Parliamentary questions

322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to develop a structured transition pathway for patients with neurofibromatosis moving from paediatric to adult services; whether consideration is being given to establishing a dedicated multidisciplinary adult neurofibromatosis service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48343/26]

323. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children to access the specialist NF1 clinic at Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and follow-up; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48344/26]

324. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to support the development of a fully operational multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis service, including the provision of adequate staffing and specialist supports to work alongside the neurofibromatosis clinical nurse specialist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48345/26]

325. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in implementing the HSE-recognised National Rare Disease Care Pathway for Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1); the resources that have been allocated to support its delivery nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48346/26]

326. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for an assessment at the fertility hub at the Coombe Hospital; the steps being taken to address said waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48347/26]

653. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new Therapeutic Services Plan for the south-east. [46865/26]

654. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private mental health services, by service type, in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47096/26]

655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private rehabilitation services, by service type, in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47098/26]

656. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private radiography services, by service type in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47099/26]

657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private radiology services, by service type in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47100/26]

658. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or agencies funded by it undertake any research on the impact of elevated heat levels in Ireland, caused by climate change, on public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47161/26]

659. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to commit to providing a national brain injury case management service to reach every person with a brain injury regardless of location; the specific provision that will be made to care for children with a brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47213/26]

660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the way in which acute hospitals will be integrated in the HSE/Tusla joint protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46823/26]

661. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of WTE consultants based at the National Maternity Hospital that are currently on public only contracts, in tabular form. [46834/26]

662. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants applicants, interviewees and appointees arising from advertisements placed in a journal (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2025, and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [46835/26]

663. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE perfusionists based at CHI Temple Street as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [46836/26]

664. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will review the decision to grant a GP visit card rather than a full medical card given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46845/26]

665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the taxi contracts in place for Letterkenny University Hospital; the contractors currently in place; and the cost of the contracts. [46846/26]

666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a list of all dentists accepting medical card holders, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46848/26]

667. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA was notified, in accordance with Regulation 31 of the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013, following the safeguarding incident known publicly as the "Emily" case; if so, the date and category of such notification; and whether HIQA considered or exercised its po…

668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the independent governance safeguards which have been put in place in relation to the HSE's current retrospective file examination process arising from the 'Emily' case; the manner by which potential conflicts of interest within internal governance structures are managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46853/26]

669. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to introducing a statutory mechanism within the professional regulatory framework for health and social care professionals to report systemic or organisational ethical governance breaches affecting safeguarding practice. [46854/26]

670. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering the inclusion of Crohn's disease under eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme; the rationale for its current exclusion given that Crohn's disease is a chronic, incurable condition requiring lifelong medication and management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46857/26]

671. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding Crohn's disease, which is life-changing and life-long, to the long-term illness scheme; if not, if this will this be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/26]

672. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be urgently examined; if chemotherapy appointments will be expedited given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46861/26]