Results 401-420 of 801 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to extend the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; if so, the timeline she is working towards; if not, the rationale for continuing to exclude this condition from the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25713/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families who have been sent letters in respect of the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) commissioned review into hip surgeries; if she has requested CHI to provide this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25877/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 881. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25936/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 882. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of smoking to the State in terms of health spending; if her Department will be conducting an updated 2025 report assessing the economic cost of smoking, following on from the 2016 ICF international report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25937/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 883. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retail outlets registered to sell tobacco on the National Register of Tobacco retailers in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved speech and language therapist posts, by grade and clinical site, in tabular form; the number of permanent full-time and part-time posts; the number filled on a temporary, locum or agency basis; and the number of vacant posts. [25998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 888. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time speech and language therapists hired by the HSE from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of permanent speech and language therapists hired by the HSE on a part-time basis from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 890. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists hired by the HSE on a temporary basis from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 891. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to establish meaningful pathways to career progression for speech and language therapists in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26002/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25265/25]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I join other members in wishing Deputy Lawlor well in his role as Cathaoirleach. I also commend Eileen Flynn on all of her work over many years of activism on these issues. It is very important that we centre in our work the voice of Travellers, hear their experience and listen to Traveller organisations. There are very serious human rights issues in housing, health - mental health in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank members. It is great to get introductions from everybody. There is a wealth of professional, personal and political experience in the room. Hopefully, we can use that collective experience to improve healthcare services for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will consider it. There are two other matters to consider. The first is the nomination of the Leas-Chathaoirleach. As members are aware, the committee may choose a Leas-Chathaoirleach who can perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Cathaoirleach in his absence. I propose that we take nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Members may wish to consult with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis by clinic and wait time, in tabular form. [26447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of public sexual health clinics in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 357. To ask the Minister for Health to identify which counties do not have a public sexual health clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26449/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract signed with a software company, and the work that was carried out by that company, in respect of the development and deployment of MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) was reviewed before it was extended in 2022 (details supplied); the reasons this system has only been rolled out in one hospital; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sites that the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) is to be deployed to; the timeline for deployment in each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System); the efforts being made to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/25]