Parliamentary questions

168. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the HSE to deliver bone anchored hearing aid services; the number of individuals awaiting BAHA's; and the number of surgeons who deliver this procedure within the State. [60243/25]

169. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of new critical care beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [60244/25]

170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her views on the ongoing calls for the State to recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness in line with other EU member states. [60265/25]

171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60268/25]

172. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting lists for home support (home help) in Cork; the result of the recent recruitment campaign for home support workers by the HSE southwest in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60273/25]

173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) due to be discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital to a nursing home for long-term care under the fair deal scheme; if she will ensure that a suitable continued rehabilitation placement will be made available, with St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny being a priority; and if…

174. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the pause on the use of mesh for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence that has been in place since July 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60277/25]

175. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that funding for a multidisciplinary FND team (MDT) is made available in the Mater and Beaumont hospitals and beyond to ensure that patients (details supplied) have full access to the same services that are provided in St. James’s Hospital. [60292/25]

176. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of new medicines which were submitted to the NCPE in each year between 2015 and 2025; and the number of these new medicines that were non-oncology orphan medicinal products, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60301/25]

177. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of non-oncology orphan medicinal products which were referred to the HSE Drugs Group by the NCPE in each year between 2015 and 2025; and to provide a breakdown of the number of successful, negative and pending reimbursement decisions for such products, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60302/…

178. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken for non-oncology orphan medicines to receive a final reimbursement decision from the HSE Drugs Group after the submission of a pricing application by a manufacturer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60303/25]

179. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of non-oncology orphan medicines which were approved by the HSE drugs group in each year from 2015 to 2025 and which did not satisfy the QALY threshold for cost-effectiveness, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60304/25]

180. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of new medicines which were submitted to the NCPE in each year between 2015 and 2025; to provide a breakdown of the number of these new medicines that were non-oncology orphan medicinal products, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60305/25]

181. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of non-oncology orphan medicinal products which were referred to the HSE drugs group by the NCPE in each year between 2015 and 2025; to provide a breakdown of the number of successful, negative and pending reimbursement decisions for such products, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60306/25]

182. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken for non-oncology orphan medicines to receive a final reimbursement decision from the HSE drugs group after the submission of a pricing application by a manufacturer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60307/25]

183. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health her proposals to ensure that patients are not forced to absorb the cost of blister-pack packaged medication, which assists patients to monitor their dosage under complex medication regimes safely and independently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60312/25]

184. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently in Tullamore Health Centre; to provide details of these vacancies, including the length of time they have been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60315/25]

185. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to “explore restrictions on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks, including a ban on their sale to children”; the work carried out to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60316/25]

186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a correspondence (details supplied); her views on the decision not to appoint a group to the expert advisory group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60320/25]

187. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the supports available such as a public health nurse or OT at primary care or community level in Kilkenny dedicated to people with mild intellectual disabilities; and the services available and if there is a waiting list. [60340/25]

188. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections and prosecutions undertaken to ensure that nicotine inhaling devices (vapes) are not sold to those under 18 since the ban was introduced. [60344/25]

189. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on planned legislation that will prohibit the sale of flavoured nicotine inhaling devices (vapes) and disposable nicotine inhaling devices, as well as restricting packaging of such devices. [60345/25]

190. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on planned capital developments and expansion at Gorey District Hospital, Gorey, County Wexford. [60346/25]

191. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she will recognise the period worked by a person (details supplied) as being at Maintenance Manager Grade 7; and if incremental credit will be awarded re same. [60347/25]

192. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm that Adolescent Mental Health Services facilities for the will be provided in the planned new primary care centre in Gorey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60354/25]