1213. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that malnutrition risk among older adults has increased by 59% since 2012, with ALONE recording a 34% rise in nutrition-related concerns in 2024; whether the Government will commit to the recommended €10 million investment in services (details supplied) and a national nutritional awareness campaign; and if she will make a statement on the m…
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1214. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that loneliness is strongly associated with mental health difficulties and suicide risk among older people, when the Government will develop, fund and implement a national loneliness strategy; the Department that will hold responsibility for its delivery; the evaluation mechanisms that will be put in place to ensure accountability; and if she will ma…
1215. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Action 11 of the HSE Position Paper (details supplied) led by HSE Health & Wellbeing; National Women and Infants Health Programme; ONMSD, which was due to be completed within eighteen months of publication, has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37665/26]
1216. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Action 11 of the HSE Position Paper which was due to be completed within eighteen months of publication, has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37666/26]
1217. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting to attend cancer genetics services by waiting time period (0-six months, six-12 months, 12-18 months, 18+ months) in St James's Hospital, in tabular form. [37668/26]
1218. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting to attend cancer genetics services by waiting time period (0-six months, six-12 months, 12-18 months, 18+ months) in CHI at Crumlin Hospital, in tabular form. [37669/26]
1219. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the optimum staffing allocation per clinical post in the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital; the current status of these posts; the way staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37670/26]
1220. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the optimum staffing allocation per clinical post in the cancer genetics department in CHI at Crumlin Hospital; the current status of these posts; the way staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37671/26]
1221. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the actions, infrastructure and resources needed to deliver timely access to the cancer genetics department in St. James's Hospital [37672/26]
1222. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to update on the National Genetics and Genomics Office priority deliverables for 2026; the additional resources required to fully ensure the KPIs are achieved within the timeframes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/26]
1223. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 10 of the HSE Position Paper (details supplied); the specific measures undertaken to date; the current status of implementation; the timelines for any outstanding elements due to be completed within five years of publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37679/26]
1224. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Action 6 of the HSE Position Paper (details supplied) on which was due to be completed within eighteen months of publication, has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37684/26]
1225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department will liaise with the HSE in relation to a public health concern (details supplied). [37699/26]
1226. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the position regarding private psychiatric hospitals that cannot afford to provide community outreach for their patients in a manner similar to public patients; and the system that can be devised to support those private patients diagnosed with a psychosis whose ageing parents can no longer provide adequate monitoring and support (details supplied); and if she …
1227. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if the bed capacity at Tallaght University Hospital has been impacted by the delay in the new National Children's Hospital being built; the annual cost to the hospital on these beds that have not yet been handed over from the paediatric side to the adult side; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37703/26]
1228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the approvement process for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37704/26]
1229. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a timeline for the approval for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37705/26]
1230. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the HPRA in relation to the approval for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37706/26]
1231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will set out the mechanism and timeframe of reference for the HPRA to approve the use of a particular pharmaceutical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37707/26]
1232. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide an intense pulsed light (IPL) laser and ocular surface scanner in University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37718/26]
1233. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [37740/26]
1234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of multiple system atrophy of which the health authorities are currently aware; the number of people who are living with the condition and who are currently being treated through the HSE system; if the HSE will consider developing a specific clinical programme in respect of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37752/26]
1235. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1268 of 28 April 2026, if the Women's Health Action Plan 2026-2027: Phase 3 will include plans to examine under 17’s access to contraception as outlined in the National Sexual Health Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37770/26]
1236. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the HIV Action Plan, committed to in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; the work carried out to date; the timeline being worked towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37771/26]
1237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Action 1 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention (details supplied), published in September 2022 and due to be completed within three years of publication, has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37773/26]