Parliamentary questions

2053. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether there was a cut to a service (details supplied) in 2025; to confirm the funding for 2026; the governance arrangements expected for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73888/25]

2054. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to removing the need for a prescription for ostomy products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73899/25]

2055. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 165 and 166 of 3 July 2025, the status of her considerations on policy since; if she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of any pause on the use of such products; and if she will follow up with …

2056. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the procedure for closing a waiting list for an outpatient service at a hospital, including what approvals are required. [73911/25]

2057. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if management within St Columcille's Hospital, Ireland East Hospital Group, and the HSE were aware of the National Gender Service's decision to close the waiting list before the letter to him; and who among those had approved the closure before sending the letter. [73912/25]

2058. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide any additional staff, a new location, or other resources to the National Gender Service. [73913/25]

2059. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the total number of drug detox beds within the State public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73920/25]

2060. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of public detox beds there are within the midlands integrated health area of Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73921/25]

2061. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of SMA newborn screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73923/25]

2062. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (detail supplied) regarding prescription charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73925/25]

2063. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions being undertaken by the HSE to ensure that all individuals who are diagnosed with type-1 diabetes, including those diagnosed as adults, have access to CGM technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73926/25]

2064. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason approximately 500 to 700 people who received a late/delayed clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes are currently being denied CGM reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73927/25]

2065. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a review of the single reimbursement application system for people with type 1 diabetes to access CGM technology to ensure that all individuals with type 1 diabetes, including those with adult-onset diabetes or delayed diagnosis, have access to this technology; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

2066. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of official Food Safety Authority control or targeted audits FSAI has programmed from the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73930/25]

2067. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health in relation to FSAI control and targeted audits, if reports on all audits have been drafted and agreed with the auditees involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73931/25]

2068. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if reports on all audits conducted since 1 January 2018 by FSAI have been published on the FSAI website in line with agreed procedures and protocols to ensure a high level of transparency regarding the outcomes of such audits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73932/25]

2069. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if all audits programmed and or commenced by FSAI have progressed to report or publication stage, and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73933/25]

2070. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the Spinal Muscular Atrophy test has still not been added to the national heelprick test two years after the announcement that it was to be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73942/25]

2071. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the assistance given to the evacuation of three Palestinian fathers (details supplied) to reunite them with their children, who came to Ireland for urgent medical care along with their mothers; if she will confirm if they have written to the Palestinian and Israeli authorities to determine the necessary steps for their ev…

2072. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to clarify if those on disability allowance and in receipt of a medical card will be charged more for their medication as a result of the Government’s decision to withdraw funding for blister packs; to specify the exact increase in charges that such people can expect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73976/25]

2073. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74001/25]

2074. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any written guidance, directions, circulars, or instructions to the HSE since 2018 concerning the automatic approval of gender-affirming surgical procedures under the treatment abroad scheme; and if not, how ministerial oversight is exercised over approvals that carry significant and rising Exchequer cost. [74…

2075. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out, in respect of the years 2015 to 2019 inclusive, the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on gender-affirming surgical procedures funded under the treatment abroad scheme; the number of patients funded in each year; the average cost per patient in each year; the highest and lowest amounts reimbursed per patient in each year;…

2076. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the work being done to recruit more GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74032/25]

2077. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the engagement there has been with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the improved provision of dental services for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74033/25]