Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

195. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when funding for an individual’s placement with resilience care to be provided by a charity will be approved by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24283/24]

Hospital Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

196. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a doctor will be replaced in Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/24]

Assisted Suicide

Jim O'Callaghan

197. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether he has any role to play under section 9 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 arising from the removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council. [24376/24]

Assisted Suicide

Jim O'Callaghan

198. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether he has any concerns about the recent removal of the restriction on euthanasia and assisted suicide from the 9th edition of the ethics guide that was published recently by the Medical Council; and his views on whether it was made with adequate consultation within the medical profession [24377/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/24]

Disability Services

Sean Fleming

414. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to outline the locations where people with disabilities who require serious dental treatment (details supplied) can obtain same in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/24]

Hepatitis C Incidence

Seán Sherlock

415. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of the 5,500 Hepatitis C home testing kits ordered from the HSE in the past year that were returned for testing; of those, how many people received a positive result for Hepatitis C; the treatment pathways for those people whose home tests were positive; how many have engaged in care; how many of those are now being treated for Hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23526/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

416. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be called for an outpatient physiotherapy appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [23538/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

417. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to indicate the level of support and assistance available in the case of an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23540/24]

Health Services

Steven Matthews

418. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the fees paid to optometrists for public eye exams under their existing Departmental contract; if this is under review; if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23550/24]

Dental Services

Niamh Smyth

419. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a young person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23562/24]

Health Services

Fergus O'Dowd

420. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/24]

Care Services

Fergus O'Dowd

421. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to seek urgent assistance for a person (details supplied) who is 74 years old and a full-time carer to their spouse who is housebound, and where the person has been referred to neurology on an urgent basis as they are showing symptoms of clinical signs for Parkinson’s; if he will urgently intervene as the person has been informed it may be December 2024 before they are facilitated, which is completely unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/24]

Pharmacy Services

Niamh Smyth

422. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if any analysis has been conducted by the Government on pharmacy fees per item between 2015 and 2023. [23581/24]

Medicinal Products

Noel Grealish

423. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will conclude its evaluation of preferred continuous glucose monitors under the medicines management programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23582/24]

Cybersecurity Policy

Seán Sherlock

424. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has updated all of its computers, laptops, phones, servers and tablets since the cyber attack; if so, if it has retrieved all of the obsolete items; if it has a comprehensive list of all such items and their current locations; and if they have been disposed, if the HSE has proof of disposal. [23594/24]

Dental Services

Pauline Tully

425. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the range of dental treatments available to medical card holders who are under active chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment or under medication prescribed by an oncologist; and if he plans to increase the number of dental treatments cancer patients are entitled to receive, as their teeth can often be detrimentally affected due to their cancer treatment. [23602/24]

Health Services

Seán Sherlock

426. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was referred on 22 December 2022, will receive a date for assessment with regard to surgical management of cataracts. [23611/24]

Primary Care Services

Robert Troy

427. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23644/24]

Primary Care Services

Robert Troy

428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23654/24]