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Emer Currie Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55583/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE spent under the high-tech drug scheme in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [55626/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist posts filled at the Mater Hospital as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55627/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3286. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she had with maternity hospitals in relation to the phasing out of private maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55631/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the age for free contraception, which is currently from 17 years to 35 years, to at least 40 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55642/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3288. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the eligibility age for women to receive BreastCheck to those under 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55643/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing pharmacists to administer HRT to women who have had their primary consultation and initial prescription with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55644/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ankle surgeries carried out at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [55675/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3291. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referred MRI scans requested under the HSE community diagnostic scheme in County Kildare between 1 January 2026, to 14 July 2026 inclusive; the number completed; and the average waiting time from acceptance of referral to scan. [55676/26]
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3292. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health following the HSE's report published on 3 July 2026 on "Termination of Pregnancy Services in Ireland", to provide the timeline expected for the NWIHP to collect and publish data on abortions performed by GPs; to collect and publish the full range of data planned for the national dataset on abortions in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders that were involved in deciding the data to include in the NWIHP's expanded data collection on abortion; the process and criteria by which the stakeholders were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55692/26]
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3294. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health whether all data on abortion that was collected at pilot sites was published in the NWIHP report published on 3rd July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55693/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3295. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the dietetic supports currently available to children with ARFID in the north Tipperary region, especially in light of the fact there is no dietician part of the CDNT yet; her plans to increase/improve related services in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55703/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3296. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the head of discipline dietician in the mid-west region; the specific work that has been carried out in the north Tipperary area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55704/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3297. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health given there is no dietician support service yet in place through north Tipperary CDNT, if north Tipperary CAMHS' dietician service is available to CDNT service users who require dietetic supports; if not, the reason is this not the case; if this support will be considered as an interim measure to ensure a provision of the service in the region; and if she will m…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3298. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the criteria and methodology used by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in negotiating prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55711/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3299. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average weekly price negotiated by the National Treatment Purchase Fund with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme; the average weekly cost of care in a public nursing home, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55712/…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3300. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure under the nursing homes support scheme in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55713/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3301. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the pricing system used by the National Treatment Purchase Fund to negotiate prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme will be published; the reason for the delay beyond the programme for Government commitment to publish it in early 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55714/…
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3302. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to allow for more time for, or cease the sending of, confirmation to remain on waitlist letters or face removal from the waitlists for hospital appointment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55722/26]
Pa Daly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3303. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health her plans to review the Dental Act 1985 in order that all patients will be allowed direct access to dental hygienists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55753/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding negotiations ongoing in relation to the approval for reimbursement status of a drug (details supplied), which is used as part of the wider treatment of some cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55769/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to engage with the HSE to expedite delays in relation to the approval for reimbursement status of a drug (details supplied) which is used as part of the wider treatment of some cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55770/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3307. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider facilitating a meeting with a person diagnosed with cancer and their supporters in relation to adding a cancer treatment to the list of approved drugs for reimbursement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55771/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason that a drug used in the treatment of cancer (details supplied) is not available for reimbursement status for patients in Ireland in spite of its widespread use in the EU and approval for use by the European Medicines Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55772/26]