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Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
257. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed regulatory impact assessment will be prepared and published at the same time as the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking. [22193/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
258. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with retailers on the workability of raising the legal age for smoking, particularly given that differing age limits could apply to the purchase of alcohol and tobacco products; and if this matter will be assessed thoroughly in the regulatory impact assessment on the legislation proposing a change in the age for smoking. [22194/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
259. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the current legislative provision for test-purchasing of tobacco by persons under the current age limit would be extended to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to be used for test-purchasing if the legal age for smoking is raised to 21. [22195/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
260. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on the civil liberty and equality implications of his proposal to remove the right to smoke, which currently extends to all adults from over 190,000 Irish adults on the basis of age. [22196/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Healthcare Policy
John Paul Phelan
261. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to address alcohol consumption by children, noting that the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 found 31% of children have consumed alcohol, compared with 9% of children who have smoked cigarettes. [22197/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Louise O'Reilly
262. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will update the medical card to cover weekly lymph drainage massage for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Health Services
Brendan Smith
263. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request for improved services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Michael Healy-Rae
264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the annual pension allowance declaration form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Health Services
John Paul Phelan
265. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) that was suspended during the Covid lockdown has not recommenced; if there is a timeline for reopening the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Carol Nolan
266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health service of providing medical cards, including GP visit cards, to international protection applicants from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
267. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to continue the pathfinder programme in Tallaght and other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Hospital Equipment
Denis Naughten
268. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the existing DEXA scanner at Portiuncula University Hospital will be replaced; the number of patients who have had their appointment transferred to another hospital; the interim measures in place and the expected timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Denis Naughten
269. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the vacancy for a community nursing position for psychiatry of later life, based at St. Brendan's CNU, Ballinasloe, will be filled; if the post has been advertised; the period of time this position is vacant; the number of patients on the caseload of the previous nurse prior to the post being vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Ambulance Service
Denis Naughten
270. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans to either relocate or refurbish the existing ambulance station in Roscommon town; if he is aware of the poor structural condition of the existing station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Primary Care Services
Mattie McGrath
271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the length of time the ophthalmologist post is vacant in south Tipperary primary care services; the actions that have been taken to address this vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Mattie McGrath
272. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason no alternative arrangements have been made for the 1,500 or so children waiting on the ophthalmology service, some of whom have been waiting for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Éamon Ó Cuív
273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether it is intended to approve a drug (details supplied) for reimbursement by the HSE, given the value of this drug in treating a rare disease is recognised; the stage in the process the consideration of this drug is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a CNS in dementia in each acute hospital in Ireland; and if he will outline the situation in each hospital, in tabular form. [22282/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Dental Services
Pat Buckley
275. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait for more than two years to get broken dentures replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22284/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
276. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/24]