Healthcare Policy

1615. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the information campaigns available, specifically for young people, on HHC vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30524/25]

1617. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the approval of a vaccine injury compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30547/25]

1620. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025 has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30552/25]

634. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of removing all private healthcare from public hospitals and substituting this income for hospitals with public money for public healthcare. [28728/25]

638. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for healthy-age-friendly homes by 10%. [28735/25]

364. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she supports the inclusion of Galway University Hospital as a Model 4 Hospital with a regional cancer centre for the north west, in the context of Sláintecare reform and equitable access to care; and if she will liaise with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to ensure provision is made for this…

392. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand or enhance the current cancer treatment centres in the West of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27982/25]

403. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a world class Health Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28087/25]

657. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the policy governing the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Family Forum, including the expected frequency of the meetings, whether minutes are taken and circulated to members and how parental engagement is maintained; to confirm the relationship between the CHI Family Forum and The Family Advisory Network as described on th…

722. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a statutory child death review mechanism, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and the interim measures being taken to improve the current review process in the meantime. [27389/25]

723. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a national child death register to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection on child deaths and introduce national guidelines for reviewing unexpected child deaths that include family involvement. [27390/25]

724. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will ensure that families affected by unexpected child deaths are provided with timely access to review findings from agencies such as CAMHS and are provided the necessary psychological and legal supports throughout the process. [27391/25]

775. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health when there will be equal access for spinraza treatment for adults with spinal muscular atrophy treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27614/25]

781. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including reference to breastfeeding in the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27641/25]

783. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to encourage the establishment of mothers’ talking groups outside of existing services to provide a forum for new mothers to build new support networks; particularly for mothers who are unable or do not wish to breastfeed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27643/25]

785. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider putting in place a set of supports and educational regimes for related to matrescence, specifically for expectant first-time mothers to prepare them for the change that the birth of their child will bring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27645/25]

856. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health if she will revise the long-term illness scheme to include persons diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25771/25]

860. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/25]

314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has turned down requests to treat injured children from Gaza in Children’s Health Ireland, despite the fact that clinicians and surgeons have stated that they have the resources and theatre time available to do so; and if so, how many children have been turned down. [24920/25]

185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to financially assist persons who have anaphylactic food allergies to support them to purchase foods that are safe for their consumption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24572/25]

187. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate nicotine pouches into the upcoming vaping legislation to restrict the use of flavours and the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24627/25]

188. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will issue health advisory guidelines to schools related to nicotine pouches while legislation is being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24628/25]

115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a series of investigative reports into transgender healthcare in Ireland (details supplied); if she will commit to reclassifying trans healthcare as part of sexual health rather than mental health, in line with the World Health Organization; to provide an update on the new model of care currently being develo…

189. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of new policy on adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20968/25]

1010. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of non-invasive pregnancy test providers that supply the Irish market; the number of these that are located abroad; the number of these that do not have a doctor who engages with clients; the number that do not have a nurse who engage with clients; the regulations in place to ensure that these non-invasive prenatal testing provide…