Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

John Lahart

162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE pathfinder project associated with Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/24]

Disease Management

Marian Harkin

163. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding glaucoma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/24]

Medicinal Products

Robert Troy

164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of drug reimbursement recommendations contained within a report published in March 2023 (details supplied); the reason the recommendations contained have not been implemented to date, resulting in substantial financial pressure being placed on families, in particular the sanctioning of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome as per this report. [24159/24]

Nursing Homes

Niamh Smyth

165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a role in upkeeping the houses which are falling into derelict especially in North Strand Dublin when the owners are in a nursing home as part of the fair deal scheme. [24160/24]

Medicinal Products

Robert Troy

166. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied). [24161/24]

Medicinal Products

Robert Troy

167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [24162/24]

Home Help Service

Claire Kerrane

168. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a person under the age of 65 years can qualify for home support services where they have great medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/24]

Healthcare Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

169. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 8 May 2024, the areas in which the discharge scheme has commenced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

170. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can step in to take over/purchase two nursing homes (details supplied) following HIQA concerns, to prevent their closure and protect the 117 residents living in these facilities and prevent them from losing what is effectively their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24174/24]

Nursing Homes

Patricia Ryan

171. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the bed spaces of residents in a nursing home (details supplied) are being relocated, acquired/arranged on a per-resident basis at the time of that resident’s removal/relocation; if not, if the beds were block-booked in numbers and in advance of any removal/relocation of the residents concerned; if so, the cost associated with this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/24]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an ex-gratia payment will issue to a widower of a former employee (details supplied) without the requirement of a grant of administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/24]

Hospital Services

Marian Harkin

173. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current level of service provided in the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/24]

Hospital Staff

Marian Harkin

174. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the current number of full-/part-time consultants assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24187/24]

Hospital Staff

Marian Harkin

175. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reduce the number of full-/part-time consultants currently assigned to the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marian Harkin

176. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to alleviate the backlog of seeing patients at the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

177. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the clinical lead, relevant acute settings and organisation of services in place in the provision of onco-genetic testing and counselling in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24193/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

178. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current provision for and future development of a genetic database for national cancer services and oncology treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24194/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

179. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic tests currently sent outside the State to public or private companies, from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; the location of those companies; and the amount paid by the HSE to each company, in tabular form. [24195/24]

Medicinal Products

Róisín Shortall

180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 1 May 2024, if an implementation group (details supplied) has completed its work; if the group has submitted its report to the Minister; the membership of that group; the stakeholders engaged during targeted engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/24]

Nursing Homes

Niall Collins

181. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24200/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Lowry

182. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason outpatients have been informed by UHL that outpatient MRI services have been paused indefinitely due to a large demand for inpatient MRI services; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24201/24]

Hospital Services

Michael Lowry

183. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of radiology and MRI services in University Hospital Limerick; to provide clarity on the reason a person (details supplied) was informed by the radiology department of UHL that all MRI Services for outpatients have been paused indefinitely; the action he is taking to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24202/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

184. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can receive a support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24206/24]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

David Cullinane

185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on the National Treatment Purchase Fund’s commissioning of diagnostic testing to date, by month, since commencement, in tabular form; the level of expenditure per scan type; his intentions regarding current and future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/24]

Health Services Staff

Steven Matthews

186. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the opening of the register of the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/24]

Medical Cards

Niall Collins

187. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for a medical card for people under 70 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/24]

Home Care Packages

Cathal Crowe

188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a comprehensive review of how home care services are provided in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/24]

Health Services

Catherine Connolly

189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a comprehensive newborn screening programme, which would ensure that all babies born in Ireland are screened for the European average of 18 conditions at a minimum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Willie O'Dea

190. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is still a significant delay for people who have retired from employment from section 38 voluntary organisations and voluntary hospitals to receive their pensions; his views on whether this is acceptable; the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/24]

Vaccination Programme

Duncan Smith

191. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the HSE expenditure on vaccines, excluding Covid-19 vaccines, for each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24254/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Niamh Smyth

192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) regarding its current staffing crisis, which has resulted in day services being stopped for service users. [24258/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

193. 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. [24264/24]

Hospital Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

194. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a person is entitled to attend a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24267/24]

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]

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

429. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the date on which the change to the availability of post-partum services in CUH was reduced from parents of a child aged up to ten months down to four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23656/24]

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

430. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of parents of children aged between four to ten months were on the list when the change to the availability of post-partum services in CUH was introduced; and if these parents received an appointment. [23657/24]

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

431. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who availed of post-partum services in CUH in 2022 and 2023 who had a child aged between four to ten months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23658/24]

Hospital Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

432. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list for post-partum services in the CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23659/24]

Dental Services

Robert Troy

433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dental practices within Westmeath which now accept medical card patients. [23660/24]

Dental Services

Maurice Quinlivan

434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Clare who are signed up to the dental treatment services scheme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/24]

Legislative Process

Ivana Bacik

435. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 8 May 2024, if he will list all the preparatory steps which are required prior to commencement of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and if he will offer a progress report in respect of each of these steps. [23668/24]

Cancer Services

Michael Healy-Rae

436. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in relation to the urgent case of a person (details supplied) waiting to start treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23670/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

437. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23671/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

438. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of delivering an in-patient clinical setting bed. [23679/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

439. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to address medical card renewals and medical card assessments for those with lifelong/permanent mental disabilities, unable to independently apply for/renew their applications; if a process is available for these cases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23696/24]

Hospital Services

Sean Fleming

440. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current position and plans to develop a national service for nephrology transitional care in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23697/24]

Hospital Staff

Cathal Crowe

441. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an immediate recruitment process will be put in place in spite of the HSE recruitment freeze, to fill an essential post in Ennis General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Michael Ring

442. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is reasonable that a child in County Mayo (details supplied) with additional needs has to wait two years from referral to be seen by two specialties, namely Mayo primary care child psychology service and the paediatric occupational therapy service in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/24]

Health Services Staff

Denise Mitchell

443. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on when Section 39 workers can expect to receive agreed pay increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23712/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

444. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23715/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

445. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) is waiting so long for neck surgery and is enduring severe pain while awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23718/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Danny Healy-Rae

446. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/24]

Medicinal Products

Brendan Smith

447. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medication as recommended by Children's Health Ireland will be made available at an early date for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23723/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the transfer of services from a service (details supplied) to the HSE; when this information will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23725/24]

Health Services

Pauline Tully

449. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to detail the services available in each CHO to assess and treat ADHD, in tabular form; to detail which service is available to people living in Cavan-Monaghan; and to detail the process of getting referred to this service. [23730/24]

Health Services Staff

Mattie McGrath

450. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the full staff available on each of the CAMHS teams in south Tipperary; the number and position of staff on leave; the length of leave and reason for leave; the numbers of staff present currently to each team; the number of vacant positions currently on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23747/24]

Insurance Coverage

Brendan Smith

451. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the reason private health insurance companies only cover the cost of a stay in psychiatric hospitals for maximum 100 days with unwell and vulnerable patients in the middle of a treatment plan having to be discharged on the 100th day will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23750/24]

Home Help Service

Pádraig O'Sullivan

452. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO in CHO 4 as of 1 May 2024 or the latest date available; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Robert Troy

453. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding to an organisation (details supplied) to help protect its essential and hugely important heart and stroke support services to ensure they continue to operate. [23760/24]

Nursing Homes

Martin Browne

454. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of plans for a community nursing unit in Cashel; to provide an update on the status of investigations into a site (details supplied); if progress has been made; when a decision is expected to be arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Barry Cowen

455. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment with the orthopaedic department at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [23772/24]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

456. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the children community services in County Carlow; the number of vacancies that exist; his plans to recruit additional occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/24]

Health Service Executive

Pauline Tully

457. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the reason that inappropriate language in regard to disability is still contained on HSE application forms, such as the long-term illness scheme form, which refers to ‘mental handicap’; and if a review of HSE application forms will take place to ensure the use of appropriate language. [23782/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

458. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [23784/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Marian Harkin

459. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if HSE funding for the provision of wigs for persons with alopecia will remain in place and if he can confirm there are no cuts planned for this very important service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23797/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Claire Kerrane

460. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will fund refurbishment works for an ambulance base (details supplied) given those working in it are concerned as to the safety of the building and whether it is structurally sound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23823/24]

Female Genital Mutilation

Neasa Hourigan

461. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the HSE’s mapping exercise undertaken as part of action 2.4.12 of the Implementation Plan for the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violence; the gaps that were identified in specialist support services for survivors of female genital mutilation; what strategy has been put in place to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23852/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23873/24]

Nursing Homes

Mark Ward

463. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of beds that have been booked by the HSE in Bartra nursing home in Clondalkin Lodge; the duration these beds have been booked for; the cost of this; when this was first agreed; how many beds were for residents of Willow and Sycamore units in Cherry Orchard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23875/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Anne Rabbitte

464. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for bilateral knee replacement; if he has been placed on the NTPF waiting list for surgery in a private facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23919/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

465. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23937/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

466. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he is aware of the extent of this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23945/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

467. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department is monitoring the discrepancy in access to innovative oncology treatments for Irish cancer patients in the public health system, compared with patients with private health insurance; if he will request the HSE to commence tracking of this data as part of its role in assessing and reimbursing medicines for patients in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23946/24]

Cancer Services

Duncan Smith

468. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the impact of delays in access to innovative oncology treatments on disease progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/24]

Hospital Staff

Michael Lowry

469. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by an organisation (details supplied) in recent correspondence; the number of nursing vacancies currently unfilled in Tipperary University Hospital; when these positions will be filled; when the recruitment moratorium will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23949/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure proper care is provided for people who continue to suffer from long Covid; if the specific case (details supplied) of a person with long Covid will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23959/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

471. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding the HSE provides to an organisation (details supplied) specifically towards patient services, excluding funding for awareness campaigns; and his views on whether this amount is sufficient to support the approximately 600,000 heart and stroke patients living in Ireland, with 80,000 people discharged with a cardiovascular condition each year. [23960/24]

Health Services

Claire Kerrane

472. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the funding to protect existing heart and stroke patients via community support services in the State, including those provided by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23961/24]

Substance Misuse

David Cullinane

473. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to community drug and alcohol and rehabilitation services in Waterford in 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [23966/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Creed

474. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if the spouse of a recently deceased former employee of the HSE is entitled to a surviving partner’s partial pension payment (details supplied). [23978/24]

Health Services

Steven Matthews

475. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 30 April 2024, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that Ireland is falling behind other EU member states regarding the newborn screening process and the number of diseases assessed at this milestone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23979/24]