Questions

92. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the basis for the current recruitment restrictions affecting newly qualified midwives who have recently completed their training and are now registered to practice; the number of vacant midwifery posts in University Hospital Galway; and the measures being taken to fill these vacancies to recruit newly qualified midwives into the public health service. [72271/26]

218. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed redevelopment of St. Anne’s community nursing unit in Clifden, County Galway; the current status of the project; when the project is expected to proceed to tender; and the anticipated timelines for construction and completion. [72272/26]

720. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE's assessment of dupilumab for eosinophilic oesophagitis; and the expected date of a decision on the use of this medicine. [70680/26]

721. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the action the HSE and HPRA are taking on the current supply shortage of budesonide orodispersible tablets in the State. [70677/26]

723. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE's full health technology assessment of budesonide orodispersible tablets (Jorveza, NCPE HTA ID 24014) for eosinophilic oesophagitis, commissioned on 25 June 2024; the reason no outcome has been published in over two years; and the expected date of a reimbursement decision. [70675/26]

724. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether the free HRT scheme will be extended to cover hormone replacement therapy for patients with congenital or permanent endocrine conditions, including testosterone replacement for Klinefelter syndrome. [70683/26]

430. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health her plans to publish the Heads of a Bill on adult safeguarding; whether the published framework for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sectors will inform the legislation; and her views on whether the elderly and those with disabilities are vulnerable to threats and that safeguarding legislation is required. [67697/26]

629. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of total knee replacement surgeries carried out at Galway University Hospital in 2025 and to date in 2026 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66988/26]

1108. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether protests outside In-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy clinics fall within the protections for and definition of healthcare facilities, as defined under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; and whether consideration is being given to such inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [64218/26]

1299. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health in regard to online prescriptions of weight loss medication, what happens when a patient deliberately provides inaccurate information or photographs of their current condition (details supplied); the minimum clinical assessment required before high-dose weight-loss medication is prescribed remotely; and if patients with very low body weight or a history of eating …

1300. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a system that allows prescribers of weight loss medication to identify whether a patient is receiving such medication from multiple prescribing providers; if an online private prescriber can see relevant prescription information issued by other providers; the identity-verification requirements that apply to online prescribing services; and the…

1301. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules surrounding provision of medical supports (details supplied) to those in need and their provision by the HSE to non-medical card patients; and if such equipment when provided to all patients, is returned and reused making it more cost effective for her Department. [65029/26]

3216. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior pharmacist posts filled at Portiuncula University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, in tabular form. [55234/26]

3217. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant rheumatologist at Galway University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, for a first appointment, in tabular form. [55235/26]

876. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through her Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53419/26]

90. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progression of the master plan for the redevelopment of University Hospital Galway; the timelines for the first phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52389/26]

763. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide data regarding the number of WTE registrar's in ear nose and throat services based at Galway University Hospital as of 16 June 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47373/26]

764. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if she will provide data regarding the number of WTE audiologists working within older persons services in CHO2 area as of 16 June 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47374/26]

779. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the total number of taxis contracted to the HSE nationwide for the most recent year for which the requested data is available; the total expenditure in respect of these contracts by the HSE; the total number of passenger journeys made; broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47439/26]