Parliamentary questions

Local Authorities

Catherine Murphy

725. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19363/24]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Niamh Smyth

726. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he can recommend what treatment abroad options are open to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/24]

Health Services Staff

Willie O'Dea

727. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redundancy claim by a 'person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19390/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

728. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19403/24]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

729. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and Cork county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if he will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19412/24]

Medical Cards

Pádraig O'Sullivan

730. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for persons whose dentist withdraws from the medical card service or does not accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/24]

Dental Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

731. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; the timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/24]

Healthcare Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

732. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establishing a clinical care programme for those living with lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19418/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

733. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 11 April 2024, to address the part of the question that was not answered; if consent was needed from the parents for their son (details supplied) to go on medication; if this was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19431/24]

Health Services

David Cullinane

734. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason public funding of CAR-T immunotherapy for leukaemia patients is limited to under 26 years of age; if consideration has been given to extending the age for funding of treatment option to beyond the age of 26 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/24]

Departmental Data

Niall Collins

735. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if his Department or any agency of his Department has assessed any potential health impacts to people who reside near windfarms/wind turbines including the impacts of any noise and flicker coming from wind turbines; if the Department has or compiles any data in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

736. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an endoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/24]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

737. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will support and implement the call from a group (details supplied) for a consultant neurology service to be based in Letterkenny University Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19466/24]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

738. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason memory assessment support services for persons with dementia and their families has not been rolled out in County Donegal. [19467/24]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

739. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the Saolta University Healthcare Group will meet with TDs, Senators and HSE forum county councillors in County Donegal to update them on the progress made in addressing the grave concerns of over 100 GPs and hospital consultants in the county about the level of health services being provided at Letterkenny University Hospital and the solutions that they had put forward late last year; and if the Saolta University Healthcare Group will commit to a dedicated meeting with those County Donegal public representatives every three months to update them further on the progress made, as previously committed to. [19468/24]

Hospital Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

740. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the numbers employed in WTE in each category (details supplied) in each public/voluntary hospital in March 2024 or the latest date available, in tabular form. [19469/24]

Health Services

Mark Ward

741. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason public funding of CAR-T immunotherapy for leukaemia patients is limited to under 26 years old; if consideration has been given to extending the age for funding of treatment option to beyond the age of 26 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/24]

Health Services

Mark Ward

742. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason public funding of CAR-T immunotherapy for leukaemia patients is limited to under 26 years old; if extenuating circumstances can be applied for an individual patient (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/24]

Qualifications Recognition

Cian O'Callaghan

743. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health how the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board is progressing with opening its register, in line with the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Amended); when this register is likely to become active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/24]

Health Services Staff

Duncan Smith

744. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 16 October 2014 that it was sending Ireland a letter of formal notice (INFR(2014)4131) in respect of the working time of social care workers under the responsibility of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19505/24]

Health Services Staff

Charles Flanagan

745. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a specialist Parkinson’s disease nurse for County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19506/24]

Health Services Staff

Charles Flanagan

746. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of Parkinson's disease nursing posts which remain unfilled and the efforts made to fill said vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19510/24]

Health Services

Charles Flanagan

747. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has provided investment into research on the links between exposure to pesticides and Parkinson’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19511/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

748. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a child (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [19516/24]

Health Services

Michael Healy-Rae

749. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19517/24]

Home Care Packages

Alan Dillon

750. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when the HSE is releasing the home care packages; how long it will take to clear the backlog of home care packages for those in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/24]

Community Care

Willie O'Dea

294. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will provide further State funding for an organisation (details supplied) to allow for the continued delivery of its national service which looks after the practical, social and emotional needs of thousands of heart and stroke patients in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18428/24]

Home Help Service

Robert Troy

295. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours have been allocated to a person (details supplied). [18430/24]

Medical Cards

Duncan Smith

296. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason test strips for diabetes are not covered by the medical card as in the case of a person (details supplied) who spends €33.00 per month on this item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18456/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

297. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a first audiologist appointment in CH02; the length of time they have been waiting to see an audiologist in CHO2, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

298. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be seen by an audiologist in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/24]

Care Services

Thomas Gould

299. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the Westfield integrated care centre in Ballincollig, Cork will be fully operational. [18483/24]

Dental Services

Brendan Howlin

300. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that will be trained in Ireland in 2024; the capacity of the existing schools of dentistry; his views on whether the number of dentists currently being trained is sufficient to meet the future needs of a growing Irish population; if he supports the building of a new school of dentistry and dental hospital in University College Cork; the discussions he has had with the Minister for Higher and Further Education in relation to the future provision and training of dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/24]

Psychological Assessments

Darren O'Rourke

301. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment with a consultant psychiatrist at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan and separately an assessment for ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18507/24]

Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) to improve newborn screening; if the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee plans to introduce a comprehensive and up-to-date newborn screening programme; the reason for delays in the drafting and the implementation of such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18511/24]

Hospital Facilities

Noel Grealish

303. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing a minor injuries unit in Galway on the grounds of Merlin Park Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18515/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

304. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the Dublin mid-west area; the number of vacancies; the areas they cover; the areas without a public health nurse service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18517/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

305. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Rowlagh health centre; the number of vacancies; the areas they cover; the areas without a public health nurse service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/24]

Health Strategies

Mark Ward

306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to achieve an interagency approach to delivering dual-diagnosis services, as set out on page 24 of the model of care for dual diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18524/24]

Health Strategies

Mark Ward

307. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to overcome implementation barriers which are outlined in 3.7.2 in the model of care for dual-diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18525/24]

Nursing Homes

Robert Troy

308. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently address a situation whereby elderly patients of nursing homes are faced with exorbitant fees to avail of private ambulance services to attend medical/hospital appointments; and if he will review this issue and put in place a more sustainable system of medical transport in such cases. [18529/24]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

309. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding for the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18554/24]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

310. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding for the National Clinical Programme for ADHD in Adults in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18555/24]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

311. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding for the National Clinical Programme for Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18556/24]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

312. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding for the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention in Psychosis in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18557/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

313. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on CAMHS early intervention in psychosis services; the cost of delivering these services per annum; which catchment areas will be eligible for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

314. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Lucena CAMHS early intervention in psychosis services; which catchment areas will be eligible for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

315. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are HSE-funded respite services available to children who solely have a mental health diagnosis; if so, the estimated cost of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18560/24]

Health Service Executive

Pearse Doherty

316. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18562/24]

International Agreements

Neasa Hourigan

317. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health whether in international negotiations on a pandemic treaty the Government have sought to ensure that a TRIPS waiver on vaccines will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18571/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

318. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18573/24]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the lack of dedicated support for mental health in the Donegal town area of County Donegal, and that people are having to travel over 50 miles to Letterkenny for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/24]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18578/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pearse Doherty

321. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital in County Donegal will become fully operational; the reason the hospital is not currently operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18579/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

322. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen, by month, from January 2022 to date, in tabular form. [18593/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

323. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Bantry, by month, from January 2022 to date, in tabular form. [18594/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

324. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen currently; and the number of GPs who were working in the same service in April 2023. [18595/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

325. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs working in the SouthDoc service in Bantry currently; and the number of GPs who were working in the same service in April 2023. [18596/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

326. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Skibbereen, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [18597/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

327. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by the SouthDoc service in Bantry, by week, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [18598/24]

General Practitioner Services

Holly Cairns

328. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs currently working in Cork; and the number of GPs who were working in Cork in April 2021, April 2022 and April 2023, in tabular form. [18599/24]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

329. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress to date of the strategic taskforce on general practice; when he expects the taskforce to publish its conclusions; to set out the groups and individuals contacted to date in the work of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18604/24]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

330. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of single-person GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS; the number of two-person GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS; the number of larger GP practices, by county, registered with the GMS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18605/24]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

331. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if there is a central register of locum GPs available for general practice in the State; the number of locum GPs paid from the GMS in 2023; if he is satisfied that there is adequate locum GP cover available to meet requirements in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18606/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

332. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to examine an outstanding Covid pandemic payment yet to be issued (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18609/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

333. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns and proposals raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/24]

Medicinal Products

Niall Collins

334. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if medication can be secured for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18621/24]

Hospital Procedures

John McGuinness

335. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to a previous Parliamentary Question, if he will expedite a date for a cataract operation for a person (details supplied). [18622/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Róisín Shortall

336. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) by a concerned parent of a child in Dublin 11; the steps he is taking to address the issues raised by the parent; if he will examine this particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18623/24]

Abortion Services

David Cullinane

337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the termination of pregnancy review with respect to recommendations concerning legislative amendments, including the criminalisation of health care providers, the mandatory three-day wait, and the ambiguity for clinicians interpreting section 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/24]

Abortion Services

David Cullinane

338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for a response to the calls from healthcare providers to address the gaps in training and data collection by recruiting a Primary Care Lead for Termination of Pregnancy, in light of the fact more than 90% of abortions take place within primary care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/24]

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

339. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a call for applications for section 39 funding for organisations will next be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18637/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Éamon Ó Cuív

340. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health what steps are being taken to ensure there are a sufficient number of beds available in Galway University Hospital to meet demand, particularly as cancer treatments have been delayed as a result of a lack of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18641/24]

Medical Cards

Éamon Ó Cuív

341. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Galway city and county treating patients under the medical card scheme; the number of these accepting new patients at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18645/24]

Psychological Assessments

Éamon Ó Cuív

342. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health why there is no dedicated adult ADHD team operating in Galway who carry out assessments of people suffering from ADHD; whether his Department have received an application from the HSE that such a service would be provided in GUH; the response to such an application, if any, from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

343. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment with the ENT Department, Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [18652/24]

Health Services Staff

Catherine Connolly

344. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy specialist nurse posts in the State; the number of these which are currently unfilled; the location of each epilepsy specialist nurse post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

345. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a medical card review application can be urgently reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

346. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the over-70s full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18688/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

347. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18690/24]

Home Help Service

Bernard Durkan

348. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if home support might be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18691/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

349. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18703/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

350. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a full medical card will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

161. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the resources available to people suffering from long-Covid. [18159/24]

Disability Services

Michael Healy-Rae

162. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/24]

Public Sector Pay

Duncan Smith

163. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that retired medical scientists are excluded from the benefit of the pay parity award that was implemented on 1 January 2024 (details supplied); if there is a plan to ensure that these retired workers receive pay parity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18176/24]

Dental Services

Brendan Griffin

164. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new dental contract for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/24]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

165. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure the expansion of newborn screening of babies for diseases; his views on whether the current screening levels means that Ireland screens less than 75% of European countries, making Ireland a significant negative outlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18205/24]

Hospital Transfers

Patricia Ryan

166. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 22 November 2023, if he will provide an update on the current situation; the number of residents who have been moved already, those who have yet to be moved, and any whom have sadly passed away in the interim (details supplied). [18214/24]

Hospital Transfers

Patricia Ryan

167. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health with regard to Cherry Orchard nursing home and the planned removal and relocation of elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents, the status of any engagement he and/or his Department have had with the affected persons and their families, advocates or representatives since the situation arose in late 2023, and in the intervening time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/24]

Medical Cards

Patricia Ryan

168. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the protocols for reimbursement of fees for blood tests for medical card holders; and if the procedure can be simplified. [18216/24]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

169. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours for each public health nurse in CHO7; and if these hours will be increased in light of the population increase, in tabular form. [18217/24]

Health Services

Patricia Ryan

170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the current number of applications for dementia care nurses in the CHO7 area, and in particular County Kildare, in tabular form. [18218/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

171. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons attached to the Mater Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18222/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

172. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists based at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18227/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at CHI Blanchardstown in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18228/24]

Hospital Staff

Paul Donnelly

174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neo-natal nurses working in the National Maternity Hospital in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased later this year. [18229/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

175. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he intends to further expand the medical conditions screened for under the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; the conditions currently being considered by the National Screening Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18225/24]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

176. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he plans to add familial hypercholesterolemia to the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; if this is being considered by the National Screening Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18226/24]

Health Strategies

Róisín Shortall

177. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when testing for severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy will commence under the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, following the announcement of additional funding to expand the programme in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18223/24]