699. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to provide specific funding for the delivery of the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024–2030 to the HSE as the HSE’s current mandate in the matter is for the strategy to be ‘delivered within existing resources’ which is insufficient to the task. [68173/25]
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480. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy across CHO8, particularly at the Primary Care Centre, Mullingar; if she is aware that waiting times to access this service currently runs at 12-18 months; and if she will confirm the additional resources and personnel that will be put in place to reduce the wait for this e…
481. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [66856/25]
482. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates approved per county in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67192/25]
483. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67213/25]
484. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those for lung, breast, and prostate cancer; if she is aware of how transformative these clinics have been for the aforementioned cancer diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66763/25]
485. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66764/25]
486. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out a national awareness campaign for pancreatic cancer; if such a campaign would provide material for both medically trained and non-medically trained (patients, family, friends, carers) individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66766/25]
487. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the development of the new cardiovascular plan following the April 2025 publication of the National Review of Cardiac Services (NRCS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66769/25]
488. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the investment being made in rehabilitation and addiction services in County Kerry, given reports of increased drug use in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66771/25]
489. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the extended waiting list time for an appointment for a person (details supplied); if there are any updates available for this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66773/25]
490. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to University Hospital Limerick for treatment of endometriosis is yet to receive an appointment date for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66804/25]
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in terms of the ongoing health impact of infrasound noise from wind turbines on residents in Stonestown, Cloghan, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66822/25]
492. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if elective surgeries have been cancelled in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin; if so, to outline the reasons for such cancellations; when elective surgeries are expected to recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66828/25]
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
494. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those which already exist for breast, prostate and lung cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66836/25]
495. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to develop a national cardiovascular health plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66848/25]
496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged for routine blood tests by their general practitioners despite being covered by the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66849/25]
497. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to deliver the National Stroke Strategy from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66843/25]
498. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to implement the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services report published in April 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66844/25]
499. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended each SATU, in tabular form, in the past five years. [66860/25]
500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the evaluation process for the current National Cancer Strategy will commence; the person in her Department is responsible for this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66865/25]
501. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the consultation process for the next National Cancer Strategy will begin; the stakeholders that will be involved in the development of the next strategy; the person in her Department who is responsible for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66866/25]
502. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the impact the 34 new FTE staff for the medicines reimbursement system have had on reimbursement application timelines; the costs associated with creating these new positions in 2024, 2025 and projected costs for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66867/25]
503. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to date to meet the Programme for Government commitment to investigate early access schemes for certain types of medicines; whether there are plans to consult with patient organisations as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66868/25]