Parliamentary questions

1640. Deputy Pádraig Rice 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. [57831/25]

1641. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to CORU psychotherapy regulation. [57832/25]

1642. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57836/25]

1643. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of admissions to St. Augustine’s Community Nursing Unit in Ballina, County Mayo; the current position regarding HIQA’s registration restrictions; the steps being taken to expedite the reopening of admissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57842/25]

1644. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding charges for routine blood tests for medical card holders; if she is aware of any discrepancy between information provided by the HSE, which states that routine blood tests should be free of charge and guidance issued by an organisation (details supplied) which indicates that phlebotomy services for routine blood t…

1645. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the average number of patients seen for consultations by consultants in the health service; the number of patients seen by those same consultants under the NPTF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57861/25]

1646. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children that have been offered an outsourced pathway to surgery for scoliosis through CHI; the breakdown of the number relative to the hospitals used for this purpose; the number still waiting for surgery through this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57862/25]

1647. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); the number of cases that were reviewed; the number of cases recommended for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57870/25]

1648. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for surgery relative to scoliosis/spinal correction in Carlow and Kilkenny; the number being considered by CHI for surgery through outsourcing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57871/25]

1649. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the case of a person seeking home care supports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57879/25]

1650. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to engage with the market authorisation holders of medications (details supplied) to submit pricing and reimbursement applications for these drug treatments to commence in patients over 18 years of age who are diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57883/25]

1651. Deputy Albert Dolan 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. [57885/25]

1652. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025; and the number awaiting cataract surgery, by county. [57887/25]

1653. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025 who are awaiting cataract surgery longer than 12 months, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57888/25]

1654. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the systems in place to facilitate the communication between healthcare providers and pharmacists that a prescription is eligible or ineligible for the free HRT scheme. [57926/25]

1655. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a comprehensive list of day procedures which are currently done in each of the Ennis Hospital Group- St John's Hospital, Nenagh Hospital and University Hospital Limerick; the number of each procedures which were completed in Q1 and Q2 of 2025, by type, in tabular form; the wait time for each procedure as of 30 September 20…

1656. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures and types of procedures which are being carried out at the Dublin surgical hub in Mount Carmel since it opened in February 2025, by procedure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57930/25]

1657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for nursing home care close to their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57934/25]

1658. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that will be working in the Adamstown primary care centre when it opens; the disciplines involved; whether the staff will be new staff or existing staff relocated from other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57950/25]

1659. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a person (details supplied) will receive a diagnostic exploration required without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57953/25]

1660. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will assist and find an available bed for a person (details supplied) at West Kerry Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57956/25]

1661. Deputy Barry Heneghan 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. [57978/25]

1662. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women which have applied for treatment abroad for endometriosis through the HSE scheme to date in 2025; the expected average wait time for approval; and if there is a target number of patients to be supported this year. [57980/25]

1663. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the first meeting of the newly established endometriosis advisory group is scheduled to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57981/25]

1664. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for communication to general practitioners, consultants, and other relevant clinicians to be sent; and the specific guidance or training which will be included to improve early detection and treatment of endometriosis. [57982/25]