943. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health when Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the first approved treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia, will be made available to patients in Ireland through reimbursement; if she will prioritise the assessment and reimbursement process given the urgent clinical need for the approximately 200 people living with this progressive condition; and if she will make a statement on the …
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944. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties facing small nursing homes and the widespread closures of nursing homes who are struggling to cope with rising costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17051/26]
945. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reasons the drug acarizax is not included in either the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme; if she will consider the inclusion of the drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17057/26]
946. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant delays in advancing the assisted human reproduction legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17061/26]
947. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to protect the rights of children in ‘legal limbo’ whilst the assisted human reproduction legislation remains stalled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17062/26]
948. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the current methods of payment for the tobacco and nicotine inhaling products licence; if the introduction of any additional payment methods for retailers are currently being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17074/26]
949. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the approval process for bempedoic acid (nilemdo) under the drugs payment scheme; the reason for delays in processing individual applications for this medication; if she will ensure that applicants who have exceeded the monthly DPS threshold while awaiting approval will be reimbursed in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17075/26]
950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to women with hormone positive breast cancer being excluded from free menopause care due to being unable to use HRT; and whether she would consider adding non-hormone based medication to reduce the symptoms of menopause to the drug payment scheme and medical card scheme (details supplied). [17077/26]
951. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to prioritising the reimbursement process for omaveloxolone to ensure that it is made available to the approximately 200 people in Ireland living with Friedreich’s ataxia; if she recognises the clinical necessity of this treatment for a community that currently has no other therapeutic options; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
952. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to the sanctioning of two additional autism classes for a school (details supplied); when the next tranche of sanctioned classes will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17108/26]
953. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding the non-medicinal use of Nitrous Oxide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17120/26]
954. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop additional endoscopy capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17126/26]
955. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if there will be additional endoscopy capacity provided for in the new elective hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17127/26]
956. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is tendering for the enhanced flu vaccine for Winter 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/26]
957. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if NIAC will review the guidelines around high dose vaccines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17129/26]
958. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of an evaluation being undertaken by the Alcohol Act Technical Evaluation Group (AATEG) in relation to the provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17136/26]
959. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if versatis pain patches will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17156/26]
960. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the proposal to construct a four theatre complex with attached minor theatres on the grounds of Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny, will be progressed given the growing numbers of surgeries being undertaken at the hospital and the urgent need to replace the 1950s buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17157/26]
961. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive necessary psychology services (details supplied) [17158/26]
962. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if she accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if her Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if she and her Department will engage with the Minister for Transpor…
963. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any information/notice or circular being issued by her Department to HSE-funded health and social care services (details supplied) pertaining to possible changes to means testing of residents in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17168/26]
964. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the temporary respite house at Fenagh, County Leitrim will be fully prepared and available for occupancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17171/26]
965. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health whether the new St. Patrick’s Hospital development in Carrick on Shannon will include diagnostic facilities such as X-ray and ultrasound services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17185/26]
966. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health for an update on the use of the drug xolair for allergies; the status of applications to the HSE to fund the use of this drug in limited circumstances for allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17186/26]
967. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to fully implement the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the steps her Department is taking to address the gaps in the framework that continue to affect LGBTQ+ families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17187/26]