Questions

746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall organ transplant strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73727/25]

895. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to increase access to emergency allergy treatment in schools, childcare, and public places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71355/25]

822. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on cross-Departmental engagement regarding child and youth health promotion in relation to UV exposure and skin-cancer prevention; and if HSE will commit to supporting the integration of sun-safety education as a standard element of wellbeing policy for children and young people. [69382/25]

839. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the operational impact on Accident and Emergency Departments she is preparing for, in advance of the proposed strike action by a service (details supplied) on 18 December 2025 and the subsequent dates that are planned for week commencing 22 December 2025, as members of the public will not have access to out of hours services; and if she will make a stateme…

877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the escalation criteria used by the HSE national oversight team during twice daily reviews of unscheduled care pressures; and to provide the number of times each hospital triggered escalation in each of the past six months. [69152/25]

890. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the availability of training teachers/coaches to administer lifesaving EPI pens in schools, sports clubs and childcare facilities. [69206/25]

995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider developing and publishing a National Allergy Strategy, including a national allergen register, national data collection on allergy prevalence and anaphylaxis incidence, and a structured plan for allergy service development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69645/25]

996. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to the establishment and national roll-out of a publicly funded Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) programme for food allergies, including peanut and tree-nut allergies; the proposed timeline for the roll-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69646/25]

997. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure equitable access to allergy diagnostics and treatments for children, adolescents and adults across all regions; the steps being taken to expand services beyond the limited regional availability at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69647/25]

699. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to provide specific funding for the delivery of the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024–2030 to the HSE as the HSE’s current mandate in the matter is for the strategy to be ‘delivered within existing resources’ which is insufficient to the task. [68173/25]

497. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to deliver the National Stroke Strategy from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66843/25]

500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the evaluation process for the current National Cancer Strategy will commence; the person in her Department is responsible for this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66865/25]

501. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the consultation process for the next National Cancer Strategy will begin; the stakeholders that will be involved in the development of the next strategy; the person in her Department who is responsible for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66866/25]

518. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 14 October 2025 stating that the organisation are 'not the appropriate responders' to the question; if she intends to fully fund the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024–2030. [66944/25]

79. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the reason, after at least 15 meetings of the hearing care plan working group, and meetings by subgroups, a report has still not been issued and has been delayed by over six months into a projected timeline of quarter 1 of 2026; the way in which the scope of the work could have expanded way beyond initial expectations, as stated in responses to previous q…

135. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of each recommendation; if the implementation oversight group has been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63427/25]

188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the National Breastfeeding Strategy; the timeframe for its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62398/25]

1107. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035 to develop the necessary legislative supports to underpin clinical practice regarding consent and safeguarding, as requested by clinical experts prior to supporting access to free contraception for people under the age of 17 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63632…

448. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation plan for the 2019 National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if this implementation plan will be published before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62423/25]

486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in establishing trusted partnerships between industry, academia and national genomic programmes, as set out in the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62600/25]

487. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether pilot partnership initiatives with commercial providers have been established since the publication of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland in 2022; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62601/25]

488. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE is measuring delivery against the objective of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland to ensure patient and public involvement, PPI, in genomic service development; if any formal evaluation has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62602/25]

490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of new genomic medicine clinical trials that have been initiated in Ireland since 2022; whether any were supported through partnerships with indigenous industry or indigenous private clinical facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62604/25]

491. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the specific deliverables from the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland that have been completed since its launch in 2022; the commitments that remain outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62605/25]

1041. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development and publication of Ireland’s national diabetes strategy; the timeline for publication; the consultation process undertaken with patient groups and clinicians; and the performance indicators which will be included to ensure accountability and measurable improvement in outcomes. [61708/25]