Questions

1423. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the range of services provided at Carnew primary care centre, County Wicklow; the proposals, if any, to expand the range of services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/24]

1424. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has to increase the number of doctors operating in general practice nationally, and also specifically in both counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/24]

1425. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of work relating to the construction of the National Children’s Hospital; to indicate a timetable for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46797/24]

1426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of work relating to the construction of the planned National Maternity Hospital; to indicate a timetable for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46798/24]

1427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of the May 2021 cyberattack on the Health Service Executive; the measures that have now been implemented to protect against future such attacks; and any concerns that he may have concerning cybersecurity in the Health Service. [46799/24]

1428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline supports provided by his Department and/or the Health Service Executive to section 38 and section 39 organisations to address cybersecurity; if he is satisfied as to the level of such security in such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46800/24]

1429. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within the Department; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI (including large language models) in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments [46801/24]

1430. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for Health if a CAMHS appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [46802/24]

1431. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health what Teva pharmaceutical products, if any, are being used in Irish hospitals; if he has plans to use substitute products from other companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46804/24]

1432. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary care centres in Blarney, Glanmire and Mayfield. [46805/24]

1433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current number of children awaiting a CAMHS appointment, by wait time, in tabular form. [46806/24]

1434. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the taskforce handbook review. [46807/24]

1435. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [46814/24]

1436. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [46828/24]

1437. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to psychiatric hospitals or units, and child and adolescent units, in 2024. [46830/24]

1438. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on inpatient or day case waiting lists in 2024; and the number on outpatient waiting lists in 2024. [46831/24]

1439. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how the 600 pmol/L maximum concentration for oestrogen therapy in the "Recommendations for Endocrine Care in the National Gender Service" version 3.0 was selected, including any medical literature relied upon which recommends this specific concentration. [46837/24]

1440. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the studies showing that puberty blockers lead to bone fractures, as indicated by National Gender Service staff in a recent interview (details supplied). [46838/24]

1441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can provide the number of lay activists who were promoted into senior policy development positions related to transgender healthcare in the HSE, and a list of their positions and names, as indicated by the staff of the National Gender Service in a recent interview (details supplied). [46839/24]

1442. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints that staff of the National Gender Service have made about clinical leadership of the service, broken down by year, in tabular form. [46840/24]

1443. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 24 September 2024, if the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda's gender clinic can explain how cessation of GnRHa after only two years is adhering to the appropriate guidelines, given the guidelines advise to continue until gonadectomy. [46841/24]

1444. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 24 September 2024, when the HSE is expected to complete its current review of the Cass review. [46842/24]

1445. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to make melatonin available for children with autism diagnosis under the hardship scheme for medication, and not part of the DPS with a GP prescription; and if he will ensure that there is no requirement for a consultant script for access. [46855/24]

1446. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial assistance towards the of oxygen cylinders for people dependant on same, specifically those with a diagnosis of COPD; and if no assistance is currently available, if he can include oxygen cylinders in the drugs payments scheme. [46856/24]

1447. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds in each county, for each of the past ten years. [46857/24]