Health Services

1180. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post of ophthalmologist, providing a service at the county clinic, Clonmel will be filled; when the successful applicant will take up duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/25]

1181. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to initiate a review into the quality and usability of prosthetics currently provided in the health service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47983/25]

1183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the issuance of letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of recently qualified paramedics, have been disrupted (details supplied); if so, the reason if this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47998/25]

1184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when recently qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics graduates will formally be able to practice and receive letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of paramedic classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47999/25]

1185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently eligible for BreastCheck screening who are waiting for their first mammogram in the Dublin northwest HSE area of Dublin 7, 11, and 15; the number of individuals currently awaiting follow-up appointments in the same area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48004/25]

1186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the details of the current operational status of a BreastCheck mobile unit (details supplied); the number of women screened on a monthly basis since it opened; the number of women currently awaiting breast screening appointments at this mobile unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48005/25]

1187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times and increase capacity of a service in Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48006/25]

1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the incurable, life-long skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa to the list of health issues and diseases that her Department considers as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48009/25]

1189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an organisation (details supplied) related to the need to increase funding in counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of establishing universal access to therapeutic services; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48011/25]

1190. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review the current authorisation process for newly qualified paramedics, given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48019/25]

1191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will address the current lack of clarity, access, and governance in the provision of urgent ophthalmic care in the south-east and mid-west regions; and if she is aware of shortfalls in care provision in the region (details supplied). [48030/25]

1192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure clear and consistent governance across ophthalmology emergency referral pathways; that no patient with suspected acute or sight-threatening pathology is turned away from hospital care and that regional equity is provided in order that patients in Thurles and surrounding areas have timely access to emergency ey…

1193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]

1196. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the current provision of prosthetics for children in Ireland, including access to advanced prosthetic options; and whether this provision is sufficient to meet the needs of children with complex injuries, such as a child (details supplied). [48039/25]

1197. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the specialist teams and services in place to support children requiring prosthetics alongside complex abdominal and stoma care; and whether the HSE has sufficient expertise and resources to deliver this care within Ireland. [48040/25]

1198. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the identified gaps in paediatric prosthetic services, including long-term rehabilitation and follow-up supports, to ensure families are not forced to seek treatment abroad. [48041/25]

1199. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to a review of paediatric prosthetic provision in Ireland, with a view to ensuring that children such as a child (details supplied) can access the same standard of ongoing care and rehabilitation as they receive in acute and emergency care. [48042/25]

1208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reopen the two hospice units in St. Anne's Community Hospital Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of urgency as this is an incalculable loss to the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and South Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48131/25]

1209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to prioritise in Budget 2026 issues regarding senior citizens in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48134/25]

1212. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if an appointment will be expedited. [48167/25]

1217. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the alternative supports available to an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes aside from insulin tablets and injections; the likelihood of access to real-time continuous glucose monitoring devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48193/25]

1218. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the projected growth in type 1 diabetics using CGM sensors under the community drug scheme; the estimated future monthly expenditure of this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48194/25]

1219. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of type 2 diabetics who receive multiple daily insulin injections; the waiting list times to be considered, for this method of treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48195/25]

1225. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies, such as primary care and CAMHS in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48257/25]

1237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the most recent estimates, of the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and high cholesterol among adults over 65, by age cohort; if she accepts the findings of the report (details supplied) which indicates rates of 36% and 45% respectively; and the measures being taken to address this “critical unmet need.” [48352/25]