Parliamentary questions

850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the due diligence process carried out before funding is approved for non-statutory bodies; the risk assessments completed; and the measures taken to ensure appropriate stewardship of Exchequer funds. [69067/25]

851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she intends to introduce standardised reporting requirements, annual financial statements, audit obligations or sanctions for non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding from her Department; and any reforms now under consideration. [69068/25]

852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications approved under the treatment abroad scheme for gender-affirming surgery; the number of applications refused; and the total cost to the State in each year, including associated clinical and administrative costs, from 2018 to 2025, by year. [69088/25]

853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the current approval process for gender-affirming surgery under the treatment abroad scheme operates without any standardised national clinical review panel or centralised governance structure; the steps she intends to take to introduce national oversight; and when such measures will be operational. [69089/25]

854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of referring consultants in Ireland who have issued the clinical recommendation and multidisciplinary-team letters relied upon for treatment abroad scheme approvals for gender-affirming surgery; the clinical specialties of these consultants; and the number of such recommendations issued in each of the years 2018 to 2025. [69090/25]

855. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by her Department to determine which gender-affirming procedures are eligible for approval under the treatment abroad scheme; the clinical basis for excluding procedures such as facial feminisation surgery; and whether a review of these criteria is underway or planned. [69091/25]

856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE hydro-pools in the State; the location of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69092/25]

857. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding her Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention since 2020. [69096/25]

858. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health when a service will be provided in Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH), for patients who require intravitreal injections as this service is already in place in LUH for diabetic retinopathy patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69098/25]

859. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the contingency or interim service arrangements that have been put in place for children on the waiting list for the community ophthalmology service in south Tipperary, following the unsuccessful recruitment of a consultant community ophthalmologist and the retirement of the previous postholder; if weekend clinics, private sourcing, inter-HS…

860. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the monthly average waiting times for admission from the emergency department to an inpatient bed at Naas General Hospital over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69107/25]

861. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the daily number of patients on trolleys at Naas General Hospital in the past month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69108/25]

862. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting time targets under the HSE Winter Plan; the extent to which Naas General Hospital is meeting these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69109/25]

863. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times and trolley numbers at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69110/25]

864. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current bed occupancy rate at Naas General Hospital; the steps being taken to ensure adequate capacity for emergency admissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69111/25]

865. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies; and the actions being taken to address staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69112/25]

866. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the planned capital investment for Naas General Hospital over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69113/25]

867. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure patient dignity and privacy for those on trolleys at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69114/25]

868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national clinical guidance that applies to the prescription or recommendation of anti malaria medications for Ministers, civil servants and Defence Forces personnel travelling abroad on official State business; and the risk assessment protocols used for Lariam and other anti-malaria medications in these circumstances. [69126/25]

869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the total cost of gender-affirming surgeries funded by the HSE under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2025; the average and median contribution paid by the State per procedure; the average and median co-payment borne by patients in the host country; the countries in which the surgeries took place; and t…

870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current policy position on the provision of gender-affirming surgeries within the State; the number of patients currently approved for such surgeries under the treatment abroad scheme; the number awaiting approval; the expected cost of developing domestic surgical capacity; and the actions under way within the Department to assess service n…

871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on gender-affirming surgeries funded under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2025; the number of patients funded each year; the average cost per patient; the highest and lowest costs reimbursed in each year; and the Department's projections for expenditure for 2026 to 2028.…

872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients who waited more than twelve hours on trolleys in each of the past six months, by hospital, based on verified HSE TrolleyGar data, and to outline any discrepancies identified between internal reports and the daily published HSE urgent and emergency care reports. [69147/25]

873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of emergency department patients who waited more than twenty-four hours on trolleys in each of the past six months, by hospital, and to set out the maximum trolley wait recorded at each hospital during that period. [69148/25]

874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of additional senior clinical decision maker hours rostered in emergency departments, medical assessment units and inpatient wards since the introduction of the public only consultant contract, including evening, weekend and public holiday hours separately for each hospital group. [69149/25]