Questions

1322. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE, when considering an application for a medical card on discretionary grounds, can take into account the exceptional and lifelong medical needs of a child with an extremely rare genetic syndrome, including the requirement for specialist therapies, orthotics, medical equipment, medications and frequent medical appointments; whether she considers t…

1325. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme of the PMC process that has been approved and refused in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65210/26]

89. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have presented to accident and emergency departments with injuries arising from incidents involving e-scooters, whether as riders or pedestrians; and whether these incidents occurred on public roads, footpaths, or other locations, where such data is available. [52614/26]

786. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a hip replacement; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre use, prosthetics, pre-operative and post-operative care. [51255/26]

787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a cardiac ablation procedure; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, cardiac mapping, surgical staffing, theatre usage, equipment, and pre- and post-procedure care. [51256/26]

788. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a cataract removal procedure; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, intraocular lenses, surgical staffing, theatre use, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51257/26]

789. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a knee replacement; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre use, prosthetics, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51258/26]

790. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the public health system of performing a bariatric gastric sleeve procedure; and if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs, including but not limited to anaesthesia, surgical staffing, theatre usage, equipment, and pre-operative and post-operative care. [51259/26]

443. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all reviews, audits, and reports commissioned or conducted in relation to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) over the past 10 years; and to furnish copies of each named review to the Oireachtas. [50331/26]

444. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether all reports and internal reviews relating to patient safety, waiting lists, and governance at CHI have been shared with affected families; and if not, to provide a timeline for their full publication and to furnish copies of each such review. [50332/26]

445. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the planned statutory inquiry into CHI will include all matters previously examined in internal or external reviews; and to provide copies of those reviews to ensure full transparency in the development of the Terms of Reference. [50333/26]

446. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide copies of the recent HSE internal reviews into CHI which identified systemic failures in waiting list management; and to outline the actions that have been taken in response to the findings. [50334/26]

447. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail all governance reviews concerning CHI, the HSE, and her Department in relation to oversight failures; and to furnish copies of each such report. [50335/26]

495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases that have been brought against the State’s Claims Agency in relation to abortion provision in each year since 2018; the number of adverse incidents that have been recorded in relation to abortion provision in Ireland in each year since 2018. [48604/26]

665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the taxi contracts in place for Letterkenny University Hospital; the contractors currently in place; and the cost of the contracts. [46846/26]

794. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in light of the removal of the mandatory three-day waiting period, and reports that girls as young as 14 and 15 are presenting for services; the safeguarding measures that are in place to assess how these minors became pregnant [47483/26]

795. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether healthcare professionals are required to inquire into the circumstances leading to the pregnancies of minors, including any potential coercion, exploitation, or abuse. [47484/26]

796. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health given the removal of the three-day waiting period and reports of increasing numbers of girls aged 14 and 15 presenting for services, the steps taken by medical practitioners to establish the circumstances of such pregnancies; whether practitioners are required to assess and report potential sexual abuse, exploitation, or statutory offences; the number of referra…

826. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total landholding of her Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47627/26]

235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health regarding Delegation Reference No. 23/15 the date on which it was revoked (details supplied). [46404/26]

945. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45373/26]

263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all recruitment pauses, embargoes or restrictions currently in place across all HSE grades, including the date introduced, the grades affected; and the expected timeline for review or lifting. [44509/26]

264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether recruitment pauses affecting newly qualified healthcare professionals are currently in place across multiple grades, including physician associates and paramedics, and to outline all affected roles. [44510/26]

265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will begin implementing the findings of the independent review into the physician associate role, published in May 2026; and to provide a clear timeline for recruitment to commence. [44511/26]

266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued recruitment pause affecting physician associates in the public sector, while recruitment in the private sector is not subject to the same restriction; and whether this disparity will be addressed. [44512/26]