Parliamentary questions

1072. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the primary care reimbursement service maintains data on incorrect or overturned claim rejections; and, if so, to provide the figures for 2024 and 2025. [36913/26]

1073. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out into the financial impact of rejected pharmacy claims on community pharmacies. [36914/26]

1074. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any complaints, appeals, or representations were received from pharmacies regarding claim rejection accuracy or consistency in 2024 and 2025; and if so, the number received. [36915/26]

1075. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether claim rejection rates vary depending on pharmacy software systems used by contractors participating in PCRS schemes [36916/26]

1076. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external review has been considered into the operation, consistency, and transparency of PCRS claim rejection systems. [36917/26]

1077. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the supports available to a child diagnosed with FND. [36941/26]

1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person with a diagnosis of FND can go to seek assistance in the purchase of medical equipment for example, a wheelchair. [36942/26]

1079. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide, with respect to termination of pregnancy services for each year from 2019 to date, the total number of GP visit claims submitted for first and second visits; the number of non-GP visit related claims; the total number combined for GP and non-GP visit claims; the total number of termination of pregnancies estimated to have taken pla…

1080. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the findings of the National Women's Council research report Beyond Availability: Women's Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme, launched at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in April 2026, which found that nearly one in three women may experience barriers to accessing the scheme; the specific mea…

1081. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that information about the free contraception scheme is made available in accessible formats for disabled women and in multilingual formats for migrant communities, particularly in Cork city and county which has a significant and growing migrant population; if her Department has engaged with community pha…

1082. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current status of negotiations between her Department and manufacturers of the shingles vaccine, which she confirmed in February 2026 had been requested to enter into cost negotiations with the HSE; the timeline for when a proposal on a publicly funded shingles vaccination programme may be submitted to her Department for considerati…

1083. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the outpatient referral; if the appointment will be expedited given the nature of the condition and the extended waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36957/26]

1084. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and allow for a suitable residential home in Kenmare for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36958/26]

1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated total annual cost to the State of primary care laboratory testing in each year from 2020 to 2026, including any regional or modelled estimates used in the absence of a centralised national dataset; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36990/26]

1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the potential financial impact of duplicate or unnecessary laboratory testing within primary care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36991/26]

1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of laboratory information systems currently in use across the HSE and publicly funded laboratories; the extent to which these systems are interoperable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36992/26]

1088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of primary care laboratory requests currently submitted electronically versus paper-based requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36993/26]

1089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any laboratories currently operate duplicate test detection systems at the point of ordering; if so, to provide details by region or hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36994/26]

1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the projected total cost of the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) rollout to completion in 2029; the expenditure incurred to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36995/26]

1091. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national guidance exists regarding appropriate intervals for repeat lipid profile testing in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36996/26]

1092. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national audit has been conducted examining variation in laboratory test ordering patterns between regions, GP practices, or primary care providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36997/26]

1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, adverse event reviews, or governance concerns have been linked to duplicate, excessive, or delayed laboratory testing in primary care in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36998/26]

1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what governance structures currently oversee laboratory demand management, utilisation monitoring and value-for-money assessment in primary care laboratory services pending full implementation of the Regional Laboratory Networks and MedLIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36999/26]

1095. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of private home support providers currently contracted by the HSE under the Home Support Authorisation Scheme, in tabular form by region. [37011/26]

1096. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of audits, inspections, compliance reviews or safeguarding investigations carried out in respect of private home support providers in each year from 2020 to 2026. [37012/26]