2648. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the protests seeking improvements in trans healthcare on 12 July 2025; the actions she has taken to engage with trans support groups on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41238/25]
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2697. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41486/25]
2711. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on interpretation services in all and any health settings over the past ten years, broken down by year and geographical area, highlighting the top ten languages most requested under this service and outlining any other trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41634/25]
2734. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the care pathway for a person who is diagnosed privately in the north of Ireland with endometriosis; the services available in this State; the next steps for a person with such a diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41744/25]
2738. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the projected capital and staffing cost for the development of a dedicated mother and baby unit. [41758/25]
2739. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress of the statutory regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists under CORU; the reasons for the delays in finalising the education and training standards and registration bye-laws; the way in which her Department and CORU are addressing the profession’s concerns (details supplied); and if her Department will consider increasing resources, facilitatin…
2744. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the current levels of funding allocated to oral health promotion initiatives; if she will consider increasing support for organisations (details supplied) in recognition of their vital role in delivering preventive oral health programmes nationwide, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41811/25]
2745. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the evaluation that has been undertaken regarding the impact of existing oral health promotion programmes and the potential to enhance oral health in communities delivered by community-based organisations (details supplied); if these findings will inform future funding decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41812/25]
2746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider ringfencing additional funding in budget 2026 to support community-based oral health promotion programmes that target at-risk and underserved populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41813/25]
2750. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide for standardised breast density reporting for women who have mammograms in Ireland; her response to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) on the issue; if the National Screening Advisory Committee has made any recommendations to her arising from the submissions it received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4185…
2751. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth, broken down by CHO, including wait time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41859/25]
2760. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she has visited Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown since her appointment; and if so, the purpose of the visit. [41886/25]
2789. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the services currently available to users in north Dublin who suffer with trichiasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41979/25]
2790. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health when she expects north Dublin surgical hub to be opened and accepting patients; the number of WTE staff that have agreed to work at this hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41980/25]
2824. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and ensure every effort is made to have the decision reversed to close the daycare centre at Cahersiveen Community Hospital, County Kerry (details supplied); the issues that have arisen to prompt the closure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42233/25]
2825. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints by patients or family members or care partners submitted to each health region since 1 January 2023; the number of complaints responded to within 30 working days; the number responded to within 12 weeks, 18 weeks, 24 weeks and over subsequent six week intervals until 1 July 2025. [42237/25]
2858. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the advances her Department has made in expanding the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42411/25]
2859. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the diseases that are currently tested for in the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42412/25]
2860. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases to test for additional tests, in line with other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42413/25]
2862. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine based at University Hospital Limerick in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42427/25]
2868. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is prescribed by the complex menopause service at CUMH for women who are HRT contraindicated; the status on this medication being available on the drugs payments scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42443/25]
2875. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce type 1 diabetes screening to reduce the number of children diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. [42523/25]
2877. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of newborn hearing screenings that have missed target screening dates under each of the hospitals in the Dublin region, in tabular form and by date line missed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42557/25]
2878. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the provision of audiology and newborn hearing screenings will be made available in the new children's hospital campus near to neonatology wards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42558/25]
2879. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of sleep study machines available for use; if the demand is outweighing the number of machines available in CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42559/25]