Parliamentary questions

1222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who holds ultimate legal and clinical accountability for decisions made in respect of gender-related assessment and referral of minors in the absence of a designated national governance authority. [33201/26]

1223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that current arrangements meet the State’s obligations in respect of clinical governance, patient safety, and safeguarding, given the absence of national data systems and audit mechanisms. [33202/26]

1224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse event monitoring system exists specifically for gender-related clinical pathways for minors; and if so, to provide details. [33203/26]

1225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any cost tracking mechanism exists for gender-related referrals or treatments involving minors, including under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [33204/26]

1226. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the plans being considered to put no wait cards on a statutory footing to address the needs of people with chronic illnesses (details supplied). [33205/26]

1227. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33225/26]

1228. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the elective surgical hospital for Cork (details supplied). [33226/26]

1229. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortage of librium medication that is impacting detox and stabilisation services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33227/26]

1230. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the full target of 960 whole-time equivalent agency staff conversions to direct employment will be achieved; if not, the revised completion date; and the reasons for the shortfall to date. [33237/26]

1231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing in each year from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the extent to which this expenditure has reduced in line with the agency conversion programme. [33238/26]

1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the conversion of agency staff to direct employment has resulted in any net increase in frontline staffing capacity; or whether such conversions are being accommodated within existing workforce ceilings. [33239/26]

1233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current maximum whole-time equivalent workforce ceiling for 2026 constrains the completion of the agency conversion programme; and whether any adjustment to this ceiling is under consideration. [33240/26]

1234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy framework governs how Health Regions prioritise and implement agency staff conversions; and how consistency across regions is ensured. [33241/26]

1235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether posts identified for agency conversion may be reconfigured by Health Regions into different grades or service areas; and if so, the number of such reconfigurations to date. [33242/26]

1236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out on the impact of the agency conversion programme on service delivery, including waiting times, patient access, or staffing stability; and if so, the findings of that assessment. [33243/26]

1237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide the full name, job title, employing organisation, and professional qualifications of each member of the evaluation panel or evaluation team appointed to assess tenders received under the Health Service Executive's procurement of a national Electronic Health Record (EHR) system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33256…

1238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); her plans to expand access to dendritic cell therapy and other personalised cancer treatments in Ireland; if expanding the treatment abroad scheme will be examined to ensure that patients are not forced to repeatedly fundraise to access life-extending treatment; and if she wil…

1239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in establishing the reason a former HSE employee has yet to receive his gratuity payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/26]

1240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a neurologist and multi-disciplinary team will be allocated to Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore or to another hospital in the wider Midlands area as there is currently no neurologist or multi-disciplinary team to support people with Parkinson's disease in the Midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33343/26]

1241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33344/26]

1242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Laois/Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33345/26]

1243. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health further to HSE's commitment on 17 October 2025, that the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology would consider the requirements and feasibility of implementing an audit; whether this work has commenced; the potential audit approaches being examined; when priority areas for further exploration and implementation will be determined; and t…

1244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the Irish Medical Council in the years 2022-2025 and projected spending for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33357/26]

1245. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if an alternative fee structure was considered by the Medical Council on the basis of grade or income when formulating their new annual retention fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33358/26]

1246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33383/26]