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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 914. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Mater University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 966. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, further to the statement in the Programme for Government (details supplied) he will assist in progressing the development of a national social innovation fund to assist consortia of organisations in collaborating to meet the challenges of an ageing society. [33723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 53. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering amending the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to ensure that this includes the advertising of all nicotine products, including nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the specific actions her Department is taking to ensure that GP practices are being set up in disadvantaged areas and/or areas with few or no GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 108. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has taken to implement the report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants, particularly recommendations five, six, and seven; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34929/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 121. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether the CAMHS unit based in the new children’s hospital will be fully staffed and operational on day one of operations, the actions undertaken by the HSE to ensure that this unit is fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 346. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card policy towards funding to replace a prosthetic limb in adults in circumstances including natural lifespan of the prosthetic of circa five years, damage beyond repair to the prosthetic and need for different prosthetic arising from surgery. [35127/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 347. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card policy towards funding to replace a prosthetic limb in children in circumstances including damage beyond repair to the prosthetic and need for different prosthetic arising from surgery. [35128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 348. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the assisted transport options in place for individuals attending a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35129/25]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Butler and Murnane O'Connor, and all the officials from the Department of Health. My first question relates to section 39 organisations, as well as organisations funded under sections 10, 40 and 56. There was a pay deal concluded approximately 15 weeks ago with two pay increases due to be backdated....

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: That would be great.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Of course. What is the cost?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: The point is that we need to see this sanctioned as soon as possible.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister. In terms of activity versus investment, many of us here are very much supportive of the increased investment. We need to see a return for it. The Minister mentioned a model 4 hospital with a 3% increase in activity. Which hospital is that?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Is the Minister satisfied that the reasons for this relate to issues of rostering or is there something else going on? We saw what happened at Beaumont Hospital, which was reflecting activity levels that were not the reality on the ground. Are there other factors at play here?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: It is not wrongdoing-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Marie Sherlock: -----it is just inefficiency.