Parliamentary questions

742. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a policy on drug addiction prevention; and if so, if a policy document is available; and if she will provide the same. [73716/25]

743. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a policy on harm reduction in relation to drug taking; and if so, if a policy document is available; and if she will provide the same. [73717/25]

744. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the sums paid via the clinical indemnity scheme for Mid-West HSE settled claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73722/25]

745. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of claims which were not settled in the period 2015-2020 for the Midwest region and are still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73723/25]

746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall organ transplant strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73727/25]

747. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the total amount spent by her Department on social media, TV, print, and so on, to inform the public of the commencement of the Human Tissue Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73728/25]

748. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether the independent panel, as required under the Human Tissue Act 2024, has been created; if so who the members of this panel are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73729/25]

749. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the communications that took place with health care professionals on the Human Tissue Act 2024; how it will impact their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73730/25]

750. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall strategy for the treatment of end-stage kidney disease will be published. [73731/25]

751. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on campaigns being adopted in other countries to reduce the need for dialysis; whether a similar campaign is being planned for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73732/25]

752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on the provision of medical cards for patients in end-stage kidney disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73733/25]

753. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73779/25]

754. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the north Kerry lookback review; if this review will be published before the end of the year; the reasons for the ongoing delay; the engagements she has had with children and impacted families, and the dates on which these engagements took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73787/25]

755. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health regarding the north Kerry lookback review, the engagements she has had in relation to this since taking office; the dates on which those engagements took place; the content of those engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73788/25]

756. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access CT scans, broken down by county and by period of time waiting, in tabular form, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73789/25]

757. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current and known upcoming vacancies at University Hospital Kerry; the dates on which the vacancies arose or will arise; the dates when vacancies are expected to be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73790/25]

758. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the minor injuries clinic in Killarney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73791/25]

759. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on beds in Dingle Community Hospital; when all beds will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73792/25]

760. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on beds in Dingle Community Hospital; when all beds will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73793/25]

761. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to outline the measures she is taking to address hospital overcrowding at the accident and emergency department in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73794/25]

762. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will increase the number of beds at the accident and emergency department in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73795/25]

763. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Waterford waiting for a first outpatient appointment at University Hospital Waterford in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, broken down by specialty; and to provide the median and longest waiting times. [73818/25]

764. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting orthopaedic outpatient appointments and orthopaedic procedures via University Hospital Waterford in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and to provide waiting times by urgency category where available. [73819/25]

765. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ear, nose and throat outpatient appointments via University Hospital Waterford in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including median and longest waits. [73820/25]

766. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in the University Hospital Waterford catchment in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the waiting times involved. [73821/25]