1047. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health an update on the approval status of the drug givinostat; if officials from her Department have been in contact with their counterparts in the North to examine the possibility of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy accessing treatment in the North as an interim measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4348/26]
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1048. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans to remove the income threshold for access to a medical card for persons over 70 years-of-age in order to ensure universal access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4349/26]
1049. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme and that some form of long-term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly given that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement…
1050. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason CervicalCheck does not inform a patient which HPV type or the number of HPV types which were found in a patient that tests positive for HPV viruses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/26]
1051. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand CervicalCheck screening to include genotyping to identify the specific strains of HPV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4372/26]
1052. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she has confidence that CervicalCheck screening covers all high-risk HPV types; how often an evidence review takes place into testing and risk in order to inform screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4373/26]
1053. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Loughlinstown primary healthcare centre capital project, located on Loughlinstown Drive, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4381/26]
1054. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for phase II of the national rehabilitation hospital development on Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, under the HSE capital projects plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4383/26]
1055. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the introduction of targeted glaucoma screening measures for individuals with a family history of glaucoma, given the significantly increased risk faced by first-degree relatives; whether international best practice in this area has been examined with a view to informing policy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on …
1056. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the arrangements that are in place to ensure patients can access their dental records and continuity of care in such circumstances; if any guidance is available to patients who have paid for treatment that was not completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4401/26]
1057. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health whether she is considering making Ryeqo available in Ireland for women suffering with endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4403/26]
1058. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the protocols around a person within the healthcare system on suicide watch; if the family are notified when a person is on suicide watch; and to provide clarity on an inquest involving a patient (details supplied). [4459/26]
1059. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to maintain continuity of care following recent changes to maternity services in hospitals; if consultants previously delivering private maternity services have a duty of care to patients under their supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4471/26]
1060. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/26]
1061. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current numbers of approved and actual/in post WTE staff grade and senior grade clinicians working in children's services across Longford and Westmeath CDNT, PC, CAMHs/ YAMHs, broken down by community healthcare networks by discipline (details supplied), in tabular form:; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4485/26]
1062. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current number on priority and routine waiting lists, across each care group awaiting initial assessment; the longest waiter per discipline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4486/26]
507. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the current waiting list for marriage of convenience interviews, given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/26]
508. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the total number of GPs, and the number of GPs providing GMS services, in County Kerry, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at 1 December for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [2905/26]
509. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations at University Hospital Kerry, by year, from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by appointment or procedure type and by adult/child, in tabular form. [2910/26]
510. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, the waiting-time distribution, and the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [2911/26]
511. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at University Hospital Kerry, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [2912/26]
512. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates at University Hospital Kerry, and the number of days full-capacity protocols in operation at the hospital, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [2913/26]
513. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Kerry on primary care and community services waiting lists, broken down by service type, age group, and length of wait, at December 2022-2025 or latest comparable date, in tabular form. [2914/26]
514. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health whether the cold cap/scalp cooling machine in CUH is in operation; the number of times in each of the past 12 months it has been used; the number of patients that have been treated using it; and whether training has been provided for the chemo therapy nurses in order to use it. [2943/26]
515. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health whether the linear accelerator in CUH is currently in use; and the number of patients treated or assessed using it during each of the past 12 months. [2944/26]