Pádraig Rice

1106. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the work undertaken to implement the operational recommendations of the independent review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63631/25]

1107. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035 to develop the necessary legislative supports to underpin clinical practice regarding consent and safeguarding, as requested by clinical experts prior to supporting access to free contraception for people under the age of 17 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63632/25]

440. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to increasing core funding for the existing female genital mutilation (FGM) treatment service; the steps she is taking to assist the service in meeting the substantial growth in demand for FGM treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62376/25]

441. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to a model of care (details supplied); if she will engage with stakeholders to establish a nationwide framework for female genital mutilation (FGM) treatment services; if there are plans to create a network of FGM clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62377/25]

442. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 23 September 2025, to clarify if a group were excluded from the costing for the free hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme; if so, to outline how, given the details of an internal communication in relation to the basis for the costing (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62378/25]

443. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 14 October 2025, if radiation therapists have an explicit agreement with respect to incremental credit and agency work (details supplied); if not, the reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62382/25]

448. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation plan for the 2019 National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if this implementation plan will be published before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62423/25]

186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sexual orientation. [60502/25]

187. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on gender identity. [60503/25]

188. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sex characteristics. [60504/25]

657. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if financial redress payments for mother-and-baby home survivors are taken into account during means tests for individuals receiving a non-contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61122/25]

929. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health (assisted human reproduction) (amendment) Bill; the timeline she is working towards in publishing this supplementary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61012/25]

930. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health's Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Report on the health (assisted human reproduction) (amendment) Bill; if she will accept the committee's recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61013/25]

1060. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2576 of 8 September 2025, the status of the external expert review group established to review children who may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries; if it has been delayed; if recruitment of the international experts has been completed; if the group has convened; if individual case reviews will still commence no later than January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61783/25]

179. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the cross-Border operation of small public service vehicle (SPSV); if there are plans to harmonise the relevant legislation north and south of the Border; the work carried out to date to progress a cross-Border regime for SPSVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60567/25]

250. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 14 October 2025, if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60507/25]

347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [60551/25]

348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [60554/25]

377. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [60552/25]

378. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [60553/25]

398. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she plans to bring forward legislation to implement two key legislative recommendations from the 2017 Sláintecare report related to accountability (details supplied); if not, to outline her reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60550/25]

399. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [60555/25]

400. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages in each month to date in 2025, by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [60556/25]

401. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges, by category and hospital, in tabular form. [60557/25]

402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [60558/25]