403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) will be processed. [74982/26]
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445. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her currents plans to address issues regarding parents who are transgender not being recognised as the parents of their children. [74995/26]
447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to address the gaps in the assisted human reproduction legislative framework that continue to affect LGBTQ+ families, including the lack of recognition for international surrogacy arrangements, the exclusion of some same-sex female couples from parental recognition pathways, the limited routes available to gay men seeking to become parents, and the absence of d…
479. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to improve access for children to Covid-19 vaccines. [75025/26]
90. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to follow up on allegations of sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying, and intimidation in the National Ambulance Service. [72710/26]
178. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider the introduction of a 'pre-registration flag' for candidate registrations to CORU, for persons who have active complaints against them in order that they are heavily vetted before a license is granted. [69152/26]
180. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the interim protections currently in place for patients who wish to take a fitness to practice complaint against a psychologist before CORU formally commences in 2027. [69147/26]
711. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider bringing forward legislation to provide free universal access to blister packs for patients from pharmacies. [68183/26]
832. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the current estimated waiting time between a first referral to the National Gender Service made in September 2026 and a first appointment with that service based on the current resources available to the service; and the average length of time spent on the waiting list by patients who received an invitation to a first appointment with the …
839. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number treated with intersex genital mutilation, IGM, in each of the years from 2018 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and to provide an indication as to the reasoning in cases in which IGM was deemed necessary. [68849/26]
840. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the information provided to parents of intersex infants; the involvement, that intersex people have in informing and monitoring this information; and if parents with intersex infants are being referred to an organisation. [68848/26]
841. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the incidence of intersex genital mutilation is reducing in Ireland; and if so, to provide data to support this. [68847/26]
1100. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on concerns regarding the conditions of community paramedics in the national ambulance service (details supplied). [64195/26]
1121. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current plans her Department has to include PGT-M in publicly funded fertility care; and the timeline for the implementation. [64131/26]
376. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with dementia are not routinely assessed for disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53773/26]
377. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve care for those diagnosed with dementia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53774/26]
378. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing dementia supports that are based on a disability assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53775/26]
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions on partners staying in maternity hospitals is acceptable; if exceptions will be considered for difficult births or for other issues; if she will c…
469. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for the completion of the reimbursement process for a drug (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46497/26]
1988. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2146 of 8 September 2025, when a reply will be expected for the persons qualification recognition application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42075/26]
2057. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the levels of staffing for community public health services in the Dublin 15 area; to report on whether all newborn children are receiving timely developmental checks; if all new parents are receiving their appropriate number of visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42500/26]
2069. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42535/26]
1365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the supports available for a person (details supplied) to gain access to surgery aboard given issues that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39509/26]
227. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to include high intensity focused ultrasound in the public healthcare system for those suffering with prostate cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35412/26]
228. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to improve prostate cancer treatment pathways to reflect international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35413/26]