Parliamentary questions

624. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the gross and net weekly income thresholds applicable to applicants aged 70 years and over for a full medical card in each of the years 2020 to 2025; whether any interim administrative adjustments, circulars, or guidance notes altered the application of those thresholds during that period; and if she will provide copies of any such policy direc…

625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department currently receives routine, standardised reports from the Health Service Executive on gender identity services for minors, including referral numbers, waiting list numbers, assessment outcomes, numbers progressing to medical intervention, and associated expenditure; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and i…

626. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific safeguarding and clinical governance standards that currently apply to gender identity services for minors pending the completion of the new Model of Care; whether these standards require full psychiatric assessment, comprehensive developmental history, screening for autism spectrum conditions, and documented differential diagnosis…

627. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal audit, clinical audit, external review, or governance assessment has been conducted since 2020 in respect of gender identity services provided to minors, including referrals abroad where applicable; if so, to provide the date and high-level findings of such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16055/26]

628. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what national dataset currently exists for the purposes of planning, oversight and evaluation of gender identity services for minors; whether this dataset captures referral source,diagnostic profile, co-morbidities, intervention pathway, outcomes, and costs; whether any data gaps have been formally identified by her Department; and if she will …

629. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the Health Service Executive in respect of gender identity services for minors in each year since 2020, including domestic services, overseas referrals, and ancillary supports; whether expenditure is subject to specific budget ceilings or value-for-money review; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

630. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to return oncology services to Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny from UPMC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16073/26]

631. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a model for a vaccine damage scheme; the timeframe for the commencement of a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16075/26]

632. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a HSE webpage is currently unavailable (details supplied); the length of time that it has been down; the timeline for it going live again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16085/26]

634. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the contingency plan in place for the provision of general practitioner services in Ratoath and Dunboyne County Meath, pending the retirement of general practitioners from the provision of medical services in these towns, during the first quarter of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16104/26]

635. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of capital projects submitted to the HSE estates for Waterford city and county from acute, primary, community, mental health and other services over the past ten years; the status of each project; whether they are at appraisal, design, planning or construction or any other phase codified by HSE estates; the current status of each…

637. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staffing positions working in the cardiac services at UHW; the number assigned to each of the cath labs; the breakdown of the staff, by clinical grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16118/26]

638. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE positions required to deliver 24/7 PPCI services at UHW, broken down by clinical grade; the timeline for delivering same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16119/26]

639. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds delivered at UHW over the past ten years, broken down by year and location of beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16120/26]

640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute inpatient hospital beds to be delivered at UHW over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16121/26]

641. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of capital projects submitted to the HSE Estates from acute, primary, community, mental health and other services over the past ten years, the status of each project, whether they are at appraisal, design, planning or construction or any other phase codified by HSE estates, the breakdown by year and the current status of each pro…

642. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocated to health projects to each hospital over the past ten years, broken down by year, by hospital and the total amount, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16123/26]

643. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to developing a new adult mental health unit at UHW; what the development will consist of; when plans for a new unit were first presented to the HSE; the current status of the project and the projected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16124/26]

644. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any plans to build a multi-storey car park at UHW have been submitted to her Department or the HSE; if so, the nature of any plans; the current status of any application; the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16125/26]

645. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16138/26]

646. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1072 of 21 January 2026, the number of incidents reported against service users by level of reported harm by year 2021-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [16142/26]

647. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1072 of 21 January 2026, the number of incidents reported against staff, by level of reported harm by year 2021-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [16143/26]

648. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted a study of mortality of serving or former members of the Air Corps to ascertain if they are in line with the general population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16169/26]

649. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has ever conducted a study of the health of serving or former members of the Air Corps to ascertain whether there is a greater concentration or a clustering of unusual or uncommon cancers or other ailments among this cohort of the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16170/26]

650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives routine comparative reports from the HSE detailing recruitment clearance timelines, vacancy duration metrics, and regional variance across the six Health Regions; if so, the frequency and format of such reports; and if she will confirm whether these metrics are reviewed at Departmental Corporate Governance Commit…