Parliamentary questions

822. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors employed by HSE within CHO4 as of 30 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022 in tabular form. [51424/26]

823. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title and funding that would be required to fully resource two additional adolescent dual diagnosis teams. [51425/26]

824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the accident and emergency department of Mercy University Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [51426/26]

825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade that have been filled within Cork Primary care system as of 30 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [51427/26]

826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for ophthalmology services; the current number of persons on ophthalmology outpatient waiting lists by Hospital Group; and the actions being taken to address these waiting times. [51428/26]

827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget for Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [51429/26]

828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title and funding that would be required to fully resource two additional early supported discharge teams in the community. [51430/26]

829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars and consultant in emergency medicine posts filled at Mercy University Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [51431/26]

830. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51566/26]

831. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a child (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51579/26]

832. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application which is currently on appeal with the HSE national appeals office; if the process could be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51580/26]

833. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations regarding belzutifan; whether she will expedite the assessment and approval process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51584/26]

834. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the review she intends to take of Ireland's system for approving access and funding for new drugs and medical treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51585/26]

835. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to make an exception on behalf of a constituent (details supplied) who is in need of a new set of dentures. [51590/26]

836. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the adequacy of diagnostic equipment in maternity hospitals; and the quality of imaging, in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51598/26]

837. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure adequate healthcare for persons in disadvantage; and her plans to expand the Inclusion Health programme between the Mater and St. James’s Hospitals, Dublin. [51599/26]

838. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in scheduling an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51601/26]

839. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when section 226 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced. [51602/26]

840. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expedite the assessment and approval of belzutifan for patients with Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease to ensure timely access for eligible patients; if she will engage with clinicians and patient groups regarding barriers to access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51615/26]

841. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her views on matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51616/26]

842. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the steps being taken by her Department to ensure healthcare professionals suffering from long-Covid can qualify for a critical illness payment; if she is aware that there are currently over 150 such employees of the HSE suffering from long-Covid who have been deemed ineligible for this payment recently (details…

843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 995 of 19 May 2026, the number of minors referred from Ireland to NHS children and young person gender services in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by age and sex, as this information was not provided in the response of 30 June 2026. [51622/26]

844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 9 June 2026, the number of minors referred outside the State for gender-related assessment, consultation, intervention, or treatment in the years 2021 and 2022; the jurisdictions involved in all such referrals from 2021 to date in 2026; and the multidisciplinary assessment requirements applying prio…

845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 9 June 2026, whether any State-funded mechanism other than the treatment abroad scheme has been used to refer minors outside the State for gender-related assessment, consultation, intervention, or treatment in any of the past five years, as this information was not provided in response to the questi…

846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 9 June 2026, the terms of reference, membership, and findings of the expert group convened by the HSE Chief Clinical Officer in 2024 to consider the implications of the Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland; the date this work concluded; and whether the findings will be published, as…