Parliamentary questions

736. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the pre-hospital emergency care council intends to re-instate the pre-pandemic minimum care standard that required ambulance crews to be composed of at least two qualified paramedics, instead of a paramedic and an EMT; the reason a lessening of care standards in a pre-hospital context, post-pandemic, has been permitted; and if she will m…

737. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47211/26]

738. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reasons there is no information contained on epilepsy or seizures under the Health A-Z on the HSE website (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47248/26]

739. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations regarding belzutifan, noting that the HSE is currently engaged in pricing discussions with a company (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47251/26]

740. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if a proposal for the reimbursement of vamorolone (Agamree) under the HSE drug reimbursement scheme has been submitted to the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47252/26]

741. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the approval of a drug for Von Hippel Lindau syndrome [47257/26]

742. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre Ferns, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47262/26]

743. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to outline the work undertaken by her Department to improve the availability of free period products; the relevant initiatives/funding available to local authorities to improve availability locally; the initiatives/funding that is available to local community groups, sporting groups and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

744. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the funding difficulties facing an organisation (details supplied) and the potential closure of its services; the steps being taken by her Department to support the organisation; whether sustainable funding options are being considered to ensure the continuation of its affordable counselling services, including its national …

745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of workforce productivity. [47295/26]

746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed EU Common Training Framework (CTF) for physiotherapists; if her Department or CORU (the Health and Social Care Professionals Regulator) has taken a formal position on its introduction ahead of the European Commission's public consultation deadline on 23 June 2026; the steps being taken to ensure that any regulatory f…

747. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE posts in the CAHMS eating disorder teams, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47305/26]

748. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the details of staffing, or WTE, in each CAHMS eating disorder team, specifically the primary role of each unique staff member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47306/26]

749. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the five CAHMS eating disorder teams that are funded but not operational will be in place and operational; the locations in which they will operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47307/26]

750. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of the 110 dedicated eating disorder clinicians from the National Clinical Programme that are working full time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47308/26]

751. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the 2018 Model of Care is expected to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/26]

752. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the asset disregard of €36,000 for single people and €72,000 for couples for the nursing home support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/26]

753. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide an appropriate transport solution for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47312/26]

754. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed timeline for the delivery of the Ballina injury unit, including confirmation of the expected completion dates for phase one A and phase one B; to outline the clinical services that will be operational at phase one A compared to the full service at phase one B; and to confirm whether the project remains on schedule for ini…

755. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to outline the current recruitment status for all posts at the Ballina injury unit; to detail the number of offers, particularly at advanced nurse practitioner level, that have been declined; the reasons for same; the measures being taken to address recruitment challenges and ensure sufficient staffing levels are in place for the planned openi…

756. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of the European Commission's proposals to set harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods; if her Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland are represented on the relevant European Commission task force; if she will ensure that Ireland advances the need for…

757. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland intends to make a submission to any forthcoming European Commission consultation on harmonised maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; if she will ensure that any such submission reflects the need for national flexibility to account for the specific nutritional ne…

758. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will ensure the EU Commission's upcoming public on harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods will be publicised so that citizens and interested parties in Ireland will be aware of the proposals and have an opportunity to parti…

759. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No’s. 2758, 2759, 2760, 2761 and 2762 of 14 April 2026, the mechanism by which a person can avail of the referenced community based team of the ADHA programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47345/26]

760. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults in Ireland, including hospitalisations, emergency department presentations and mortality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47351/26]