2078. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the NCPE is correctly constituted and has sufficient governance to ensure it can discharge its duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20184/26]
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2079. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTEs now working in the rare disease section of her Department; the number of the posts which are filled; the number of vacancies there are; and the further plans there are for expansion. [20185/26]
2080. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of AAC devices funded by the State for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the length of time recipients typically waiting for the provision and training for such a device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20187/26]
2081. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the total annual budget allocated by the HSE for medical record transfer and management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20188/26]
2082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current clinical governance framework applying to gender identity healthcare services provided to children and adolescents in Ireland pending completion of the updated national model of care; whether a national dataset, audit framework or outcome monitoring system is currently in place for these services; and the safeguards and oversight mechanisms which oper…
2083. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when a person (details supplied) can get an occupational therapy appointment as a matter of urgency. [20192/26]
2084. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing new blind welfare allowance applications, and when this delay will be resolved. [20197/26]
2085. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adult patients currently awaiting scoliosis surgery nationally; the average waiting time for such procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20230/26]
2086. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to improve communication with adult patients awaiting complex spinal surgery, including scoliosis procedures, particularly where surgeries are postponed or delayed without updated timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20231/26]
2087. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adult scoliosis surgeries that have been cancelled or postponed in each of the past three years; the reasons for these cancellations; the measures being taken to reduce delays for adult patients awaiting spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20232/26]
2088. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which the commitments outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for a 180-day decision timeline are being applied i…
2089. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will use the opportunity of the forthcoming United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) fifty-ninth session on 13 to 17 April 2026 to showcase Ireland's positive experience of reforming law and policy and expanding access to reproductive health and rights, including at events and discussions sponsored by Member States and international o…
2090. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the alternative options that are available to parents with children awaiting urgent dental care procedures, who are currently on long public patient waiting lists and can not afford private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20245/26]
2091. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20251/26]
2092. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement, which aims for a 180-day decision timeline, being applied in this case to prevent further delays in addressing this clear unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20252/26]
2093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has approved or mandated the establishment of a national dataset for the purposes of planning, governance, oversight and evaluation of gender identity healthcare services provided to children and adolescents within the public health system; if not, whether such a dataset will be introduced; and the timeframe for its implementation. [20261/2…
2094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives any aggregated national data from the Health Service Executive regarding the number of children and adolescents referred to gender identity services each year; if so, the annual totals for each of the years 2018 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20262/26]
2095. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical audit, patient safety review or governance evaluation has been undertaken since 2020 in respect of gender identity services provided to children and adolescents within the public health system; if so, to provide the dates and scope of such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20263/26]
2096. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has received the report of the expert group established by the Health Service Executive to consider the implications of the final Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland; if so, the date on which the report was received; and whether she intends to publish the report. [20264/26]
2097. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal national clinical governance framework that currently applies to gender identity healthcare services provided to minors pending completion of the updated national model of care; and the specific safeguarding standards required under that framework. [20265/26]
2098. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any policy direction, guidance or instruction to the Health Service Executive following publication of the final Cass Review regarding the provision of gender identity healthcare services to children and adolescents in Ireland. [20266/26]
2099. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of students in unpaid work placements in both the health care and education sectors; the total value to these sectors of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20273/26]
2100. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal methodological framework used by her Department when evaluating international clinical guidance prior to incorporation into national healthcare policy; and whether such a methodology was applied in respect of international guidance on gender identity healthcare between 2018 and 2023. [20274/26]
2101. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Health Service Executive completed its review of the Cass Review; whether the completed review has been submitted to her Department; the date on which her Department received the document, if applicable; whether she intends to publish the review; and if publication is not intended, the reason the document will not be placed in the public dom…
2102. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference issued for the Health Service Executive review of the Cass Review; the names or professional roles of the clinical experts who conducted that review; the governance structure under which the work was undertaken; and whether the review included consideration of safeguarding and clinical risk factors affecting children and adolescents. [20289…