Questions

730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the HSE’s international recruitment advertising campaign launched in June 2023; whether an evaluation of the return on investment of that campaign has been completed; the number of consultants who were appointed as a direct result of international advertising (as distinct from applicants based in Ireland who also applied); and if she will make a …

731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the progress of Project Home since its launch in December 2025; the number of Irish graduates overseas who have been contacted, expressed interest, and subsequently taken up positions in the HSE or HSE-funded services as a result of the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41312/26]

732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocated to Project Home; the specific strategies being employed to promote careers in the HSE to Irish graduates overseas; the countries being targeted; whether any partnerships have been established with Irish diaspora organisations or overseas professional networks to support the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [413…

733. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE expert group report on the implications of the Cass Review for gender identity services for children and young people in Ireland; when this report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41314/26]

734. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE’s updated Clinical Model of Care for Gender Healthcare; whether a draft has been completed; the expected timeline for publication and implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41315/26]

735. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the composition and membership of the expert group convened by the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer to examine the implications of the final Cass Review for gender identity services in Ireland; the terms of reference of that group; the number of times it has met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41316/26]

736. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that the link provided by the HSE in previous parliamentary question responses to the 2023 review of the implications of the Cass Report leads to a dead page on the HSE website; whether she will ensure that the document is restored and made publicly accessible (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41317/26]

737. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if GPs are entitled to charge a full visit fee in advance of issuing an initial prescription for medication covered by the free HRT scheme; if GPs are entitled to charge a full visit fee for issuing repeat prescriptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41326/26]

738. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine, emergency medicine registrars and senior house officers in emergency medicine that were on duty each night between 8 May and17 May 2026 inclusive, between the hours of 8pm and 8am at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41339/26]

739. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeon posts filled in Donegal as of 19 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/26]

740. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the next exam date for student paramedics will be, in view of the fact that it has now been postponed twice in November and January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41346/26]

741. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she can take to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41347/26]

742. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on legislation relating to the registration of children born to same sex couples through surrogacy; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [41354/26]

743. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the future of a service (details supplied); if she will ensure that this service is adequately resourced and funded; and her views on recent reports regarding the potential closure of this service in the coming weeks due to funding shortfalls. [41356/26]

744. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment freeze on home support staff in the south Tipperary area will be lifted, as a significant number of approved applicants, including a 92-year-old man, are without home support due to the lack of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41372/26]

745. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41388/26]

746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to prevent the misuse of Irish food labelling, including the labelling of imported products as Irish-origin; the number of investigations or enforcement actions taken in respect of misleading food labelling in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41402/26]

747. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has identified specific categories of food products where mislabelling or misleading origin claims are most prevalent; the enforcement mechanisms available to the FSAI in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41403/26]

748. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of work to establish the Advance Healthcare Directive Register provided for under Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the body which will have responsibility for maintaining the register; the expected date for its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41418/26]

749. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department, the HSE, and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre have had with the World Health Organization and with the EU Health Security Committee in respect of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Conce…

750. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to detect, isolate, and manage any suspected case of Ebola disease arriving into the State in the context of the ongoing Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda; the current assessment of risk to the population here; the protocols in place for monitoring Irish humanitarian aid workers and other returning…

751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether any proposed National AI Workforce Transition Programme or related AI retraining initiative would apply equally to Irish citizens, EU citizens, and non-EU employment permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40994/26]

752. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the establishment of a National AI Workplace Transition Programme to proactively support workers whose roles may be significantly altered or displaced by artificial intelligence and automation technologies over the coming years, through measures including retraining supports, employer …

753. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that the number of students taking courses taught through the medium of Irish stands at less than 1%; to provide an update on the work his Department is doing to reach the 20% public service recruitment target under the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services; to provide an update…

754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department is engaged with Project Home or similar initiatives to encourage Irish graduates in healthcare and other critical sectors to return to Ireland; if so, the nature of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41301/26]