387. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments taken in SouthDoc in Blackpool, Cork, in each of the past 12 months; the number of patients that were unable to be seen in Blackpool and were referred to SouthDoc in Kinsale Road, Cork from Blackpool in the same time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33241/25]
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388. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to ensure that givinostat is available at the earliest opportunity to sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [33245/25]
389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to recognise inflammatory bowel disease under the long-term illness scheme, to provide patients with access to the necessary financial and medical support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33248/25]
390. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to include inflammatory bowel disease in the chronic disease management programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33249/25]
391. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to implement a fully funded, multi-disciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease care, to ensure that patients have access to the full range of healthcare professionals required to manage their condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33250/25]
392. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to reinstate funding for advanced nurse practitioners in inflammatory bowel disease clinics, to ensure adequate staffing levels and the best possible care for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33251/25]
393. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to remove GP fees for completing and signing medical card application forms. [33265/25]
394. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will urgently review the case of a 14-year-old girl (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months to be seen by a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the patient is prioritised for psychiatric assessment before the new school year begins; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
395. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for children referred to CAMHS and community disability network teams to be seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist; the number of children currently on waiting lists for these services, broken down by CHO area; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33287/25]
396. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33291/25]
397. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address and support the 166 healthcare workers, who put their lives at risk working during the pandemic, who are now facing an end to long-Covid special leave with pay (SLWP), but whose lives are still drastically and negatively affected by this disease, by extending the SLWP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33297/25]
398. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount of funding allocated by the HSE for respite beds in a hospital (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33298/25]
399. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of respite beds in a hospital (details supplied) has decreased in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33299/25]
400. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a strategy document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33301/25]
401. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in an awareness raising document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33302/25]
402. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current status of the approval process for the drug givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if consideration is being given to its inclusion in an early access programme, similar to those operating in the United Kingdom and the United States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33312/25]
403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to outline her engagements with the HSE on access to givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33325/25]
404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to have pharmacists prescribe for common conditions; the timeline she is working towards for implementing this recommendation from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/25]
405. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation from a group (details supplied); the timeline for implementation of the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/25]
406. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]
407. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the process through which people availing of the special long-Covid sick pay scheme for healthcare workers will be supported as they transition to the public service sick leave scheme; the way in which these people may be eligible for ill health retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33335/25]
408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 11 June 2025 to outline, of the new approved maximum whole time equivalent (WTE) staff figure of 129,753 for the HSE and Section 38 agencies, the number of those that will be available to the HSE Kerry/Cork region; the number of WTE staff currently employed in the region; what increase will the new approved maximum a…
409. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department’s position is regarding pension entitlements for staff employed under HSE-funded Roma and intercultural health projects operated by area partnerships; if her Department or HSE intends to fund employer pension contributions for these workers; the plans in place to address this matter upon the introduction of pension auto-enrolment; and if she…
410. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to detail all applications made in the past five years with respect to the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford, including the date of the application, by whom it was made, by whom it was received, the consideration given to the application, the outcome, date of decision, and the rationale for that decision, in tabular form. […
411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is fully satisfied with the proposed location for a facility in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33372/25]