391. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the availability of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system available under the drugs payment scheme for people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38638/25]
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165. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of any pause on the use of such products; and whether she will follow up with individuals who have previously received mesh implants to check on their clinical wellness as part of such an audit to inform any…
166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that all alternative options to vaginal mesh implants are available, such as tissue slings, before considering the recommencement of mesh implant services; and if she will ensure that processes to achieve full informed consent, including awareness of the level of harm which has occurred, will be in place ahead of any recommencement of mesh i…
167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the rate of persons who have received mesh implants who have reported suffering harm as a result of such implants as a proportion of all those who have received mesh implants for the period 2010 to 2018 ; and whether she has sought such information to inform decision-making on the future use of mesh implants. [37971/25]
168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data sought and collected to inform decision making on the future use of mesh implants. [37972/25]
169. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of alternative surgeries or other interventions conducted as an alternative to mesh implants during the period 2010 to 2018 until the pause, and during the period 2018 since the pause to date, in tabular form. [37973/25]
170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the range of services available to mesh-injured persons; the reason full removal services are not available in the State; and whether her Department will fund access to treatment abroad for mesh-injured persons. [37974/25]
171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the report of the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group; the reason no mesh-injured persons have been included in the process of compiling the report; and the engagement the group has had with mesh-injured persons since inception, by year, in tabular form. [37975/25]
253. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will give due consideration to providing epinephrine injections (EpiPens) free of charge to the families of children (not in receipt of medical cards) who are required to carry EpiPens on their person in case they experience severe anaphylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38257/25]
764. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the application of a CGM sensor for a person (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37142/25]
803. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on when the HSE will make omnipod insulin pumps available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37380/25]
866. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason the mini-TT 380 copper coil is not included in the free contraceptive scheme; if this coil has not been included as a reimbursable items due to a clinical concern or due to the lack of an application from the supplier or for another reason; if so the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37758/25]
877. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no seizure detection devices (details supplied) eligible for funding under the local community healthcare organisation's community funded schemes; the processes which suppliers/manufacturers of these devices must follow in order to have these devices considered for funding; if the expansion of the scheme to include these devices can…
880. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the Dexcom One continuous glucose monitor is available on the drugs payment card scheme for individuals who do not qualify to access the continuous glucose monitor under any other HSE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37813/25]
343. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she is considering and investigating the use of Al-powered sensors to keep older adults safer and healthier in their own homes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36697/25]
773. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will assess the current allocation of funds for aids and appliances for vision impairment; if she is aware of the inequity of the current arrangement whereby certain parts of the country are allocated no funding or extremely limited funding for said aids; if she will consider introducing a system where access to said aids is consistent regardless of geo…
384. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who has a very rare form of epilepsy will receive her much-needed seizure monitor. [33227/25]
139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether a complaint submitted to the HPRA is being processed (details supplied); and when an outcome is expected. [32871/25]
872. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the steps and engagement that is being taken to support and assist people mainly women impacted by the mesh implant scandal; stage her Department and the HSE is at with rectifying these serious flaws in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32463/25]
873. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of women identified under the Chief Medical Officers Report November 2018 on the Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; the total number of women impacted by same; the number that were selected for recall; the number for assessment; the number of women that received subsequent surgery; the number that needed to avail of the treatment a…
897. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were received for ceiling hoists within CHO3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32604/25]
899. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best international practice. [32606/25]
906. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person requiring a new leg prosthesis fitting (details supplied); to advise when they will be supplied with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32662/25]
919. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be automatically entitled to a medical card. [32727/25]
920. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be entitled to compensation for necessary travel to mesh centres established under the mesh pathways. [32728/25]