Questions

2606. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of operations CHI has undertaken for children with scoliosis and spina bifida, respectively in each of the past 15 years. [46933/25]

2607. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children since November 2022 on the waiting list to see the community orthoptist in the HSE mid-west area, by adult and children, and year, in tabular form. [46935/25]

2608. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will provide State recognition of a valid medical exemption for an exemption against administration of any future vaccines for a person (details supplied). [46937/25]

2609. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure physician associates, who have graduated from a State funded program sponsored by the Royal College of Surgeons, can be employed by the HSE; if she will provide an update on the work of the independent expert who is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role; when his recommendations will be published; …

2610. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve mental health services for young people in county Clare, including details of additional resources allocated to mental health service delivery in 2024 and 2025. [46939/25]

2611. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address long waiting times for paediatric surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46940/25]

2612. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and the improvements achieved in this regard since January 2025. [46941/25]

2613. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on the steps taken to support a person (details supplied) following the private psychiatry needs assessment they were advised to provide; when she expects that the issues raised in the psychiatric report will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/25]

2614. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of social workers allocated specifically to older person services in November 2023 and July 2025. [46987/25]

2615. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for specialist social work posts to assist in the roll out of assisted decision-making legislation; the number of specialist posts in place; the reasons the HSE has not used this funding to provide essential and specialist role in all CHO/acute settings to date; when the HSE plans to recruit and provide these specialist roles; and if she will…

2616. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals HIQA has made to the HSE safeguarding and protection teams since 2020; if a memorandum of understanding exists between HIQA and the HSE to ensure all relevant safeguarding concerns received by HIQA are referred to the HSE safeguarding and protection teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46989/25]

2617. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals an advocacy service (details supplied) has made to the HSE safeguarding and protection teams since 2020. [46990/25]

2618. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the NCPE appraisal of ritlecitinib (litfulo) for severe alopecia areata, including current stage, any ongoing HSE pricing and reimbursement engagement with the applicant; the expected timelines for a decision and proposed prescribing setting if approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46999/25]

2619. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if an application has been received by the HSE for pricing and reimbursement of baricitinib for the alopecia areata indication; if not, if the HSE or her Department has engaged with the marketing authorisation holder regarding a submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47000/25]

2620. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department, the HSE or the HPRA has engaged with the manufacturer of deuruxolitinib (leqselvi) regarding plans for EU submission and availability in Ireland; if any named-patient or compassionate access requests have been received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47001/25]

2621. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if JAK inhibitor treatments for severe alopecia areata, where reimbursed will be provided via the high tech arrangement; the intended initiation and monitoring setting; the proposed stop rules; the estimated annual budget impact and eligible patient numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47002/25]

2622. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated for alopecia areata with JAK inhibitors in public hospitals in each of the past three years, by CHO and by medicine, including any named-patient access, and associated monitoring protocols; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47003/25]

2623. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will publish a national clinical pathway for alopecia areata within the HSE Model of Care for Dermatology (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47004/25]

2624. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of public dermatology centres that provide topical immunotherapy for example DPCP or SADBE for extensive alopecia areata; the number treated in each of the past three years; the average waiting times; if capacity expansion is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47005/25]

2625. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the availability of intralesional corticosteroid clinics for patchy alopecia areata, by hospital group; the average wait time from referral; the actions to standardise access nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47006/25]

2626. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will establish a national registry to capture outcomes for alopecia areata (details supplied); the proposed data controller and governance; the expected start date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47007/25]

2627. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will issue guidance on vaccination including the shingles vaccination and infection-risk mitigation for patients commencing JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata, including funding and delivery arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47008/25]

2628. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for Ireland’s position on the amendments to the international health regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly on 1 June 2024; if Ireland has lodged any reservation or objection to the amendments with the World Health Organisation; the timeline for the Government’s consideration of the amendments; the details around the impact of the amendments; and if s…

2629. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the eligibility of dermatology outpatient consultations for alopecia areata under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; the documentation required; whether take-home medicinal products prescribed abroad for alopecia areata are reimbursable under the CBD scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47014/25]

2630. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of dermatology referrals for alopecia areata supported by the national treatment purchase fund (NTPF) in each of the past three years; the median and 95th percentile waits before and after NTPF intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47015/25]