1585. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will ban the use of hexahydrocannabinol vapes in Ireland; the timeline for the ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30333/25]
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1586. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the shortage of general practitioners serving rural towns such as Rathcormac in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/25]
1587. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of anaesthesiology consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30347/25]
1588. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of obstetrics and gynaecology consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30348/25]
1589. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of pathology consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30349/25]
1590. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of psychiatry consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30350/25]
1591. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of radiology consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30351/25]
1592. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the lack of surgery consultants assigned to the HSE mid-west, appreciating that the region has the lowest number of such consultants in any of the HSE regions per 100,000 of the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30352/25]
1593. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) will undertake their ADHD assessment in a timely manner and if she will engage with the child’s parents on the matter. [30354/25]
1594. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Tipperary currently, the clinic staff levels and hours provided for such clinics. [30395/25]
1595. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologists based at Cork University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [30396/25]
1596. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs of fully staffing four additional early intervention in psychos (EIP) teams; and the job title of staff required to fully resource a EIP team. [30397/25]
1597. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical ophthalmologists based within community services of CHO3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [30398/25]
1598. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to reintroduce statutory schemes that ceased in 2012 to supplement the cost of existing or newly diagnosed patients with coeliac disease requiring gluten-free diets to supplement the cost of the diet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30415/25]
1599. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the total number of women affected directly by the misreading of their cervical smear tests to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30424/25]
1600. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the total number of women who were directly affected by the misreading of their cervical smear tests who have passed away to date. [30425/25]
1601. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the total number of women currently alive who have received a terminal diagnosis as a direct result of the misreading of cervical cancer tests. [30426/25]
1602. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines for vaccination against SARS COV 2 of infants, children and adolescents, who do not have medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness, will be amended in light of recent research findings in the Department of Health in Australia and the FDA in the USA whereby risk of side effects outweigh any benefit of vaccination. [30427/25]
1603. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the recruitment of an interim locum ophthalmologist for the South Tipperary region (details supplied); if a candidate has been selected; when this post will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30430/25]
1604. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the long wait times for initial assessments for speech and language therapy services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30432/25]
1605. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free, given it has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in older adults. [30444/25]
1606. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if a resolution will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30465/25]
1607. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the process by which dentists affiliate to the dental treatment services scheme (DTSS); if there are plans to address the present deficit in DTSS in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30502/25]
1608. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce oral immunotherapy for people who have severe allergies; if she will provide a timeline on its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30510/25]
1609. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if pelvic osteotomy hip dysplasia operations carried out in Galway by consultants from Children’s Health Ireland will be included in the scope of the current review into paediatric orthopaedic surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30518/25]