Parliamentary questions

1797. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if people on the pain management waiting lists qualify for the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so to provide details on the way they can access it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18976/26]

1798. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation and rollout of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) in 2026; the number of patients currently approved; the number of consultants prescribing under the programme; the plans to review and expand the programme, including the list of qualifying conditions, to improve safe and regulated access fo…

1799. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that 76 newly qualified paramedics within the National Ambulance Service, who have completed the BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Studies through University College Cork and secured registration with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, have been issued with 16-week extensions to their Specific Purpose Contracts rather than being t…

1800. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the rationale for extending Specific Purpose Contracts where the stated purpose of those contracts has now been fulfilled; if legal advice was sought regarding the appropriateness of using the same contractual mechanism after the original purpose has been achieved; the reason this cohort is being treated differently to previous graduating coh…

1801. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health To ask the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has issued guidance to local management within NAS regarding the notice period provided to these paramedics, particularly in circumstances where some staff reportedly received notice only days before contract expiry. [18983/26]

1802. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether a workforce planning assessment has been conducted to determine the operational need for permanent paramedic posts within NAS, having regard to sustained service demand and existing staffing pressures. [18984/26]

1803. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the assurances that can be provided to paramedics regarding a clear and timely pathway to permanent employment; if she will intervene to ensure transparency and fairness in how this matter is resolved. [18985/26]

1804. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking to rectify the paramedic contract which was promised in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18995/26]

1805. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the labour court (details supplied) will be implemented; if all employed/retired staff that are eligible will be paid Immediately. [18997/26]

1806. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employed home helps who have retired in each of the last three years in the CH07 area; the number of home help employees hired by the HSE over this same three year period in the CH07 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19012/26]

1807. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of private home helps who are working in the CH07 in each of the past three years; the number of private companies operating in the CH07 area offering home help; their names; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19013/26]

1808. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born alive after abortion procedures from 2019 to 2025, broken down by which section of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was applicable (section 9, section 10 or section 11); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19029/26]

1809. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to give families of fair deal residents an extra six months to pay outstanding bills due to the State to cover the cost of nursing-home care after their loved one dies; the time frame for these changes to be implemented; if there will be any backdating of the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

1810. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied). [19037/26]

1811. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if a regular scheduled rota for out of hours pharmacy service in Enniscorthy will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19045/26]

1812. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence sent to her by a public representative (details supplied) concerning a person with a traumatic brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19053/26]

1813. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to be discharged from a hospital, where the family is not yet ready to receive the person and a carers’ package is not in place; whether respite or other interim supports can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19062/26]

1814. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish the final report of the workforce planning sub-group of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19084/26]

1815. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process for public health nurses (PHN's) who have left PHN work but remain on the nursing register and wish to return to public health nursing. [19085/26]

1816. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which public health nurses (PHN's) who have left and wish to return to work as a PHN can be facilitated on a formal structure other than doing agency work, as there is a national transfer panel in place for PHN but this is only for PHN's to move around the country, and is only open to practising PHN's. [19086/26]

1817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if each of the five health regions have implemented a regional transfer policy between acute and community services; if not, when will this policy be implemented. [19087/26]

1818. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for skyclarys; the way in which the commitments, which are outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day de…

1819. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to refund or directly pay for privately sourced Paediatric Community Nursing Assessment Tool (PCAT) assessments in cases where significant delays exist in the provision of PCAT assessments by the HSE. [19097/26]

1820. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19109/26]

1821. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the State agency or body that is engaged in negotiations with the HSE in respect of the sale and transfer of a building (details supplied). [19126/26]