Parliamentary questions

281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she will direct the HSE and the National Ambulance Service to provide a clear and time bound pathway to permanent employment for paramedic trainees in order to protect frontline capacity and patient safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17409/26]

282. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an occupational therapy appointment for a child (details supplied) whose mother has been waiting an extensive period of time for intervention; if she will outline a timeline for the occupational therapy treatment plan for this child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17425/26]

283. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the opening of Ballybay primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17426/26]

284. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list to see an orthopaedic surgeon in Ireland, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17427/26]

285. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17429/26]

286. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on her Departments plans to establish a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme, to replace the current regional model (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17430/26]

287. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establish a ring-fenced annual fund of €15–20 million to implement a ten-year national replacement cycle for linear accelerators and to create a national oversight body responsible for equipment planning, procurement, and installation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17431/26]

288. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider putting in place a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17432/26]

289. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider the putting in place of a National Radiation Therapy Machine Replacement Programme, to replace the current regional model, as without a structured national linac replacement programme, access to modern, safe radiotherapy in Ireland will continue to be determined by geography rather than clinical need, entrenching …

290. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a valid long-term illness card, has been informed by their pharmacy that they have deemed to be ineligible to be reimbursed for a continuous glucose monitor since early 2025, that this matter may be rectified and they deemed eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [174…

291. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health her response to the Adam's Protocols petition that someone presenting as suicidal should not have to go through accident &emergency (details supplied) [17447/26]

292. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the “time-critical” nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys. [17453/26]

293. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) which are being applied to a specific case, to prevent further delays in addressing the ‘unmet need’ with FA. [17454/26]

294. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for recent changes this month for newly qualified paramedics now having to apply for permanent positions in the HSE National Ambulance Service, when previously the long established practice was they were offered permanent positions with the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17461/26]

295. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to outline plans to review the home support allowance grant rate (details supplied); if she has plans to review it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17526/26]

296. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford General Hospital trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17679/26]

297. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford CAMHS trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17680/26]

298. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford AMHS trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/26]

299. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the plans being considered for an interim 24/7 ED consultant presence in terms of mental health for Wexford General Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17682/26]

300. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the commencement and completion of a new ten-bed specialist community mental health unit for Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/26]

301. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, the grade employed, in general medicine at Wexford General Hospital; the number of staff vacancies currently within the department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17684/26]

302. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in radiology at Wexford General Hospital; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17685/26]

303. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general surgery at Wexford General Hospital; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17686/26]

304. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists in County Wexford; and the length of wait, quarterly from 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17687/26]

305. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in County Wexford, by area, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17688/26]