746. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for an update on the National Genetics and Genomics Office priority deliverables for 2025; the additional resources required to fully ensure the key performance indicators are achieved within the relevant timeframes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5836/25]
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782. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ban hexahydrocannabinol from being legally sold in Irish high street shops. [5957/25]
785. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if BreastCheck will be extended to the 20-49 age group; the estimated cost to extend BreastCheck to the 20-49 age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5986/25]
264. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if hospital groups are required to publish a maternity safety statement; the cadence at which they may be required to do so; their adherence to any such requirement since January 2024 to date; the reason any such requirement may not have been met, by hospital group, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/25]
275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to recognise medical alert dogs to afford them the same status as other assistance dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5066/25]
574. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to provide support to Palestinian children in need of medical treatment to access treatment in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4807/25]
575. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy are currently not able to get treatment in the State and are forced to travel to the United States; if she will ensure that these people receive treatment in Ireland and if in the interim her Department will cover this procedure under the treatment abroad scheme. [395…
584. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide confirmation of required documentation for an S1 application (details supplied). [4010/25]
587. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health why medical alert dogs are not recognised under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4021/25]
588. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if the same provisions shared by the various support dogs recognised under legislation can be extended to medical alert dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4022/25]
589. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she would consider utilising community audiologists to serve HSE medical card holders, who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme as this would drastically reduce the waiting list for adult-onset hearing loss, free up HSE audiologists' resources for children and adults, whose hearing loss relates to illness or injury…
606. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the supports to be put in place to resource community drugs services, providing therapeutic or day supports including counselling, rehabilitation, education or aftercare, to newly arrived migrants who require such services. [4152/25]
220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health for clarification on the Government's policy towards the farming of hemp, particularly in light of a number of cases of licensed hemp farmers being monitored and raided by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3906/25]
242. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce regional rehabilitation services for amputees. [3761/25]
1179. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to recognise polycystic ovary syndrome as a chronic condition under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2817/25]
1181. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to clarify the current status of the free HRT scheme roll-out; an updated timeline for the roll-out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2823/25]
1185. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include screening for HSV1 and HSV2 in the HSE’s free home STI test kits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2828/25]
1191. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the age cohorts included under the free contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2837/25]
1210. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) diagnosed with functional neurologic disorder (FND) can be funded in these exceptional circumstances by the HSE to attend a private FND specialist in Dublin, as this is the only treatment available for FND in Ireland and no other hospital in Ireland can treat this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
1304. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide pay and conditions parity for section 39 healthcare workers. [46181/24]
1346. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Traveller Mental Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/24]
1424. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has to increase the number of doctors operating in general practice nationally, and also specifically in both counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/24]
1455. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to establishing an independent commissioner for ageing and older people, similar to that which is in place in both Northern Ireland and Wales; and if his Government will implement a well-resourced programme of action to counteract ageism. [46905/24]
1489. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on the ban of on the sale of single-use disposable and flavoured vapes. [1095/25]
1490. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the ban of on the sale of single-use disposable and flavoured vapes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1096/25]