231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) on bone density loss; and whether she would consider funding the provision of a DEXA screening programme for women over 50. [74714/26]
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232. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health If she will provide funding for and implement a fully funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50 to support the early detection of osteoporosis and reduce fracture risk; whether her Department has assessed the costs and potential savings associated with such a programme; and the proposed timeframe for its introduction. [74775/26]
233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve access to DEXA scanning services and whether consideration is being given to the introduction of a publicly funded osteoporosis screening programme for women over 50. [74765/26]
234. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the recommendations arising from the inquest into the death of a person (details supplied); the actions taken by Cork University Hospital and the HSE in response; if the recommendation regarding the introduction of electronic medical records has been implemented; if measures relating to radiology equipment, diagnostic delays and enhanced clinical training have be…
235. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting CT scans at Cork University Hospital, by clinical priority and referral type; the average and longest waiting times for urgent, routine, inpatient and emergency CT scans; the number of CT scans completed each month in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of approved, filled and vacant radiographer posts; the reasons for the reporte…
236. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of residential care places for adults in North Kildare; and whether plans are in place for new residential care places in North Kildare in the future. [74761/26]
237. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if patients presenting to the emergency department in Cork University Hospital who require urgent or emergency CT scans have experienced delays as a consequence of the reported 50% reduction in CT scanning capacity (details supplied); the number of patients who experienced delays beyond clinically recommended timeframes in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by…
238. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the extent to which HSE primary care services in County Wexford rely on external providers for specialist equipment and assistive technology assessments; the number of referrals and expenditure in 2025 and 2026 to date; the current waiting times for assessment, equipment provision and follow-up support; and the measures being taken to reduce delays. [74899/26]
239. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has assessed the case for a national osteoporosis screening programme, including DEXA scanning for women over 50 years-of-age; if the matter has been referred to the National Screening Advisory Committee for consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74790/26]
240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions for hip fractures in persons aged 50 and over in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by gender; the estimated annual cost to the health service of treating osteoporotic fractures, including rehabilitation and long term care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74794/26]
241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of heart transplants, lung transplants and combined heart and lung transplants carried out in the Mater Misericordiae University hospital in each month from January 2025 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74796/26]
242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of DEXA scans provided to public patients under the GP access to diagnostics scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the current average waiting time for such a scan in the HSE south-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74793/26]
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant and for a lung transplant at the end of each quarter from quarter 1 2025 to date in 2026; and the average waiting time in each case, in tabular form. [74798/26]
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients, adult and paediatric, who received a heart or lung transplant outside the State under the treatment abroad scheme or another arrangement in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74801/26]
245. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing a fully funded national DEXA screening programme for women over 50 to improve early detection of osteoporosis; and if an assessment has been carried out of the potential health benefits and savings from preventing fractures. [74923/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of potential heart and lung transplants that did not proceed in 2025 and to date in 2026 due to bed, theatre or staffing capacity at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. [74803/26]
247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, the number of individual persons, as distinct from treatment cases or episodes, who presented for treatment with gambling as their main problem in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by HSE health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74805/26]
248. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review the eligibility criteria for approved preventative medication for hereditary angioedema (HAE). [74913/26]
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, the number of persons currently waiting to commence treatment for gambling addiction in the HSE south-west region, broken down by service; the longest current wait from referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74806/26]
250. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to introduce a fully-funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50; her views on whether a DEXA screening programme would help identify low bone density early and thus help guide treatment to reduce fracture risk, and protect mobility and independence in women over 50; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74877/26…
251. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a fully funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50 (details supplied). [74812/26]
252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, if the HSE will confirm the accuracy of the average waiting times reported in table 3 for the HSE Dublin and north-east and HSE Dublin and south-east regions, which are identical at 1.47 days in 2021 and at 2.16 days in 2025; if the HSE will confirm the percentage increase in cases treated for gambling as a main prob…
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, the number of persons in each of the years 2021 to 2025 who were referred for gambling addiction treatment in the HSE south-west region but did not commence treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74810/26]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the services in counties Cork and Kerry that provide treatment for gambling addiction; the funding allocated to each such service in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including any allocation from the additional investment in gambling treatment services since 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74808/26]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, the median and maximum waiting time in days between referral and commencement of treatment for gambling as a main problem in each HSE health region in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74807/26]