454. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the Civil Registration Service online appointment booking system requests that interpreters be present for any language other than English, despite the official status of the Irish language; if she will confirm that appointments can be conducted in Irish without interpretation; if she will confirm that Irish sign language will be fully faci…
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455. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the criteria for determining if a person applying for marriage has a sufficient level of English or Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10513/25]
456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to resolve ongoing problems with the delivery of radiation therapy at University Hospital Limerick, which is caused by hardware issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10531/25]
457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 12 February 2025, the reason the HSE has not yet written to this Deputy on the matter; and the date upon which an answer will issue. [10533/25]
458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the amount of the €16 million Budget 2025 allocation for the National Ambulance Service that was to be used to train advanced paramedics; and the number of advanced paramedics this will train. [10540/25]
459. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware of comments made by the National Ambulance Service indicating it does not intend to reopen training for advanced paramedics. [10541/25]
156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person can be reviewed and assistance provided (details supplied). [9865/25]
157. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the lack of dental services for autistic children in the south east can be urgently addressed; the number of children with autism waiting on dental services in Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny; the average waiting time in each area; the efforts being made to address the waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9839/25]
158. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health about the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in March 2024 to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Limerick, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9840/25]
159. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person awaiting a procedure (details supplied); and if an appointment can be expedited. [9841/25]
160. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated in seeing a consultant urgently due to her pain levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9848/25]
161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 9 September 2024, if she has been made aware of the case in question; if not, will she examine it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9849/25]
162. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funded HRT scheme announced in Budget 2025; what discussions her officials have had with the Irish Pharmacy Union in relation to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9853/25]
163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on whether injectable semaglutide medicines will be made available to obesity patients on the drugs payment scheme before the end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9854/25]
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing shortage of prescription packs (60 tablets) of soluble Solpadine, not to be confused with the over-the-counter packs available without prescription available in 12 and 24 tablets; if officials from her Department have discussed the shortage with the HPRA or manufacturer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9855/25]
165. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the introduction of pharmacist prescribing; what recommendations from the expert taskforce have been achieved so far; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9857/25]
166. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the BreastCheck service to women from 40 years-of-age and over 69 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9858/25]
167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the backlog of screening times for the BreastCheck national breast cancer screening programme, including the backlog in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9859/25]
168. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health what measures are being introduced to recruit and retain more health care support assistants in the HSE in view of delays in certain areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9863/25]
169. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans on the future of CAMHS from a funding and activity perspective. [9880/25]
170. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to explain the benefits of a multi-annual funding approach for the health service and how this will be linked to better outcomes for patients. [9881/25]
171. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the National Children’s Hospital. [9882/25]
172. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reconfiguration and refurbishment of a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9890/25]
173. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will review the medical card scheme beyond its current remit to provide an automatic entitlement for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9891/25]
174. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no community social worker for south Tipperary; if she will fund this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9893/25]