852. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the estimated average out-of-pocket cost to families for child prosthetic provision in Ireland; and the measures being considered to reduce or eliminate reliance on fundraising by parents to meet basic mobility needs. [54908/25]
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853. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the quality and usability of prosthetics provided to children in Ireland; if this review will include direct consultation with families and service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54909/25]
854. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the wind energy industry continues to rely on the outdated 2017 HSE Position Paper on Wind Turbines and Public Health, which is contrary to more recent advice issued by the HSE (details supplied); if the 2017 Position Paper has been formally withdrawn; if not, the reason it has not been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
855. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the critical shortage of health care assistants in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area; the immediate measures being taken to address the waiting lists for home support services for older persons and those requiring post-hospital care.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54927/25]
856. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of individuals in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area who are awaiting allocation of home support hours; the average waiting time for new applicants; and the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists. [54928/25]
857. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional resources or recruitment initiatives are planned to increase the availability of home support staff in south Tipperary, given the current shortage of health care assistants and rising demand for services. [54929/25]
858. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the funding allocation for home support services in south Tipperary in each of the past three years; and whether additional funding will be made available in budget 2026 to meet increasing demand. [54930/25]
859. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken any targeted recruitment campaigns for healthcare assistants in the south-east community healthcare area; and, if so, to provide details of the outcomes and timelines for deployment of additional staff. [54931/25]
860. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider establishing a specific retention and recruitment initiative to support rural and regional home support services, including in Clonmel, where staff shortages are acute. [54932/25]
861. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new primary care centre in Nenagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54938/25]
862. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the total number of job posts anticipated for the Nenagh primary care centre; the total number of new posts anticipated for the Nenagh primary care centre; if she will provide a breakdown of these new posts by job title or position; when and where these new posts will be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54939/25]
863. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds allocated to Mayo University Hospital in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form, to include any changes in bed capacity over the period; and to specify whether the hospital's acute bed capacity has increased, decreased or remained static year on year. [54947/25]
864. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with CORU on the proposed changes in regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors, which include the removal of mandatory personal therapy and clinical supervision, along with the creation of a rigid separation between counselling and psychotherapy; if her Department has concerns over these changes; and if she will make a st…
865. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will address the delays faced by a person (details supplied) in accessing support from CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54952/25]
866. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline in detail the procedures undertaken by her Department for medical evacuations from Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54953/25]
867. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she intends to fully fund the 2024–30 collaborative tuberculosis strategy for Ireland. [54966/25]
868. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on services from the association of ambulance chief executives, by the National Ambulance Service and the HSE, for 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [54975/25]
869. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if there are any technical, legal, operational or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process, specifically tender or contract title, name and address of the awarded contractor or supplier,…
870. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if all contracting authorities under the aegis of her Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if she will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met. [55078/25]
871. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness among healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55105/25]
872. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when funding will be secured to establish a national chronic intestinal failure centre here, which is already established in the United Kingdom and other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55106/25]
873. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 17 September 2025, if Ireland has a stockpile or contingency plan for essential medicines unavailable here (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55111/25]
874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the recent increase in tax for vaping products coming into effect as of 1 November 2025 could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55116/25]
875. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the exam needed to practise in the medical profession here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55128/25]
876. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive confirmation of their place on the list for a kidney transplant in Beaumont Hospital. [55129/25]