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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: The Taoiseach will have seen that the Journal.ie did a fact check-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I am simply making the point that, independent of me, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael, the Journal.ie did a fact check and found the Taoiseach's claim to be false. I say again that it found the his claim to be false. I am asking the Taoiseach, in good grace, to withdraw the false claim he made. More importantly, I am asking for a debate on this issue. Last week, I raised the issue of Liam...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 613. To ask the Minister for Health whether implementing the recommendations of the independent termination of pregnancy review is a priority for him. [18633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 623. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will finalise its pay and numbers strategy for 2024. [18754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to make access to Mehta growth guidance casting for infantile idiopathic scoliosis available for children in the State, whether through access to care in the State or through access to care abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public funding of CAR-T immunotherapy for leukaemia patients is limited to under 26 years of age; if consideration has been given to extending the age for funding of treatment option to beyond the age of 26 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/24]

Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: First Stage (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: First Stage (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: What about the embargo?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Then lift the embargo.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Read you own memo.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: The Government has an embargo in place.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 337. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the termination of pregnancy review with respect to recommendations concerning legislative amendments, including the criminalisation of health care providers, the mandatory three-day wait, and the ambiguity for clinicians interpreting section 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (25 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: 338. To ask the Minister for Health for a response to the calls from healthcare providers to address the gaps in training and data collection by recruiting a Primary Care Lead for Termination of Pregnancy, in light of the fact more than 90% of abortions take place within primary care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Liam Dennehy is 13 years old and is from Fossa in County Kerry. Just over one year ago his spine started to shift. On his first X-ray Liam's spine was at 35°. By November it was at 85°. It was evident then that he needed surgery urgently. Five months later not only has he not received his surgery he has not even received a date for surgery. His mam, Pamela, has described his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome all our witnesses. Their main call seems to be for a national vision strategy. They set out the reasons for that, including guiding policymakers and setting out a coherent plan. Representatives from the Irish Cancer Society who were before the committee a number of weeks ago talked about the national cancer strategy. While having a national strategy is very important, their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I will add one point because we are tight on time. A national strategy is very important and I support Vision Ireland's call for it. Mr. Mullaniff talked about moving some of the services, or maybe putting more of a priority on community care as opposed to having a higher dependence on acute care, which is one of the tenets of Sláintecare that makes perfect sense. We are told the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome the representatives from the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association. I thank them for their advocacy. I know they are regular visitors to Leinster House and have correctly been lobbying all of us in standing up for patients in this area. I am looking at the four main asks in the opening statement. None of them are asks that should not be delivered in my view. I will start with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Before Ms Cassidy does so, I say to the Chair that this is not rocket science. The first thing we need is the patient registry. Without that, as Ms Cassidy has said, you cannot plan. Whether it is the current or a future Minister for Health or those in the HSE, you need to have the data. In far too many areas of healthcare we are not collecting the data. We do not have registries. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: We can follow up with the HSE on those funding requests, which I am sure we will after this meeting. I would imagine they are not huge amounts of money that are needed.