421. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason children over the age of 16 years are required to use adult accident and emergency services rather than the children’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/25]
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161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 9 September 2024, if she has been made aware of the case in question; if not, will she examine it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9849/25]
179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who had been waiting for an ultrasound for six months only to find out that she had stage 4 cancer; how she intends to ensure that waiting times are shortened to detect issues in a more timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9928/25]
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the current understaffing in the National Ambulance Service; how she intends to solve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9998/25]
193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide appropriate funding to a charity (details supplied), which provides essential mental health services in communities and requires funds to continue operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10006/25]
393. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost, and cost per year, to implement the HSE Child and Youth Mental Health Office Action Plan 2024-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8768/25]
271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company, if any Government bodies under her aegis are still using the services of the company; and if so, she will provide details of this cooperation. [8247/25]
204. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of each phase of the review into the use of surgical implants in CHI; the terms of reference for which was published by HIQA on 17 November 2023, whereby phase one was expected to be completed by the end of 2023; if this review will be published; and if so, the date. [6452/25]
205. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will inform the public of recommendations arising from the review on the use of surgical implants in Children’s Health Ireland. [6453/25]
224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 816 of 22 October 2024, the reason the planning for the development of the new transgender HSE Model of Care does not include any patient representative groups. [6640/25]
225. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 22 October 2024, the specific international guidelines on the management of transgender persons the transgender clinic in University Hospital Galway was referring to regarding hormone targets and weight. [6641/25]
226. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1439 of 22 January 2025, if the National Gender Service can provide a list of the companies and services that have operated in contravention of Irish Medical Council guidelines; which specific guidelines they contravened; and if the Irish Medical Council guidelines apply to each of these companies and services, in tabular form…
227. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1439 of 22 January 2025, if there is no risk associated with hormone concentrations, the reason page ten of the National Gender Service’s ‘Recommendations for Endocrine Care in the National Gender Service’ version 3.0 warn about the risks of thromboembolic disease for oestrogen concentrations over 600 pmol/L. [6643/25]
228. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1440 of 22 January 2025, the page number and exact text from each of the referenced documents that indicate that puberty blockers have led to bone fractures, in tabular form. [6644/25]
229. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the common issue of transgender people being denied key blood tests by their GPs will be in scope for the Model of Care being developed by the HSE. [6645/25]
230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the National Gender Service's meetings with the Northern Irish health services started; and when was the most recent meeting. [6646/25]
231. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of transgender youth who initiated puberty blockers and or HRT in Children's Hospital Ireland at Crumlin since the start of 2021, by year, in tabular form. [6647/25]
232. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that while employed to develop the HSEs transgender model of care, staff of the programme have written to GPs discouraging them from providing essential blood tests for their transgender patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6648/25]
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can provide a source for the claim by their staff in a recent interview (details supplied) that in the UK and other countries there is approximately a four to one gender ratio for transgender youth coming forward. [6649/25]
234. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Gender Service listed the clinical lead of the HSEs Gender Healthcare Programme as a contact for informal enquiries in a recent job posting for a senior medical social worker. [6650/25]
258. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a complaint relating to the sale of seriously out-of-date Christmas puddings which were retailing at a supermarket (details supplied) in Navan from mid-November of 2024 to early January of 2025; and if she will order a public recall of these items and demand that the supermarket is investigated, detailing how this happened and ensuring that ther…
575. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy are currently not able to get treatment in the State and are forced to travel to the United States; if she will ensure that these people receive treatment in Ireland and if in the interim her Department will cover this procedure under the treatment abroad scheme. [395…
687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the hardship scheme will be expanded to allow for forms and prescriptions from GPs to be accepted in place of those from paediatricians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/25]
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE were informed of the deaths from bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to avert the danger to public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3699/25]
1084. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide therapeutic support for child asylum seekers and refugees coming from war zones including Gaza. [2326/25]