113. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will invest in new equipment to radically increase access to deep brain stimulation for preventive and routine treatment of neurological conditions, such as early onset Parkinson's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5073/26]
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2061. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of SMA newborn screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73923/25]
96. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to improve access to community psychology services. [64616/25]
158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand regional specialist FGM services beyond a single national clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64617/25]
101. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the provision of comprehensive endometriosis services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52532/25]
2088. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered routine CA-125 testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/25]
2144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her views on the inclusion of doctors in the prehospital crewing model of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Ireland; if there have been any studies or pilots conducted to examine the matter, or if any are ongoing; the details of such studies or pilots, including methodology and parameters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44861/25]
2167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using omnipod insulin pumps in each county from 2020 to 2025, inclusive. [44945/25]
2168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of omnipod insulin pumps across HSE services. [44946/25]
562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered and children seen following the audit into pelvic osteotomies at Children's Health Ireland; whether any surgeries have been determined as unnecessary; whether any effort has been made to determine whether any surgeries were necessary or unnecessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40590/25]
350. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if it has been established if any former or current members of the HSE are employees, directors or shareholders of companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38466/25]
352. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of health care procedures or appointments carried out by securing the services of companies (details supplied) broken down by year, by hospital or other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38468/25]
353. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of health care procedures or appointments carried out by securing the services of companies (details supplied) broken down by year, by hospital or other healthcare setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38468/25]
354. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the likely premium cost associated with securing the services of companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38469/25]
355. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the processes in place to mitigate any potential conflicts of interest when securing the services of companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38470/25]
240. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were not seen by a forensic clinical examiner within three hours of a request to a sexual assault treatment unit for a forensic clinical examination. [38202/25]
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to improve governance and accountability at Children's Health Ireland, CHI; if she will publish the unpublished review of a department at CHI at Crumlin; the steps she has taken to address issues highlighted in that report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34743/25]
335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to the report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy, the cost of a common conditions scheme; if her policy on this scheme has changed from her predecessor; if her Department has completed the work referred to in response to Parliamentary Question No. 366 of 10 July 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
909. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 527, 528, 529, 530 and 531 of 12 June 2025, if she can confirm that she is not aware of the matters raised in these questions and that the lack of response from her directly can be assumed to mean that her attention was not drawn to the subject matter in question; if this is not the case, the reason why the questions wer…
802. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of diagnostic scan activity, public and private, since 2010, broken down by year, by public or private and, by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32069/25]
862. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether an application for reimbursement has been received for a medicine (details supplied); the status of the application; if funding is available to make this medicine available to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32416/25]
530. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a term called “orphan children” contained in any CHI report she has received; if she was identified the number of children this involves; if they are children with spina bifida; if these children were left without appropriate care; if she has asked CHI to notify the parents of these children; and if she will make a statement …
531. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether a report into paediatric urology services in Ireland, with particular reference to spina bifida and neuropathic bladder, commonly known as the Dickson Report exists within CHI; if she has requested a copy; if she received a copy; if families of children referred to in the report have been notified of the contents of the report; if s…
560. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of standardising under-8s eye care schemes at the highest level. [28651/25]
561. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the training and net additional pay costs of increasing the percentage of advanced nurse practitioners to 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% of the nursing workforce; and the number of nurses this corresponds to. [28653/25]