956. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the hospitals where fewer than 25%, 50% and 75% of staff have completed the DSGBV and intercultural modules; and the interventions which are being implemented to raise training uptake. [69419/25]
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957. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the HSE's current capacity to deliver trauma-informed and intercultural training across hospital groups; whether additional resources are being allocated to expand training availability; and the timeframe for full availability of these courses to all staff. [69420/25]
958. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any evaluation of the impact of training programmes on patient experience particularly for migrant women and international protection applicants; if so, to publish the findings; if not, and when such evaluation will be undertaken. [69421/25]
959. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 6 November 2025, to clarify the courses which are mandatory, recommended, or optional for staff working in maternity, sexual health, and frontline services dealing with trauma or DSGBV; and the rationale for the current status of each. [69422/25]
960. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment with a pain management specialist. [69423/25]
961. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive results from a scan. [69424/25]
962. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a pain management specialist, by county. [69425/25]
963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, referral and decision-making framework that operated when Irish children and young people were sent abroad for gender-identity assessment or treatment, including the basis on which the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service and University College Hospital London were used; and the policy reviews undertaken following the closure of Tavistock.…
964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young people referred abroad for gender-identity assessment or treatment in each year since 2009, including the number referred; the number seen; age at referral and sex at birth; and if her Department holds any clinical outcomes or follow-up information arising from these referrals. [69428/25]
965. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the clinical guidelines, national policy instructions or formal agreements that applied to the use of puberty-suppressing medication for minors assessed overseas; and to specify whether any safeguarding, clinical-risk or budgetary assessments were carried out before these treatments were facilitated under the treatment abroad scheme. [69429/25]
966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken a detailed assessment of the implications of the Cass Review for Irish policy on gender-related healthcare for minors; and the resulting changes to policy, clinical standards or risk-mitigation measures. [69430/25]
967. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any audits or reviews relating to historical referral practices, clinical oversight, training pathways or governance arrangements in gender-identity services for minors; and the scope and findings of any such work along with the current safeguards that apply to new referrals. [69431/25]
968. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of MRI scans that take place in UHL by day of the week, for each month since October 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69436/25]
969. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the supports available for self-employed people who are unable to work due to a life changing medical diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69444/25]
970. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department engaged with the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) regarding their views on the independence of a chair (details supplied); if the NTMA expressed any concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69445/25]
971. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the payment which will be put in place for workers who are on the long-Covid payment sick pay through the HSE (details supplied); if she will review this payment again and revise the decision to close it given many families are dependent on this payment to make ends meet. [69457/25]
972. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the details in relation to properties owned by her Department and the HSE at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69469/25]
973. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the sustained decline in the number of new clients accessing HSE-funded crisis-pregnancy counselling services between 2019 and 2025; and the Department's assessment of whether this reflects reduced service availability, lower public awareness, barriers to access, or changes in referral pathways. [69470/25]
974. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a full regional and service-level breakdown, for each year from 2019 to 2025, of the number of new clients accessing crisis-pregnancy counselling and post-abortion counselling through HSE-funded providers; and to confirm the datasets and reporting standards used by the HSE to compile these figures. [69471/25]
975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, staffing model, funding allocation, and implementation timeline for the planned reconfiguration of crisis-pregnancy counselling services under the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; and to specify how the Department will ensure that unplanned-pregnancy and post-abortion counselling capacity is maintained during and after the transition. [69…
976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure accuracy and consistency in the HSE's quarterly reporting of counselling activity, including the use of categories that combine new and existing clients, and if the Department intends to introduce standardised reporting to avoid double-counting in national statistics. [69473/25]
977. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1, by location, age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69514/25]
978. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for audiology appointments in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1; the number currently waiting to be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69515/25]
979. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a review of Dermatology Service requirements for Letterkenny University Hospital was undertaken; when the results will be published if completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69516/25]
980. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to fill vacant Dermatology Service positions at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69517/25]