Parliamentary questions

307. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the reason gynaecological pelvic MRI is not available through GP referral where other MRI indications, including orthopaedic pelvic indications are available. [48206/26]

308. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE intends to review GP access to gynaecological pelvic MRI as part of the National Endometriosis Framework and wider women's health policy. [48207/26]

309. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether gynaecological pelvic MRI will be added to GP access pathways under appropriate clinical criteria. [48208/26]

310. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE will create a direct GP referral pathway to specialist gynaecological imaging for suspected endometriosis or complex pelvic disease, if direct GP access is not proposed. [48209/26]

311. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the cost and patient impact of funding endometriosis-related care abroad compared with investing in improved diagnostic and treatment pathways here. [48210/26]

312. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a date on which the ANP-ADON pay link will be formally protected (details supplied); if she will provide the reasons for the prolonged delay in resolving this matter; the basis on which any proposed limitation of back pay is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48219/26]

313. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the average waiting list timeframe for hip replacement surgery in a hospital (details supplied) by persons waiting six months, 12 months, 18 months and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48253/26]

314. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the average waiting list timeframe for knee replacement surgery in a hospital (details supplied) by persons waiting six months, 12 months, 18 months and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48254/26]

315. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on a waiting list for a pacemaker at the Regional Hospital Mullingar; the average waiting time for the procedure; the number of patients waiting longer than 3, 6,12 and 18 months respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48328/26]

316. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on a waiting list for a pacemaker at each public hospital; the average waiting time for the procedure at each hospital; the number of patients waiting longer than 3, 6,12 and 18 months respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48329/26]

317. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health which was changed during Covid to one paramedic and an EMT and has never been changed back (details supplied); if she will ensure the previous standards are reinstated; her views that the current requirement constitutes a reduction in the level of care; if she will ensure that no new deal with unions will include the continuation of the cu…

318. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the delivery of supports to patients with long-Covid and/or associated conditions; the analysis that has taken place to differentiate long-Covid from possible gene therapy adverse events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48338/26]

319. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the plans to establish an ambulance base in Kilmallock, County Limerick; her plans to enhance the base in Newcastle West Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48339/26]

320. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a vascular surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [48340/26]

321. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when her Department will respond to a representation (details supplied) received by her Department on 10 April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48342/26]

322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to develop a structured transition pathway for patients with neurofibromatosis moving from paediatric to adult services; whether consideration is being given to establishing a dedicated multidisciplinary adult neurofibromatosis service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48343/26]

323. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children to access the specialist NF1 clinic at Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and follow-up; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48344/26]

324. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to support the development of a fully operational multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis service, including the provision of adequate staffing and specialist supports to work alongside the neurofibromatosis clinical nurse specialist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48345/26]

325. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in implementing the HSE-recognised National Rare Disease Care Pathway for Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1); the resources that have been allocated to support its delivery nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48346/26]

326. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for an assessment at the fertility hub at the Coombe Hospital; the steps being taken to address said waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48347/26]

327. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital funding allocated to each technological university in each of the years from the date of their establishment to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47928/26]

328. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has considered the position of international students elected to full-time sabbatical officer roles within recognised students' unions, particularly in relation to immigration permissions and employment eligibility. [48005/26]

329. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether it is the Government's position that all registered students, including international students, should have an unrestricted right to seek election to represent their peers in students' union structures, subject only to institutional democratic rules. [48006/26]

330. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the Department recognises the significant role played by the international student cohort in Irish higher education, including their participation in institutional governance and representative structures. [48007/26]

331. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether consideration has been given to issuing specific guidance or policy clarification for higher education institutions and students' unions in respect of elected student officers whose ability to serve may be affected by changes in immigration status during their term of offi…