Health Services

1945. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external expert advice, peer review, or independent clinical assessment was sought prior to the inclusion of WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 within the consultant application submitted in December 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41926/26]

1946. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE retains records identifying the specific individuals, committees, or governance structures responsible for approving references to WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 within the 2019 consultant application associated with the National Gender Service Model of Care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41927/26]

1947. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken of the evidential basis, governance arrangements, or clinical assumptions underpinning the 2018 National Gender Service Model of Care in light of subsequent international reviews and evolving evidence; and if she will provide details of any such review. [41928/26]

1948. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any concerns were recorded during recruitment campaigns for the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post associated with the National Gender Service Model of Care regarding the proposed service model, governance arrangements, clinical framework, or evidential basis underpinning the role; and if she will make a statement on the m…

1977. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE health regions that have a fully operational, fully staffed community neuro-rehabilitation team in place; the specific operational status of the team allocated to the HSE Dublin and north east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42026/26]

1978. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE Dublin and north east region lacks a fully functioning, population-based multidisciplinary team for neurological disabilities despite successive funding commitments in national strategies; the steps being taken to rectify this geographic inequality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42027/26]

1979. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to review the practice where individuals with complex neurological disabilities age out of statutory rehabilitation and disability systems at 65 years of age; the alternative specialized community neuro-care structures available to these individuals past this age bracket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42029/26]

1980. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the localised clinical governance framework in place to monitor the quality, accuracy, and manufacturing standards of specialized orthoses prescribed to community patients with complex neuro-disabilities; the specific person or role at local community level who is responsible for ensuring outsourced orthotics contracts operate within safe,…

1981. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the clinical framework used to oversee HSE home support services to ensure staff are trained to manage specialized neurological presentations, including behavioural, cognitive, and psychological deficits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42032/26]

1982. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the specific community and multi-disciplinary medical supports available to community-dwelling patients managing complex, associated epilepsy stemming from severe brain trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42033/26]

1983. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals with an acquired brain injury or neurological trauma residing in County Meath who are on a waiting list for access to services (details supplied); the average waiting time for an initial assessment in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42034/26]

1984. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her plans for Sarsfield court dementia unit; and if it is currently accepting new patients. [42044/26]

2041. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that an urgent referral will be expedited by the consultants of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42455/26]

2042. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the reach of a centre (details supplied) to tackle the shortage in public health nurses who are able to provide developmental checks to children in the surrounding area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42456/26]

2043. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide further funding to adequately ensure that a centre (details supplied) is staffed in accordance with the population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42457/26]

2044. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 21 May 2026, the medical basis on which the decision not to include type 2 diabetics who are insulin dependent in the HSE supports for continuous glucose monitoring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42476/26]

2045. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 21 May 2026, her Departmental policy on which the decision not to include type 2 diabetics who are insulin dependent in the HSE supports for continuous glucose monitoring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42477/26]

2057. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the levels of staffing for community public health services in the Dublin 15 area; to report on whether all newborn children are receiving timely developmental checks; if all new parents are receiving their appropriate number of visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42500/26]

2064. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any standardised national framework for measuring the effectiveness or value for money of agency-supported clinics, additional theatre sessions, diagnostics initiatives or insourcing arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42512/26]

2069. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42535/26]

2073. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plans and progress to relocate the National Maternity Hospital from Holles St. Dublin 2 to the site at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42564/26]

2074. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend supports for maternal health for ethnic minority populations with higher rates of maternal and infant mortality and complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42565/26]

2077. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a heart bypass at each hospital such surgery takes place in; the average wait time in the Mater Hospital; the number of individuals on the wait list per hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42582/26]

2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Servic…

2092. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicles currently available for use within the accident and emergency department of Portiuncula University Hospital. [42637/26]