928. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to explore the establishment of a National Safeguarding Body to ensure the health, safety and welfare of vulnerable adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61010/25]
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998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if training or guidance is available to help managers and workplace wellbeing officers support employees who experience pregnancy loss, with regard to confidentiality, sensitivity, and mental health support. [61399/25]
999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current HSE policy on paid leave for staff who experience miscarriage or pregnancy loss; and if there are plans to ensure consistent and compassionate implementation across all HSE workplaces. [61400/25]
1000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if national data is collected on the prevalence and impact of pregnancy loss, particularly in relation to the mental health and employment outcomes of those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61401/25]
1107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the engagements she has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plans she has for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62102/25]
1109. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the engagements the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Disability has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plan for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62104/25]
442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the publication timeline for the Model of Care for Pain being developed by the National Clinical Programme for Anaesthesia; whether an implementation budget and performance metrics have been agreed; and the way in which the model of care will be integrated into primary care networks and community hubs. [60734/25]
443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE plans to include chronic pain prevalence and treatment indicators in the Health Performance Overview datasets from 2026 onwards; and if not, the rationale for the omission given that one-third of older adults report chronic pain (TILDA 2025). [60735/25]
479. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to ban single use vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60875/25]
484. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if progress has been made on the PFG commitment to examine the introduction of free pelvic floor physical therapy sessions for women after childbirth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60880/25]
185. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to “explore restrictions on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks, including a ban on their sale to children”; the work carried out to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60316/25]
1630. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken following the final report on the inclusion health framework (details supplied) which was submitted earlier in spring 2025; the further actions she and her Department plan to take on this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57774/25]
1632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason transgender men who may have had their ovaries removed are excluded from the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57790/25]
1633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason a distinction was made between women who have had their ovaries removed and those born without them in the case of transgender women to get access to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57791/25]
1746. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she shares the concern of polio survivors regarding the lack of a specialist neurology clinic in the State; and if she has plans to establish such a clinic. [58269/25]
1793. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the national dementia registry as recently announced in May 2025 by the Minister of State in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58585/25]
1832. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current HSE policy that prevents carers from administering PEG (gastrostomy) feeds to children with disabilities, even where families have trained carers who are competent to safely carry out this routine task; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58772/25]
1851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the process through which individuals are assessed and approved for HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad, including which specialists or multidisciplinary teams are involved and whether the HSE independently diagnoses gender dysphoria or relies on external assessments. [58817/25]
1856. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the criteria used by the HSE to assess eligibility for funding gender affirmation surgery abroad; and the grounds on which an application may be refused. [58822/25]
1879. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the date and implementation plan for the dissolution of Children's Health Ireland; to provide assurances regarding continuity of paediatric specialist services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58943/25]
1918. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the urgent need for reform in prosthetic provision for children in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59197/25]
1958. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the mental and physical health supports available for students in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59389/25]
842. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the reason her Department has produced documents stating transgender individuals are excluded from the scheme, despite the diagnosis of any medical condition and the prescribing of treatment for said condition being a matter for a patient and healthcare provider; and if she will make a …
335. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the new HRT scheme to include the drug veoza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55882/25]
336. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, whether transgender men who have undergone oophorectomies are eligible for the scheme; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55900/25]