2047. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve equitable access to emergency healthcare in circumstances where treatment for a condition is only available in a specific hospital, and if consideration has been given to addressing service gaps for conditions such as muscular dystrophy, which can require specialist care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18920/25]
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2069. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that within the overall medical system, insufficient priority is given to cardiovascular disease among women; if her Department or the HSE has strategies to deal with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19122/25]
2079. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if a medical condition (details supplied) will be considered by her Department or the HSE for inclusion under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19135/25]
2088. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the extension of the national monitoring system for post-surgical infections to paediatric patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19204/25]
2089. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) which indicates that adolescents exposed to 0.0 alcohol products are prompted to think of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19215/25]
2091. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place in model 2 hospitals for the administration of epinephrine to patients who present at injury units with anaphylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19223/25]
2107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will explore a cross-Border paediatric pathology service, given that a service exists in Dundalk but those in the North need to utilise a service in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19292/25]
2114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the 16 recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; if she will commit to implementing all 16 recommendations; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19363/25]
2115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the oversight group that was to be established to oversee implementation of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report recommendations; the membership of this group; if this group has had its first meeting; if not, the date at which she expects the first meeting to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19364/25]
2142. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her Department's approach ahead of the end of the current National Cancer Strategy in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19489/25]
2254. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider recognition of ulcerative colitis as a long-term chronic condition and include it under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19912/25]
2301. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how the additional €2 million will be spent in 2025 on the implementation of National Oral Health Policy. [20144/25]
2367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to outline the diagnosis and treatment pathway for patients suffering with Lyme disease; if there are plans to introduce extended antibiotic therapy as a matter of course or to make antibiotic assistive hypothermia therapy available here or through the treatment abroad or the cross-border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20500/25]
2376. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to publish a national policy on adult safeguarding for the health and social care sector. [20531/25]
2390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will take steps to introduce legislation for adult safeguarding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20580/25]
870. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeline, and staging posts, for delivering a national policy on adult safeguarding for the health and social care sector; when she hopes to bring policy proposals to Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16550/25]
751. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to address issues in regard to the national oral health policy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15312/25]
762. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the plans to ensure that medical professionals receive an adequate amount of experience and training with neurodivergent persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15375/25]
404. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of, and her views on, the interim HIQA briefing she received into emergency care capacity in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14833/25]
225. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if there is support available to those who face significant travel expenses in order to attend hospital appointments in another county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14241/25]
677. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group; when the group’s recommendations are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13304/25]
684. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the deaths of babies with congenital anomalies, such as down syndrome or spina bifida, are not included in Maternity Patient Safety Statement reports; how the exclusion of these deaths contribute to transparency and patient safety monitoring; the measures in place to ensure that the full extent of perinatal mortality, including cases involving congen…
728. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the recommendations outlined by PLACES in 2024 regarding pregnancy loss; if she will implement these recommendations; if so, to outline specific recommendations to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13567/25]
744. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her plans for developing a national genomic processing service; when this will be done; if accredited companies located in Ireland will be included in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13650/25]
750. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the report of the Law Reform Commission of April 2024 “A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding”; and if she intends to bring forward legislation to establish a National Adult Safeguarding Agency independent of the HSE; and, if so, the timeframe for the enactment of such legislation and the establishment of such an agency. [13657/25]