Healthcare Policy

2368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish FSAI analysis for 2015 to 2025 on saturated-fat trends in mass-market products including chocolate, ice cream and frozen desserts; and if she will indicate whether Ireland has met the 10% reduction target under the reformulation roadmap [45699/25]

2369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will mandate a temporary “Recipe changed on [date]” front-of-pack notice where the primary fat changes to a higher-saturated-fat ingredient i.e. switch to coconut or palm, with thresholds and category guidance. [45700/25]

2370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to run a short public information campaign explaining saturated fat guidance in plain language, aligned with WHO/EFSA. [45701/25]

2388. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the national standards that maternity hospitals follow in relation to bereavement care following pregnancy loss and perinatal death; the staffing requirements outlined in these standards including whether bereavement midwife posts must be full-time or part-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45789/25]

2444. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her views on the significantly higher cost of gluten-free food products compared with standard equivalents; the impact this has on people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance; and the steps she is taking to make gluten free food more affordable. [46137/25]

2483. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health whether the free HRT scheme has been fully rolled out; whether the scheme has delays and if they have been resolved. [46314/25]

2550. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in care provided to some people with type 1 diabetes (details supplied) compared to the treatment available in the UK and other EU countries; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46710/25]

2628. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for Ireland’s position on the amendments to the international health regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly on 1 June 2024; if Ireland has lodged any reservation or objection to the amendments with the World Health Organisation; the timeline for the Government’s consideration of the amendments; the details around the impact of the …

2656. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) have come to an agreement on the endometriosis framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/25]

2671. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress of each individual action outlined in the 2022 HSE position paper on the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41310/25]

2682. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if gynaecologists are now using excision to remove endometriosis; if so, the countries in which the specialist consultants are trained; if there are plans to implement imaging protocols to assist diagnosis and planning surgery; the treatments that GPs offer for endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41417/25]

2749. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the practice known as gluten washing in the marketplace; if there are any proposed actions to address this practice and how it is impacting the consumer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41832/25]

2810. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to address the use of Hexahydrocannabinol, HHC, by young people; if she will consider criminalising HHC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42190/25]

2895. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of free pelvic floor physical therapy sessions for women after childbirth; the work undertaken by her Department to date; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42579/25]

2897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to expand the number of midwife-led maternity units in the State; if she is aware of the World Health Organization’s guidance from June 2025 calling for global expansion of midwife-led care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42581/25]

2901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the work being carried out in her Department to prepare for Ireland assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; the areas of health policy that she intends to prioritise; if this will include tobacco control policy, and in particular the need to revise the Tobacco Products Directive; and if she will make a statement on the m…

543. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025, the reason it has still not been answered; the reason for the failure to answer the question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40364/25]

547. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/25]

556. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the funding to roll out the provision of allergy kits including EPI pens and anapens at locations throughout the country accessible to the public to include schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40450/25]

576. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the options available to families who seek a second opinion regarding surgeries performed on children with hip dysplasia who have now emigrated and live abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40690/25]

127. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a request (details supplied) to revoke the S1 form to allow them to revert as a new entrant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40150/25]

273. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health to outline the unit within her Department that is responsible for alcohol policy outside of the enforcement of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40010/25]

274. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health when the new National Drugs Strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40011/25]

275. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether she or Ministers of State have met with groups on alcohol policy since taking office; if she will provide a list of those meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40012/25]

276. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether there will be consultation with alcohol groups in advance of the publication of the new National Drugs Strategy, given the stakeholder engagement from the Citizens Assembly on Drugs did not have alcohol within its remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40013/25]