185. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a child to access psychology services via primary care in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50728/25]
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186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologist and cardiology registrars attached to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/25]
187. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of posts in the HSE’s supra-regional endometriosis centre operated by Cork University Maternity Hospital, by grade; the number that are filled; the number that are vacant; and the status of these vacant posts, in tabular form. [50731/25]
188. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of posts in the HSE’s supra-regional endometriosis centre operated by Tallaght University Hospital, by grade; the number that are filled; the number that are vacant; and the status of these vacant posts, in tabular form. [50732/25]
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if screening will be introduced for spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50743/25]
190. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full implementation of screening for spinal muscular atrophy as committed to in the 2025-2030 Rare Diseases Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50764/25]
191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made by her Department in expanding the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50779/25]
192. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full roll-out of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy; the reason for the delay in including this condition in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50780/25]
193. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full roll-out of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency; the reason for the delay in including this condition in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50781/25]
194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied), which is used in the treatment of severe allergies, is not currently covered under the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme; if there are plans to include this treatment under either scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50820/25]
195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Programme to include severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy; the timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50824/25]
196. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of the long delayed, joint centre of excellence for diabetes care at Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital. [50840/25]
197. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the proposals to provide orthodontic services for children in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50842/25]
577. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health given recent figures released by the HSE regarding the horrendous growth in the number of children on waiting lists in Kerry and in the Kerry/Cork region for the years 2022 to 2025, inclusive, the reason the figures for Kerry and Kerry/Cork are much worse than other regions (details supplied); the plans in place to address it; and if she will make a statement o…
578. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to support workplace well-being initiatives for employees with disabilities, including continued access to well-being training and regular visits from social workers, as successfully implemented by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50391/25]
579. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans in Budget 2026 to provide for Belimumab for those with lupus who are in urgent need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49580/25]
580. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the current restrictions on CAR-T cell therapy, which limit access to patients under the age of 26, in light of the case of a person (details supplied). [49581/25]
581. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the HIQA review of Midwest urgent and emergency care. [49584/25]
582. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding access to CAR-T cell therapy for patients over the age of 26 with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; the rationale for the existing eligibility criteria; whether funding or pathways are available for patients to access this treatment abroad where clinically appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49594/2…
583. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the MRI service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital to a seven-day service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49599/25]
584. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by her Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49610/25]
585. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by her Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49628/25]
586. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if CAR T-cell therapy, which is currently unavailable in Ireland to patients over the age of 26 years of age, can be administered in older adult patients (details supplied) if medically appropriate; or alternatively if the procedure will be covered by the treatment abroad scheme if recommended by a patient's medical team. [49658/25]
587. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to Okur-Chung Syndrome, an ultra-rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the CSNK2A1 gene which affects neurodevelopment, and of which there are seven cases in Ireland; if she is aware of any research into the disorder; if not, whether she will consider having such research commissioned; and if she will make a statement on t…
588. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene in an extremely difficult case (details supplied), and allow for CAR T-cell therapy to be provided at the earliest possible date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49673/25]