445. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health when she envisages the establishment of a national Traveller mental health steering group which would collaborate in the implementation of a national Traveller mental health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/26]
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446. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be provided for the expansion of mental health services for the delivery of peer-led Traveller specific mental health supports through Traveller primary health care projects, including local Traveller specific initiatives providing timely and appropriate interventions in a mental health crisis; and if she will make a statement on the …
447. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health the additional funding that will be provided for supports for Traveller families in the event of bereavement, a death by suicide of a family member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23107/26]
448. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide dedicated funding in developing youth mental health pilot projects to meet the needs of young members of the Traveller community who are vulnerable to suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23108/26]
449. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide dedicated funding to train peer support outreach workers from the Traveller community working with young members of the Traveller community who are vulnerable to suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23109/26]
450. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health her plans to continue supporting and providing funding for the continuation of the Traveller counselling services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23110/26]
451. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will support the expansion of culturally appropriate counselling services with members of the Traveller community as therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23111/26]
452. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will reinstate the Traveller Health Advisory Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23112/26]
453. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if she will consider appointing a Department lead on Traveller health and mental health to monitor and progress actions across Departments and initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23114/26]
454. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health to publish and implement the National Traveller Health Action Plan; to establish an institutional mechanism with the HSE and the Department of Health to drive its delivery and implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23115/26]
455. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether under public service parental leave, a person who works in the HSE can transfer their parental leave to someone in An Garda Síochána. [23118/26]
840. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of primary medical certificate applications by region, including the number of applications made, the number accepted and the number rejected, for each region, in tabular form. [21389/26]
841. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of neurosurgery places for each of the past ten years in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; the number of people that have been on the outpatients neurosurgery waiting list for each of the past ten years; the average waiting time for neurosurgery patients in Beaumont Hospital for each of the past ten years; the number of neurosurgeons that have been employed …
842. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to outline the availability of specialist services and treatment pathways for patients diagnosed with functional neurological disorder in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21420/26]
843. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme is available to people who are unable to receive treatment for functional neurological disorder within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21421/26]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports; the number awaiting provision of AAC devices following assessment; the average waiting time for such supports; and whether additional funding has been allocated to reduce delays. [21443/26]
845. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the decision not to award student paramedic contracts upon graduation; and her views on whether this change in policy could have a very negative impact on paramedic numbers in terms of fully trained paramedics travelling abroad rather than applying for positions throughout the country (details supplied). [21445/26]
846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 22 January 2026, the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; if that project is currently included in the HSE capital plan; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21447/26]
847. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of a support scheme for those health workers who been diagnosed with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21466/26]
848. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to rectify concerns that have been raised by radiographer tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/26]
849. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the list of all consultants that were engaged as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; the reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [21486/26]
850. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultant reports commissioned as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report and any actions that arose from each report; and the progress to date on said actions and the costs associated with each report. [21487/26]
851. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultant reports commissioned as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report; and any actions that arose from each report; and the progress to date on said actions and the costs associated with each report [21488/26]
852. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultants that have been engaged as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; the reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [21489/26]
853. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide an online payment facility for persons accessing emergency department services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if not if this will be considered. [21490/26]