1014. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress being made on the Government’s commitment to provide a “statutory homecare scheme to allow people to stay in their own home for as long as possible."; the work undertaken on regional projections to inform the levels of service and support needed in each integrated healthcare area; and the engagement that has taken place with the int…
Parliamentary questions
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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1101. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the legislation, regulations or policies in place related to privately funded procedures in a public hospital; the oversight arrangements in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63607/25]
485. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health when a citizens' assembly on food will be convened, to ensure an all-of-Government approach to Irish food security and to meet the objectives of the Healthy Ireland policy and actions. [62592/25]
1631. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate the beauty industry and her engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57781/25]
1794. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason retired nurses are required to fill out the pension allowance declaration form annually; if she will consider removing this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58589/25]
1804. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will establish an independent audit of adult safeguarding services; if she will support establishing an adult safeguarding authority that is independent of the HSE in order to avoid any potential conflicts of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58630/25]
1806. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the National Men’s Health Action Plan 2024–2028; if she will consider allocating an initial €10 million to support its delivery in line with recommendations from a foundation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58658/25]
1807. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider commissioning a full cost analysis of the National Men’s Health Action Plan 2024–2028 to ensure that the plan is adequately resourced and implemented across all relevant sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58659/25]
1808. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will work with colleagues across Government to develop a cross-Government Policy Statement on Men’s Health, in order to co-ordinate action and ensure a whole-of-Government approach to improving men’s well-being; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58660/25]
1812. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will advance and support research to better understand how men engage with their health and healthcare services, to ensure that health promotion initiatives are evidence-based and effective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58665/25]
1825. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to review the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable that is, people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties, elderly disadvantaged persons will not be impacted by the ceasing of free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs in January 2026 as these persons rely on the provision of blister pa…
857. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans in relation to the regulation of aesthetic and cosmetic medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57366/25]
618. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the establishment of a national body with radiotherapy expertise to identify patient and technology specific needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49889/25]
620. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the need to provide life-saving equipment in addition to AEDs and life rings; and her plans to issue new guidelines on appropriate life-saving equipment to provide to schools, sports clubs and other such bodies. [49896/25]
631. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), and that some form of long term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly given that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a stateme…
633. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering classifying long-Covid an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49973/25]
646. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the use of CAR T-cell therapy for a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50037/25]
647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a further update on an issue (details supplied), to outline whether an organisation has engaged with a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50039/25]
653. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the use of Car-T therapy being restricted to just those under the age of 26 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50153/25]
657. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason incontinence surgery is not currently provided in Ireland (details supplied); if she plans to make this service available in Ireland; and if not, if there are alternative supports available to patients in need. [50177/25]
659. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans to support frontline healthcare professionals who continue to suffer from long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50235/25]
364. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for CAR T- cell therapy in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49487/25]
374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the cross-departmental governance for safeguarding pupils with serious allergies consuming externally prepared meals, including traceability of ingredient allergen information along the supply chain and recall procedures. [49520/25]
1257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure cancer patients have access to up-to-date radiotherapy comparable to international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/25]
1275. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48547/25]