1663. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the first meeting of the newly established endometriosis advisory group is scheduled to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57981/25]
Topics / Health Strategies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Strategies
359 questions from 81 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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354 written, 5 oral
81
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 14 |
| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 17 |
| May 2025 | 22 |
| June 2025 | 11 |
| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 13 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 22 |
| December 2025 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 59 |
| March 2026 | 36 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| June 2026 | 55 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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1664. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for communication to general practitioners, consultants, and other relevant clinicians to be sent; and the specific guidance or training which will be included to improve early detection and treatment of endometriosis. [57982/25]
1665. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the planned timeline for the launch of the national awareness campaign on menstrual health and endometriosis; and the organisations which will be involved in its development and delivery. [57983/25]
1671. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on adding chrome colitis and renal failure on to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58019/25]
1674. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure that HIQA reach out to an organisation (details supplied) in the process of forming an expert advisory group as they begin a health technology assessment on breast density reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58027/25]
1697. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will commission and publish a national review of asthma-related deaths in Ireland, similar to the UK's 2014 National Review of Asthma Deaths, to identify preventable factors and inform improvements in care and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58083/25]
1699. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider developing a national asthma strategy to reduce hospitalisation and mortality rates, improve access to modern treatments, and strengthen community-based asthma management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58085/25]
726. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated to breastfeeding promotion and support services in 2020 to 2025; the breakdown of funding by regional health authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56519/25]
727. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current budget allocation for lactation consultants, breastfeeding clinics and community based peer support programmes; and the number this compares to previous years. [56521/25]
728. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE lactation consultants currently employed by the HSE. [56522/25]
814. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to provide support to those on a strict low calorie diet that was pharmacy/medically supervised given others can avail of an injectable weight loss programme on the medical card. [57019/25]
397. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by location of each CR hub and its corresponding dedicated CR WTE allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56461/25]
398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed list of hub sites and identify which locations are currently providing phase III CR (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56462/25]
399. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who completed a full phase III CR programme during 2024 in the community hub CR setting (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56463/25]
291. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she plans to publish a national eyecare strategy in view of current high ophthalmology waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55591/25]
349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and epilepsy-related deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55949/25]
830. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and epilepsy-related deaths here; if her Department has engaged with a group (details supplied) regarding their calls for such a strategy; the measures currently being taken to improve awareness and communication of SUDEP risk among pa…
867. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she intends to fully fund the 2024–30 collaborative tuberculosis strategy for Ireland. [54966/25]
912. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of implementation of each of its recommendations respectively; the timeline for establishing an Implementation Oversight Group and the development of an implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55473/25]
323. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health for a status update on development of the national breastfeeding strategy, the progress and plans for the launch of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54315/25]
623. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has undertaken with racialised women in the development of women’s health policies and strategies, including through task forces, consultations, or other forums such as the Women’s Health Task Force and ‘radical listening’ sessions; to provide details of how participants are selected; the extent to which racialised women ca…
663. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on developments and progress in women’s health and, specifically, the women’s health action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53531/25]
124. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the progress made on developing a successor policy to the national cardiovascular policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52431/25]
186. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to implement the Men’s Health Action Plan 2024 to 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52432/25]
188. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in developing a new national drugs strategy; if she will ensure that adequate financial support is provided for family support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52460/25]