Parliamentary questions

555. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts that were filled at Roselawn health centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form. [71283/25]

556. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when routine specialist dental services will be reinstated for the children of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70856/25]

557. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form [70867/25]

558. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the way in which healthcare workers who will be deemed to be unfit for work due to long-Covid will be catered for when supports expire (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70875/25]

559. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she and the HSE will implement a dedicated space for rheumatology patients at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70911/25]

560. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the transport costs incurred by residents of private nursing homes who are in receipt of financial support under the fair deal scheme and who must attend hospital and other medical appointments, will be reimbursed; If there is a process in place whereby such residents that require transport can book it through a central office of the HSE…

561. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) to access surgery abroad to provide treatment not offered in Ireland for a life threatening condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70925/25]

562. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving only 12 hours of home support per week, despite the HSE’s previous indication that 22 hours per week were being provided; if she will address the ongoing absence of weekend home support cover for both individuals; if the promised respite placement from 13-26 January has been formally communica…

563. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a nationwide review of long and short-stay community beds, given the urgent need to increase capacity in community hospitals, community nursing units and long-stay facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70969/25]

564. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of long and short-stay community beds delivered to date in 2025, by site and region, in tabular form. [70970/25]

565. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity in community hospitals, community nursing units and long-stay facilities in the HSE South West Health Region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70971/25]

566. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that hospitals have sight of community bed availability in their areas to support discharge planning; the steps being taken to support timely transfers of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70972/25]

567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of each of the recommendations from the Review of Nursing Homes Complaints Policies Report, published in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70973/25]

568. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the implementation oversight team for the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report has not published a progress report since November 2024; if one will be published in 2025; the status of the recommendations that were outstanding in the last progress report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70974/25]

569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to strengthen the regulatory regime in the nursing home sector (details supplied); the remaining measures that will be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70975/25]

570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific measures in place to retain and recruit occupational therapists in Cork, including but not limited to remote or hybrid working options, structured career progression, relocation supports, and flexible working arrangements; the evaluation carried out by her Department, or the HSE, on why staff are leaving Cork-based posts for emigra…

571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she will publish the completed expert group review on the implications of the Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland, given that the HSE has confirmed that the review has been completed and submitted for consideration; the policy basis for withholding this material from the Oireachtas; and the steps she is taking to ensure t…

572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the interim clinical safeguards she has directed the HSE to introduce for the assessment and treatment of children and young people with gender distress in response to the Cass Review; the guidance her Department has issued to CAMHS and Children’s Health Ireland on the application of a precautionary approach; and the timeframe for finalising up…

573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which diagnostic classification standards her Department recognises for the assessment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence in children and adults, including whether DSM-5, ICD-11, or other criteria apply; and whether national diagnostic criteria or clinical guidelines have been approved for use pending completion of the new Model of Care…

574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken to establish a national data and outcomes system to monitor long-term psychological, medical, and service-use outcomes for individuals receiving gender-related healthcare; the expected timeline for implementation; and how this system will support evidence-based policy and clinical governance. [71077/25]

575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has approved a national clinical pathway for individuals seeking to discontinue or reverse aspects of gender transition; the governance standards that will apply in this area; the expected timeframe for formalising such pathways within the new Model of Care; and whether associated data on detransition will be collected an…

576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements that apply to officials, clinicians, and advisors involved in drafting the new Model of Care for gender healthcare; whether these declarations will be published for transparency; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure independence from advocacy organisations, external interest groups, o…

577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether referral pathways for Irish children and young people to domestic services or to the NHS under the treatment abroad scheme have been revised since publication of the Cass Review; the clinical oversight arrangements that now apply to such referrals; and whether updated risk-assessment protocols have been issued. [71080/25]

578. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the future development plans for Wexford General Hospital. [71096/25]

579. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the provision of the Killarney minor injuries clinic; when works will commence on the unit; when will it be open to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71109/25]