Questions

1108. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether protests outside In-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy clinics fall within the protections for and definition of healthcare facilities, as defined under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; and whether consideration is being given to such inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [64218/26]

1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has carried out of the effect on equity of access where, as confirmed by the Health Service Executive, no mechanism exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64210…

1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to PQ 44070/26, to confirm the position stated by the Health Service Executive namely that there is no criteria or review process to consider equivalence of publicly funded procedures across hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64209/26]

1111. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department, the HSE, clinicians, patient organisations and the manufacturer of a medication (details supplied) regarding access to the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; whether interim or compassionate access arrangements are being considered pending a reimbursement decision; and …

1112. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure timely and equitable access to a medication (details supplied) for eligible patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, in view of its potential to reduce the need for repeated surgeries and improve quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64204/26]

1113. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current status of the assessment, appraisal and reimbursement process for a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease; the timeline for a decision on its approval and reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64203/26]

1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, and the HSE confirmation of 25 August 2026 that no interim system or process will be introduced for Regional Immunisation Committees before the first NIIS report in early 2027, the specific coverage threshold or trigger that would prompt Regional Immunisation Committee intervention in a low-coverage cohor…

1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, the specific process by which a child whose immunisation record fails to transfer successfully to the National Immunisation Information System is identified and flagged for vaccination follow-up; the safeguards in place to ensure such a child is not lost to the vaccination schedule; and if she will make a…

1116. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence from a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the HSE's consideration for a medication (details supplied) for reimbursement; and the timeline for a decision. [64150/26]

1117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by newly qualified community paramedics regarding proposed daytime only rostering within the National Ambulance Service; the impact this may have on staff earnings; the impact on the rollout of community paramedic services, including two planned posts in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the ma…

1118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, the total number and percentage of legacy primary childhood immunisation records migrated to NIIS to date (details supplied); the number confirmed to have failed migration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64157/26]

1119. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently on waiting lists for specialist dementia home care services in CHO3; the steps being taken to expand the local operational capacity of an organisation (details supplied) in this area; and the timeline for the delivery of additional home care hours locally. [64135/26]

1120. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the strategic expansion plan for the 27 specialist home care services operated nationwide by an organisation (details supplied); and the specific geographical areas or CHO regions targeted for new or expanded services under current funding allocations. [64133/26]

1121. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current plans her Department has to include PGT-M in publicly funded fertility care; and the timeline for the implementation. [64131/26]

1122. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when the two community paramedics planned for location (details supplied), are expected to commence; and whether their commencement has been affected by proposed rostering arrangements. [64260/26]

1123. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns regarding proposed daytime-only rostering for newly qualified community paramedics in the National Ambulance Service, and the position regarding the application of LCR23254 to these staff. [64257/26]

1124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place at Cork University Hospital to ensure that a registered nurse with the required clinical competencies is available on each ward at all times, including at night and during staff breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64342/26]

1125. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints relating to patient care, nursing standards and communication received in respect of Cork University Hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the average time taken to resolve such complaints; the outcomes recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64341/26]

1126. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical nurse manager posts assigned to each inpatient ward at Cork University Hospital; the number of those posts currently vacant or filled on an acting basis; the arrangements in place to ensure ward level nursing leadership at all times, including during staff breaks and training periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64340/…

1127. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current nursing complement and the nurse to patient ratios on the oncology and neurology wards at Cork University Hospital; the manner in which the nursing skill mix on each ward is determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64339/26]

1128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints from midwives, nurses or lactation consultants regarding the inclusion of a speaker (details supplied); the number of complaints received; and the actions taken in response. [64336/26]

1129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the extent to which gender mainstreaming is being applied within maternal, perinatal and infant feeding policy; if she will provide details of any HSE funded training relating to gender diverse lactation; and if she will address concerns raised by clinicians regarding the appropriateness of such training. [64335/26]

1131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the standards and criteria used by the HSE when assessing the appropriateness of training content delivered by publicly funded lactation support organisations (details supplied). [64333/26]

1132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that organisations receiving HSE funding do not promote or endorse practices that may present safeguarding risks to infants; the specific oversight applied in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and whether her Department will review the organisations funding in view of recent concerns raised by healthcare pr…

1136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1011 of 6 May 2026, whether any audit or review since 2020 has examined the correctness or consistency of individual approval and refusal decisions under the treatment abroad scheme, as distinct from audit of the scheme's expenditure or financial controls; and, if so, to provide the dates and findings of each such review; and…