Health Services

940. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding is being distributed geographically to prevent regional inequity in access to specialist care, particularly for the west, north-west and midlands. [69403/25]

941. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated for GP education and upskilling on endometriosis recognition and management, including the promised general practice update referenced in the framework; and to clarify timelines for national rollout. [69404/25]

942. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if GPs will be funded for protected training time to support early diagnosis and empirical treatment of endometriosis, in line with the frameworks emphasis on primary-care-led management. [69405/25]

943. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to expand community-based access to ultrasound and specialist radiology expertise, given the framework's acknowledgement of significant variation in availability. [69406/25]

944. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will establish a national endometriosis dataset, including staging, surgical outcomes, recurrence rates and waiting times, as committed to in the framework; and to detail the funding allocated for this work. [69407/25]

945. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the level of investment being made in Irish endometriosis research, including collaboration with supra-regional centres, fertility hubs and academic institutions; and whether dedicated research funding will be provided in Budget 2026. [69408/25]

946. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if endometriosis will be formally integrated into the national clinical trials framework, given emerging international research in imaging, AI diagnostics and novel treatments. [69409/25]

947. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the timelines and funding for the proposed structured national endometriosis fellowships between Tallaght and Cork, and whether these posts will be formally accredited through the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. [69410/25]

948. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the incentives being considered to attract internationally trained surgeons with deep infiltrating endometriosis expertise, including relocation supports, expanded consultant posts, or protected surgical lists. [69411/25]

949. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant gynaecologists with advanced laparoscopic skills the HSE estimates will be required over the next five to ten years to fully staff regional and supra-regional services; and what actions are being taken in line with the national workforce strategy to meet these needs. [69412/25]

950. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will publish an annual implementation report on the endometriosis framework, including key performance indicators such as referral timelines, surgery wait times, diagnostic delays and patient experience. [69413/25]

951. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which patient feedback will be formally integrated into service evaluation and redesign, particularly given the framework's emphasis on women's lived experience. [69414/25]

952. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of staff in each acute hospital and maternity hospital who have completed courses (details supplied); and the figures relative to total staffing levels in each hospital, in tabular form. [69415/25]

957. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the HSE's current capacity to deliver trauma-informed and intercultural training across hospital groups; whether additional resources are being allocated to expand training availability; and the timeframe for full availability of these courses to all staff. [69420/25]

958. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any evaluation of the impact of training programmes on patient experience particularly for migrant women and international protection applicants; if so, to publish the findings; if not, and when such evaluation will be undertaken. [69421/25]

960. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment with a pain management specialist. [69423/25]

961. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive results from a scan. [69424/25]

962. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a pain management specialist, by county. [69425/25]

969. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the supports available for self-employed people who are unable to work due to a life changing medical diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69444/25]

973. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the sustained decline in the number of new clients accessing HSE-funded crisis-pregnancy counselling services between 2019 and 2025; and the Department's assessment of whether this reflects reduced service availability, lower public awareness, barriers to access, or changes in referral pathways. [69470/25]

974. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a full regional and service-level breakdown, for each year from 2019 to 2025, of the number of new clients accessing crisis-pregnancy counselling and post-abortion counselling through HSE-funded providers; and to confirm the datasets and reporting standards used by the HSE to compile these figures. [69471/25]

975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, staffing model, funding allocation, and implementation timeline for the planned reconfiguration of crisis-pregnancy counselling services under the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; and to specify how the Department will ensure that unplanned-pregnancy and post-abortion counselling capacity is maintained during and after…

976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure accuracy and consistency in the HSE's quarterly reporting of counselling activity, including the use of categories that combine new and existing clients, and if the Department intends to introduce standardised reporting to avoid double-counting in national statistics. [69473/25]

987. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will make systematic changes to maternity hospital systems in order that women who have miscarried do not have follow-up appointments or receive screenings, scans and acute care in spaces shared with women who are expected to carry their babies for full term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69559/25]

988. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which no response was received from the Mater Hospital to this Deputy, regarding a transfer request for a patient from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater, despite repeated follow-ups; the reasons for the delay in communication; the measures being taken to ensure that urgent transfer requests are handled …