Written Answers Nos. 618-630
618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of waiting lists for dental surgery and orthodontics for CHO8, by county and by year from January 2019 to January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
619. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for the HSE school dental screening service for CHO8, by county and by school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
620. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when required psychological support will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15967/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
621. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans for the development of a new acute adult mental health unit to replace the existing unit at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15969/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
622. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason home help/personal assistants are no longer permitted to administer routine eye drops for their clients; when this change took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15970/24]
View answerAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
623. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a HSE Covid payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15976/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if officials have met with a group (details supplied) following his request that they do so; if so, the outcome of that meeting; the commitments given at that meeting; and if he will or has met the group. [15982/24]
View answerAs I have requested that the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) to meet with this group, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
625. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was told that if one needs an MRI on their hands and feet they must pay, as hands and feet MRIs are not covered under the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15995/24]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
626. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the unit in his Department that has responsibility for liaising with Coimisiún na Meán in respect of the development of online and media safety codes pertaining to the marketing of breastmilk substitutes specifically; the unit that is responsible for the policy guidance on breastmilk substitutes more broadly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15996/24]
View answer627. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland action plan has been extended; if so, for how long; what plans are in place for the development of a successor policy; when stakeholder engagement will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15997/24]
View answer628. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what measures are currently in place to improve and monitor compliance with the WHO International Code of Marketing Breastmilk across Departments and in partnership with cross-sectoral agencies; who in his Department and the HSE is responsible for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15998/24]
View answer629. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the results of the Irish World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative Report; if his Department will establish an infant feeding communication forum for Government Departments and the HSE, as per the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15999/24]
View answer630. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the work that is being undertaken to review and develop a new Healthy Ireland Framework, given that the current Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025, is set to finish next year; what consultation and engagement process will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16000/24]
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