Questions

584. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement costs for all procedures under the dental treatment services scheme; the average actual costs of same treatments; if her Department has reviewed the average laboratory costs in relation to the payments made to dentists under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67698/25]

639. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born alive after an abortion procedure at 24-weeks' gestation or later; the number of these cases which involved babies diagnosed with major congenital anomalies; the number of babies born alive after abortion earlier than 24-weeks' gestation; the number of them which had been diagnosed with major congenital anomalies, from 2022 to date in …

640. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of abortion cases in which feticide was carried out in each of the years from 2019, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68012/25]

951. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been seen by the dedicated cataract clinic for ophthalmology outpatients at Nenagh Hospital, by county since it opened; the number of patients from south Tipperary which can be referred to this clinic for cataract treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62742/25]

958. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to issue a thorough, transparent investigation into the treatment and legal protection of the 79 babies (details supplied) who were born alive but subsequently died in Ireland after abortion procedures between 2019 and 2022; the medical safeguards in place to ensure that the rights of babies born in Ireland after abortion procedures are respected and upheld; if…

1091. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health whether GPs may claim reimbursement of €300 under the PCRS scheme for carrying out abortions in cases where medical abortion in the community is unsuccessful, and later completed in hospital; if so, the number of such reimbursements, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63551/25]

912. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current status of the recruitment campaign for an ophthalmologist in south Tipperary; the number of applications received; the number called for interview; the timeframe now for the position to be offered; the status of the recruitment campaign for an optometrist; when this position will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60911/25]

971. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating the dental medical card scheme in County Tipperary and nationwide; the level of funding for the dental medical card scheme over the past five years; the options available to dentists where a shortfall exists between the actual cost of providing treatments under the scheme and the reimbursement fee paid by the HSE to the dentist;…

1740. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the background work which has been carried out by the Minister of State for Mental Health to progress trans healthcare and making endocrinology services available to children aged between 16 and 17 years of age; the State's official stance on making puberty blockers and hormone treatments available to gender questioning children; the mental health supports ava…

1815. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of pathologists currently employed in the State; their location; the number of locum pathologists in employment and their location; the reason there are no locum pathologists being used in UHW; the efforts which have been made to recruit new pathologists/ locum pathologists in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58685/25…

1816. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures she has taken to ensure the continuation of pathology and coroner services at UHW; if she has engaged with the Coroners association and the Department of Justice in order to find a solution to ensure the continuation of Coroner and Pathology services at UHW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58686/25]

809. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel does not have a GP service, a dietician and access to a physical therapist (details supplied), and when the hospital can expect to receive permanent residence of these services. [56968/25]

296. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that guidelines for the treatment and management of Covid-19 were not issued to GP's until 27 April 2020, ninety days after the first case of Covid was recorded in Europe on 24 January 2020; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55632/25]

297. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that treatment guidelines for the hospital sector had been issued by NPHET and were in place and fully operational several months prior to the issuing of guidelines for the nursing home sector on 27 April 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing guidelines to the nursing home sector; if she has sought an explanation for the delay in the iss…

298. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the hospital guidelines during Covid in place on or before 23 March 2020 expressly directed the use of hydroxychloroquine as an antiviral treatment; the reason NPHET included it in their treatment guidelines for hospital patients and at the same time requested that it should not be used by GPs in the community or in the nursing homes the very place w…

299. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the IMC president (details supplied) did not inquire into nursing home fatalities, when this matter was brought to her attention in writing, upon the resignation of a council member as far back as April 2020; if she has engaged with the IMC in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55635/25]

300. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department ignored concerns raised in April 2020, by a member of the IMC in relation to the catastrophic loss of life within the nursing home sector; the reason this matter was not investigated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55636/25]

310. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the recruitment campaign for the consultant ophthalmologist position in south Tipperary is being advertised as a temporary position; the reason this post is not being advertised as a permanent position, making it more attractive; the number who have applied for the post in this new recruitment campaign; the number who applied for the post in the last…

311. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health where children require appropriate eyecare and cannot be seen by a consultant ophthalmologist in the area, if there are any areas where children receive vouchers towards the cost of their eye care; if she will outline all the schemes available under which families can receive vouchers to assist them with the cost of their eye care; and if she will make a statem…

548. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason diabetic services are no longer available at the Carrick-on-Suir primary care centre; the status of the centre of excellence for diabetic services that was to be established at Saint Brigid’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52938/25]

584. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an urgent update on the business case that has been submitted for an optometrist in South Tipperary; to provide details on when this was submitted; the reason for the delay in approving this post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53048/25]

585. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of candidates that applied for the consultant ophthalmologist post in South Tipperary; the number of candidates placed on a panel for this position; the reason a new recruitment campaign must now be completed; the reason the next candidate cannot be selected from the panel; if this recruitment campaign will be fast tracked; and if she will…

586. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children from South Tipperary who have been given appointments with the ophthalmology services via the University Hospital Waterford ophthalmology department; the waiting times for children’s ophthalmology appointments in Waterford for patients from South Tipperary; the criteria used for patients from South Tipperary to be seen by the ophthalmolog…

143. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which a child who has a waiting time of 60 months for an autism assessment with the primary care autism assessment team can have the cost of a private assessment reimbursed, as committed to by the Minister; the steps being taken to reduce this waiting time which has now grown to five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46745/25]

1171. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current position in relation is to appointing an optometrist in south Tipperary to assist with the backlog that has been building since the retirement of a doctor (details supplied); if a business case has been submitted for this position; if so, the position in relation to same; when an optometrist will be appointed; the position in relation to the newly …