1852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, whether the HSE recognises gender dysphoria as a medical or scientific condition; and the diagnostic criteria or international guidelines on which this recognition is based. [58818/25]
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1853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845, of 30 September 2025, the aftercare supports which are provided to individuals who undergo gender affirmation surgery abroad under HSE funding, including post-surgical follow-up, psychological supports, and ongoing medical treatment. [58819/25]
1854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the protocols which are in place for individuals who later regret or reverse their decision to undergo gender affirmation surgery, including whether the HSE provides medical or psychological support in such cases and if reversal or reconstructive procedures are funded. [58820/25]
1855. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, if an independent review or audit of the HSE’s overseas gender affirmation surgery programme has been undertaken, and if not, whether the Minister will commission one to evaluate clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and long-term impacts. [58821/25]
1856. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the criteria used by the HSE to assess eligibility for funding gender affirmation surgery abroad; and the grounds on which an application may be refused. [58822/25]
1857. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, whether individuals whose applications for HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad have been refused are provided with written reasons for the decision; and if they are informed of their right to appeal. [58823/25]
1858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the appeal process available to individuals whose applications for HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad have been refused, including the number of appeals submitted and the number subsequently overturned. [58814/25]
1859. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, if there is a standardised clinical review or multidisciplinary panel within the HSE that determines refusals for gender affirmation surgery funding; and the professional backgrounds of those involved in such decisions. [58824/25]
1860. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, whether any applications for gender affirmation surgery funding abroad have been refused on the basis of age, psychological readiness, co-existing mental health conditions, or lack of medical evidence; and to provide details on the way in which such determinations are made. [58825/25]
1861. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, if individuals who are refused HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad are offered alternative supports within Ireland, such as counselling, hormone therapy, or local surgical referral pathways. [58826/25]
1862. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the age profile of service users who have undergone gender-affirming surgery through the Transgender Adult Service; the age of the youngest service user since the relevant legislation was introduced; and the age of the oldest service user. [58827/25]
1863. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the assessment process in place for service users prior to being approved for gender-affirming procedures; the aftercare supports provided following such procedures; and whether service users are required to pay for the assessment process or aftercare services. [58828/25]
1864. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the percentage of the total cost of gender-affirming surgery that is covered by the Transgender Adult Service. [58829/25]
1865. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current rates of vacancy for mental health staff across counties Wicklow and Wexford; a breakdown per profession; the length of time the roles have been vacant for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58832/25]
1866. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the average cost of a legal claim for medical negligence in Ireland is almost three times higher than in the UK; that cases take over 50 per cent longer to resolve than in the UK; her views that a medical negligence claim in Ireland takes 1,462 days on average (four years), 14 per cent longer than in South Africa and 56 per cent lo…
1867. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the 2026 Budget for mental health, including programme-level funding per county, including regional health allocations; to include specific suicide prevention funding for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58839/25]
1868. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating a specific mental health crisis unit in County Wexford to provide for the number of patients who have presented to Wexford Accident and Emergency Department with suicidal thoughts and/or in a mental health crisis, for the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58841/25]
1869. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an email (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58867/25]
1870. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for a medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58886/25]
1871. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of adult ICU critical care beds per hospital; the bed occupancy per year, per hospital, from 2022 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58887/25]
1872. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds per 100,000 of population in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and projected by year end 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58888/25]
1873. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of patients who have initially been advised that they are suitable for surgery, that have deteriorated to such an extent that they are no longer suitable for the surgery by the time they receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58899/25]
1874. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concern held by professional bodies representing psychotherapists regarding new accreditation standards that are being proposed for the profession by CORU, on the basis that these new standards would lower professional standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58913/25]
1875. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that companies (details supplied) have or have had with her Department, or with the HSE, since 2022, including when each contract commenced, the number of beds being provided, when each contract is due to expire, the amount paid on each contract to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58923/2…
1876. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if a CA125 test could be included in the routine schedule of annual blood tests for women; her plans for the inclusion of the CA125 test as standard; and the plans roll-out will entail. [58924/25]