Parliamentary questions

1783. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current status of the AMRIC antimicrobial resistance programme; if the programme has been reviewed and updated following the concerns raised by the EU Commission over the Antibiotic/Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) threat posed by Brazilian beef production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41597/26]

1784. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the intervention she will make in the case of a person (details supplied) who is in a residential service but who needs to be discharged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41600/26]

1785. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the Government will continue the provision of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme for all eligible infants on a free-of-charge basis, notwithstanding the recent HIQA report raising concerns regarding cost-effectiveness; if she has assessed the impact of the programme in reducing infant hospitalis…

1786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which workforce shortages are currently impacting the delivery of continuity-of-care models and community-based maternity services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41614/26]

1787. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of postnatal bed occupancy across maternity hospitals nationally; the measures being taken to address capacity pressures in postnatal wards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41615/26]

1788. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to community midwifery, specialist supports and continuity-of-care models across all regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41616/26]

1789. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether current maternity workforce planning models fully account for increasing clinical complexity rather than birth numbers alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41617/26]

1790. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to ensure that residents in nursing homes are not required to leave their place of care due to increasing care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41618/26]

1791. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether an independent clinical review is required before a resident can be asked to leave a nursing home on the basis that their needs have increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41619/26]

1792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the public-health implications of repeated or prolonged manganese exceedances in drinking water supplies, as distinct from single exceedance incidents; and if not, whether such an assessment will now be commissioned. [41645/26]

1793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal criteria used by the HSE to determine when a drinking water exceedance constitutes a potential danger to human health requiring public-health intervention. [41646/26]

1794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has any protocol for assessing cumulative exposure to manganese in drinking water, particularly for infants, children, older persons and medically vulnerable groups. [41647/26]

1795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has ever recommended an Irish-specific toxicological review of manganese exposure limits in drinking water; and if not, why not. [41648/26]

1796. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a separate national toxicological review of manganese exposure limits has been considered by her Department in the context of public-health protection and drinking water governance. [41649/26]

1797. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal escalation pathway exists between Uisce Éireann, the EPA and the HSE where repeated exceedances of drinking water contaminants occur over time.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41650/26]

1798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the body that has final public-health accountability where repeated drinking water exceedances continue after regulatory or operational interventions. [41651/26]

1799. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national review has been undertaken into the adequacy of current inter-agency arrangements between the HSE, EPA and Uisce Éireann for drinking water incidents. [41652/26]

1800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public-health advice issued by the HSE in drinking water contamination incidents is audited, reviewed or evaluated after the incident has concluded. [41653/26]

1801. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is satisfied that reliance on international manganese guidance, without a separate Irish toxicological review, is sufficient for Irish drinking water conditions [41654/26]

1802. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or any State-funded service currently collects national data relating to minors presenting to gender-related healthcare pathways, including age profile, biological sex, referral source, and whether co-occurring neurodevelopmental, mental health, trauma-related, or safeguarding concerns are recorded; and if they will provide det…

1803. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the number or proportion of minors presenting to gender-related healthcare pathways who have a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder, diagnosed ADHD, diagnosed anxiety disorder, diagnosed depressive disorder, diagnosed trauma-related condition, or other identified neurodevelopmental or mental health comorbidity; and if the…

1804. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records data regarding minors presenting to gender-related healthcare pathways who are awaiting autism assessment, ADHD assessment, CAMHS intervention, or other specialist neurodevelopmental or mental health assessment at the time of referral; and if they will provide details. [41661/26]

1805. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national standardised screening or assessment protocols are in place for minors presenting with gender-related distress in order to identify autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, trauma-related conditions, mental health disorders, safeguarding concerns, family vulnerability factors, or other complex needs prior to any medical intervention or…

1806. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the multidisciplinary assessment requirements currently apply within the HSE or any State-funded gender-related healthcare pathway for minors, including the involvement of psychiatry, psychology, paediatrics, neurodevelopmental services, social work, family assessment, and safeguarding oversight.; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

1807. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national clinical governance framework currently applies to gender-related healthcare services involving minors, including governance arrangements relating to multidisciplinary review, clinical decision-making, safeguarding oversight, escalation procedures, audit arrangements, and oversight by the HSE or her Department. [41664/26]