Health Services

894. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no community cancer support centres based in Meath; and when will one be delivered. [28710/26]

895. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if a SCAN team can be delivered to Meath; and the timeframe for delivery. [28711/26]

283. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health her views on the issue of medical decisions being made by clinicians whose identities are not disclosed to the patient, particularly in the case of terminally ill patients with limited time to live; her views on whether the lack of information provided in this case risks undermining public confidence in the transparency of the process; an…

300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27846/26]

345. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/26]

353. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the public treatment services that are currently available for persons that suffer with stiff-person syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27452/26]

355. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a physiotherapy service specifically for MS patients in Sligo Leitrim (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27464/26]

2596. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding speech and language therapists serving the Dungarvan area; the position regarding current waiting lists due to maternity leave; the efforts being undertaken to ensure appointments are available in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27159/26]

2615. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for residential care facilities in Cork and Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23553/26]

2616. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of new residential beds that have been opened in Cork and Kerry from Jan 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/26]

2618. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the opening and number of beds at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23556/26]

2629. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an issue (details supplied). [23642/26]

2630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to confirmation from Children’s Health Ireland that it does not provide gender-related assessment or treatment for minors, to set out the current national policy governing the assessment, referral, and treatment pathways for minors presenting with gender-related distress; and to specify the bodies responsible for each stage of that pat…

2631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the clinical governance framework applicable to any gender-related assessment, referral, or treatment of minors within the State, including the oversight role of the Department, the HSE, and any other relevant bodies. [23649/26]

2632. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the evidence-based clinical guidelines, protocols, or international standards currently adopted or recognised by the State in respect of gender-related assessment or treatment pathways for minors. [23650/26]

2633. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the audit, monitoring, and review mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with clinical governance, safeguarding, and evidence-based practice in respect of gender-related assessment and treatment pathways for minors. [23651/26]

2634. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether a single national service, lead clinician, or designated authority has responsibility for coordinating gender-related assessment and treatment pathways for minors; and if not, to set out how responsibility is currently distributed. [23652/26]

2635. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of minors referred for gender-related assessment in each of the past five years, and to indicate the services or pathways to which such referrals were directed. [23653/26]

2636. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any independent review, audit, or evaluation has been conducted since 2020 into the governance, clinical standards, or outcomes associated with gender-related assessment or treatment pathways for minors; and to provide details of same. [23654/26]

2643. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reasons inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease, is not included in the long-term illness scheme; whether she will consider amending the Health Act 1970 to include inflammatory bowel disease in the scheme, in line with other chronic and lifelong conditions; the supports available to children diagnosed with inflammatory bow…

2644. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including systemic lupus erythematosus as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23675/26]

2645. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the number of long-term illnesses included in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23676/26]

2659. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the proposed introduction of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in County Galway; if she could confirm that the base of such a service will be located in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23733/26]

2660. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health pending completion of the national Model of Care for gender healthcare services, to set out the current written clinical guidelines, protocols or directives that govern the assessment and referral of minors presenting with gender-related distress within the State [23734/26]

2661. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any mandatory pre-referral clinical requirements currently apply in respect of minors presenting with gender-related distress, including requirements for comprehensive psychiatric assessment, developmental history, autism screening and differential diagnosis; and to detail those requirements. [23735/26]