824. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health why it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to get an endoscopy appointment to offer a diagnose for her condition. [14066/25]
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825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health 1159. how many physicians associates are currently employed in public and private hospitals across the State. [14068/25]
826. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how many physicians associates were employed in public and private hospitals annually since 2019. [14069/25]
827. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how many HSE scholarships / bursaries were granted to students to undertake a physicians associate studies programme annually since 2017. [14070/25]
828. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recruitment embargo applies to the recruitment of physicians associates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/25]
829. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the independent assessment of the physicians associate role, as referred to in the HSE National Service Plan 2025, has commenced; if the independent assessor has been appointed; who the independent assessor is if they have been appointed; how long she anticipates the review to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14072/25]
830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she intends to remove maintenance payments from the assessment of means for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14074/25]
831. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14083/25]
832. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if an audit has been carried out by her Department and the HSE to identify all of the burial grounds which are in the ownership or under their control, and which said grounds were used for the burial of persons from mental health facilities, mother and baby homes, industrial schools, and other institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14084/25]
833. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the burial grounds which are under the control of her Department and the HSE, by county and which were previously managed by the local health authorities or the health boards, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14085/25]
834. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the details of the process in place throughout each of the HSE areas in respect of the management and maintenance of burial grounds which are in their ownership or under their control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14086/25]
835. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the process that has been put in place by her Department and the HSE to help identify the names of the people who are buried in these burial grounds under their management or under their control, and the institutions from which they resided in prior to their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14087/25]
836. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE have entered into arrangements with local authorities for the management and maintenance of these burial grounds and if any process is in place to transfer the control of same to the local authorities in the respective areas where these burial grounds are situated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14088/25]
837. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of adopting a joint approach about the management and maintenance of burial grounds under their management or under their control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14089/25]
838. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence attached (details supplied) and provide an update from the HSE on this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14092/25]
839. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14105/25]
840. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only afterschool services, and need further assistance when schools and afterschool are closed for holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14108/25]
841. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health her plans for increased GP services in the Dublin 5 area. [14110/25]
842. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychologists, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14112/25]
843. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dieticians, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/25]
844. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the way in which medical devices are regulated in Ireland; if medical devices are reimbursed by the State in a manner that is similar to pharmaceutical products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14117/25]
845. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health when the new Obesity Policy Action Plan will be published; whether there will be an opportunity for industry and patient advocacy groups to submit observations on a new iteration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14118/25]
846. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide detailed information on the current waiting lists for psychology care within HSE primary care psychology services; the length of time children aged 0-17 years-old are typically waiting to access these services; and the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times. [14132/25]
847. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the expertise available within each primary care centre under HSE primary care psychology services; to confirm, given it is stated that each centre usually has a team of occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, whether these teams are adequately equipped to address a broad range of psychological issues for children aged up …
848. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals allocated treatment under the National Counselling Services from 2022 to 2024 in the Louth-Meath area, in tabular form; and for an update on the current waiting list, including the number of individuals waiting, the demographics of those receiving counselling services, the referral process, and the typical waiting time for referred ind…