Parliamentary questions

424. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21217/26]

425. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the membership of the expert advisory group established by HIQA to inform an update of the national low-risk alcohol guidelines by her Department; its terms of reference; how often it has met; and when it is due to provide her with recommendations. [20982/26]

426. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting over two years on an appointment in Cavan general hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20998/26]

427. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if parents who are unable to access timely paediatric ophthalmology appointments for their children through the HSE, and are forced to seek private treatment, can avail of reimbursement or financial support for the cost of these appointments; if any scheme exists to support such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2100…

428. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will review whether the current qualification recognition standards used for recruitment of clinical psychologists within the Health Service Executive and the equivalence assessment processes applied by the Department of Health are aligned with the provisions and intent of Directive 2005/36/EC, particularly in circumstances where appli…

429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of practising general practitioners in the State who have completed HSE-funded suicide prevention training programmes, including SafeTALK, ASIST, STORM, the Self-Harm Assessment and Management Programme for General Practitioners in Ireland (SAMAGH), or equivalent programmes, in each of the past five years; and whether her Depar…

430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken any national assessment or review of the adequacy of training supports available to general practitioners in managing suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations among children and adolescents; if such a review has been undertaken, when it was conducted; and whether the findings will be published; and if …

431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals made by general practitioners to the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) service in each of the past three years; the number of those referrals relating to persons under the age of 18; and whether her Department monitors the utilisation of this pathway by primary care practitioners. [21020/26]

432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the geographic distribution of Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) services currently operating within the State; the counties or Community Healthcare Organisations currently served by these posts; and the timeline for the rollout of the additional posts funded under Budget 2026. [21021/26]

433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to the establishment of a national clinical consultation or advice line to support general practitioners who are managing patients presenting with suicidal ideation or self-harm, particularly where the patient is under 18 years of age; and if she will outline the policy position of her Department on such a s…

434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established any national minimum training standard or competency requirement for general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations, particularly in children and adolescents; and if not, whether the introduction of such a standard has been considered as part of nati…

435. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any analysis of the role of primary care in responding to suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations among children and adolescents in circumstances where access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is delayed or unavailable; and whether any policy guidance or clinical support structures have be…

436. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that increased resources and supports are made available to radiographer practice tutors in clinical settings to meet the demands placed on the system arising from the increase in the numbers of student radiographers; if the HSE will engage meaningfully with SIPTU on this issue; and if she will make a statemen…

437. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current number of CAHMS ID teams in the Dublin and South East area; the WTE allocations to each team and the number of those posts unfilled, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21036/26]

438. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to CAMHS team 1 in South Tipperary; the posts unfilled within the team, broken down by discipline and the total caseload for Team 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21037/26]

439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts allocated to CAMHS team 2 in South Tipperary ; the posts unfilled within the team, broken down by discipline and the total caseload for Team 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21038/26]

440. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a follow up appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21045/26]

441. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged over 65 in County Clare waiting for an hearing aid to be fitted; and the average waiting time for same. [21053/26]

442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]

443. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the model 4 hospitals that have a PET scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21058/26]

444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Galway has a PET scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/26]

445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a mandatory national reporting requirement exists within the maternity services for cases in which signs of life are observed following a termination of pregnancy; whether such events are required to be recorded as a patient safety or clinical governance matter; whether the Department receives any national data returns in this regard; a…

446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE maintains any national dataset, register or reporting mechanism relating to cases in which signs of life are observed following a termination of pregnancy; the number of such cases recorded nationally in each year since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21079/26]

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical audit, serious incident review, or patient safety governance review has been commissioned or undertaken since 2019 in relation to reporting, management or oversight of cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of pregnancy; if so, the dates of those reviews and whether their findings were prov…

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department considers that the absence of a national reporting framework for cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of pregnancy would represent a gap in national patient safety governance; and whether she intends to introduce any reporting or audit requirements in this area. [21081/26]