Parliamentary questions

975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, staffing model, funding allocation, and implementation timeline for the planned reconfiguration of crisis-pregnancy counselling services under the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; and to specify how the Department will ensure that unplanned-pregnancy and post-abortion counselling capacity is maintained during and after…

976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure accuracy and consistency in the HSE's quarterly reporting of counselling activity, including the use of categories that combine new and existing clients, and if the Department intends to introduce standardised reporting to avoid double-counting in national statistics. [69473/25]

977. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1, by location, age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69514/25]

978. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for audiology appointments in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1; the number currently waiting to be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69515/25]

979. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a review of Dermatology Service requirements for Letterkenny University Hospital was undertaken; when the results will be published if completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69516/25]

980. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to fill vacant Dermatology Service positions at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69517/25]

981. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to identify which body holds national waiting-list data for children and young people seeking gender-related assessment or treatment, in circumstances where the HSE’s treatment abroad scheme has stated that it does not hold or have access to waiting-list information; the oversight arrangements the Department has in place to ensure national visi…

982. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the Department’s governance framework for paediatric referrals for gender-related treatment abroad, including the criteria used by the Department to assess clinical safety, safeguarding, and public-expenditure implications, in circumstances where applications for gender-affirming surgery abroad are automatically approved once an MDT report and …

983. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the Department’s oversight of public expenditure on gender-related treatment abroad for children and young people since 2020, including pre-assessment costs, multidisciplinary-team costs, travel-related costs and surgical costs; the arrangements in place to monitor value for money; and whether any expenditure controls or budget ceilings apply. …

984. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy or clinical-governance framework which guides the assessment of children and young people for gender-related interventions, including referrals abroad; and to confirm if the Department plans to undertake a review of national governance standards in light of recent international findings in this area. [69541/25]

985. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will establish a single national reporting structure for all paediatric gender-related referrals, approvals, outcomes and costs, in order to ensure transparent oversight and policy accountability; and the expected timeline for such a structure. [69542/25]

986. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any ongoing engagement her Department is having with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69548/25]

987. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will make systematic changes to maternity hospital systems in order that women who have miscarried do not have follow-up appointments or receive screenings, scans and acute care in spaces shared with women who are expected to carry their babies for full term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69559/25]

988. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which no response was received from the Mater Hospital to this Deputy, regarding a transfer request for a patient from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater, despite repeated follow-ups; the reasons for the delay in communication; the measures being taken to ensure that urgent transfer requests are handled …

989. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to consider reducing the age for free breast and cervical checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69584/25]

990. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if a person suffering with severe multi-organ affected endometriosis and chronic asthma and unable to work for the past five years is entitled to a medical card / GP Visit card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69591/25]

991. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the impact of home alcohol deliveries on vulnerable individuals, including persons with addiction, disability or limited mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69615/25]

992. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the protocols currently in place to enable families, GPs and safeguarding teams to raise concerns about repeated harmful alcohol deliveries to a vulnerable person; if these protocols are adequate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69617/25]

993. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if funding for the lymphoedema and lipoedema model was provided for in Budget 2026; if not, whether consideration would be given to providing funding for same considering that international studies show that the cost to treat patients could be reduced by 87%, if comprehensive lymphedema services were introduced; and if she will make a statement …

994. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports which are available to communities that have witnessed traumatising criminal events; the way in which people can apply for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69641/25]

995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider developing and publishing a National Allergy Strategy, including a national allergen register, national data collection on allergy prevalence and anaphylaxis incidence, and a structured plan for allergy service development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69645/25]

996. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to the establishment and national roll-out of a publicly funded Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) programme for food allergies, including peanut and tree-nut allergies; the proposed timeline for the roll-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69646/25]

997. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure equitable access to allergy diagnostics and treatments for children, adolescents and adults across all regions; the steps being taken to expand services beyond the limited regional availability at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69647/25]

998. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national scheme for improved access to emergency anaphylaxis medication, including adrenaline auto-injectors, along with structured training and guidance for schools, childcare providers and public settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69648/25]

999. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the number of families travelling abroad to access allergy treatments such as OIT; the risks associated with unsupported treatment outside the State; and her plans to address this gap in domestic service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69649/25]