372. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of new cancer specific drugs approved for reimbursement by the HSE for each of the years 2019 to date in 2026. [66166/26]
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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373. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of home support provision by type, region and integrated healthcare area (details supplied). [66223/26]
374. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the new Healthy Ireland Framework following the conclusion of the Healthy Ireland Framework 2013–2025; the reasons for the delay in its launch; the revised timeline for its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66190/26]
375. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the names of cancer specific drugs being administered via a clinical trial in 2026. [66189/26]
376. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the consideration, if any, her Department has given to targeted, risk stratified cancer screening for lung cancer for persons. [66188/26]
377. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer specific drugs being administered via a clinical trial for each of the years from 2019 to date in 2026. [66187/26]
379. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the consideration her Department has given to targeted, risk stratified cancer screening for breast cancer for persons under the age 50. [66185/26]
380. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the name of each non cancer specific drug that is being administered with the support of private insurance in acute hospitals in 2026. [66184/26]
382. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of non cancer specific drugs being administered with the support of private insurance in acute hospitals for each of the years 2019 to date in 2026. [66181/26]
383. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the consideration, if any, her Department has given to targeted, risk stratified cancer screening for bowel cancer for persons under the age of 57. [66180/26]
385. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost, if any, of imparting breast density information in each mammogram or breast scan. [66178/26]
386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer specific drugs being administered with the support of private insurance in acute hospitals for each of the years 2019 to date in 2026. [66177/26]
387. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending bowel screening to those aged between 45 and 57. [66176/26]
388. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether she has plans to introduce a population-wide cardiovascular health check programme in Ireland, in line with the ambitions of the EU Safe Hearts Plan. [66231/26]
390. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions that a request for helicopter emergency medical service was not met because the request was made outside the hours of operation of the service in each of the years 2024 and 2025. [66165/26]
392. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming National Cardiovascular Health Strategy will be developed as a comprehensive National Cardiovascular Health Strategy that builds upon the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services while also aligning with the objectives of the European Commission's Safe Hearts Plan and the forthcoming EU Council Recommendati…
393. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if all new graduate nurses will be offered permanent posts in named clinical areas across all HSE regions, following the withdrawal of previously made offers in Cork University Hospital; if offers have been withdrawn in any other hospitals or regions; and if graduate nurses in other regions are being offered contracts through the HSE staff bank, rather…
394. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the withdrawal of previously made job offers to graduate nurses in Cork University Hospital; to outline in detail, the reason these offers were withdrawn; if a direction came from HSE South West or HSE Centre to withdraw these offers; and if a similar direction has been issued to other regions. [66158/26]
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of management and administrative posts created under the Enhanced Community Care programme set against the number of frontline clinical posts filled under the same programme, and the combined annual cost of each category. [66153/26]
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public health nurses and health and social care professionals in work sharing arrangements who wish to increase their hours or return to full time are being refused on budgetary grounds or under the pay and numbers strategy; and the number of such requests refused in 2025 and to date in 2026. [66152/26]
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts currently vacant, and the current waiting times for public health nursing and for community therapy services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics and speech and language therapy, broken down by health region. [66151/26]
398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific key performance indicators against which community healthcare network managers are assessed; whether any evaluation or value for money review of the role has been carried out since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66150/26]
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which the role of community healthcare network manager was first sanctioned; to provide the approved job specification and competency framework for the role; and to set out the business case that supported its creation. [66149/26]
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare network manager posts sanctioned since the establishment of the Community Healthcare Networks; the grade at which each is employed; and the total annual cost of these posts including employer costs, broken down by HSE health region. [66148/26]
401. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the projected growth in demand and associated cost, across all existing primary care services for 2027. [66197/26]