Parliamentary questions

335. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the new HRT scheme to include the drug veoza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55882/25]

336. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, whether transgender men who have undergone oophorectomies are eligible for the scheme; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55900/25]

337. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason for the distinction being made in the implementation of the free HRT scheme between women experiencing menopausal symptoms as a consequence of surgical removal of the ovaries, and women born without ovaries who are experiencing the same symptoms. [55901/25]

338. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress regarding the commencement of section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; if Court Rules have been changed to accommodate this new provision; if there are any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/25]

339. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if funding has been extended to doner-assisted IVF as part of the allocation to her Department in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55905/25]

340. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if a budget line has been provided for the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Agency as part of her Department’s Budget 2026 allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55906/25]

341. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55907/25]

342. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55908/25]

343. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants there were for the PRES exams this year, and for the last five years. [55912/25]

344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the capacity numbers each year for the PRES Exam 2 and PRES Exam 3 within the State. [55913/25]

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health who the provider for the PRES exams is, and the cost to the State, for each of the last five years. [55914/25]

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the main reason cited by the Medical Council for applicants who are not able to sit the PRES 2 and PRES 3 exam in the year they apply, and have to wait until the next round of exams come up as the places are limited; if there is a reason why the capacity cannot be increased; and the number of times per year PRES 2 and PRES 3 exams are held. […

347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors/locums that have taken up the rural GP programme in each of the last five years. [55916/25]

348. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health of the doctors who have done the PRES 3 exam in the last five years, the number that are still registered with the Medical Council to date. [55917/25]

349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and epilepsy-related deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55949/25]

350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to a drug (details supplied); if it will be available through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55951/25]

351. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to stop novel nicotine products, such as nicotine pearls, from entering and being sold on the marketplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/25]

352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the powers she has to prevent novel nicotine products being sold on the market before they have been regulated as genuine tobacco cessation products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55964/25]

353. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the plans, and consideration being given, to assigning a social worker (within primary care teams or older persons services) dedicated to the care of older people in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56006/25]

354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new laboratory IT system (details supplied) ; the length of time this system has been in development, the timeline for rollout, the cost of this project to date, and the expected total cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56012/25]

355. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the school meals and place mandatory minimum nutritional and quality guidelines in place for service providers when contracting with individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56018/25]

356. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether an agency, and all other private nurse and carer providers that the HSE outsource work to, are fully regulated and vetted; where a public patient is outsourced to a private nursing company or private carer provider by the HSE, the oversight the HSE has of the services that are delivered; if the HSE is ultimately responsible for public…

357. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56035/25]

358. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy within CORU not to recognise degree programmes from universities in illegal settlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56057/25]

798. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline the work being conducted by her Department on a national policy on the administration of medical cannabis and other medicines which are not licensed for use in Ireland, following the recommendations of an inquest (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55416/25]