Parliamentary questions

500. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE intend organising information sessions on the fair deal nursing home scheme for the general public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48644/26]

501. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her views on the role of innovative medicines, national registries and other key system enablers in informing the development of the next National Cancer Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48649/26]

502. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of raising the medical card basic weekly rate for a married or co-habiting couple to €1,000, €1,250, €1,500, €2,000 and €2,500 and in proportional amounts for the other thresholds; the number of estimated eligible people in each bracket; the number of currently eligible people in the current brackets; and the estimated co…

503. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of raising the GP visit card basic weekly rate for a married or co-habiting couple to €1,000, €1,250, €1,500, €2,000 and €2,500 and in proportional amounts for the other thresholds; the number of estimated eligible people in each bracket and the number of currently eligible people in the current brackets; and the estimate…

504. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €60, €40, €20, €15, €10, €5 and €0, in tabular form. [48653/26]

505. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal primary care services in line with Sláintecare, by service, in tabular form. [48654/26]

506. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Sláintecare report in full, by measure, in tabular form. [48655/26]

507. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing upfront car parking charges for hospital parking; and the amount raised by each statutory and voluntary hospital in car parking charges or otherwise raised by third parties providing car parking services on behalf of such hospitals. [48656/26]

508. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated revenue and capital cost of providing 25 of each type of care bed (details supplied), in tabular form; and the typical staffing complement associated with each bed and its revenue cost. [48657/26]

509. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully implementing the framework for safe staffing levels in all applicable settings, in tabular form. [48658/26]

510. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of achieving the targets set in the National Ambulance Service strategic workforce plan, in tabular form; the number of workers required, by grade in whole-time equivalent; and the additional capital investment required. [48659/26]

511. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the annual spend on transitional care purchased by health regions, community services, and hospitals from the private residential care sector; the number of beds leased, or the number of care episodes covered on an annualised basis; and the annualised cost of a single such bed. [48660/26]

512. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in funding for local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [48661/26]

513. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 100 of each health and social care profession, fully burdened, in tabular form. [48662/26]

514. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in spending on new medicines. [48663/26]

515. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making the contraception scheme universal in scope. [48664/26]

516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling and trebling entitlements under public access to IVF. [48665/26]

517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the rare disease action plan in full. [48666/26]

518. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the HSE climate action plan in full. [48667/26]

519. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal counselling in primary care; and the number of whole-time equivalents this would require, in tabular form. [48670/26]

520. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding and delivering each national clinical programme, model of care, and national strategy, by measure, in tabular form; and the requisite staffing complements required for each. [48671/26]

521. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing two whole-time equivalent consultant psychiatrists in each emergency department; the number already employed in this regard; the net cost for the additional number required; and the number required, in tabular form. [48672/26]

522. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a crisis resolution team. [48673/26]

523. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in funding for recovery education. [48674/26]

524. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the full complement of community CAMHS teams in line with the population recommendations of Sharing the Vision, in tabular form; the number of teams required; and the staffing complement required. [48675/26]