Parliamentary questions

1872. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths as a result of listeria for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19353/26]

1873. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of food products that have been recalled for each of the each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19354/26]

1874. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the Government's position on proposals to provide legal recognition for a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19356/26]

1875. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and recruitment for five new eating disorder hubs; the location of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19373/26]

1876. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the shift in policy of the National Ambulance Service in relation to permanent contracts being granted to paramedics who complete a three year BSc course in Paramedic Studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19378/26]

1877. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people in North Kildare awaiting paediatric and juvenile primary care psychology; the number waiting over six months, 12 months and two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19379/26]

1878. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs in North Kildare; the efforts being made by her Department to recruit and retain GPs in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19380/26]

1879. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the works planned to solve the parking issues at University Hospital Limerick; the plans to increase parking capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/26]

1880. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to consider including a warning that there may be parking delays, on appointment reminder letters that are sent to patients of University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19387/26]

1881. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an orthopaedic operation in February 2026 was cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); if a re-scheduled surgery date in March 2026 will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/26]

1882. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will outline the current status of this case and any expected timeframe for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19417/26]

1883. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures in total carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in settings in Northern Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2026; if she will indicate the number of procedures carried out at each setting/medical company or group; the total paid to each named organisation for the years in question for wo…

1884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide information on the top ten categories of treatments undertaken in Northern Ireland under the NTPF in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the precise number of cases undertaken in each category in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the NTPF in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19424/26]

1885. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she will describe any new initiatives currently under consideration, or that are planned, between the State and the executive/health authorities in Northern Ireland to develop greater co-operation and the sharing of expertise to treat patients on a cross-border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/26]

1886. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to make the treatment omaveloxolone available for suffers of Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19427/26]

1887. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19428/26]

1888. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the general adult mental health service teams do not have the specialist expertise required to provide treatment for service users with ADHD; to outline her Department’s plans to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/26]

1889. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for specialist eating disorder assessment and treatment; the waiting times involved; the breakdown by RHA, age group and service type (CAMHS and adult services); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/26]

1890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently operating in the State; their locations; the population catchment of each team; and whether all teams envisaged under the national Model of Care for Eating Disorders have been established and a list of teams that are operational. [19433/26]

1891. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved and filled posts within specialist eating disorder services, including consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, nurses and therapists; the number of vacant posts; and the steps being taken to address staffing shortages. [19434/26]

1892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds available for the treatment of eating disorders nationally; the location of those beds; the number of admissions in each of the past five years; and the number of patients treated abroad through the treatment abroad scheme due to lack of domestic capacity. [19435/26]

1893. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing the Model of Care for Eating Disorders since its publication; the funding allocated to its implementation to date; and the timeline for full implementation. [19436/26]

1894. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently receiving treatment for eating disorders through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; the waiting times for access to treatment; and the number of urgent referrals in the past five years. [19437/26]

1895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving specialist eating disorder treatment in each RHA; and the measures being taken to address regional inequalities in access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19438/26]

1896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether national outcome data is collected in relation to eating disorder treatment; if so, the recovery rates, relapse rates and treatment completion rates recorded in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19439/26]