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]
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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. [74020/25]
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; and whether her Dep…
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]
2078. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a clinical specialist sonographer (ultrasound) to the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74034/25]
2079. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting over two years for a clinical psychology appointment; if she accepts that such delays are unacceptable; the immediate measures which will be taken to ensure timely access to services for this child and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74067/25]
2080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 905 of 9 December 2025, if her Department receives, holds, or reviews data from the primary care reimbursement service on medical card eligibility decisions where discretion is exercised following a means assessment; the number of such discretionary eligibility decisions made in respect of persons aged over 70 in each of the …
2081. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical card applications received for persons aged over 70 for the years 2020 to date in 2025, by year; the number approved; the number refused; the number of appeals lodged following refusals; of those appeals the number granted on review and the number in which the original decision was upheld; and if she will make a statemen…
2082. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason carer's allowance is taken into consideration when applying for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74089/25]
2083. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [74096/25]
2084. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo surgery; the reason surgery has been delayed and cancelled previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74097/25]
2085. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74136/25]
2086. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people on dialysis for more than five years in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74144/25]
2087. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people on dialysis who have had a kidney transplant that has subsequently failed in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74145/25]
2088. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people on dialysis who were active on the kidney transplant waiting list, as of 31 December in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74146/25]
2089. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people on dialysis who have, or have had an organ transplant, other than a functioning kidney transplant, in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74147/25]
2090. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on dialysis in each of the age profiles (details supplied) as of 31 December in 2022, 2023 and 2024 by age cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74148/25]
2091. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths amongst dialysis patients in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74149/25]
2092. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish resident patients that have been able to avail of out of area dialysis, in Ireland, in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74150/25]
2093. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of visitors from outside of the State who were able to avail of dialysis whilst visiting Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74151/25]
2094. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by healthcare professional type in each dialysis unit, by HSE run and third party units (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74153/25]
2095. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of vascular surgeon posts and available full-time equivalent staffing in each dialysis unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74154/25]
2096. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of academic professional posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by hospital for each of kidney and cancer disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74155/25]