1061. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what internal financial controls are applied to ensure that costs claimed under the Treatment Abroad Scheme are reasonable, necessary, and proportionate. [32653/26]
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246. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to the reopening or replacement of the motorised transport grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29121/26]
210. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health her plans for further reductions in the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28387/26]
932. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the treatment abroad scheme to the United States for a person (details supplied) who requires urgent, life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21865/26]
786. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department is developing a vaccine injury scheme; if so, the details of this scheme; the way in which a person can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16286/26]
935. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in light of Rare Disease Day taking place on 28 February 2026, if she will commit to introducing an early access scheme in Ireland for people living with rare diseases to access EMA-approved orphan medicines; if such an early access scheme will include orphan medicines products licenced for non-oncology conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
1058. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to reduce financial hardship for healthcare workers who had to leave work due to contracting Covid, and subsequently Long Covid, in view of the fact that the special scheme has come to an end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14928/26]
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2074 of 13 January 2026, to list all written directions, circulars, guidance notes, governance frameworks or performance requirements issued by her Department to the HSE since 2018 concerning the treatment abroad scheme, including prior authorisation governance, escalation rules for high-cost approvals, and the reporting of ap…
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2074 of 13 January 2026, whether her Department receives any routine dataset or report from the HSE on treatment abroad scheme approvals and expenditure, including the number of applications received, the number approved, the number refused, the average cost per approval and total spend by year since 2018; and if so, to speci…
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any written requirement to the HSE since 2018 to categorise treatment abroad scheme expenditure by procedure type for departmental governance and cost control purposes; and, if not, to state the reason her Department does not require procedure-level categorisation for Exchequer oversight. [13692/26]
1055. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will consider raising the age threshold for eligibility under the child optical scheme beyond 12 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11632/26]
319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the eligibility criteria, prescribing settings, and clinical governance requirements applying to the managed access system under which liraglutide (Saxenda) is reimbursed under the General Medical Services and Drugs Payment Schemes; and to provide the number of patients approved under this pathway in each of the years 2024 and 2025, and to date in 2026.…
385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the disabled drivers scheme and a primary medical certificate, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number accepted and rejected, in tabular form. [11207/26]
372. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to making changes to the treatment abroad scheme to include assistance towards the cost of business-class seating, in instances whereby patients are medically deemed unable to remain upright for the duration of a flight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8845/26]
988. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the proactive initiatives she is developing to link mental health services with school-based drug prevention efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7546/26]
1073. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for the drug payment scheme; whether adjustments are planned to account for rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7854/26]
295. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a grant scheme for the purchase of generators for individuals who require constant electricity supply for medical reasons. [4687/26]
2190. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the reimbursement claims for services under the PCRS scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74530/25]
2322. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health her plans to streamline the procedure for the drugs payment scheme, to digitalise it, or to make less cumbersome for those using it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75120/25]
2410. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 2579 of 8 September 2025, the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to review the drugs reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1423/26]
634. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the mechanism for interscheme transfer from one GP training programme to another can be reinstated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73294/25]
744. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the sums paid via the clinical indemnity scheme for Mid-West HSE settled claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73722/25]
900. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up to date position on a medication (details supplied) being made available on the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71385/25]
919. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will appoint a consultant to deal with ME as there is currently no public consultant available in this speciality; if she will list ME on the long-term illness scheme given many ME patients are paying for prescribed drugs outside the medical card scheme and are also paying for prescribed supplements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71483/25…
957. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; whether there are plans to approve the medication required for this condition for reimbursement under the drugs scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71718/25]