Parliamentary questions

388. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if due consideration will be given to reviewing the current eligibility criteria for medical cards to allow cancer patients to be automatically awarded medical cards when diagnosed and to ensure they have the necessary support post diagnosis and post operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72780/25]

389. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to providing additional specific funding to hospitals to allow for the abolition of parking charges for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72781/25]

390. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given by her Department to provide funding for the lung health check pilot programme, in view of the fact that lung cancer is responsible for 20% of all cancer deaths in the country which equates to 2,000 deaths per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72782/25]

391. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide State funding for the preparation of blister packs in pharmacies to ensure that elderly and vulnerable patients who depend heavily on this service for their health are not impacted financially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72796/25]

392. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for an ultrasound at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72798/25]

393. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current position in relation to a facility under the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72803/25]

394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioner posts that were filled at Dundalk minor injuries unit in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72834/25]

395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each day of the week commencing 1 December 2025 between the hours of 8pm and 8am; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72835/25]

396. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if there are any plans to extend the scheme or move people to a different payment [72853/25]

397. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the concerning issues regarding the provision of Oxygen to patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72859/25]

398. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter regarding blister packaging (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72860/25]

399. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when the north Kerry lookback review will be published; if it will be pushed before the end of 2025; the reason for delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72903/25]

400. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultants that have been engaged as part of the North Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; any reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [72904/25]

401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultant reports commissioned as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report; the actions that arose from each report; the progress to date on said actions; and the costs associated with each report. [72905/25]

402. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultant reports commissioned as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report, and any actions that arose from each report; the progress to date on said actions; and the costs associated with each report. [72906/25]

403. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultants that have been engaged as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; any reports produced; and the cost associated with their services. [72907/25]

404. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72944/25]

405. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72945/25]

406. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to outline the outsourcing of hospital services at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by department, procedure and cost, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72949/25]

407. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72971/25]

408. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72972/25]

409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reform the fair deal scheme by reducing the five-year land or business transfer clause to three years to allow more farmers to benefit from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72974/25]

410. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that funding for blister packing services will continue as this has been an important support for many people in ill health, as outlined in correspondence from persons who rely on this service to sort their medicine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73036/25]

411. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health given the centralisation of surgeries to Dublin children's hospitals because of the anaesthesiologist issues with cranial paediatrics, if there is a plan in place to deal with increased surgical waitlists if they occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73063/25]

412. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the Shannon Doc Service in the mid-west region so that it would also include out of hours access to paediatric doctors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73068/25]