Parliamentary questions

1740. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the background work which has been carried out by the Minister of State for Mental Health to progress trans healthcare and making endocrinology services available to children aged between 16 and 17 years of age; the State's official stance on making puberty blockers and hormone treatments available to gender questioning children; the mental…

1741. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of dietitians in the Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow area; if there are plans for the recruitment of dietitians in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58243/25]

1742. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting list times to see a dietitian in the Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow area; the measures being taken to reduce these times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58244/25]

1743. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a series of matters in relation to the recently published Standards of Proficiency and Education and Training Requirements for the profession of psychotherapy by CORU (details supplied); and if she will exercise her powers under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to ensure that, at a minimum,…

1744. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for knee surgery in regional hospital Tullamore. [58261/25]

1745. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to matters raised correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58263/25]

1746. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she shares the concern of polio survivors regarding the lack of a specialist neurology clinic in the State; and if she has plans to establish such a clinic. [58269/25]

1747. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the basis on which polio survivors are ineligible for a medical card under the long term illness scheme; and if she will review the scheme to include polio survivors. [58274/25]

1748. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE positions in each CHN, by position type; the number of each that is currently vacant; and if she considers if CHN teams have sufficient staffing levels to meet local population needs, in tabular form. [58276/25]

1749. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing specific concessions or exemptions to the income thresholds for medical card eligibility for individuals employed in the mental health sector, particularly in view of the additional hours often required in these roles; the provisions that will allow such workers to increase their working hours wit…

1750. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for an appointment since June 2024; if, due to the patient’s serious health issues, the appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58291/25]

1751. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting treatment. [58292/25]

1752. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when she plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58293/25]

1753. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a change of approach in the provision of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58294/25]

1754. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the type of services that will be on offer in the new primary care centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58296/25]

1755. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the new primary care centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary is due to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58297/25]

1756. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the construction works still to be carried out in the new primary care centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58298/25]

1757. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the new primary care centre in Nenagh has been fully staffed yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58299/25]

1758. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of linzagolix by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics for the public prescription of this particular drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58304/25]

1759. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which injured Gazans will be assisted given the Taoiseach remarks indicated in a report (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58319/25]

1760. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing a Health (Amendment) Act 2020 (HAA) card, per person; the number of people who have the HAA card as of the latest data available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58325/25]

1761. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing a medical card, per person; the number of people who have a medical card, as of latest data available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58326/25]

1762. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card can be awarded to all polio survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58331/25]

1763. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme is available to patients who have been referred to a private hospital abroad for urgent treatment. [58338/25]

1764. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person is entitled to avail of the treatment abroad scheme for treatment in a private hospital. [58339/25]