Questions

3353. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the single point of access model for child services; the precise process for adjudicating cases where there is disagreement as to the appropriate service or pathway, including who makes the final decision and within what timeframe; whether all relevant professional disciplines and service areas have formally agreed to the mo…

167. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place, or being considered, to assist households with the cost of disposing of adult incontinence products, given the significant increase in waste collection charges in recent years; whether consideration will be given to introducing a national waiver, subsidy or support scheme for people who rely on these products for…

235. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the HSE was unable to provide complete and usable national distance data for children in residential disability services, including the absence of apparent returns for HSE west and north-west, the apparent absence of north Dublin, Meath and Louth from the HSE Dublin and north-east return, and the absence of 50km and 100km figu…

2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People …

160. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Health on the proposed implementation of the single point of access model; whether a written protocol has been developed or agreed setting out the way disputes between primary care, children's disability network teams and CAMHS are to be resolved where services differ on the ap…

204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in psychiatry of later life services in each HSE health region; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the staffing and service targets envisaged in the 2019 Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care, Part 2: Mental Health Service Provision; and to explain the shortfall between current investment and the inv…

1080. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide the reason for the moving of the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11784/26]

1081. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health how moving the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away aligns with the implementation of Sláintecare, particularly regarding the delivering of health services in the community that is accessing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11785/26]

1170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of approved centres abroad under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme and a list of registered surgeons under the scheme who can provide the highest standard of endometriosis care, and excision surgery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12300/26]

1089. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the percentage of children with complex needs that receive dietetic input as part of their assessment and intervention plan. [6302/26]

1090. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether there are any CHOs where dietetic services are provided only through private contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6303/26]

123. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred by the HSE to private adult approved centres for psychiatric assessment and treatment in each of the years 2024 and 2025; to provide a breakdown of this data, by age, gender, reason for admission, admission status (voluntary or involuntary), and length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4976/26]

2520. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by health region, of current eating disorder service provision, including WTE staffing by discipline and team type; and to set out the corresponding staffing levels recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders for each area. [2324/26]

2521. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the measures being taken in 2026 to close the gap between current eating disorder service provision and recommended provision set out in the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders. [2325/26]

2522. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently in place for children and adolescents, and adults, by location; and to provide the staffing levels of each and catchment population for each team. [2326/26]

2523. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for eating disorder assessment and treatment for CAMHS eating disorder pathways, adult specialist eating disorder services, and inpatient eating disorder treatment; and the median and longest waiting times in each category, by health region. [2327/26]

2524. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by public eating disorder services in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number accepted for treatment, by health region. [2328/26]

2525. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder inpatient beds available in the public system; the locations of same; average occupancy rates; and the number of patients treated as inpatients in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [2329/26]

2526. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the current availability of day-patient and intensive outpatient eating disorder programmes, including locations, capacity, referral criteria and average waiting times; and the additional capacity planned for 2026. [2330/26]

2527. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of eating disorder patients who are treated outside their health region, including the reasons for out-of-area treatment; and the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to specialist services in all regions. [2331/26]

2529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost, and the proposed multi-annual timeline, to implement, in full, the staffing and service configuration recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; and whether a published implementation plan will be provided. [2333/26]

2530. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the transition arrangements for patients moving from CAMHS eating disorder pathways to adult eating disorder services, including the number of patients who experienced a related break in care in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the measures being taken to address this. [2334/26]

2531. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the extent to which patients are being referred to private care due to delays in public eating disorder services; and whether any funding or reimbursement supports are in place for patients and families in such circumstances. [2335/26]

1933. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if there are issues regarding the supply of a medication (details supplied) from manufacturers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59299/25]

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]