Parliamentary questions

134. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for an update on the current staffing levels, per job type, at the two supra-regional endometriosis centres respectively per number of WTE posts, filled posts and current vacancies; the current waiting times for a first outpatient appointment at each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28378/26]

135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for expanding the adult vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28498/26]

136. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for outpatient waiting times in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28346/26]

137. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the increasing prevalence of myopia, and particularly its presentation among teenagers following completion of school vision screening programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28448/26]

138. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health her plans to further increase medical card income limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28388/26]

139. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the reason the free contraception scheme excludes women older than 35 years-of-age. [28449/26]

140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the finalisation of the National Hearing Care Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28206/26]

141. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a 24 hour rapid response vehicle will be introduced at Tuam ambulance base; if an analysis of calls to Tuam ambulance base will be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28153/26]

142. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth regarding the development or delivery of education programmes in schools aimed at raising awareness of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28509/26]

143. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued growth in the waiting list for home support services in County Leitrim; the current number of people awaiting home support in the HSE West and North-West region; the measures the Department and the HSE are taking to address staffing shortages; the expected impact of the increased home care allocation in Budget 202…

144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to meet the Programme for Government commitment that an early access scheme for drugs will be implemented by this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28273/26]

145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she has any plan to address the difficulty people are currently having registering with a GP in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28371/26]

146. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital, including the current status of the design and planning stages; the expected timeline for tendering and construction; whether the project remains a priority within the HSE Capital Plan; the anticipated opening date for the new emergen…

147. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the significant waiting lists for patients seeking to join GP practices in Galway east; the measures her Department are taking to ensure that individuals who require regular primary care reviews, including those transferring from another county (details supplied), can access a GP in a timely manner; and if she…

148. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the significant staffing shortfalls in orthodontic services in south Tipperary, including long-standing vacancies dating back to 2021; the current provision of just 0.1 WTE consultant orthodontist cover in Clonmel, and the reduction in specialist orthodontist capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [235…

149. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the measures being taken to provide treatments such as skyclarys (omaveloxolone) to patients with Friedrich's ataxia in Carlow and Kilkenny, and across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28381/26]

150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the rollout of the shingles vaccine for those aged 65 years and over. [28372/26]

151. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason certain GP practices with high numbers of homeless and vulnerable persons have been excluded from the granting of the social deprivation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28376/26]

152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for more suicide crisis assessment nurse teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28350/26]

153. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand trauma services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28358/26]

154. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of mental health services in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in particular with regard to a suicide crisis assessment nurse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28341/26]

155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to outline the operation of occupational therapy assessment services within the HSE; the average waiting times for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28447/26]

156. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update in relation to the elective hospital in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28272/26]

157. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the primary care centre, Youghal, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28360/26]

158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the targets she has set for the reduction in agency spending; her plans to reduce the over-reliance on agency and temporary workers in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/26]