Results 341-360 of 757 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 378. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the endometriosis framework; the reasons for the delay in finalising this framework; the current timeline she is working towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26568/25]

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...

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

Pádraig Rice: I have received apologies from Senator Tom Clonan. I have a few housekeeping matters to go through and the first is the declaration. In accordance with Standing Orders, I wish to make the following declaration: I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Health without fear...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 347. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 348. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a taxation measure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25941/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance the resources he is allocating to the Revenue Commissioners for new or improved enforcement actions to combat illicit tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will revisit his predecessor’s decision not to accept and apply the European Commission’s 2022 recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of horses in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 799. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish a clinical programme for pulmonary fibrosis, to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and equitable access to a range of specialist healthcare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25274/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the clinical care pathway advisor for pulmonary fibrosis has not yet begun their work; the timeline she is working towards in ensuring this person is in post with supporting resources; the reason the supporting programme manager has still not commenced their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25275/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 801. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the €1 million funding allocated to pulmonary fibrosis, including the specific line items detailed in the 2025 HSE national service plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25276/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that oxygen provision for people with lung fibrosis is fit for purpose; if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25277/25]

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]