1188. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a home help package in Tipperary, by length of time, in tabular form. [33088/26]
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1189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrist posts currently filled within Tipperary mental health services. [33089/26]
1190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken by the HSE Drugs Group to issue a final reimbursement decision following receipt of a National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics Health Technology Assessment in each of the past five years; whether her Department has assessed the impact of these timelines on patients with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
1191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered introducing a managed access scheme or interim reimbursement pathway for orphan and rare disease medicines that have received European Medicines Agency authorisation but are awaiting a final HSE reimbursement decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33126/26]
1192. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that European data indicates significant variability between member states in the reimbursement of orphan medicines for rare diseases, the steps her Department is taking to align Ireland's rare disease reimbursement framework with comparable EU jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33127/26]
1193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in light of the Health Products Regulatory Authority confirming that over 750,000 dosage units of falsified and illegal medicines were detained in 2025, with a thirty-fold increase in unauthorised GLP-1 type products, whether her Department has assessed the extent to which restricted access to authorised, reimbursed GLP-1 treatments through the HSE is driv…
1194. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the public awareness measures her Department and the HPRA are undertaking to alert the public to the serious health risks associated with sourcing prescription medicines through unauthorised online channels, particularly in respect of GLP-1 medicines marketed as drops or microneedle patches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33129/26]
1195. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies in County Cork participating in the Common Conditions Service as of the most recent date available; the number of consultations delivered through the service in Cork to date; the number of pharmacies in Cork selected as Data Champions for the evaluation of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3313…
1196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that the Common Conditions Service consultation fee is currently borne by the patient, whether she will consider removing or subsidising this fee for medical card holders, particularly in areas of higher socio-economic disadvantage including parts of County Cork, to ensure equitable access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33131/26]
1197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of minors referred for gender-related assessment in each year from 2020 to 2026, including those referred domestically and those referred abroad through any mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33138/26]
1198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total public expenditure incurred in respect of gender-related assessment, referral, and treatment pathways for minors since 2020, including any costs arising under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33139/26]
1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in the absence of a national data system, what mechanisms are used to track clinical outcomes, complications, or patient follow-up in respect of minors referred for gender-related healthcare. [33140/26]
1200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to identify the individual office or role within the HSE or Department that holds ultimate accountability for clinical governance decisions affecting minors in gender-related care pathways pending the finalisation of the national Model of Care. [33141/26]
1201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment has been conducted regarding the continuation of gender-related referral pathways for minors in the absence of national audit systems, outcome tracking, or a completed Model of Care.
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1202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected publication date of the HSE expert group report examining the implications of the final Cass Review; whether it will be published in full; and whether it will include recommendations for immediate changes to clinical practice. [33143/26]
1203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of the 160 staff promised for the development of new memory services in 2023 (detail supplied) that have been recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33146/26]
1204. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the National Dementia Registry is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33147/26]
1205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether the hiring process has commenced for a role (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33155/26]
1206. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify which named office or individual currently holds ultimate clinical and governance accountability for gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors in the absence of a completed national Model of Care. [33179/26]
1207. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the way in which clinical risk, patient safety, and service effectiveness are monitored in respect of gender-related healthcare pathways for minors in circumstances where no structured national data collection system is currently in place. [33180/26]
1208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason no national audit or independent review has been conducted since 2020 into gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors. [33181/26]
1209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to identify the specific clinical guidelines currently in active use by clinicians in Ireland for the assessment and referral of minors presenting with gender-related distress, pending completion of the national Model of Care. [33182/26]
1210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the interim safeguards in place to ensure consistency, evidence-based practice, and protection of minors in the absence of a completed national Model of Care and national audit framework. [33183/26]
1211. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify which office, official, or body currently holds ultimate policy and governance responsibility at national level for gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors; and the statutory or administrative basis on which that responsibility is exercised. [33185/26]
1212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment has been conducted by her Department or the HSE regarding the operation of gender-related clinical pathways for minors in the absence of a completed national model of care; and if so, to provide the date, scope, and key findings of that assessment. [33186/26]