1455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland currently operates a distinct reimbursement or pharmacoeconomic assessment pathway for orphan medicines or ultra-rare disease therapies; if so, to provide details of the framework and criteria applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39835/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,951 | 148 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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1456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of orphan or ultra-rare disease medicines which received a negative reimbursement recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in each year since 2020; and the number subsequently approved for reimbursement following commercial negotiation or further review. [39836/26]
1457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average period between European Medicines Agency authorisation and final reimbursement decision in Ireland for orphan medicines in each year since 2020; and how this compares with the EU average where such data is available. [39837/26]
1458. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any comparative analysis of Ireland's orphan drug reimbursement timelines and approval rates against comparable European jurisdictions; and if she will provide details of any such analysis. [39838/26]
1459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patient organisations or rare disease advocacy groups were consulted or invited to make submissions during the reimbursement assessment process for omaveloxolone (skyclarys); and if she will provide details of the process involved. [39839/26]
1460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Drugs Group considered the progressive and degenerative nature of Friedreich's ataxia, including irreversible disease progression during reimbursement delays, in its consideration of omaveloxolone (Skyclarys); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39840/26]
1461. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the position regarding access to a drug (details supplied) for people suffering with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; when this drug will be available for children and young people in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39872/26]
1462. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the specific timeline for the completion of the comprehensive scoping exercise regarding the preferred model for a dedicated Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in the midwest region; the exact metrics, data thresholds and clinical criteria that constitute the “demonstrated local need” required to greenlight the facility; and if she will make a statement on th…
1463. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary waiting for home support hours; the number approved but not yet in receipt of hours; the average waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39932/26]
1464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE QUIT smoking cessation service for people seeking to stop using nicotine products; if these supports include smoking cessation supports for users of e-cigarettes/vapes and oral nicotine products such as nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39945/26]
1465. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39966/26]
1466. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39994/26]
1467. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number and location of respite services available to people resident in County Donegal; the hours the facilities are open; the number of people on waiting lists for the facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40024/26]
1468. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40025/26]
1469. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to prevent foetal alcohol syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40045/26]
1470. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of operations that were scheduled at Beaumont Hospital, the Mater Hospital, St. James's Hospital and CHI but were cancelled in the past five years. [40054/26]
1471. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting access to home support services in County Cork; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times and increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40055/26]
1472. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the summer respite activities and programmes planned for service users of St. Joseph's Foundation in Cork in 2026; the number of persons expected to benefit from these activities; the funding allocated for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40056/26]
1473. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the backlog for patients needing vascular and cardiac procedures; the number of people in the State on such waiting lists; the actions that are being taken to reduce waiting times to ensure swift medical attention and to avoid the serious complications that can result for patients being forced to wait; and if she will make a statement on the…
1474. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a detailed update as of May 2026 on a CAMHS assessment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40116/26]
1475. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the efforts her Department or the HSE have made to secure supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); the specific steps taken since 2023 to obtain supplies; if any formal requests for the allocation of doses have been submitted through EU or national procurement channels; if interim mechanisms have been explored; and if she will make a statement on the m…
1476. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision regarding the reimbursement of a treatment (details supplied) for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40158/26]
1477. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the reduction in funding to an organisation (details supplied); the process by which this funding decision was made; whether an assessment was carried out of the impact such reductions would have on service provision and supports for individuals with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40188/26…
1478. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of dietician hours delivered in the community in 2025; the number of patients; the cost of delivering dietician hours in the community in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40198/26]
1479. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide data on average waiting time for public patients referred by their GPs to see consultant dermatologists in each CHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40229/26]