Medical Research and Training

3360. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the membership of the Clinical Trials Advisory Council will be appointed and announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56013/26]

3417. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) will convene for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56248/26]

3418. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to publish a timeline for the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) to implement the recommendations made by the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56249/26]

851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/26]

196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department funds or supports any Irish research projects relating to lyme disease, tick-borne illnesses, or long-term post-infectious complications; the funding allocated annually since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40334/26]

202. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work of his Department in making graduate entry medicine courses more accessible; and if his Department is considering any new initiatives, schemes or bursaries to this end. [34831/26]

210. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline proposals to introduce a loan scheme for those undertaking graduate entry medicine courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34809/26]

219. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his plans for a new funding scheme for students on graduate entry medicine programmes. [34390/26]

1009. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason radiography student numbers increased in September 2025, with a further increase planned for September 2026, without any corresponding increase in the number of radiography practice tutors; the impact this has on training capacity and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29663/26]

1010. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that radiography students are currently placed in clinical sites without any dedicated radiography practice tutor in place; the steps she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29664/26]

1011. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Department ensures compliance with HSE governance principles and HIQA standards in radiography training environments, given reports that responsibility for student supervision is becoming diffuse and that dedicated radiography practice tutor roles are not being expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29…

1012. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether there is a policy shift underway from the dedicated radiography practice tutor model to a broader practice educator model involving all radiographers; the rationale for such a shift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29666/26]

1014. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department ensures that radiography students, staff, patients and the public are protected in accordance with radiation safety requirements when dedicated radiography practice tutor capacity is insufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/26]

1015. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which quality assurance, risk management and clear accountability are maintained in radiography training settings where tutor capacity is inadequate or responsibility is shared across multiple staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29669/26]

571. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of those studying medicine in higher education institutions in the State at present who are non-EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22070/26]

3267. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of student radiographers undertaking clinical placements in HSE hospitals in 2025 and to date in 2026; the projected number of placements for the remainder of 2026 and 2027, in tabular form. [26655/26]

3350. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to expand community first responder programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27008/26]

431. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans for the secure use of anonymised and pseudonymised clinical data for research, policy-making, and service planning in healthcare. [23011/26]

459. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans for State loans or financial assistance packages for those studying graduate medicine programmes. [23014/26]

848. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to rectify concerns that have been raised by radiographer tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/26]

956. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that there is an ongoing industrial relations dispute concerning the proper resourcing of radiography student placements in hospitals nationally, and the quality of training provided which also impacts on patient care and staff workload (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22021/26]

62. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure better training and awareness of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among medical professionals, including GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17735/26]

519. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a new restriction on interviews in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (details supplied); if she will engage with the RCSI regarding this restriction and its implications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66958/25]

851. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the number of clinical practice tutors for radiography students have increased in line with the increase in university places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65481/25]

852. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that clinical practice tutors for radiography students are supported in their role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65482/25]