Parliamentary questions

875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnostic appointments provided outside core hours in each of the past six months, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, cardiac investigations and endoscopy separately for each hospital. [69150/25]

876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from emergency departments to surgical hubs, rapid access clinics, ambulatory care clinics, crisis cafes, virtual wards, reablement services or expanded rehabilitation services in each of the past six months, and the percentage of these transfers that prevented an emergency admission. [69151/25]

877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the escalation criteria used by the HSE national oversight team during twice daily reviews of unscheduled care pressures; and to provide the number of times each hospital triggered escalation in each of the past six months. [69152/25]

878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds closed for infection-control, staffing or maintenance reasons in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the impact of these closures on trolley numbers reported to the HSE. [69153/25]

879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has reviewed the preparedness of each regional health area for winter pressures; setting out the actions approved, the timelines for delivery, and the performance indicators being used to measure readiness. [69154/25]

880. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists, by grade based at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69161/25]

881. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric emergency medicine registrars based at CHI Tallaght University Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69162/25]

882. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists by grade based at Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69163/25]

883. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade based at Killinarden health centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69164/25]

884. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologist based at Tallaght University Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69165/25]

885. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69178/25]

886. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the new endometriosis framework will be applied retrospectively to provide reimbursement and supports to those who were forced to pay for treatment privately prior to the introduction of the framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69182/25]

887. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the rates of Government levies on health insurance premiums; the way in which a family could be liable to pay almost 56% in Government levies before lifetime community rating loadings are applied (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69184/25]

888. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the protest organised by a group (details supplied) outside the National Gender Service (NGS) in Dublin on 27 November 2025; the actions she will take to engage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69192/25]

889. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when funding will be available for oral immunotherapy in Ireland as some parents are traveling abroad for treatments as they cannot receive care here in Ireland. [69205/25]

890. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the availability of training teachers/coaches to administer lifesaving EPI pens in schools, sports clubs and childcare facilities. [69206/25]

891. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the capital project referred (details supplied); if she will request that local TDs are consulted prior to any report being finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69210/25]

892. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason carer’s allowance is taken into account for the over 70 medical card income assessment, as its inclusion is putting many people over the income threshold for a medical card and is a disincentive to take up important caring, duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69297/25]

893. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by their general practitioner on 23 September 2025 an assessment at CUH, and advised they will not be seen until February/March 2026; if she considers this delay to be clinically acceptable; if she will intervene to ensure the person is offered an earlier appointment; and …

894. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for symptomatic breast assessments at the rapid access breast clinic in CUH; the percentage of patients being seen within the recommended two-week timeframe; the factors contributing to extended delays; and the steps being taken to restore timely access for symptomatic patients; and if she will make a statement on …

895. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who is an inpatient in UHK and has been deemed too unwell to travel to Cork for her scheduled haematology chemotherapy; if she will clarify why this treatment cannot be provided in UHK, given that similar treatments have previously been facilitated there; if she will intervene to e…

896. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if, given current staffing shortages, she will consider making midwives eligible for the training programme in public health nursing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69320/25]

897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current capacity within the health service to provide surgical treatment for incontinence, including the number of trained surgeons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69324/25]

898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder in the State as of the end of November 2025; and the number of those individuals who had to seek treatment abroad during 2025. [69325/25]

899. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with dementia in each of the last 5 years, broken down by age group, gender and county. [69326/25]