349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current vendor-stated product lifecycle status of the cellular pathology and microbiology modules in the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) project; the hospital sites that have completed user acceptance testing for these modules and the outcomes; the feedback received from clinical and laboratory end-users on the suitability of these modules for…
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350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a full risk register for the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS), including risks associated with module lifecycle, site readiness, and clinical safety concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70713/25]
351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement for continuous glucose monitors is only available to patients with type 1 diabetes who have required insulin from the outset; if reimbursement will be extended to patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who subsequently require insulin or develop type 1 diabetes later in life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70714/25]
352. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity at University College Cork's Dental School following the decision not to build a new dental school; if she will reverse the decision not to move forward with the new build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70715/25]
353. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a recent article regarding a public-private partnership to deliver seven new nursing homes (details supplied); the status of each nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70717/25]
354. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on commencement of section 232 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 (details supplied); the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Justice, Migration and Home Affairs on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70718/25]
355. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 690 and 691 of 2 December 2025, her plans with respect to the strategic collaboration group to be established in early 2026; the proposed membership of this group; if it will include representation for vulnerable groups, in particular those impacted by changes to phased dispensing; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
356. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments provided through PRSI stamps and the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70735/25]
357. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70754/25]
358. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding insulin delivery systems. [70755/25]
359. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health her response to the newly published report “Unseen and Unregulated: TFA, the ‘forever chemical’ in Europe’s Cereals” (details supplied), which identifies widespread contamination of cereal-based foods across Europe, including samples purchased in Ireland; her intentions to assess the implications for Irish consumers. [70791/25]
360. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential health risk to children from trifluoroacetic acid exposure in cereal-based foods. [70792/25]
361. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding for Irish research into trifluoroacetic acid in food and the environment, given the absence of a national exposure assessment. [70793/25]
362. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to immediately begin national testing of cereal-based foods for trifluoroacetic acid, given the widespread contamination reported across Europe. [70794/25]
363. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide the Cork University Dental Hospital with a GMS panel number to enable them to make claims for medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70795/25]
364. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of the drug veozah to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70837/25]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have received Transitional Care Funding due to housing adaptation requirements in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. [71475/25]
822. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on cross-Departmental engagement regarding child and youth health promotion in relation to UV exposure and skin-cancer prevention; and if HSE will commit to supporting the integration of sun-safety education as a standard element of wellbeing policy for children and young people. [69382/25]
823. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CDNTs in Armagh Road, Dublin 12; and the length of time children have been waiting, in tabular form. [70173/25]
824. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address staffing shortages and recruitment bottlenecks in frontline public services for health; the way in which these reforms will improve service delivery in counties such as Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70341/25]
825. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical indemnity claims for ear nose and throat in each HSE region, in tabular form, for each year from 2020, to date in 2025; if there is an excessively high number in the HSE Mid-West Hospital Region comparative to other regions; if this is a cause of concern, and the actions undertaken, or planned, to resolve this; and if she will make a st…
826. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if a root cause analysis been undertaken into serious ENT incidents in the Health Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69003/25]
827. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed a systematic serious adverse incident investigation process, as required, into any ENT incident in the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69004/25]
828. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the lessons that have been documented and shared from adverse ENT incidents nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69005/25]
829. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the Mental Health Bill 2024, as passed by Dáil Éireann (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the specific concerns highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69014/25]