2656. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the safeguards that were in place during the 1950s to ensure that providers of thalidomide fully disclosed any potential side effects; if she can provide evidence that proves her Department was satisfied that these safeguards were sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/25]
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2657. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can provide a timeline, dating back to the 1950s, of each instance where her predecessors as Minister were briefed by officials on the potential negative effects of thalidomide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47319/25]
2658. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that all files detailing the State’s relationship with providers of thalidomide are publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47320/25]
2659. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that seed funding will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to commence progress towards an extension which could deliver an additional 72-beds and theatre capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47321/25]
2660. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the remaining budget for respite for carers in 2025 for CHO4, broken down by area. [47340/25]
2661. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health 3361. the number of days respite that can be provided within the remaining budget for CHO4, broken down by area. [47341/25]
2662. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been spent to date for respite for carers in 2025 for community healthcare organisation 4 or CHO4, broken down by area. [47342/25]
2663. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 3085 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47359/25]
2664. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 3086 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47377/25]
2665. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of all-island health service collaborations supported by the Shared Island Fund, including the expansion of bespoke all-island services building on paediatric cardiac care, specifying funded capital elements, service start dates and evaluation metrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47402/25]
2666. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for MRI scans at each hospital in Dublin, and nationally, in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47435/25]
2667. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the changes to the way in which newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics are being offered their authorisation to practice letter; to detail the new process and the way it will be implemented; if this has resulted in any delays in having letters of authorisation issued to graduates of recent courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47441…
2668. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering whether the Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly or SIMPATHY pilot programme, which was evaluated in 2024, is to be mainstreamed; if so, will this be budgeted for in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47444/25]
2669. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive neurological endovascular or stroke care therapy. [47476/25]
2670. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the expansion of community intervention teams operating in Dublin Bay North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47484/25]
2671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to outline the process for MedEvac Palestinians, with Stamp 4 visas, to apply to have family members join them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47501/25]
2672. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for home help in the south Lee area of County Cork. [47505/25]
2673. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help that were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the south and north Lee areas in County Cork, in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [47506/25]
2674. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if all home help organiser positions in south and north Lee have been filled; and if not, when they will be filled. [47507/25]
2675. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on home help allocation longer than six, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [47508/25]
2676. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the cost of providing a medical card to all individuals receiving the carer’s allowance if the means test is removed. [47509/25]
2677. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if rescheduled orthopaedic surgery is confirmed in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); the reason it was cancelled for a third time; if every avenue inside and outside the State has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47515/25]
2678. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres with back-up generators and resilient communications; the planned upgrades for 2025–2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47523/25]
2679. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether a proportionality assessment under S.I. No. 413 of 2022 was carried out, whether by her Department or by CORU on delegation, prior to the adoption on 11July 2025 by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of the Standards of Proficiency and the Criteria for Education and Training Programmes for counsellors and for psy…
2680. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the basis for the delineation of practice whereby counsellors are trained to work with mild to moderate presentations while psychotherapists are trained for moderate to severe and complex presentations in the Standards of Proficiency adopted in July 2025; if she will provide the workforce and access to care impact assessment underpinning this delineation; the p…