608/26]

1376. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the GMS scheme. [39640/26]

1377. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [39642/26]

1378. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing reimbursement under the general medical services scheme for sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mite allergy; the number of patients estimated to be eligible for such treatment; and the specific assumptions used in calculating this estimate. [39643/26]

1379. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled posts across the HSE, by grade and health region; the way in which these compare to assessed service demand in each area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39646/26]

1380. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring and reporting mechanisms that exist under the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; when the most recent national compliance report under the framework was published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39647/26]

1381. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left employment in the HSE in each of the past three years, by grade; the number recruited in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39648/26]

1382. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff in the HSE in 2024 and 2025; the number of unfilled permanent posts during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39649/26]

1383. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a fully funded multiannual workforce plan exists across all health service grades; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/26]