263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all recruitment pauses, embargoes or restrictions currently in place across all HSE grades, including the date introduced, the grades affected; and the expected timeline for review or lifting. [44509/26]
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264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether recruitment pauses affecting newly qualified healthcare professionals are currently in place across multiple grades, including physician associates and paramedics, and to outline all affected roles. [44510/26]
265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will begin implementing the findings of the independent review into the physician associate role, published in May 2026; and to provide a clear timeline for recruitment to commence. [44511/26]
266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued recruitment pause affecting physician associates in the public sector, while recruitment in the private sector is not subject to the same restriction; and whether this disparity will be addressed. [44512/26]
267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the Exchequer of training the recent cohort of physician associate graduates, estimated at €560,000; and the measures being taken to ensure this public investment is not lost due to delays in recruitment. [44513/26]
268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her role in overseeing the implementation of the independent review on the physician associate profession; and whether she will set a definitive deadline for the HSE to lift the recruitment pause and employ qualified graduates. [44514/26]
269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason responsibility for implementing the independent review of the physician associate role has been deferred to the HSE without a defined timeline; and the actions she will take to ensure accountability and timely recruitment of qualified graduates. [44515/26]
270. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine eligibility for specific medications to treat Parkinson’s disease on the long-term illness scheme; the frequency with which the list is reviewed to include new medications; when the next review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44516/26]
271. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if respite will be granted for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44517/26]
272. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccine will be provided free of charge for patients with multiple myeloma as sought by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44592/26]
273. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to address an issue regarding emergency calls for an ambulance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44608/26]
274. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason the NAS is not hiring EMT's in Kerry; if more resources or incentives be given to the private ambulance sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44609/26]
1736. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered at EU level, during Ireland’s Presidency, to ensure that SMEs and indigenous biotech companies involved in cell therapies, gene therapies and orphan drug development are not disproportionately impacted by increased regulatory obligations under the EU pharma package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42965/26]
1737. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to combat the reported trend of reduced health insurance cover for older people in the context of rising premium costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43816/26]
1738. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all of the bed days lost due to delayed discharges in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by county, in tabular form. [41425/26]
1739. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41427/26]
1740. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41429/26]
1741. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41430/26]
1742. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/26]
1743. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41432/26]
1744. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41433/26]
1745. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41434/26]
1746. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the structural measures she is taking, in coordination with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, to compel the HSE and primary care networks to fully transition from an outdated medical model of disability to a human rights-based social model as mandated by Ireland's ratification of the UNCRPD; if she will specifically address the systemic preval…
1747. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons seeking an initial assessment appointment for the sleep clinic (obstructive sleep apnoea) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda. [41453/26]
1748. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment appointment for the sleep clinic (obstructive sleep apnoea) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda; and the number of people waiting between 0-six months, between six-12 months, between 12-18 months and in excess of 18 months. [41454/26]