Departmental Data

1843. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the most recent mid-year uptake snapshot for the 2025-2026 school cohort, to include first-dose uptake and scheduled completion rate by sex and county; the communications and outreach measures funded in 2025-2026 to improve uptake, including targeted engagement with boys/young men, DEIS schools, migrant communities and medically vulnerable g…

1844. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the annual number and age-standardised incidence of HPV-attributable cancers in Ireland over the past ten years, by site (cervix, oropharynx, anus, penis, vulva, vagina) and sex, with the proportion HPV-16 positive where available; the source methodology (e.g. NCRI linkage, p16/HPV genotyping); and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

1845. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the distribution of stage at diagnosis and median age at diagnosis for HPV-16-positive oropharyngeal and anal cancers over the most recent five years; the median time from first presentation to diagnosis; and the actions being taken to shorten diagnostic intervals in primary care, dental services, and ENT pathways; and if she will make a sta…

1849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845, of 30 September 2025, to provide a breakdown of the gender affirmation surgeries funded abroad by category (male-to-female, female-to-male, non-binary, or other); and to indicate the number of individuals in each category who have received funding in the past five years. [58815/25]

1850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, to confirm the age range of individuals who have received HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad, including the number of individuals under 18, between 18–25, and over 25 years of age. [58816/25]

1853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845, of 30 September 2025, the aftercare supports which are provided to individuals who undergo gender affirmation surgery abroad under HSE funding, including post-surgical follow-up, psychological supports, and ongoing medical treatment. [58819/25]

1857. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, whether individuals whose applications for HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad have been refused are provided with written reasons for the decision; and if they are informed of their right to appeal. [58823/25]

1858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the appeal process available to individuals whose applications for HSE funding for gender affirmation surgery abroad have been refused, including the number of appeals submitted and the number subsequently overturned. [58814/25]

1860. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, whether any applications for gender affirmation surgery funding abroad have been refused on the basis of age, psychological readiness, co-existing mental health conditions, or lack of medical evidence; and to provide details on the way in which such determinations are made. [58825…

1862. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the age profile of service users who have undergone gender-affirming surgery through the Transgender Adult Service; the age of the youngest service user since the relevant legislation was introduced; and the age of the oldest service user. [58827/25]

1864. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the percentage of the total cost of gender-affirming surgery that is covered by the Transgender Adult Service. [58829/25]

1867. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the 2026 Budget for mental health, including programme-level funding per county, including regional health allocations; to include specific suicide prevention funding for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58839/25]

1868. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating a specific mental health crisis unit in County Wexford to provide for the number of patients who have presented to Wexford Accident and Emergency Department with suicidal thoughts and/or in a mental health crisis, for the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

1871. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of adult ICU critical care beds per hospital; the bed occupancy per year, per hospital, from 2022 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58887/25]

1872. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds per 100,000 of population in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and projected by year end 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58888/25]

1878. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe, scope, and public reporting arrangements for the inquiry into delays in children's urology and spinal surgeries, in view of reports of possible infertility and irreversible harm; the immediate support measures in place for affected families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58942/25]

1891. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that a company (details supplied) have or have had with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) since 2022, including when each contract commenced; the details of the services being provided; when each contract is due to expire; the amount paid on each contract to date, in tabular form; and if she will …

1893. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to source a suitable long-term care solution for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59068/25]

1920. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 830 of 14 October 2025, if she will provide further information regarding the roll-out of the National Epilepsy Patient Record; the hospitals in which the record is currently available; when the national roll-out was commenced and completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59202/25]

1927. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the timeline as to when the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be in a position to oversee and regulate donations of embryos for the purpose of fertility treatment; if any interim measures or guidance for clinics and patients will be issued while the framework is being finalised; and if she will make a statement on the m…

1931. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current GP-to-population ratios nationally, in each county, and specifically in Dublin bay north; the steps being taken to recruit, retain and support GPs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59297/25]

1941. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of graduates who were in the academic year 2024-2025 through the HSE sponsorship scheme for public health nurses;and the number which were located in Kildare integrated health area. [59314/25]

1942. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have been accepted onto the 2025-2026 HSE sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; and the number of those who are located in Kildare integrated health area. [59315/25]

1950. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of supports that are in place for former patients of psychiatric asylums and their families who have experienced neglect and abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59338/25]

1971. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health when the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 relating to embryo donation will be commenced; the reasons for the delay in implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59428/25]