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Paul McAuliffe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1913. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health when she will commence the provisions in relation to surrogacy in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19466/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1914. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current number of emergency ambulances available to serve Carlow town and county; the measures being taken to address delays and increase ambulance capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19469/26]
Keira Keogh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1915. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of Skyclarys (Omaveloxolone) for those who are living with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19485/26]
John Brady Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1916. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if her Department or any body under its aegis made a disclosure under Revenue's recent disclosure opportunity to regularise misclassification of self-employment; if so, to provide details of the numbers of workers affected and the amount paid to Revenue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19499/26]
Brian Stanley Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1917. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine the feasibility of establishing a non means tested audiology support for those who are born deaf, as the recurring cost of hearing aids can cost up to €10,000 every five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19508/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1918. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding the introduction of a €4 transport charge for attendees of a service (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in relation to the impact this charge may have on older people accessing the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19509/26]
Máire Devine Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1919. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she can assist in the case of a person (details supplied) regarding their urgent need for a mobility scooter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19510/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1920. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if an old age pensioner with a medical card is required to pay the €25 fee for having bloods taken; if an old age pensioner with a medical card must pay the €25 fee for non-routine bloods to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19516/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1921. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the reason cancellations are not recorded centrally; if it is possible to collect this data; if not, the reason; if so, the reason it is not collected; if she will request an assessment of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1922. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1120 of 17 February 2026, the way in which health system planning can be properly informed without reference to data on the reason for hospital-initiated appointment cancellations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1923. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reason the proposed Primary Care Centre in Tullow is not included in the 2026 HSE Capital Plan; the current status of the project within the HSE capital approval process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19532/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1924. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will add PMDD to the newly launched HSE Education Programme for Endometriosis given that they affect the same cohort of women and girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19533/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1925. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she had any engagement with the National Ambulance Service recently following reports of changes to recruitment and the issuance of permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19540/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1926. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered introducing a scheme for adults with hearing loss to purchase hearing aids, including those with Otosclerosis, recognising the significant cost incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19558/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1927. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on the promotion of a person despite the severity of the allegations against them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19568/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1928. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to comment on the National Ambulance Service’s departure from its established practice of offering permanent contracts to paramedics upon completion of training; and the basis for issuing short-term specified purpose contract extensions to newly qualified paramedics while requiring participation in an internal recruitment competition for permanent posts. [1957…
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1929. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 22 January 2026, when a response will issue to this Question; the status of the old health clinic at Tinahely, County Wicklow; the number of years remaining on any lease; the plans for the disposal of the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19574/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1930. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health given her decision to alter the policy of co-location in respect of the Rotunda hospital, if she will clarify her Department's position is in respect of the co-location of University Maternity Hospital Limerick with University Hospital Limerick; the position regarding the co-location, including an indicative timeline of each stage of the process; and if she wil…
Donna McGettigan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1931. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to commit to simultaneously progressing planning permission processes for all three options outlined in the HIQA report into health services in the Mid-West region; the current progress of the projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1932. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a situation at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19610/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1933. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if specific information, training or education is provided to general practitioners with respect to neurodiversity (details supplied); his plans to provide such information, training or education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19616/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1934. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the expansion of adult ADHD services across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19629/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1935. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the price negotiations on the approval of Skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia; the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations. [19639/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1936. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA framework agreement, which aims for a 180 day decision timeline, are being applied in price negotiations for Skyclarys in the treatment of Freidreich’s ataxia. [19640/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1937. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to amending the National Transfer Panel to ensure that trained public health nurses who wish to re-enter the panel can return to public health nursing without a requirement to retrain; the reason such requirements exist; if there is any update from conversations with unions on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the…