Health Services

144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to meet the Programme for Government commitment that an early access scheme for drugs will be implemented by this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28273/26]

155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to outline the operation of occupational therapy assessment services within the HSE; the average waiting times for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28447/26]

162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address ongoing concerns that women's health issues are not being taken seriously enough within the public health system. [28373/26]

178. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28357/26]

181. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered developing a standard operating procedure or patient information document to support outpatients in understanding their care pathway, including next steps following hospital discharge, the purpose of tests undertaken, and other key information, particularly given that many patients leaving hospital are post trea…

182. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, following the interim evaluation of the first supervised injection facility in Dublin, work has been carried out to progress a similar facility in Cork; to provide an outline of the findings of that interim evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28362/26]

201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of a sexual assault treatment unit in Limerick; and the reasons survivors of rape and sexual assault in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are required to make a report to the Gardaí before they can access treatment at a SATU (sexual assault treatment unit); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/…

204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in psychiatry of later life services in each HSE health region; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the staffing and service targets envisaged in the 2019 Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care, Part 2: Mental Health Service Provision; and to explain the shortfall between current in…

221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued failure to open the dementia unit in Heather House, and the crisis building in Cork’s nursing home waiting list. [28232/26]

733. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the design phase and rollout, including when planning applications will be submitted for elective treatment centres including endoscopy suites, design phase for the elective treatment centres is underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27974/26]

734. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27975/26]

735. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Limerick will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/26]

740. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve trauma services currently available at Beaumont Hospital. [28005/26]

807. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external body, including HIQA or another regulatory or advisory entity, has reviewed or been requested to review the governance, safety, or cost oversight of the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, to provide details of such reviews. [28126/26]

820. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the geographic distribution of SCAN services, by county and CHO area; and the timeline for full national coverage. [28149/26]

821. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated under-18 SCAN services currently in operation; and whether additional youth-specific services are planned. [28150/26]

854. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application (details supplied); if his long term illness card will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28239/26]

855. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if there is an adult SLT in place for those that need the service in Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28245/26]

856. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans for the expansion of access to oral immunotherapy services for children with food allergies and all other allergies in Ireland; to provide a timeframe for such expansion which would improve the quality of life for those impacted children and reduce risk of severe reactions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28247/26]

868. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the impact on certain nurses and pharmacists facing difficulty in continuing their education and workplace attendance due to delays in the renewal of IRP cards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28477/26]

874. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted in January 2026 (details supplied) under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28583/26]

887. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 24 March 2026, if the remit of the external expert panel can be expanded should systemic issues become evident during the course of their work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28670/26]

888. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body is responsible for preparing and assembling case materials for the external expert panel (details supplied); if this function sits with Children’s Health Ireland, the HSE or another body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28671/26]

889. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, if the external expert panel has the ability to request or obtain additional clinical records, imaging or documentation beyond the materials assembled in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28672/26]

890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a concern regarding reviews into paediatric orthopaedics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28673/26]