Parliamentary questions

184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will review the approval process for reimbursement of orphan medicines; her plans for providing access to life changing, high cost medical products for people with rare diseases who currently cannot access medicines which have regulatory approval but do not have a reimbursement arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

185. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital plans at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/26]

186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the filling of three presently vacant consultant child psychiatrist roles in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28451/26]

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan Hospital; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28364/26]

188. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Children with Intellectual Disability (CAMHS-ID) in each HSE health region; within each region, each integrated health area; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the service, staffing and team targets envisaged in the CAMHS-ID …

189. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of GP cards in Cork South Lee; the way this compares to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28379/26]

190. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the potential national cost savings associated with weight based dosing of pembrolizumab (keytruda), in light of the Cork University Hospital study indicating a saving of €635,417.50 for 28 patients over two years. [28352/26]

191. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the capital expenditure of Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28508/26]

192. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve GP numbers in Laois; if her Department and the HSE are considering directly employed GPs as envisaged as part of Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28404/26]

193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with striking workers from an organisation (details supplied); her views on their status as section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28488/26]

194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development and implementation of the updated National Breastfeeding Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27965/26]

195. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28347/26]

196. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to a review by HIQA into new studies related to the potential secondary benefits of shingles vaccination (details supplied); the status of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28363/26]

197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in terms of providing occupational therapists for primary care services in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28405/26]

198. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to directly address the major shortfall in staffing in the National Ambulance Service; the steps she is taking to avert impending planned strike action by National Ambulance Service workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28375/26]

199. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to increase the number of dentists in Ireland. [28390/26]

200. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which she intends to deliver provision of MRI scans at Monaghan Hospital; and if she has considered providing for CT scans at Monaghan Hospital. [28450/26]

201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of a sexual assault treatment unit in Limerick; and the reasons survivors of rape and sexual assault in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are required to make a report to the Gardaí before they can access treatment at a SATU (sexual assault treatment unit); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/…

202. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health given the current GP shortage, particularly in areas like north Kildare, if she will consider alleviating set up costs on new GP services to ensure new practices are established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28454/26]

203. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of GPs in Ireland in view of a recent report (details supplied), and in particular in County Meath, which has the lowest number of GPs in the State per population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28367/26]

204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in psychiatry of later life services in each HSE health region; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the staffing and service targets envisaged in the 2019 Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care, Part 2: Mental Health Service Provision; and to explain the shortfall between current in…

205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve services at University Hospital Kerry. [28493/26]

206. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health when additional primary care centres or services will be delivered in underserved areas of Roscommon-Galway. [28491/26]

207. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the price negotiations regarding Skyclarys; the steps being taken to support those with Friedrich’s ataxia in the time critical interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28226/26]

208. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital projects at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28344/26]