Parliamentary questions

3338. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve access to hormone replacement therapy for women experiencing menopause and perimenopause; the measures in place to ensure the availability of HRT medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55846/26]

3339. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of couples and individuals who have accessed publicly funded IVF services since the commencement of the scheme; the number currently awaiting treatment; and the measures being taken to reduce waiting times and increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55847/26]

3340. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women who underwent cardiovascular screening, assessment or treatment in each of the past five years; the steps being taken to improve early detection of heart disease among women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55848/26]

3341. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of DXA scanners available nationwide; the waiting times for bone density scans, by CHO area; her plans to expand capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55849/26]

3342. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist menopause clinics operating nationally; the locations of these clinics; her plans to expand access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55850/26]

3343. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women currently on waiting lists for assessment and diagnosis of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome; the average waiting time involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55851/26]

3344. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the expenditure that can be identified in respect of treatments, medicines, procedures and services provided to patients with erectile dysfunction in each year from 2015 to 2025; the available breakdown, by expenditure category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55852/26]

3345. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on services specifically established or designated for patients with endometriosis, including specialist clinics, hubs, multidisciplinary teams and surgical services, in each year from 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55853/26]

3346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred by her Department and the Health Service Executive, separately, on external consultancy and advisory services for each contract; the name of the consultancy firm or supplier; the title and purpose of the contract; the relevant Department or HSE division; the amount paid in each year; the number of personnel assig…

3347. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of training, introductory or advanced use; to confirm the associated expenditure on each level of training provided, by her Department and public body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55876/26]

3349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the serious incident management process, fact-finding exercise and proposed wider review and improvement plan initiated by the HSE following the findings of mistreatment of residents and safeguarding failures at Bloomfield Hospital; the terms of reference and governance arrangements for each process; the persons or bodies cond…

3350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1228 of 10 February 2026 and 1111 of 24 February 2026, the reason the Mental Health Commission does not publish information on the duration of mechanical restraint for enduring risk of harm, notwithstanding that approved centres submit information to the Mental Health Commission from which the duration of…

3351. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to detail the resources being provided to the Mental Health Commission to implement its expanded statutory functions under the Mental Health Act 2026, including the regulation, registration and inspection of community mental health services; the Commission's current staffing complement and annual staffing and non-pay allocation; the number of …

3352. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide, by integrated healthcare area, the number of currently funded whole-time-equivalent posts in general adult community mental health teams in each of the following disciplines: psychiatry, psychotherapy/counselling, psychology, social work and community mental health nursing; the number of vacancies in each discipline; the correspond…

3353. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the single point of access model for child services; the precise process for adjudicating cases where there is disagreement as to the appropriate service or pathway, including who makes the final decision and within what timeframe; whether all relevant professional disciplines and service areas have forma…

3354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of serious concerns regarding the current state of the maternity services at UMHL (details supplied); the steps she plans to take in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55900/26]

3355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/26]

3356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding engagement she has had with the organisers of a campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied) [55905/26]

3357. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will seek an update on the timeline for this person's operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/26]

3358. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider changing eligibility criteria for medical card holders so that disabled people do not lose their access once they receive other State benefits such as an artists' bursary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56007/26]

3359. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that they have access to the level of treatment required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56012/26]

3360. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the membership of the Clinical Trials Advisory Council will be appointed and announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56013/26]

3361. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on cancer research priorities as part of the current National Cancer Strategy 2016-2017; the breakdown of funding invested in cancer research in each year of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56014/26]

3362. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cancer patients who had their first chemotherapy cycle between 1-15 days, 16-20 days, 21-25 days, 26-30 days and 31+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and in each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56015/26]

3363. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of breast cancer surgery patients who were seen between 1-20 days, 21-25, 26-30 days and 31+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and in each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56016/26]