Parliamentary questions

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an audit, review or evaluation mechanism exists to assess the public health advice issued by the HSE following the conclusion of a drinking water contamination incident; if such a mechanism exists, the frequency of review; the body or office responsible for conducting it; and if no such mechanism exists, to confirm this and to state the…

283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed manganese exposure risk in drinking water by reference to Irish-specific exposure pathways, including private well usage and known geological manganese hotspots, as distinct from the general parametric values set under the European Union Drinking Water Regulations 2023; if such an assessment has taken place, to prov…

284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all mental health services implementing the TrakCare electronic health record system comply with Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), which requires records to be maintained so as to ensure completeness, accuracy and ease of retrieval (details supplied); to provide details of the governance, audit, training and assurance meas…

285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to monitor the implementation of the TrakCare electronic health record system across mental health services; how compliance with regulatory requirements, including Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), will be assessed during and after implementation; the key performance, quality and safety indicators that will be m…

286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of samples of nicotine-inhaling products submitted by the National Environmental Health Service to the State Laboratory for testing of nicotine content and liquid volume in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those samples that failed to meet legal limits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [499…

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of European safety alerts issued by the National Environmental Health Service in respect of nicotine-inhaling products fell to zero in quarter one 2026, compared with 15 in 2025, notwithstanding that inspection numbers in quarter one 2026 remained high; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49978/26]

288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices and prohibition orders issued by the National Environmental Health Service in respect of nicotine-inhaling product retailers, broken down by county, for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49979/26]

289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of retailers of nicotine-inhaling products inspected by the National Environmental Health Service more than once in the same calendar year in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those retailers referred for summary proceedings as repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49980/26]

290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected court dates for the three prosecution cases currently before the District Court against retailers of nicotine-inhaling products referenced in a reply to the Deputy dated 16 June 2026; the legislative basis applied in determining penalties in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49981/26]

292. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health when it was decided by her Department and agreed with the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee (HRCDC) that persons making applications to the Minister for membership of the Committee would be informed that they must instead make their applications through the Committee; if that agreement was formally recorded by the Department and …

293. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department considered the data protection implications of the arrangement with the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee (HRCDC) whereby it requires applicants for membership of the Committee to provide their personal data to the Committee without a statutory basis for that requirement. [49988/26]

294. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee is able to periodically publicly invite expressions of interest for membership of the committee. [49989/26]

295. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health to examine an appointment referral case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50001/26]

296. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric cardiologists based at CHI Temple Street Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50004/26]

297. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by HSE in Dublin north county formerly CH09 in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50005/26]

298. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist registrars in vascular surgery based at Beaumont Hospital as of 22 June 2026; if she will provide the same figure as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50006/26]

299. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether GPs can currently refer directly for gynaecological pelvic MRI under the GP access to community diagnostics scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50007/26]

300. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the reason gynaecological pelvic MRI is not available through GP referral where other MRI indications, including orthopaedic pelvic indications, are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50008/26]

301. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or HSE intends to review GP access to gynaecological pelvic MRI as part of the national endometriosis framework and wider women’s health policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50009/26]

302. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether gynaecological pelvic MRI will be added to GP access pathways under appropriate clinical criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50010/26]

303. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE will create a direct GP referral pathway to specialist gynaecological imaging for suspected endometriosis or complex pelvic disease if direct GP access is not proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50011/26]

304. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the cost and patient impact of funding endometriosis-related care abroad compared with investing in improved diagnostic and treatment pathways in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50012/26]

305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [50013/26]

306. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the S1 form requested by persons will be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50023/26]

307. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the implementation plan in response to the report entitled 'The Use of Uro-gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50054/26]