Parliamentary questions

193. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the public orthodontic care waiting list; and of that number, the total waiting more than one year, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60355/25]

194. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to assist those particularly in rural areas who cannot drive, in order to be able to get to hospitals, in particular if any financial supports are available where the only option may be to hire a private taxi. [60356/25]

195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic physicians based in Community Services within CHO8 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60362/25]

196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the days and hours of the week each of those consultants are at this hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …

197. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the old community hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60372/25]

198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently open all beds in West Kerry Community Hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60373/25]

199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds/wards that are closed in County Kerry; when they will be opened up to Kerry patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60374/25]

200. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the minutes of all meetings and discussions in person or via any medium from within her Department, from within the HSE, and between her Department and the HSE, concerning the cancellation of the tender that would have seen the introduction of enhanced influenza vaccines for those over 65; if there are plans to expand o…

201. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide data detailing the total number of hospitalisations due to influenza in adults aged 65 and over in Ireland for each of the past ten years, alongside available comparative data for total public expenditure on influenza immunisation for adults aged 65 and over in Ireland for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she …

1624. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that the paediatric cardiology department at Crumlin Hospital is no longer seeing children in clinic, and only prioritising emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57693/25]

1625. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan 2024–2031; if she will detail, by each relevant hospital, the number of the 441 ‘committed’ beds now in place; and if she will detail, by each relevant hospital, the number of the 2,997 ‘total planned bed’ now in place (details supplied), in tabular…

1626. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she has received the report from the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group that was due by end of Q2 2025, as per the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57737/25]

1627. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to fund a national intestinal failure centre for adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57767/25]

1628. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in Ireland who specialise in chronic intestinal failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57768/25]

1629. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals in Ireland estimated to be living with chronic intestinal failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57769/25]

1630. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken following the final report on the inclusion health framework (details supplied) which was submitted earlier in spring 2025; the further actions she and her Department plan to take on this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57774/25]

1631. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate the beauty industry and her engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57781/25]

1632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason transgender men who may have had their ovaries removed are excluded from the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57790/25]

1633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason a distinction was made between women who have had their ovaries removed and those born without them in the case of transgender women to get access to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57791/25]

1634. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on progress regarding the proposed new 60-bed community nursing unit Cashel, County Tipperary; if the site option appraisal and architect's report referred to in correspondence to me on 2 September 2025 have now been completed; if a preferred site has been identified; and if she will outline the next steps and …

1635. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if ozempic, is available under the drugs payment scheme (DPS) or general medical services card for patients who have had it prescribed; if not, whether there are alternatives available under the DPS/GMS that a patient may instead discuss with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57820/25]

1636. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if ozempic, is available to a GMS patient (details supplied) who has been prescribed same by their endocrinologist and diabetes specialist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57821/25]

1637. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the working group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due by end of Q2 as per the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57824/25]

1638. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on the background to the current vaping legislation and her plans for the future in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57825/25]

1639. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she has considered any data on the way in which vaping is an effective gateway out of smoking and maintaining a lifestyle without nicotine and tar (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57826/25]