2272. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health whether artificial intelligence or automated decision support tools are used in any part of a service (details supplied), including message triage, risk assessment, suggested responses, or supervision of counsellors; if so, the specific functions performed by AI; the safeguards in place to prevent inappropriate or unsafe use; and whether any independent clinica…
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2273. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the average number of simultaneous conversations each counsellor is expected or permitted to manage at any one time at a service (details supplied); the maximum number allowed; and the evidence base used to determine these thresholds. [74880/25]
2274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be referred to another hospital under the NTPF by Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74883/25]
2275. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches recorded by her Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74898/25]
2276. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for partial knee replacement surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74908/25]
2277. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the percentage of children who received developmental checks carried out within 72 hours, at three months old, at six months old, at one year old, at two years old and at four years old, in Donegal in the years of 2022 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74918/25]
2278. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologists posts that were filled at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74919/25]
2279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists which are providing care to medical card patients under the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form; the number of referrals for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74924/25]
2280. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of people which are detained in the Central Mental Hospital, other than under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006, as amended by the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010, and the route(s) by which each of those people have been detained. [74925/25]
2281. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of adults whose mental health treatment abroad was arranged by the State in the past 36 months, the settings and countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74934/25]
2282. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of adults whose disability-related care abroad was arranged by the State in the past 36 months, the settings and countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74935/25]
2283. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of children whose mental health treatment abroad was arranged by the State in the past 36 months, the settings and countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74936/25]
2284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of children whose disability-related care abroad was arranged by the State in the past 36 months, the settings and countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74937/25]
2285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of practices (details supplied) in relation to people other than in ‘approved centres’ under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74938/25]
2286. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of restrictive practices (details supplied) in residential settings other than ‘approved centres’ under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74939/25]
2287. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of restrictive practices (details supplied) in community mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74940/25]
2288. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the State regulates and monitors the use of restrictive practices (details supplied) in older people’s non-residential care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74942/25]
2289. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health for a comprehensive list or categorisation of residential care services that are known or believed to be operating without the necessary registration as a ‘designated centre’ under the Health Act 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74943/25]
2290. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the mental health care services, older people’s care services, disability services, respite services, end-of-life services, and addiction treatment services that operate in the State, other than ‘approved centres’ under the Mental Health Act 2001 and ‘designated centres’ under the Health Act 2007; the mechanisms by which they are regulated, inspected and otherwi…
2291. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the home care and home support services and service providers that are intended to be regulated under forthcoming legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74945/25]
2292. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the extent to which alleged restrictive practices (details supplied) have arisen in complaints to the HSE’s adult Safeguarding and Protection teams, in the past 36 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74946/25]
2293. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she or the CEO of the HSE will meet with a person (details supplied). [74952/25]
2294. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to hire a new consultant for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital; the expected start date for the new consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74953/25]
2295. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for a person to receive an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74954/25]
2296. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital, by month, for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74955/25]