Questions

879. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the lack of transitional and long term community rehabilitation pathways for young people experiencing functional neurological disorder or other mobility disorders in North Dublin. [68864/26]

880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central record of allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment arising in HSE-run or HSE-funded facilities; if not, the reason; whether she will direct the establishment of such a record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68913/26]

881. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of the feasibility process for Ireland’s first specialist psychiatric mother and baby unit at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the date on which the current feasibility study commenced; the expenditure on feasibility and planning work to date; the options currently under consideration, including whether any option would involve the service bei…

882. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE staffing in post, by discipline, in each specialist perinatal mental health team nationally; the recommended WTE staffing by discipline under the relevant model of care; the number of vacant posts in each team by discipline; the number of additional posts which have been approved but have not yet been advertised or progressed to active recruitment;…

883. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if the Government is currently reviewing the reimbursement status of testosterone products prescribed to women. [68963/26]

884. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason female-specific testosterone formulations are not currently included in the free HRT arrangements. [68964/26]

885. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding appropriate female testosterone formulations to the reimbursement list in the treatment of menopause and perimenopause. [68966/26]

886. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that women requiring testosterone are able to access an appropriate formulation without having to pay privately. [68967/26]

887. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money paid out under the transitional care fund for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the amount of money paid to private nursing homes for contact egress beds for each of those years. [68955/26]

888. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical incidents recorded at Bloomfield Hospital in each of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 relating to choking, aspiration, dysphagia, modified diets or feeding; and the number that resulted in transfer to an acute hospital. [68969/26]

889. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of Bloomfield Hospital transferred to an acute hospital in each of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 with aspiration pneumonia or another condition associated with swallowing or feeding difficulties; and the number of deaths during this period in which aspiration pneumonia was recorded as a primary or contributory cause of death. [68970/26]

890. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE, as part of its enhanced oversight of Bloomfield Hospital, has examined compliance with recommendations made by speech and language therapists, dietitians, psychologists and other members of multidisciplinary teams in relation to modified diets, feeding plans and behavioural support plans; whether any deficiencies have been identified; and the corr…

891. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the status and scope of any HSE review or investigation into clinical governance and patient safety at Bloomfield Hospital; whether current and former members of the multidisciplinary clinical team, including staff who resigned from the service, have been invited to provide evidence; whether a report will be published; and the expected timeframe for its completion…

892. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of children with an intellectual disability who are currently inpatients in acute or other hospitals where the admission or continued hospital stay is related to significant behavioural challenges or distress levels; the number of these children who have been in hospital for more than one month, three months and six months, by Health Region; and the num…

893. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she supports expanding the medical cannabis access programme, MCAP, to ensure that more people affected by severe chronic illnesses can access cannabis in circumstances where other treatments have failed to relieve symptoms; and if she supports expanding MCAP to support those who have been impacted by endometriosis. [68953/26]

894. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the planned date for the opening by CORU of the register for psychotherapists and counsellors. [68902/26]

895. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the planned graduate entry medicine loan scheme or other schemes of financial support for such students. [68228/26]

896. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial measures to support students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies; and the number of such students who received these supports in 2025-2026. [68226/26]

897. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the protections in place for students undertaking higher or further education programmes delivered by private or overseas education and training providers where a provider ceases trading or enters liquidation; whether students are protected against losing substantial fees or being left without a route to…

898. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the protections or avenues of redress available to students in Ireland who have paid substantial fees towards play therapy qualifications delivered through the academy of play and child psychotherapy, which has entered voluntary liquidation; whether his Department can assist affected students in identify…

899. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department is aware that students who were due to commence play therapy training in Cork in September 2026 following the liquidation of an organisation (details supplied); the discussions he has had with University College Cork and other relevant bodies regarding a pathway for these students …

900. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the discussions his Department have had with organisations (details supplied) and other relevant higher education and professional bodies regarding arrangements to allow students to complete their qualifications, including clinical placements, supervision and assessments; and whether he is satisfied that…

901. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with organisations (details supplied) and other relevant bodies following the voluntary liquidation in August 2026, which has left more than 100 students in Ireland facing uncertainty regarding their qualifications, clinical placements and fees paid; and the guidance…

902. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which the estimated annual funding gap of €307 million identified in 'Funding the Future' May 2022 has been addressed; the reason for the full funding requirement has not yet been met; the total estimated annual funding shortall facing the higher education sector, taking into account the outstan…

903. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the growth in student enrolments across the higher education sector in each year since 2022; the number of additional student places funded by the State in each year since 2022; the total Exchequer funding allocated in respect of demographic growth in each year since 2022, in tabular form; and the proportion …