Parliamentary questions

1000. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will work with the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure that all schools have access to stock adrenaline auto-injectors, rather than relying on individual students and their families to supply them; the measures being taken to provide mandatory, standardised training for teachers and school staff so they feel confident and safe i…

1001. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the care pathway for patients experiencing miscarriage is removed from the maternity unit in UHL and relocated, to ensure those suffering after a miscarriage are not mixing with expectant mothers, which inevitably adds to their trauma and suffering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69674/25]

1002. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the ongoing independent review by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products that are currently available without prescription; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69678/25]

1003. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a consultation process has been put in place with patient advocacy groups, GPs, pharmacies and other stakeholders in respect of the review being carried out by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69679/25]

1004. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health in the event of the Health Products Regulatory Authority makes recommendations which provide that codeine containing medicinal products can only be made available through prescription, the mechanisms that will be put in place to assist those who are reliant on these products and who have been able to purchase them without prescription; and if s…

1005. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the review being carried out by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products are prepared to consider putting in place additional safeguards through pharmacies without the requirement for prescription; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69681/25]

1006. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mental health service in Dublin 11; if she will provide an update on the service's request for future funding; if she will outline the other supports that will be provided to the service going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69683/25]

1007. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those seeking international protection upon arrival, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69708/25]

1008. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of physical health assessment available for those seeking international protection upon arrival, particularly for those coming from countries where the level of healthcare is not at the same standard as we have in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69710/25]

1009. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of ongoing health supports for those living in international protection centres, particularly for people suffering with long term illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69712/25]

1010. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the level of mental health support available for those living in international protection centres, particularly for those fleeing war zones and other highly traumatic situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69714/25]

1011. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [69740/25]

1012. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) is no longer available; if this service can be returned to avoid long journeys elsewhere for essential appointments, especially given the well documented levels of deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69742/25]

1013. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that the current waiting times for primary care psychology in Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore which are currently in excess of two years (details supplied), her plans to address these waiting times; if she intends to provide additional primary care psychology and psychology administrative suppor…

1014. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to outline the plans for an unused building (details supplied), and when it might be expected to open again. [69748/25]

1015. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the current wait time for primary care psychology in Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore is in excess of two years; that the head of primary care services in the Midlands Louth Meath CHO has attributed these waiting times to ‘capacity challenges due to no additional primary care psychology and psychology administrative…

1016. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2454 of 29 April 2025, if it is proposed to review the position regarding the establishment of a neurology hub in the Cavan/Monaghan region to assist patients to have access to integrated services without requiring hospital in-patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69753/25]

1017. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of taxi journeys funded by the HSE for cancer and other patients in each CHO area for the past three years; the cost of funding these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69772/25]

1018. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the criteria, controls and inspections carried out or requested from each of the taxi firms employed by the HSE for cancer and other patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69773/25]

1019. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the longest wait time nationally for the following primary care disciplines for young people (0-18) as of June 2023 and as of October 2025 (details supplied); and for the number of years and months these persons were waiting at those points in time. [69784/25]

1020. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount being spent daily on private ambulance services, per RHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69787/25]

1021. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will address the current care pathway for women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss (details supplied) in the Midwest, specifically in Limerick Maternity Hospital, where those miscarrying are assessed and treated in the same unit as women receiving antenatal care. [69789/25]

1022. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason prescriptions from private doctors are excluded under the medical card scheme; if she will consider extending coverage given the difficulty many face accessing their own GPs, leading them to seek private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69792/25]

1023. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide funding for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69856/25]

1024. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of hospitals, per county, which provide in-person menopause clinics that are in operation, and those that are not. [69919/25]