Healthcare Policy

1011. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of prescription weight loss drug 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 number that provide a prescription on the basis of a website form; the number…

1181. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to keep the model of care for long-Covid under review, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24323/25]

1182. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide support to those who cannot return to work due to long-Covid, following the expiry of the special scheme in June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24324/25]

1191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the creation of a national sleep programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24363/25]

1192. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if provision of PGT-M screening is being considered as part of the consultations referred to in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 2472 of 29 April 2025; if there is an indicative timeline on these consultations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24367/25]

1195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the current annual costs to the Exchequer of treating skin cancer and related conditions. [24379/25]

1196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if her Department or agencies under her remit have conducted any research or analysis on the cost to the Exchequer of delayed detection of skin cancers, in particular, any research or analysis which considers the contribution of the costs to patients of private screening to the delayed detection of skin cancers; and if she will make a…

1214. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of and the reason for the delay in signing off on regulations and commencement of inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of children bearing potential in the state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24459/25]

478. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of numerous cases of trans people being denied gender affirming care, with care being withdrawn with no reasoning being given (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to investigate these matters and ensure that trans people receive the gender affirming care they need. [22334/25]

492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2089 of 29 April 2025, if she will provide the parameters and a timeline for the review to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22371/25]

516. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to confirm the HSE clinical definition of Type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22523/25]

544. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of health labelling regulations for alcohol products in Ireland. [22640/25]

366. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health to seek that CORU will consider introducing regulation of the profession of healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21944/25]

2033. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health whether arthritis, over-active thyroid and fatty liver are conditions covered on the long-term illness scheme. [18858/25]

2044. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if, given the current economic situation, consideration could be given to postponing the May 2026 implementation date for mandatory health labelling of alcohol products under Article 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in order to align with forthcoming EU-wide labelling regulations and avoid placing independent retailers at a compet…

2045. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will amend upcoming alcohol labelling legislation to allow the use of the 2026 vintage as the starting point for wine labelling requirements, and remove the requirement for per-container nutritional information in favour of a harmonised per-100 ml standard, as already provided via QR codes under EU law; and if she will make a statemen…

2047. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve equitable access to emergency healthcare in circumstances where treatment for a condition is only available in a specific hospital, and if consideration has been given to addressing service gaps for conditions such as muscular dystrophy, which can require specialist care and support; and if she will make a statement on the…

2069. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that within the overall medical system, insufficient priority is given to cardiovascular disease among women; if her Department or the HSE has strategies to deal with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19122/25]

2079. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if a medical condition (details supplied) will be considered by her Department or the HSE for inclusion under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19135/25]

2088. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the extension of the national monitoring system for post-surgical infections to paediatric patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19204/25]

2089. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) which indicates that adolescents exposed to 0.0 alcohol products are prompted to think of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19215/25]

2091. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place in model 2 hospitals for the administration of epinephrine to patients who present at injury units with anaphylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19223/25]

2107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will explore a cross-Border paediatric pathology service, given that a service exists in Dundalk but those in the North need to utilise a service in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19292/25]

2114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the 16 recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; if she will commit to implementing all 16 recommendations; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19363/25]

2115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the oversight group that was to be established to oversee implementation of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report recommendations; the membership of this group; if this group has had its first meeting; if not, the date at which she expects the first meeting to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …