Health Services

2524. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by public eating disorder services in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number accepted for treatment, by health region. [2328/26]

2525. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder inpatient beds available in the public system; the locations of same; average occupancy rates; and the number of patients treated as inpatients in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [2329/26]

2526. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the current availability of day-patient and intensive outpatient eating disorder programmes, including locations, capacity, referral criteria and average waiting times; and the additional capacity planned for 2026. [2330/26]

2527. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of eating disorder patients who are treated outside their health region, including the reasons for out-of-area treatment; and the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to specialist services in all regions. [2331/26]

2529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost, and the proposed multi-annual timeline, to implement, in full, the staffing and service configuration recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; and whether a published implementation plan will be provided. [2333/26]

2530. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to outline the transition arrangements for patients moving from CAMHS eating disorder pathways to adult eating disorder services, including the number of patients who experienced a related break in care in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the measures being taken to address this. [2334/26]

2531. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the extent to which patients are being referred to private care due to delays in public eating disorder services; and whether any funding or reimbursement supports are in place for patients and families in such circumstances. [2335/26]

2542. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the developments that are occurring within her Department and the HSE on the use of e-health and telemedicine. [2348/26]

2560. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the cost of expanding IVF eligibility to those in same-sex relationships, and single parents in certain circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2415/26]

44. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to establish a local, nurse-led respite facility in County Laois, where children with complex medical needs can access safe, medically appropriate overnight care; if so, the way in which such provision aligns with the National Policy on Palliative Care for Children, 2009, the National Needs Assessment 201…

645. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Health the number of clients who receive services on a weekly basis at the CRANOG Resource Centre in Castleblayney, noting that the centre has six full-time healthcare assistants, one full-time clinical nurse manager, one part-time nurse, and a total of 293 funded staff hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73387/25]

646. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals currently receiving services at the CRANOG Resource Centre in Castleblayney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73389/25]

669. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the closure of the national gender service’s waiting list to new clients from 1 March 2026; the engagements she has had with the national gender service and the HSE in respect of this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73492/25]

675. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the maximum laboratory surge capacity available nationally for infectious disease testing during an elevated risk event, including PCR and genomic sequencing; the maximum weekly throughput assumed in national planning; and the turnaround times used by her Department for preparedness modelling.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7…

677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the national Outbreak Case and Incident Management System and the National Immunisation Information System are fully operational on a national basis; the dates on which each system became operational; and whether either system has undergone stress testing to assess performance under surge conditions. [73504/25]

678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has received any reports identifying risks or limitations in HSE public health IT systems during periods of elevated demand since 2020; and to outline the actions taken in response to any such reports. [73505/25]

687. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the inclusion of donor assisted fertility treatments within the publicly funded assisted human reproduction scheme; the measures being taken to ensure that same sex couples who undergo fertility treatment abroad are afforded the same legal recognition and parentage as heterosexual couples under Irish law (details su…

688. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to engage with LGBTQ advocacy organisations in the development and implementation of the expanded assisted human reproduction scheme and associated legislation in order to ensure that their specific needs are adequately addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73523/25]

694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that neither her Department nor the HSE currently has any formal performance target requiring occupational therapy waiting times in Cork to fall below 12 weeks for adult or paediatric primary care services; and if so, the reason such a target has not been set as a matter of health policy. [73545/25]

719. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department exercises any oversight role in relation to decisions by health regions to authorise elective, non medically indicated circumcision procedures in public hospitals, and if not, the rationale for the absence of such oversight. [73638/25]

720. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public funds are used to support elective male circumcision procedures in public hospitals where no medical indication exists; and if so, under which budget headings or service categories such expenditure arises. [73639/25]

750. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when an overall strategy for the treatment of end-stage kidney disease will be published. [73731/25]

751. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her position on campaigns being adopted in other countries to reduce the need for dialysis; whether a similar campaign is being planned for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73732/25]

754. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the north Kerry lookback review; if this review will be published before the end of the year; the reasons for the ongoing delay; the engagements she has had with children and impacted families, and the dates on which these engagements took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73787/25]

755. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health regarding the north Kerry lookback review, the engagements she has had in relation to this since taking office; the dates on which those engagements took place; the content of those engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73788/25]