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Question· writtenPQ 3512asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3512. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out regarding the impact of proposed EU maximum nutrient levels on consumer access to food supplements currently available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56668/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3511asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3511. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she has been consulted regarding proposed EU measures to introduce harmonised maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; the position Ireland has taken on these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56667/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3498asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3498. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding access to the HSE Critical Illness Protocol for healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid contracted in the course of their employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56611/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3497asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3497. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on private healthcare assistants for home care services in Cork in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [56594/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3481asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3481. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to open a new regional ataxia clinic at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56534/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3478. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the next national survey of food and nutrient intake in children will be carried out (details supplied); whether her Department has considered establishing a continuous national diet and nutrition survey on a rolling annual basis, as operates in the United Kingdom through its National Diet and Nutrition Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56528/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3474. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the current status of planned works for the new CNU in Youghal. [56521/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3473asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3473. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm a completion date for the work at Fermoy Community Hospital. [56520/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3472asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3472. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm an opening date for the new Midleton CNU. [56519/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3470asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3470. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the recommended best practice guidelines for paediatric hearing assessments including timelines for screening and interventions; and the way in which these are being implemented across CHO4. [56509/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3469asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3469. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the HSE has a plan to increase the capacity for stem cell transplantations within the Public Health Service. [56508/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3462asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3462. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons aged 0 to 18 years-of-age on primary care waiting lists for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology as of 30 June 2026, by Health Region and Integrated Healthcare Area; the number waiting one, two, three, four years and so on for each discipline; and the longest current wait in each discipline and area, in tabular form. [56468/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3457asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3457. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to outline the future model of consultant-led maternity care envisaged under Sláintecare; the way in which continuity of care for expectant mothers will be supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56434/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3456asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3456. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether national clinical guidance exists on recommended screen time for children by age group; the most recent data held by her Department on problematic social media use among children in Ireland, including from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56422/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3455asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3455. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland monitors the consumption of ultra-processed foods in Ireland; the most recent assessment carried out of the health implications of ultra-processed food consumption for the Irish population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56410/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3454asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department monitors sales volumes of nicotine pouches in Ireland, in view of reports of an almost five-fold increase in sales of one manufacturer's products between 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56405/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3450asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3450. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of public health concerns regarding energy drink consumption by children and young adults which her Department indicated in May 2025 was essential before determining policy measures on restricting sales to children; whether this assessment will be expedited in view of the announcement by the United Kingdom government on 16 July 2026 of a ban on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England from April 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56401/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3429. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant respiratory physicians working in public health services; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant respiratory physicians to population; and Ireland's ratio. [56319/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3412. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarity on the decision to remove access to private maternity services as part of Sláintecare; the details of the consultation which has taken place to date with relevant stakeholders in removing access to this service; if she will commit to further engagement with stakeholders such as an organisation (details supplied), clinicians, hospital boards and so on, to find a solution which provides a level of access to private maternity services for those who wish to avail of this route. [56243/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3400asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3400. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason fewer than 5,000 interRAI assessments were carried out in 2025 to evaluate the healthcare needs of older and medically vulnerable persons when the target was over 18,000; the measures in place to improve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56221/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding engagement she has had with the organisers of a campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied) [55905/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3352asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3352. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide, by integrated healthcare area, the number of currently funded whole-time-equivalent posts in general adult community mental health teams in each of the following disciplines: psychiatry, psychotherapy/counselling, psychology, social work and community mental health nursing; the number of vacancies in each discipline; the corresponding staffing requirement under A Vision for Change, adjusted for the population served by each IHA; the shortfall between current staffing and the recommended level in each instance. [55892/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3338asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3338. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve access to hormone replacement therapy for women experiencing menopause and perimenopause; the measures in place to ensure the availability of HRT medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55846/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3330asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3330. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the importance of robust AI governance practices, consideration has been given to establishing a direct line of engagement between her Department, the Health Service Executive and the European Commission's AI Office, if such engagement could support benchmarking, governance assurance and vendor due diligence processes in the context of Ireland's national electronic health record programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55811/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3325asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3325. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1060 of 12 May, to provide an update on the ongoing consideration of longer-term measures to support healthcare workers who have been unable to return to work due to long-Covid; the timeline being worked towards to advance new measures; the engagements she has had with the Minister for Social Protection regarding such measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55806/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3321. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a person who has been referred by his or her GP to a psychiatric hospital before being admitted, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area, in tabular form. [55794/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3312. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing injectable PrEP for clinically suitable individuals for whom this form of administration would be greatly beneficial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55776/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing pharmacists to administer HRT to women who have had their primary consultation and initial prescription with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55644/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3288. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the eligibility age for women to receive BreastCheck to those under 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55643/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3287asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the age for free contraception, which is currently from 17 years to 35 years, to at least 40 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55642/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3254asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3254. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the Health Insurance Authority to ensure that stronger consumer protection measures are in place to prevent situations where policyholders feel they are being charged for benefits that do not reflect their actual healthcare needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55421/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3210. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 9 July 2026, to clarify the reason the manager at Letterkenny University Hospital was tasked with the response when the report is awaiting sign off and agreement by the HSE at national level and by the Minister; and the timeframe for this decision. [55223/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received breastfeeding supports in 2025 per public health nurse services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55167/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3173. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to monitor and enforce the alcohol advertising provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and the relevant regulations; the number of breaches identified since the relevant sections of the 2018 Act were commenced and the relevant regulations were signed into law, by year and nature of breach; the number of enforcement actions taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55096/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3172. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a policy approach to support healthcare workers with long-Covid. [55089/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3148. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for a detailed update on the Government's considerations of further long-term supports for healthcare workers suffering with long-Covid; the options being explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55002/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3117. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number and location of specialist functional neurological disorder services currently operating within the public health service; the hospitals in which they are based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54870/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3113. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients diagnosed with functional neurological disorder within the public health service in each of the past five years; the hospitals reporting those diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54866/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3112. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current primary care model of postnatal maternal support to extend structured clinical and mental health check-ins well beyond the standard single six-week check (details supplied); her plans to ring-fence specific primary care funding to expand the remit of the public health nurse service to explicitly monitor maternal physical and mental recovery in rural communities where local GP access is severely constrained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54855/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3111. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health to provide an updated timeline for the construction phases and governance structure of the newly established project board managing the 44-acre hospital site acquired by the HSE in Raheen, Limerick; if she will address concerns that choosing this site leaves over 40% of the population in County Clare more than an hour away from an emergency department; if she will commit to specific capital funding to upgrade acute capacity and beds at Ennis Hospital to mitigate this geographic deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54854/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3081asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3081. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children a waiting list for speech and language therapy, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58045/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3043asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3043. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will establish a single statutory community living pathway with one point of referral, one co-ordinated assessment process, one named responsible team, clear decision-making timeframes and access to independent advocacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58857/26]
Question· writtenPQ 3042asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3042. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will publish a five-year national community living strategy for adults with an intellectual disability, prepared jointly by her Department of , the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the HSE, local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58856/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2963asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2963. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58046/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2962asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2962. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [58043/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2920asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2920. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals for an AON that were made to Dublin North County Healthcare over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57627/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2919asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2919. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting their AON in Dublin North County Healthcare area (Swords and Balbriggan); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57626/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2334asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2334. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the efforts being made to work with airlines, taxi and bus regulatory authorities here and in Northern Ireland, to share passenger information for arriving migrants, in order to properly plan for services across international protection, housing, healthcare, community policing and education and to arrange the timely return of those with no demonstrably valid reason to remain in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. [57678/26]
Question· writtenPQ 2297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the non-EEA family reunification policy for essential healthcare assistants and home care assistants employed under the general employment permit system; if he will consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57389/26]