Parliamentary questions

1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any clinical or economic evaluation of post-loss mental health follow-up in primary care, including the estimated cost of introducing a standardised pathway and the projected costs to the Exchequer arising from untreated trauma or extended work absence; and if she will publish any findings or methodologies use…

1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of work to establish a national data-collection framework for pregnancy-loss outcomes, including counselling access, waiting times, and follow-up; the governance structure responsible for delivery; and the expected timeline for the first dataset. [72315/25]

1095. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national reporting requirements for waiting times in addiction services; the reason no national dataset currently exists; and the timeline for introducing full national reporting of assessment and treatment waiting times. [72319/25]

1096. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE will no longer be providing blister packs to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72322/25]

1097. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when a person in long-term care will receive an appointment for dental treatment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72324/25]

1098. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward amendments to the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to explicitly include nicotine pouches within its scope; whether all relevant provisions of the Act will apply to such products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72325/25]

1099. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the specific regulatory measures she is preparing in relation to nicotine pouches as part of the forthcoming Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2025; including any proposed restrictions, controls, or enforcement mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72326/25]

1100. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by Food Safety Authority of Ireland and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past two years; the types of breaches detected; the follow-up actions taken in each category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …

1101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for chronic pain services at Beaumont Hospital; the number of patients waiting more than four months; the number of patients aged over 65 years within those lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72332/25]

1102. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to D-Doc Services during the upcoming Christmas-New Year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72333/25]

1103. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the named consultants on University Hospital Kerry’s website are those who are actually employed in UHK currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72355/25]

1104. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers impacted by long Covid beyond 31 December 2025; if she will recognise long Covid as an occupational illness to qualify for occupational injury benefits; if she has met with healthcare workers unions in relation to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

1105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to address overcrowding in the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry (UHK); if the provision of a significant increase in the number of beds available in UHK will be expedited in order to address this longstanding issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72363/25]

1106. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce waiting times at the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72364/25]

1107. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by department and grade, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72365/25]

1108. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of current staffing in community nursing in each HSE region, by function and by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72366/25]

1109. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of RGNs in community nursing roles in each HSE region; the measures being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72367/25]

1110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the considerations when providing a buggy for children with cerebral palsy; and if it is possible for parents to top-up the HSE contribution and purchase an alternative model. [72373/25]

1111. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of walk ins that have presented to the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in each of the first 11 months of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72401/25]

1112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Naas primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72402/25]

1113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider funding for blister packs, given the cost that these packs will now have for the most vulnerable in our communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72416/25]

1114. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE funded organisations who provide pregnancy related counselling and/or post abortion counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72436/25]

1115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing complement and vacancy rate for each CAMHS team nationally, including psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, nursing and administrative support; and the number of posts approved but not yet filled. [72438/25]

1116. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operational CAMHS-ID teams; the current staffing of these teams; the number of children waiting for CAMHS-ID services; and the plan and timeline to fill all posts recommended under national policy. [72439/25]

1117. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of all recommendations of a report (details supplied), including clinical audits completed; numbers of children receiving re-evaluation; compensation payments made to date; and the measures in place to ensure no recurrence of the failings identified. [72440/25]