Parliamentary questions

3265. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants by speciality that are signed up to public only contracts at Beaumont Hospital. [55481/26]

3266. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the additional WTE staff by job title that have been recruited for the HSE surgical hub in Swords. [55482/26]

3267. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have received maternity care on a private or semi-private basis at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists attached to the hospital providing private maternity care; the contractual basis under which those consultants are permitted to tre…

3268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has given consideration to allocating additional funding to the NAS to provide an ambulance for Inis Oírr; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55488/26]

3269. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2026, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe. [55490/26]

3270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for each quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe. [55491/26]

3271. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the policy framework within which coroners operate, having regard to the practice of retaining organs following the conduct of a post-mortem examination; whether there are standardised procedures in place for communicating with next of kin in relation to such organ retention; whether it is a clear requirement for coroners to communicate w…

3272. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether premenstrual dysphoric disorder is explicitly recognised within the Women's Health Action Plan and Women's Health Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55502/26]

3273. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the development of a national clinical pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55503/26]

3274. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the training or guidance provided to GPs regarding the recognition and management of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55504/26]

3275. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments where premenstrual dysphoric disorder is recorded as the primary or secondary reason for referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55505/26]

3276. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified specialist services or clinicians for the management of severe premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55506/26]

3277. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE is evaluating emerging non-invasive diagnostic technologies for endometriosis, including saliva-based microRNA testing such as the endotest and sensor-based tests such as endosure, both recently approved by the NHS in England and Wales; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55507/26]

3278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if given the evidence to support the benefits of the shingles vaccine, known as shingrix, she will examine bringing forward a free or subsidised vaccination programme for people over 50 years of age as part of budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55517/26]

3279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the preparations that are being made to develop an updated national maternity strategy; when this will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55519/26]

3280. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efficiency and reform proposals her Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in response to its request for such proposals with a deadline of 17 July 2026; the impact these spending cuts will have on public services within her Department; and if she will …

3281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55583/26]

3282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE spent under the high-tech drug scheme in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [55626/26]

3283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist posts filled at the Mater Hospital as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55627/26]

3286. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she had with maternity hospitals in relation to the phasing out of private maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55631/26]

3287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the age for free contraception, which is currently from 17 years to 35 years, to at least 40 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55642/26]

3288. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the eligibility age for women to receive BreastCheck to those under 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55643/26]

3289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing pharmacists to administer HRT to women who have had their primary consultation and initial prescription with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55644/26]

3290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ankle surgeries carried out at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [55675/26]

3291. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referred MRI scans requested under the HSE community diagnostic scheme in County Kildare between 1 January 2026, to 14 July 2026 inclusive; the number completed; and the average waiting time from acceptance of referral to scan. [55676/26]