Parliamentary questions

1026. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved community mental health nurse posts, per population, in psychiatry of later life services across each health region; if there are integrated health areas that currently do not have approved community mental health nurse posts, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7687/26]

1027. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7701/26]

1028. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, that will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7702/26]

1029. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the consultation which has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7703/26]

1030. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7704/26]

1031. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no head child psychologist currently working in Wexford Primary Care Psychology Service for Children and Adolescents; that the current waitlist for this service is three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7705/26]

1032. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and to clarify the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7707/26]

1033. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, that will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7708/26]

1034. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7709/26]

1035. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7710/26]

1036. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting a total knee replacement for over five years at Beaumont Hospital; the reason, despite the length of time on the waiting list and the clinical complexity of the case, surgery has still not being scheduled; the steps which are being taken to prioritise long-waiting…

1037. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to support the case of a person (details supplied) in urgent need of life-saving medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7717/26]

1038. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the lack of dental services for persons with disabilities due to overcrowding in Galway University Hospital; the number of patients that have been seen in Galway University Hospital for this service in each of the years, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for this s…

1039. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeline for the recall of baby formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7728/26]

1040. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which the initial confirmation from the FSAI that the baby formula involved in the mass recall (details supplied) was established to be incorrect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7729/26]

1041. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the engagement she is having with the FSAI in relation to the mass recall of baby formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7730/26]

1042. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the procedure whereby the recall of baby formula was communicated to parents, media outlets and other relevant organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7731/26]

1043. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the engagement she has had with the Irish suppliers of baby formula (details supplied) involved in the mass recall to ensure a minimal impact of families and infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7732/26]

1044. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any communication campaign she is planning to offer reassurance to families in the wake of the mass recall of baby formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7733/26]

1045. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the arrangements in place to ensure patients can access their dental records and continuity of care in such circumstances; if any guidance is available to patients who have paid for treatment that was not completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7740/26]

1046. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure a health surgery (details supplied) in County Waterford returns to operating on a full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7744/26]

1047. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the steps which are being taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel-Lindau disease where clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible loss of neurological and functional ability; whether compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoin…

1048. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the provisions in current or pending legislation around the use of AI in counselling/psychotherapy sessions, namely for recording sessions and notetaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7749/26]

1049. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7753/26]

1050. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, that will be used for the new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7754/26]