Parliamentary questions

1180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which confirmation can be provided that there were no cases of illness reported in relation to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); the way in which a family could report such a case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10293/26]

1181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the role the Health Protection Surveillance Centre played in monitoring possible illness linked to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); if any enhanced or retrospective surveillance undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10294/26]

1182. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the coordination that took place between the Health Products Regulatory Authority, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, maternity services, public health bodies and any other related agencies to proactively identify any potential health impacts related to the recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the …

1183. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists in terms to report an infant formula recall to maternity hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10296/26]

1184. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to neonatal units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10297/26]

1185. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to GPs and other local doctor services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10298/26]

1186. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to public health nursing units and other local doctor services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10299/26]

1187. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in each month of 2025 at Coombe Maternity Hospital, Rotunda Hospital and Holles Street, in tabular form. [10307/26]

1188. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist, occupational therapist and physiotherapist posts, by grade, which have been filled at CHI Crumlin as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form. [10308/26]

1189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the follow up meeting with the HSE and the Board of Newport Day Centre will happen, which was agreed at a meeting on 19 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10331/26]

1190. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current reimbursement arrangements in place for GLP-1 medications; to identify the products currently available under each scheme and the criteria for access; if there are plans to expand access; if further products are undergoing pricing and reimbursement assessment; if so, the status of that work; and if she will make a statement on the…

1191. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the Commission on Care for Older People; the timeline for publication of its first report; if it has commenced work on module two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10333/26]

1192. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department intend to introduce a 'no wait card' or similar scheme to entitle customers with certain medical conditions to make use of staff toilet facilities in establishments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10336/26]

1193. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to outline her plans to expand supports for those with epidermolysis bullosa and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10344/26]

1194. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that pharmacies have begun imposing a €20 monthly charge for the provision of blister-packed medications; the basis on which this fee is being permitted, given previous indications that the matter was under discussion with his Department; the steps he is taking to prevent the introduction of this charge, which disproportionat…

1195. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether patients diagnosed with cancer are automatically entitled to a medical card to ensure full access to necessary diagnostic tests, specialist consultations, treatment, and follow-up care; if not, if she will introduce measures to guarantee automatic medical card provision for all cancer patients to remove financial barriers to care…

1196. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the process for the involuntary admission of a child on the grounds of mental health crisis. [10366/26]

1197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the location and number of adolescent mental health beds in Cork. [10367/26]

1198. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title currently working at the Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre in Tallaght University Hospital; the WTE vacancies, by job title; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/26]

1199. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/26]

1200. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate spoken language interpretation within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10393/26]

1201. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if private patients who were previously in a programme can be included in the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) programme (details supplied); the plans to expand CDM eligibility to include all patients with chronic diseases, irrespective of their general medical services or doctor visit card status; and if she will make a statement …

1202. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 945 and 946 of 27 January 2026, the reason no clear next steps or timelines have yet been set out for the inclusion of same sex couples in the publicly funded assisted human reproduction scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10413/26]

1203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the HIQA Expert Advisory Group on modifications to the BreastCheck screening programme will be established; when she expects the publication of the health technology assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10416/26]

1204. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if welireg is available to public HSE patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; the way they can access this treatment; the alternative treatments that are offered through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10417/26]