Parliamentary questions

826. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was reviewed, approved or considered by the CHI Ethics Committee prior to being introduced as a surgical option for children; if not, the reason ethical approval was not sought for a new and experimental procedure; whether the devices used for VBT were brought before CHI’s Medical Devices Committee for a…

827. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether devices used for vertebral body tethering (VBT) at Children’s Health Ireland were added to the SAP procurement system and approved by the CHI Medical Devices Committee despite there being no HIPE procedure code for VBT; if so, that way in which use, cost and oversight of those implants have been recorded and monitored at national leve…

828. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies by job title within CAMHS in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57204/25]

829. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all the HSE owned buildings in County Wexford that are currently for sale or going through a defined process to facilitate a sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57205/25]

830. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Offaly on waiting lists for primary care, by service (such as occupational therapy, speech and language); and the length of waiting times, in tabular form. [57212/25]

831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a CAMHS appointment in Offaly, in tabular form. [57213/25]

832. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in County Offaly. [57214/25]

833. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in CAMHS in County Offaly. [57215/25]

834. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding announced in Budget 2026 for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57226/25]

835. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on a new elective hospital serving Dublin. [57227/25]

836. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline progress on electronic patient records and on digital applications, around patient details and patient identification (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57231/25]

837. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health concerning public protection in our health system (including healthcare workers, but also the public within the hospital environment, e.g., waiting rooms or clinical spaces), if there is any system currently in place that would alert healthcare workers of the potential risk of having present in these environments persons convicted of violent or…

838. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the commencement of the ADHD national clinical programme in County Cavan; if a start date has been confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57248/25]

839. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s strategic review of eligibility; the progress made to date; if this review of the eligibility framework will be completed this year, as stated in ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and the Programme for Government 2025+; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57250/25]

840. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to holding a joint meeting of emergency service agencies/bodies to implement a plan for providing streamlined access for emergency services to gated housing complexes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57259/25]

841. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the options are available to a child (details supplied) who is falling between services, without any diagnosis or supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57260/25]

842. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the reason her Department has produced documents stating transgender individuals are excluded from the scheme, despite the diagnosis of any medical condition and the prescribing of treatment for said condition being a matter for a patient and healthcare provider; and…

843. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57293/25]

844. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the serious implications for the elderly, particularly those living alone as a result of the HSE decision to withdraw funding for the preparation of blister packs by pharmacy staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57303/25]

845. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 1 October 2025, if she will urgently investigate the status of home support services for a person (details supplied); if the alternate weekend care due to commence on 11 October 2025 has commenced; if she will ensure that appropriate home support is in place given their age and recent injuries; and i…

846. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her views on the marketing of private health services by private health providers for services outside of this jurisdiction, but on the island of Ireland, for the provision of hip and knee surgeries that are fully reimbursed; whether such services are needed; if they fulfil an important role in reducing waiting lists, or whether the services t…

847. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the engagement she has had with the sector in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57323/25]

848. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of a healthcare facility and its future use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57326/25]

849. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over 24 months for a knee operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57332/25]

850. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in Meath in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the target for 2025; the number provided to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57339/25]