Parliamentary questions

261. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline specific priorities for her Department ahead of Ireland hosting the EU Presidency from July of this year; the process by which such priorities are determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12967/26]

262. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the health-focused, in-person events that will take place during Ireland’s hosting of the EU Presidency from July to December of this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12968/26]

263. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will address the fact that Mayo University Hospital is operating with only one CT scanner, leading to significant delays for patients, including those requiring urgent cancer-related imaging; and if she will outline the immediate steps that will be taken to increase scanning capacity and reduce waiting times; and if she will make a stat…

264. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the most recent official controls or inspections carried out by the NEHS or FSAI on multi-store retailers selling unregulated food products without English-language labelling; to provide the findings, results, and conclusions of these inspections; the actions being taken to prevent the sale of unregulated food products …

265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 12 February 2026, if a response will issue to the question given the authors of that report referred to in the answer stated in the Oireachtas Committee on Health (details supplied) that they did not speak to one woman. [12992/26]

266. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out. [13017/26]

267. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason support services provided to foster carers by an organisation (details supplied) located in Fethard has been terminated by Tusla without any consultation with the stakeholders; if she will insist that the services be continued while all concerned are consulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13021/26]

268. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13088/26]

269. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the current criteria for publicly funded IVF to facilitate women who meet the programme's criteria (details supplied) but have been advised to avail of egg storage while waiting for endometriosis treatment. [13098/26]

270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering offering high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients in the HSE-public system. [13105/26]

271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will discuss the provision of high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients with private insurance providers (details supplied). [13106/26]

272. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patients who go abroad for treatment and still need care when they return must pay out of pocket to receive aftercare; and whether there is a hardship fund to assist in availing of treatment (details supplied). [13107/26]

273. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in moving some newly graduated psychiatric nurses onto their proper pay scale (details supplied). [13111/26]

274. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of an ophthalmologist for South Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13115/26]

275. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13117/26]

276. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will enact the recommendations relevant to her Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use interim report published on 22 October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13119/26]

277. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her Department’s position on the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13121/26]

278. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when the public consultation on the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029 will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13123/26]

279. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of her Department's responses to recommendations made in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13124/26]

280. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason that preservative-free cosopt eye drops have not been made available on the drugs payment scheme given that it is being prescribed to patients in Ireland; the reason that the licence for preservative-free cosopt drops was withdrawn by the Health Products Regulatory Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13130/…

281. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if all funding has been allocated for the 2025-26 year under the social deprivation practice grant support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13148/26]

282. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the standard pathway of care when a person presents in an acute mental health crisis to an emergency department, GP out-of-hours service or other HSE service; whether this pathway is applied consistently across all hospitals; the target timeframe for assessment and referral to appropriate mental health services; and if she will make a statement…

283. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the number of dual-diagnosis clinical nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner posts, dealing with co-occurring addiction and mental health needs, currently approved nationally; the number filled to date; the number vacant; the number allocated to each CHO in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13150/26…

284. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on an NMBI overseas recognition application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/26]

285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a recent report commissioned by an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider adding Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel disease to the list of illnesses which qualify an individual for a long-term illness card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/26]