Parliamentary questions

359. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide urgent access to skyclarys for persons living with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) here. [44859/26]

360. 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. [44860/26]

361. 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. [44861/26]

362. 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. [44863/26]

363. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expedite access and reimbursement for givinostat for children living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy here (details supplied) [44870/26]

364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed report in relation to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44883/26]

365. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will organise surgery for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44884/26]

366. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44912/26]

367. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44913/26]

368. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if exceptions to overnight partner restrictions 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. [44914/26]

369. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will consider a national standard for family-centred postnatal care, including overnight partner support where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44915/26]

208. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of seizures of anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhancing drugs made by An Garda Síochána and the Customs Service in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44404/26]

209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of negotiations regarding pricing for reimbursement for skyclarys. [44200/26]

210. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO 7 currently awaiting a first appointment under the HSE school dental screening service; the number of those who have progressed to secondary school without ever being seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44207/26]

211. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that some GP practices are charging medical card holders between €20-40 for ear wax removal; whether this procedure is covered under the GMS scheme; the circumstances in which a charge may be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44208/26]

212. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a relative of a deceased person has been refused access, under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, to non-clinical mortuary records, including mortuary logbooks, times of admission and release, and related administrative documentation held by a HSE hospital; if she will outline the policy basis on which such records may be withhe…

213. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the services that are available for people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in the Clifden area; the details of how these services can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44212/26]

214. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason Alzheimer’s disease is not considered a disability by the HSE for the purposes of accessing home help services for people under 66 years of age; whether consideration is being given to including Alzheimer’s disease as a recognised disability for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44213/26]

215. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting more than 12 months for an initial assessment by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44219/26]

216. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if she will engage directly with Trinity College Dublin; and if she w…

217. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts approved but unfilled for more than six months, by hospital group; and the measures being taken to address persistent recruitment challenges. [44280/26]

218. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position regarding the application of pension increases arising from Department of Health Circular 02/2024 and Labour Court Recommendation LCR22780 to medical scientists who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether consideration is being given to extending these increases in line with the policy of maintaining parity bet…

219. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined representations from retired medical scientists that pension arrangements may not reflect previous scheme provisions or assurances regarding alignment with salary changes for their grade; if she will outline any review or engagement undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44306/26]

220. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, dental nurses and hygienists by grade posts filled at Castlerea Primary Care Centre as of 3 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44309/26]

221. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists by grade posts filled at Strokestown Primary Care Centre as of 3 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44310/26]