Questions

889. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to delays in the provision of medical equipment for a person with a terminal diagnosis (details supplied); and the actions she will take to engage with the HSE to urgently resolve this matter. [73607/26]

896. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the status of access to an insulin pump (details supplied) for children with type 1 diabetes; the engagement the HSE has had with the organisation for access; the barriers that remain to a pricing and reimbursement application; the way these are being addressed; whether an interim or exceptional access pathway could be considered for very young children where cli…

995. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 6 October 2026, whether there are any schemes available for Irish patients to access this medical device if the device is available in another EU country. [73955/26]

870. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that patients approved for insulin pump therapy are not experiencing delays in accessing pumps due to insufficient staffing or capacity to provide the necessary patient training; the position regarding waiting times for insulin pump commencement in the HSE West and North West region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

591. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be provided with an insulin pump to cope with their recent diabetes diagnosis as they are struggling with daily injections. [70057/26]

595. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to approving an insulin pump (details supplied) for a patient with Type 1 diabetes. [70079/26]

664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department is working to develop access to a medical device for Irish patients (details supplied). [70434/26]

195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) on a State pension is eligible for hearing aids. [69258/26]

743. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of intra-operative neuromonitoring devices available to hospitals in the Dublin area; and if the Minister is aware of surgeries being postponed due to a lack of availability and hospitals being forced to loan devices to others. [68233/26]

438. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction a HIQA Health Technology Assessment on the effectiveness and long term health benefits of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with other types of diabetes, such as type 2 diabetes, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, type 3c diabetes and so on, using daily insulin injections (basal-bolus) to potentially expand access to CGM …

439. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will make continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) available to women with type 2 diabetes (approximately 300 women per year) for the duration of their pregnancy to minimise the health risks for mother and baby. [67682/26]

443. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of 'insulin initiation from the start' that is preventing approximately 500-700 people with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), which clinical evidence and recommendations overwhelmingly supports as first-choice glucose monitoring treatment for all people wit…

159. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered adding a home INR monitoring system (details supplied) to the HSE reimbursement list for patients who require regular anticoagulation monitoring; whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential benefits of home INR self-testing in improving patient outcomes, reducing demand on primary and secondary care services, and e…

541. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider funding increased access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) in Budget 2027, given the potential for improved asthma control to reduce exacerbations, emergency healthcare utilisation and associated healthcare-related carbon emissions. [66486/26]

574. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the delay with a person (details supplied) in receiving a hospital bed at home. [66585/26]

580. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to allow for free MART combination inhalers, starting with young people aged 12–17 years-of-age and progressing towards wider community access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66694/26]

358. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the funding required to provide free access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers when prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART); and if funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the financial barriers faced by people with asthma in accessing this treatment. [66122/26]

1205. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be approved for continuous glucose monitoring with a dexcom device. [64648/26]

1301. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules surrounding provision of medical supports (details supplied) to those in need and their provision by the HSE to non-medical card patients; and if such equipment when provided to all patients, is returned and reused making it more cost effective for her Department. [65029/26]

1414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding to enable free access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers when prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART), given the low uptake of MART in Ireland, the over-prescription and over-reliance on short-acting reliever inhalers, and the comparatively high rates of asthma-related hospitalisations and deaths in Irelan…

1415. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be included in Budget 2027 to increase access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART), given the low uptake of MART in Ireland and concerns regarding the over-prescription and overuse of short-acting reliever inhalers and the associated risk of asthma exacerbations. [65611/26]

1417. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if funding for ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) will be included as a measure in Budget 2027, in view of the low uptake of MART in Ireland, and the potential to reduce asthma exacerbations, hospitalisations and reliance on short-acting reliever inhalers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [656…

1460. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken an assessment of the cost and potential healthcare savings associated with providing funded access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) (details supplied); if the findings of this assessment will inform Budget 2027; [65825/26]

484. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether compression stockings or compression socks continue to be available to medical card holders under other HSE-funded scheme; if eligibility has changed, the date on which the change was introduced; the clinical and the financial rationale for the change; the number of patients affected; and whether she intends to restore access for eligible patients who requ…

490. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she will request her officials to ensure that a patient (details supplied) will get access to the one-touch incontinence system from their new address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54341/26]