2304. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased refunding batteries for sleep apnoea machines under the drugs payment scheme as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45517/25]
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2305. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason persons that successfully completed the privileging course on 11 July 2025 were initially allowed to practice as advanced paramedics and were subsequently notified on 13 August 2025 that the letters provided permitting them to do so were rescinded and they were not allowed to practice as advanced paramedics until further notice; if and when it is ex…
2306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth in CHO8, in tabular form. [45529/25]
2307. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the full year cost to fully staff three extra perinatal mental health teams. [45530/25]
2308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff by job title in HSE adult safeguarding teams within CHO8; and the timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [45538/25]
2309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior pharmaceutical technicians; and two additional senior pharmacists to work in the Public Health Services. [45539/25]
2310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons a child reported as being at risk of sexual abuse in the Dublin south central area was left on a waiting list for over 14 months without allocation to a child welfare officer, despite a second referral being made within one month; and if she will outline the measures being taken to ensure that such delays are not repeated in future cases. [45546/25]
2311. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the names of all community health networks; whether the names correspond with the regional population profiles (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45572/25]
2312. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of residents accommodated by the HSE in a property acquired for residential mental health service use in a location (details supplied) and the opening date of that service. [45573/25]
2313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether evaluation has taken place regarding the implementation of the Irish food allergy network’s guidance about best practices in schools and childcare settings. [45577/25]
2314. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the lack of dental practices in Kerry accepting new patients under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45578/25]
2315. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in July 2025; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes and more than 180 minutes. [45579/25]
2316. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient carrying vehicle, in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less by ambulance station in each of the months in 2025 to July or latest date available. [45580/25]
2317. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment of the muscular dystrophy drug (details supplied); if she will consider the inclusion of this drug on the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45581/25]
2318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Portiuncula University Hospital Maternity Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45584/25]
2319. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the operational or administrative measures within the Health Service Executive run psychiatric units have been or will be implemented to fulfil the principle of ‘support there and then’ under Maxi’s Law specifically regarding referral agreements with private facilities when public units such as Crosslanes Drogheda Co Louth are at capacity. [45588/25]
2320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts funded by the Health Service Executive; the number of posts which are filled and unfilled per hospital (details supplied), by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45590/25]
2321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department’s official position on the definition of biological sex and gender; whether she accepts that biological sex is immutable apart from rare intersex conditions; and if she will clarify whether the HSE’s training materials reflect official departmental policy or an ideological interpretation. [45610/25]
2322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the rationale for HSE funding and promoting pronoun awareness training modules which state that “biological sex can change over time, in light of the established scientific consensus that biological sex is determined by chromosomes and does not change during a person’s lifetime. [45611/25]
2323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of HSE-funded pronoun and gender identity training programmes, including those provided by FDYS youth service under the social Inclusion budget; if she will provide a breakdown of costs by year; and the justification for allocating public health funding to these initiatives. [45612/25]
2324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that HSE training content which discourages the use of terms such as mother and father, parent, or guardian is compatible with maintaining clear communication in clinical and family health contexts, particularly in paediatrics, maternity services, and elder care. [45613/25]
2325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate that HSE training instructs staff that persistent refusal to use new or neo-pronouns requires re-education, and if she will clarify whether disciplinary processes are envisaged for staff who, on conscientious or scientific grounds, believe there are two biological sexes. [45614/25]
2326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE reconciles its training materials that describe biological sex as a spectrum with standard medical science which recognises male and female biological categories, alongside a small number of intersex conditions; and if she will provide the scientific or clinical sources underpinning the HSE’s position. [45615/25]
2327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has consulted with medical, psychiatric, and endocrinological experts in the preparation of its pronoun and gender identity training materials; if so, if she will publish those expert reports; and if not, if she will provide a reason such consultation was not undertaken. [45616/25]
2328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether HSE staff are mandated to display pronoun badges, alter their email signatures, or otherwise publicise their pronouns; and if she will clarify whether participation in pronoun disclosure practices is voluntary or compulsory for HSE employees. [45617/25]