Parliamentary questions

831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the processing time for reimbursement by the HSE for patients who travel to the Northern Ireland for medical treatment via the Cross-Border Directive. [44907/26]

832. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44908/26]

833. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including mounjaro on the medical card scheme for medical card holders aged over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44909/26]

834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/26]

835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether exceptions for overnight stays for partners will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44911/26]

836. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the status of gaining access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44919/26]

837. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the backlog of appointments for endometriosis at Tallaght University Hospital, which are taking up to 12-14 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44925/26]

838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44928/26]

839. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure free access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44935/26]

840. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for planned surgery in Beaumont Hospital that was cancelled on four occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44941/26]

841. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging by pharmacists for blister packs, for those who can neither afford the new charges or take the risk of incorrect dosage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44944/26]

842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all children within the State receive urgent access to givinostat (duvyzat) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44945/26]

843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address unregulated alcohol deliveries by app delivery companies; his plans to address this issue in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/26]

844. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the HSE’s failure to adopt the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44966/26]

845. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department was consulted by the HSE prior to the decision not to implement the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44967/26]

846. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her views on whether refusal to accept a Labour Court recommendation may undermine confidence in the State’s Industrial Relations Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44968/26]

847. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of perfusionist positions currently sanctioned, filled, and vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/26]

848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to recruit and retain perfusionist roles within the HSE given the critical nature of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44970/26]

849. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department anticipate difficulty in recruiting and retaining perfusionists arising from the removal of the historic pay linkage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44971/26]

850. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if a service impact assessment was carried out before the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists was altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44972/26]

851. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will publish analysis underpinning the decision to reject the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation regarding perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44973/26]

852. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the current status of the reimbursement application for givinostat for the treatment of boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the timeline for a decision following consideration by the HSE Drugs Group; the steps being taken to ensure that there are no further delays in access should reimbursement be approved; whether eligibility criter…

853. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the approval and funding of the new drug givinostat to treat boys currently living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44978/26]

854. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the position relating to the model three report in respect of Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44994/26]

855. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid, committed or accrued by the HSE, eHealth Ireland, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Department of Health or any body under her aegis to a company (details supplied) or any other external consultancy, advisory, professional services or ICT firm in respect of the National Electronic Health Record, One Health …