Parliamentary questions

663. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the aspects of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetics and Genomic Medicine that will be progressed in 2026; the funding that will be required to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13896/26]

664. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the aspects of the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care that will be progressed in 2026; the funding that will be required to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13897/26]

665. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) screening within the national newborn bloodspot screening programme; the target date for the rollout of SMA screening to all newborns; the Government’s ongoing commitment to expanding the newborn screening programme to include additional rare diseases; and if sh…

666. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will address the exclusion of some general practices from the revised social deprivation practice grant (details supplied); if she will take urgent steps to amend the way in which deprivation is measured given the serious flaws identified in the current categorisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13926/26]

667. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners have been provided with guidelines with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; if so, to provide a copy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13927/26]

668. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to the publication of a comprehensive framework outlining a programme for the diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, encompassing a multidisciplinary contribution from general practitioners, psychiatric and gynaecological specialists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13928/26]

669. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the research her Department is consulting or conducting with respect to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13929/26]

670. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the research her Department is consulting or conducting with respect to diagnostic pathways for people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13930/26]

671. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details on any public awareness programmes or campaigns that her Department or the HSE has carried out to inform people of the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13931/26]

672. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis, by clinic; and the wait time to be offered a new appointment in each clinic, in tabular form. [13935/26]

673. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list all public pre-exposure prophylaxis clinics; and to identify the sites in which waiting lists are closed to new self-referrals, in tabular form. [13936/26]

674. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to public pre-exposure prophylaxis services to expand capacity, reduce waiting lists and ensure that the waiting lists in all public clinics are open to new self-referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13937/26]

675. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new model of pre-exposure prophylaxis will be considered, given the strain on existing clinics (details supplied); if she will review this model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13938/26]

676. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 11 February 2026, to confirm that she has received the HSE’s report into the physician associate grade; if she will publish this report; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13939/26]

677. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the HEMS Feasibility Study (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13940/26]

678. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 10 December 2025, to respond to correspondence from HIQA which clearly states that criteria used in their Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was not limited to patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who have required insulin from the outset (details supplied); …

679. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to confirm the intended location for the proposed Drimnagh primary care centre, specifically whether the site selected is at Curlew Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, or Davitt Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13945/26]

680. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the proposed Primary care centre for Drimnagh, including the current stage of the project, and a timeline for its progression to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13946/26]

681. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when new facilities and upgraded accommodation will be provided at a health care centre (details supplied) in view of the longstanding commitment to undertake such works; if much needed improvement works and adequate accommodation will be provided at the existing site, or if it is still proposed to co-locate with another health care facility;…

682. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving enough home help hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13956/26]

683. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a respite service in Westmeath is being used by one service user as a long-term residential place and is preventing other service users using it for respite; and the number of long-term residential care places for young adults there are in Westmeath. [13968/26]

684. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2460 of 13 January 2026, to provide an update on the review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if a chairperson has been appointed; if not, the status of work to put the chairperson and membership in place; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13969/2…

685. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of Ava’s protocol, recommended by Cork City Coroner’s office in 2024; if she is committed to implementing this change to the administration of medical cannabis in hospital settings; if this will be implemented through primary or secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13970/26]

259. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the ongoing delays for public speech and language therapy services in Dublin North-West, and any proposed interventions to alleviate the waiting time. [12936/26]

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the current level of staffing in perinatal mental health in each LHO, by role; the current number of vacancies in perinatal mental health in each LHO, by role; and the current number of roles being actively recruited for in perinatal mental health, by role, in tabular form. [12945/26]