1276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to support women seeking alternative menopause treatments due to them being unable to take HRT for medical reasons, specifically in relation to the significant financial burden the cost of these treatments place on them. [64941/26]
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| 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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1277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of women seeking alternative menopause treatments due to them being unable to take HRT for medical reasons, specifically in relation to the significant financial burden the cost of these treatments place on them. [64940/26]
1278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 43613/26 of 12 August 2026, the number of patients recorded on trolleys in each year from 2019 to 2025 and to date 2026; and if the public-only consultant contract has been assessed against trolley numbers, given that the reply did not refer to trolley numbers at any point. [64871/26]
1279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2320 of 9 June 2026, if any formal evaluation of the effectiveness of the public-only consultant contract has been undertaken or commissioned; the title, author, date and terms of reference of any such evaluation; and to confirm, if none exists, that no evaluation of the contract's effectiveness has been carried out. [64870/2…
1280. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the progress made on a national care pathway to help those diagnosed with Huntington’s disease; the additional resources and staffing that will be made available to support patients diagnosed with this disease; when it is expected a national care pathway for this disease will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64955/26]
1281. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of financially supporting alternative menopause treatments for women who cannot take HRT for medical reasons. [64939/26]
1282. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research ongoing in her Department into the merits of financially supporting alternative menopause treatments for women who cannot take HRT for medical reasons. [64938/26]
1283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the long-awaited GP service at the new Adamstown Primary Care Centre; given HSE assurances advised a GP service would operate from here by June 2026 and this has not happened. [64959/26]
1284. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average hourly pay of home support workers providing State-funded home care services; the proportion of the total hourly cost accounted for by wages. [64958/26]
1285. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rate paid by the HSE to home care providers for each home support hour delivered under State-funded home support schemes; the rates paid to public, private and not-for-profit providers, respectively. [64957/26]
1286. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on State-funded home support and home care hours in each of the past five years; the total number of home support hours delivered in each year; and the average cost per hour to the State. [64956/26]
1287. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting the allocation or commencement of State-funded home support hours in each county, at the latest available date; and the average waiting time in each county. [64960/26]
1288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been clinically discharged from hospital but remain awaiting discharge due to the unavailability of home support or home care services, by hospital, at the latest available date; and the average length of delay in each hospital and the longest delay recorded in each hospital. [64962/26]
1289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons assessed as requiring additional home support hours beyond those currently allocated to them, by county; and the total number of additional hours recommended but not currently funded. [64961/26]
1290. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce a funding pathway for Huntington's disease care. [64966/26]
1291. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on work of the National Ambulance Service NRS panel; the number of potential employees that are on the panel; the number that have been recruited in the past year; the reason staff are not being called up from the panel given the staffing shortage; to confirm whether the disbandment of the panel is planned; and the plan for persons on th…
1292. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason ambulance call out response times have deteriorated in the past year despite a 14% reduction in the number of call outs. [65001/26]
1293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for access to dental treatment under sedation at the end of July 2026, by sedation type, by patient type, by wait time band, in County Kerry, in tabular form. [64974/26]
1294. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the NAS train 240 paramedics per year; the number which are employed by the NAS; and the number which are not. the reasons for that. [65000/26]
1295. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical interns produced each year who could be deployed to the NAS; the number which are so deployed; and the reason other interns are not deployed. [64999/26]
1296. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a community paramedic is based in both West Clare and North Clare where they can triage/treat patients locally in order to relieve the NAS, rather than have them based in Ennis. [64997/26]
1297. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a seven week roster is implemented for the NAS in Clare, complete with extra night crews in Kilrush and Ennistymon; and the rationale behind failing to do so. [64996/26]
1298. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when HSE estates will carry out the requisite preparatory work to allow the new ambulance base at Buncrana, County Donegal to proceed; and to provide a timeframe for the completion and opening of the new base. [65006/26]
1299. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health in regard to online prescriptions of weight loss medication, what happens when a patient deliberately provides inaccurate information or photographs of their current condition (details supplied); the minimum clinical assessment required before high-dose weight-loss medication is prescribed remotely; and if patients with very low body weight or a history of eating …
1300. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a system that allows prescribers of weight loss medication to identify whether a patient is receiving such medication from multiple prescribing providers; if an online private prescriber can see relevant prescription information issued by other providers; the identity-verification requirements that apply to online prescribing services; and the…