1104. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has received any formal assurance certificate, audit opinion, validation report or compliance statement confirming that counselling activity data reported nationally by the HSE is accurate, complete and comparable across all Health Regions [37045/26]
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2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,798 written, 11 oral
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| July 2026 | 123 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 73 |
| October 2026 | 87 |
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1105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a central national dataset exists showing the number of unique individuals accessing Counselling in Primary Care and National Counselling Service supports annually, separate from the number of referrals, appointments or sessions; and if not, whether she will require such data to be collected. [37046/26]
1106. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether counselling activity data currently reported to her Department distinguishes between new clients, returning clients, re-referrals, total appointments offered, total appointments attended, cancellations, DNAs and total sessions delivered; and if she will provide the most recent available breakdown by Health Region. [37047/26]
1116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2663 of 14 April 2026, whether the expenditure figures provided relate solely to psychological services abroad or whether they also include associated travel, accommodation, administration, translation, assessment, or ancillary clinical costs. [37074/26]
1124. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a discretionary medical card as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37088/26]
1127. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the new residential respite services that are being provided in County Kerry, in relation to both children and adults will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37106/26]
1135. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the guidance or interim care pathways that are available to parents whose children have not been assigned a GP through the PCRS, despite eligibility; the measures being taken to ensure that every child in County Laois has timely access to a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37151/26]
1140. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of advanced biomechanical rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy, and that Irish children are currently travelling to Belgium and England to avail of this treatment; and her plans to review the efficacy of this treatment and consider its availability in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37178/26]
1142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the significant work being done to stabilise existing trans healthcare services as recently mentioned at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health (details supplied). [37180/26]
1182. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the supports currently in place, aside from available tax reliefs, to assist individuals diagnosed with coeliac disease in managing the additional healthcare and dietary costs associated with the condition; whether consideration is being given to further supports, including eligibility for a GP visit card or medical card, for those living with coeliac disease; a…
1197. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a family (details supplied) has been left to cover the cost and time of transporting a service user to and from Rehab Care, despite having free travel; whether the HSE will compensate the family for the significant diesel, vehicle and time costs incurred; and if not, to explain the alternative transport arrangements the HSE expects the family to use; …
1199. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the memory clinic at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; when it will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37616/26]
1265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the reports, findings, recommendations, or corrective-action requirements arising from IAED accreditation or re-accreditation reviews since 2020 will be published. [37868/26]
1267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any concerns, deficiencies, or recommendations were identified by PHECC through its Governance Validation Framework inspections since 2020. [37870/26]
1277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE considers the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review findings regarding the attainability of HIQA response standards to remain valid in 2026. [37882/26]
1290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been conducted since the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review regarding the statement that HIQA ambulance response standards were "impossible to achieve"; and whether revised national targets were subsequently adopted. [37897/26]
1291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who authorised the operational replacement or modification of the HIQA ambulance response standards referenced in the 2016 NAS Capacity Review. [37898/26]
1303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any updated capacity review of the National Ambulance Service since the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37910/26]
1304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling has been conducted since 2020 regarding the investment required to achieve full compliance with historic HIQA ambulance response standards. [37911/26]
1305. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to address the redundancies at a service (details supplied) in counties Mayo and Galway; the reasons for the withdrawal or loss of Government funding to this organisation; if any transition funding or emergency support was considered to prevent the cessation of services; and the engagement that took place between the Department, the HSE a…
1306. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of clients in Mayo and Galway who were accessing services (details supplied) that will now be transferred to the HSE; the arrangements that have been made for continuity of care for these service users; whether all affected clients have been successfully referred to alternative services; and the estimated waiting times those individuals will now face …
1310. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been carried out on the impact of the Helplink redundancies on rural mental health services in the west of Ireland; and the measures that are being taken to ensure equitable access to mental health care in Mayo and Galway compared with other regions. [37918/26]
509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any children suffered permanent injury or complications as a result of items left inside their bodies during operations; and whether any deaths occur following repeat surgery or complications associated with retained surgical items, in each of the last ten years; and if so, the number. [35812/26]
510. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether all families affected by the leaving of foreign items inside children’s bodies after operations by CHI in the last ten years were fully informed. [35813/26]
511. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external review or audit has taken place of occasions where foreign items were left in children’s bodies after operations by CHI in the last ten years; and if the NIMIS system was actively operational and functioning correctly at the time of these procedures. [35814/26]