878. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether there has been any change since 29 August 2025 to the assessment, processing or reimbursement of applications relating to the treatment of lipoedema under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; whether standard applications for treatment of the limbs under the Z01B code are now routinely being referred for clinical review; the date on which any such ch…
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879. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a GP is entitled to charge a patient for, and only for, referring them to a private hospital or public hospital for a consultation. [73545/26]
880. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an incident (details supplied); and the measures she will take to increase ambulance personnel and vehicle capacity in County Meath. [73543/26]
881. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery, for a person (details supplied), or refer this patient through the treatment purchase fund. [73541/26]
882. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce free shingles vaccination for people aged 65 and over; and the expected timeline for its introduction. [73409/26]
883. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement for lipoedema treatment under the cross-border healthcare directive have been placed on hold, delayed or otherwise prevented from progressing pending clinical review or clinical advice; if so, the date on which this commenced; the reason for the decision; the number of applications affected; and the anticipated timeframe …
884. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health whether there has been any change since 29 August 2025 to the assessment, processing or reimbursement of applications relating to the treatment of lipoedema under the cross-border healthcare directive; whether standard applications for treatment of the limbs under the Z01B code are now routinely being referred for clinical review; the date on which any such ch…
885. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement under the cross-border healthcare directive are processed strictly in chronological order according to their date of receipt; if not, the circumstances in which applications may be processed out of sequence; and the way in which applications for other procedures submitted in 2026 have been processed and reimbursed while s…
886. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for reimbursement relating to lipoedema treatment under the cross-border healthcare directive that are currently outstanding, broken down by month of receipt from October 2025 to date; the number currently awaiting administrative processing, clinical review or clinical advice respectively; the number processed and reimbursed during t…
887. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the reason any change to the processing, clinical review or eligibility requirements for lipoedema applications under the cross-border healthcare directive was not communicated to patients in advance, having regard to the written commitment issued by the National Director of HSE National Services and Schemes on 29 August 2025 that advance notice and published …
888. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE Mid-West Hospital Group to conduct an immediate investigation into a severe breakdown in open disclosure protocols regarding a vulnerable dementia patient (details supplied) who sustained an unexplained hip fracture during a recent hospital admission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73610/26]
889. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to delays in the provision of medical equipment for a person with a terminal diagnosis (details supplied); and the actions she will take to engage with the HSE to urgently resolve this matter. [73607/26]
890. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to outline the work that has been undertaken to understand the reason the Mid-West recorded the lowest national proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients transported to hospital in 2025; and whether differences in response times, geography or access to emergency hospital services have been identified as drivers for this. [73441/26]
891. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider correspondence (details supplied); and endeavour to assist a family and their child, who requires surgery urgently abroad. [73440/26]
892. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the total number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests recorded in each of the six HSE Health Regions in 2025; the percentage of patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), both pre-hospital and on arrival at hospital, by region; the percentage of these patients surviving to hospital discharge, by region; the median ambulance call-to-scene response ti…
893. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the assessment and approval process for belzutifan will be expedited (details supplied). [73594/26]
894. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason Addison’s disease, a chronic condition requiring lifelong hormone replacement therapy and ongoing medical monitoring, is not included in the long-term illness scheme; whether her Department has assessed the financial burden placed on patients who must pay for essential prescribed medication and related treatment; whether consideration will be given to a…
895. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a transfer. [73614/26]
896. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the status of access to an insulin pump (details supplied) for children with type 1 diabetes; the engagement the HSE has had with the organisation for access; the barriers that remain to a pricing and reimbursement application; the way these are being addressed; whether an interim or exceptional access pathway could be considered for very young children where cli…
897. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown laboratory services including the haematology and biochemistry Department; and the number of laboratory staff rostered for overnight and weekend on-call services. [73520/26]
898. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details about the new dual diagnosis team in Dublin South-West to support people experiencing both mental health difficulties and addiction, which was announced in the context of budget 2027 (details supplied); including whether it will be provided in a hospital setting or within the community; and when it will be operational. [73506/26]
899. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of agency public health nurses who have had their posts converted to permanent posts without going on the transfer panel. [73669/26]
900. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the annual budget allocation for the Royal Hospital Donnybrook for 2023, 2024 and 2025. [73713/26]
901. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant/unfilled public health nurse posts in the country and in the midwest respectively. [73670/26]
902. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the delivery of lab results to Connolly Hospital by taxi. [73656/26]