Questions

206. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the commitment made in the 2020 Programme for Government regarding the implementation of an informed consent model for hormone replacement therapy for transgender individuals has been rolled back by the current Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24040/25]

207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to continue to increase capacity and open more beds at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24102/25]

208. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department have to improve the services at Naas hospital; if there are plans for infrastructure investment for the hospital in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24105/25]

209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure safe staffing in the helicopter emergency medical service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24148/25]

210. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will request confirmation from Children’s Health Ireland that all paediatric orthopaedic consultants currently operating on children with complex needs, such as spina bifida, have completed the recommended two-year paediatric fellowship training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24043/25]

211. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health in light of the recent Mental Health Commission report, the actions she will take to improve acute mental health services and services for those with severe mental health conditions, especially out of hours care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23222/25]

212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if urgent funding can be provided to address issues within the orthopaedic department of Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23510/25]

213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards the Programme for Government commitment to extend the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme to anyone under 25 who missed it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23723/25]

214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in County Meath in each of the past ten years; and the steps she is taking to decrease ambulance response time in the region. [24054/25]

215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish-qualified nurses recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24055/25]

216. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available and if it will be backdated. [24161/25]

217. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of treatment for chronic conditions in Mayo University Hospital and in primary care centres in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24026/25]

218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the location of each CAMHS-ID facility in the country; the staffing cohort at each facility; the number of patients benefiting from the services therein, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24129/25]

219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a surgical hub is located at Letterkenny University Hospital. [24165/25]

220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the total number of the 19 maternity hospitals that are fully computerised/digitised, which can operate without paper files; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24087/25]

221. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the ongoing use of the full capacity protocol at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and the continued overcrowding at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22415/25]

222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to expand the roles of community pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24046/25]

223. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making provision in the forthcoming Budget to increase the income threshold for full medical card entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16078/25]

224. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health to report on any plans either in place, or under consideration, within her Department to regulate shopfronts to prevent drug paraphernalia such as ‘bongs’ and other products from being displayed. [22855/25]

225. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason the provision of a home help service in west Cork is failing to deliver the required hours to people, which in turn is increasing the likelihood of re-admission to an already creaking acute hospital service. [24123/25]

226. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce cancellations of hospital procedures and overcrowding. [24162/25]

227. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address the continued lack of dedicated neurorehabilitation beds in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24096/25]

228. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24051/25]

229. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health his plans for legislative change with regards to the Programme for Government’s policy to follow a “health-led approach to drugs misuse”; if he will provide a timeline on the delivery of this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12466/25]

230. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the HSE’s growing reliance on outsourcing radiotherapy services to private providers; the steps she is taking to reverse this trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24089/25]