1938. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed list of public hospital sites, providing CR; the number of WTE allocated to each site; to identify which locations were providing phase 3 CR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19664/26]
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1939. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a pricing and reimbursement application has been received by the HSE for zolbetuximab (Vyloy®); if the national assessment and decision process has begun; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19668/26]
1940. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the decision-making process in providing live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) to schools on an opt-in basis rather than mandating participation; to provide details on any cost-effectiveness, capacity, safety or clinical analyses undertaken; the reasons for utilising general practitioner and pharmacy-led delivery models as opposed to a centrally delivered H…
1941. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown documenting the numeric and percentage take-up per county by children in schools facilitating the children's school flu programme; the percentage of the total school number per county involved in facilitating provision of the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19679/26]
1942. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the unit within her Department that has responsibility for matters relating to the delivery of the children's influenza vaccination programmes in schools; the governance and coordination arrangements in place between her Department, the Department of Health and the HSE in respect of this programme; to provide details of any formal interdepartmental structures,…
1943. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to clarify the number of public health nurses in an area (details supplied); to confirm whether this number has decreased in the past five years; if this number will be increased in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19686/26]
1944. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the exact date in April 2026 on which newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) will commence, and whether this will be a full national roll out or a phased introduction [19687/26]
1945. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if the laboratory verification and validation processes for SMA and SCID screening have been fully completed; and if not, when they will be finalised. [19688/26]
1946. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether all newly recruited staff for the expanded newborn screening programme have completed training; and when the finalised screening and treatment pathways for SMA and SCID will be published. [19689/26]
1947. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the way in which the €1.4 million allocated in Budget 2024 for SMA/SCID implementation has been spent to date; and whether any additional funding will be required to ensure timely commencement. [19690/26]
1948. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the expected timelines and criteria for considering further conditions for inclusion in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to ongoing expansion. [19691/26]
1949. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the 'time-critical' nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which 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 to this specific case, to prevent …
1950. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the age profile of the national linear accelerator (Linac) fleet. [19698/26]
1951. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the assessment which has been made of the impact on patient access and treatment delays arising from older Linacs, noting that machines over ten years break down much more often and that this leads to downtime & delays. [19699/26]
1952. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on outsourced radiotherapy services in 2025; and whether this cost could be reduced through timely equipment replacement. [19700/26]
1953. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the strain on medical physics staff caused by large scale simultaneous Linac replacements, given the statement that such an approach puts an enormous strain on medical physics staff colleagues. [19701/26]
1954. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a National Radiotherapy Equipment Replacement Programme to provide predictable, coordinated investment and ensure equitable access to modern radiotherapy regardless of location. [19702/26]
1955. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the immediate actions that are being taken to address the fact that 6,175 people breached the recommended 28-day wait time for an urgent colonoscopy between January and November 2025, given that these are symptomatic patients for whom delayed diagnosis increases the risk of later stage cancer. [19703/26]
1956. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the practice whereby endoscopy units are temporarily shut and repurposed for other hospital pressures, including emergency department overflow, as highlighted by clinicians who note that this practice reduces diagnostic capacity at times of high demand. [19704/26]
1957. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has made of the impact on cancer outcomes arising from delays in accessing urgent colonoscopy. [19705/26]
1958. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the long term strategy to expand endoscopy services in line with rising demand driven by an ageing population and increased public awareness of the need for diagnostic testing. [19706/26]
1959. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health following the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, the proposed governance and accountability arrangements for the regional structures to be established within the HSE Health Regions; the way in which community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be represented within these structures; and if she will …
1960. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the criteria that will be used by HSE health regions to allocate funding for drug and alcohol services under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; the way in which population-based planning will be balanced with measures of deprivation and unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19720/26]
1961. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place to support and strengthen the community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces within the proposed regional governance arrangements under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19721/26]
1962. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19722/26]