533. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in spending on private optometry and audiology services. [48690/26]
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| 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 | 3,942 | 139 | 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 | 2,649 | 1,479 | 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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534. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in spending on HSE primary and community care services, by service, in tabular form; and the number of additional workers this would relate to, by grade in whole-time equivalent. [48691/26]
535. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the full rollout of managed clinical rehabilitation network teams in each area; the staffing complement required in each area; the estimated cost of the full rollout of the national neurorehabilitation strategy, by measure; and the associated staffing complement required, in tabular form. [48692/26]
536. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in medical intern, GP, basic specialist, and higher specialist training places; and the number of places this would create, in tabular form. [48693/26]
537. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in each professional trainee placement type, including but not limited to trainee psychologists; and the number of places this would create, in tabular form. [48694/26]
538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 1% uplift in the percentage of nurses which are advanced nurse practitioners. [48695/26]
539. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
540. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a necessary prescribed medication (MoviPrep), which is required to prepare a patient for a colonoscopy procedure, is not covered under the medical card scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the financial burden this places on patients in receipt of disability allowance or other social welfare supports; and her plans to review or extend medical car…
541. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care across all six Regional Health Areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48702/26]
542. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care report; if she will be establishing a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48703/26]
543. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will make a stat…
544. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address staffing resource shortages in the HSE South West region, identified in the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy (details supplied); if additional funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48707/26]
545. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to publishing the Prior Information Notice for an organisation (details supplied) by the end of July 2026; if her Department will commit to publishing the full tender packet for the organisation by the end of September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48709/26]
546. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department is proposing to split the alignment in pay scale between the management (ADON/assistant director of nursing) and clinical grades (ANP) in an upcoming pay review; the rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/26]
547. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48715/26]
548. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to provide sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care report; if she will be establishing a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48716/26]
549. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48717/26]
550. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the former health clinic at Camolin, County Wexford. [48741/26]
551. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the psychological and counselling services that are available to women across the country contemplating termination of pregnancy. [48742/26]
552. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of an additional CAMHS team to serve north Wexford. [48743/26]
553. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of GP doctors operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected numbers given the increase in the number of places in medicine, in tabular form. [48744/26]
554. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentists operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected number, in tabular form. [48745/26]
555. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of opticians operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected number, in tabular form. [48746/26]
556. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she has been notified of any data breaches or cyberattacks by section 39 organisations operating under the auspices of her Department or the HSE; and the supports that are in place to support such organisations. [48747/26]
557. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48614/26]