Parliamentary questions

822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal has been waiting for three weeks for transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, for urgent life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44887/26]

823. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking in liaison with the HSE to ensure a timely pricing and reimbursement scheme for givinostat (duvyzat), given that it is a year since conditional marketing authorisation was granted and it is a year since she met with families of children with DM and MDI and six months since she spoke at a national conference (…

824. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the reasons provided by the HSE regarding the delay in processing the pricing and reimbursement application for givinostat, especially since 15 January 2026 when a full HTA dossier was submitted by a company (details supplied) to the NCPE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44892/26]

825. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she has been briefed by the HSE Drugs Group which was due to meet on 10 June 2026 to consider givinostat for reimbursement; if clear timelines for rollout have now been provided; if there will be proactive engagement with the HSE and clinical teams to ensure planning begins urgently, in order that implementation does not become a f…

826. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure that eligibility criteria for givinostat are aligned with the NICE approach, ensuring access for boys who can walk or who can stand with or without support, in order that boys here are not disadvantaged compared to those in the Northern Ireland and receive equitable access to treatment; and if she wil…

827. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) application for qualification recognition by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has completed a Masters in (Adult) Nursing at Queen's University Belfast was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44895/26]

828. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding omnipods being covered by the HSE for individuals with type one diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44898/26]

829. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is allowed to change all policies so that it no longer covers 100% for orthopaedic procedures and that the company can leave patients to pay the 20% short fall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44902/26]

830. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department has further considered the inclusion of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) as of June 2026, which is a treatment for Friedreich's ataxia in a reimbursement scheme given the cost of the drug and the fact that other European countries provide this scheme to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44904/26]

831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the processing time for reimbursement by the HSE for patients who travel to the Northern Ireland for medical treatment via the Cross-Border Directive. [44907/26]

832. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44908/26]

833. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including mounjaro on the medical card scheme for medical card holders aged over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44909/26]

834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/26]

835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether exceptions for overnight stays for partners will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44911/26]

836. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the status of gaining access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44919/26]

837. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the backlog of appointments for endometriosis at Tallaght University Hospital, which are taking up to 12-14 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44925/26]

838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44928/26]

839. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure free access to givinostat for boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44935/26]

840. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for planned surgery in Beaumont Hospital that was cancelled on four occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44941/26]

841. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging by pharmacists for blister packs, for those who can neither afford the new charges or take the risk of incorrect dosage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44944/26]

842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all children within the State receive urgent access to givinostat (duvyzat) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44945/26]

843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address unregulated alcohol deliveries by app delivery companies; his plans to address this issue in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/26]

844. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the HSE’s failure to adopt the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44966/26]

845. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department was consulted by the HSE prior to the decision not to implement the Labour Court recommendation regarding the restoration of the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44967/26]

846. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her views on whether refusal to accept a Labour Court recommendation may undermine confidence in the State’s Industrial Relations Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44968/26]