Health Services

719. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to outline the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) was injured in a healthcare setting; the details of the injuries sustained; to confirm that the person's mother had to resort to contacting wall padding companies and that this compelled the HSE to install padding in the person's room; if she is satisfied that no other patie…

723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 705 of 28 May 2026, whether the Department or the HSE can confirm definitively whether any minutes, file notes, or correspondence concerning the WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 decision exist; and if none exist, to confirm this explicitly. [52792/26]

724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 28 May 2026, given that no formal audit or governance review was cited, whether the Department will commit to commissioning a retrospective governance assessment of the 2018 to 2019 approval process. [52793/26]

725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 28 May 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether legal advice was sought or obtained concerning reliance on WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 consultant application. [52794/26]

726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 28 May 2026,to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external organisation, advocacy group, academic institution, or clinical body was consulted prior to the inclusion of WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 submission [52795/26]

727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 28 May 2026, to name the expert clinician leading the updated Model of Care, to provide a timeline for its completion, and to confirm whether a revised job description or governance structure has been drafted to date. [52796/26]

728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1943 of 9 June 2026, to name the specific body or individuals responsible for approving the 2021 consultant post, given that the reply referred only to service need and workforce planning considerations without identifying an accountable party. [52797/26]

729. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1945 of 9 June 2026 to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external expert or peer review was sought prior to the December 2019 application. [52798/26]

730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1946 of 9 June 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether the HSE retains any record identifying the individuals or committee that approved the reference to WPATH Standards of Care Version 7; and if no such record is retained, to confirm this explicitly and state why. [52799/26]

738. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements and protocols in place for medical emergencies on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52818/26]

745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 19 May 2026, in which her Department confirmed that no HSE national guidance currently exists on appropriate intervals for repeat lipid profile testing, and that an advice note on lipid profile testing is planned by the Laboratory Services Reform Programme, the timeline for publication of this advic…

772. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the ratio of midwifes to births in each maternity hospital and unit (details supplied), in tabular form; to identify the sites classified as large units and small units under the Birthrate Plus methodology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52965/26]

773. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a decision in the United Kingdom to make a rapid endometriosis test (details supplied) available on the NHS in England and Wales; if there are any plans to make this test available through the HSE; if so, the steps taken to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52966/26]

774. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health where falls prevention classes are currently being funded nationally. [52990/26]

775. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will fund the national roll-out of falls prevention classes, given that 25% of hospital admissions from older people relate to falls. [52991/26]

776. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) to allow it expand daycare immediately. [52992/26]

778. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the introduction of new tests as approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in Britain (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52995/26]

785. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53010/26]

795. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting will take place between CUH, UHL and CAMHS Limerick under the new autism rules and the National Autism Innovation Strategy, for a case involving suspected autistic catatonia; to list the statutory rights and obligations that require these services to share information quickly (details suppl…

796. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [53070/26]

797. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get access to speech and language services within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53071/26]

798. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting will take place between CUH, UHL and CAMHS Limerick under the new Autism Rules and the National Autism Innovation Strategy, for a case involving suspected autistic catatonia; the statutory rights and obligations that require these services to share information quickly, including the Autism Innovat…

801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a full review will be initiated into the clinical assessment and management of a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53114/26]

812. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the Galway and the National Maternity Hospital regional specialist centres will be up and running; the services that will be provided for in each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53149/26]

867. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53365/26]