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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2404.To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing in 2025 discretionary medical cards to all those with a confirmed disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32872/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2405.To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing medical card income limits by 5%, 10% or 20%, and in each case the projected additional number of cards that would be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2406.To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for the Home Support Service in 2024; the number of home care packages funded; the projected additional cost of providing a home care package to every identified case in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32874/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2407.To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care and home help hours funded in 2023, and 2024 respectively, and the amount not utilised due to staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2408.To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the flu vaccine programme in 2023 and 2024 respectively; the number of doses that are expected to be provided in 2024 and 2025; the number of doses the State ordered; the estimated cost to provide the flu vaccine free to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32877/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2409.To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free GP care to all children under 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32878/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2410.To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the HPV vaccine for free to adults who have not received it but want to access it through their GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2411.To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of providing two doses of the chicken pox varicella vaccine free to all children through the primary or school child immunisation programme; the estimated annual cost of providing this in 2025; the estimated five year cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32880/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2413.To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adding asthma to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2414.To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding provided for mental health in each of the last two budgets; the detailed breakdown of the status of each of the measures announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2415.To ask the Minister for Health the projected costs of fully funding the safe staffing framework; the projected costs of growing the nursing and midwifery workforce by 2,000 WTEs annually for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32884/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2416.To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled nurses and midwives positions respectively that currently remain unfilled for each hospital; the current staffing levels in each; the additional recruitment into each in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2417.To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled consultant positions respectively that currently remain unfilled for each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32886/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2418.To ask the Minister for Health the projected costs of settling the medical laboratory scientists pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32887/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2419.To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional hospital beds have been delivered in each of 2023 and 2024 to date; the breakdown by type of bed that is, acute, step down and so on; the expected end of year delivery; his plans for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32888/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2420.To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of delivering 1,500 additional acute beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2501.To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of introducing screening for lung, prostate and gastric cancers, respectively; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33318/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2502.To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland; the additional resources he has committed to this; the plans in place to ensure timely access to genetic evaluation, counselling, testing and risk reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2503.To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for diagnostic tests; his plans to meet Sláintecare objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (23 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 2504.To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding he has committed to the national cancer strategy in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33321/24]