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Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can provide the jurisdictions and healthcare providers to which paediatric gender-related referrals abroad were directed under the Treatment Abroad Scheme from 2020 to 2026. [37077/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external clinical guidelines, international protocols or evidence reviews were relied upon in approving gender-related referrals abroad for minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37078/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has assessed the long-term projected financial exposure associated with gender-related referrals abroad under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37079/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1122. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national safeguarding framework specific to minors referred abroad for gender-related treatment currently exists. [37080/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether outcome monitoring or long-term follow-up arrangements exist for minors referred abroad for gender-related psychological services under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37081/26]
Michael Cahill Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1124. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a discretionary medical card as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37088/26]
Michael Cahill Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1125. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement an assigned yearly budget for the implementation of the National Rare Disease strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37094/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1126. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the medical card application in question; if the matter will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37095/26]
Michael Cahill Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1127. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the new residential respite services that are being provided in County Kerry, in relation to both children and adults will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37106/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1128. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she will support the introduction of free MART (ICS formoterol) inhalers for children aged 12 to 17 years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37109/26]
George Lawlor Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1129. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1270 of 28 April 2026, when a response will issue from the HSE in relation to an urgent dental treatment issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37114/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1130. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys (omaveloxolone) reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; her views on whether the current delay aligns w…
Robert Troy Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1131. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitable wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [37142/26]
Jen Cummins Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1132. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the reason pelvic gynaecological MRI scans are excluded from GP visit card coverage; when other clinically-indicated MRIs and ultrasounds are covered; the steps that are being taken to address this inequity and ensure equal access to diagnostic imaging; whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the financial and clinical impact of this policy on GP visit car…
Pearse Doherty Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hip replacement operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37149/26]
Brian Stanley Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1134. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current capacity to provide an update regarding the assignment of patients to a general practitioner under the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS); the number of people currently awaiting assignment; the average waiting time; the number of participating GPs in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37150/26]
Brian Stanley Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1135. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the guidance or interim care pathways that are available to parents whose children have not been assigned a GP through the PCRS, despite eligibility; the measures being taken to ensure that every child in County Laois has timely access to a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37151/26]
Brian Stanley Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1136. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the escalation procedures in place within the HSE when a patient particularly a child cannot be assigned a GP through the PCRS within a reasonable timeframe; the statutory obligations on the HSE to ensure access to a GP for eligible patients; the actions being taken to address any gaps in service provision in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on th…
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1137. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when the National Standards for Home Support Services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37172/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1138. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support provided by private contractors in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37173/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1139. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support were provide by directly by the HSE, and not by private contractors, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37174/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1140. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of advanced biomechanical rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy, and that Irish children are currently travelling to Belgium and England to avail of this treatment; and her plans to review the efficacy of this treatment and consider its availability in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37178/26]
Paul Murphy Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the National Clinical Programme for Gender Healthcare has trans healthcare falling under sexual health, as recently stated at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health (details supplied). [37179/26]
Paul Murphy Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the significant work being done to stabilise existing trans healthcare services as recently mentioned at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health (details supplied). [37180/26]
Paul Murphy Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1143. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Clinical Programme for Gender Healthcare is on track to be fully delivered in July 2026, as recently mentioned at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health (details supplied). [37181/26]