Health Services

1724. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58144/25]

1740. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the background work which has been carried out by the Minister of State for Mental Health to progress trans healthcare and making endocrinology services available to children aged between 16 and 17 years of age; the State's official stance on making puberty blockers and hormone treatments available to gender questioning children; the mental…

1754. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the type of services that will be on offer in the new primary care centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58296/25]

1776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to clarify the interim measures being taken to restore mammogram services in County Mayo, following the retirement of the resident radiographer and the delay in appointing a replacement until early 2026; when local services will resume, given the impact on timely cancer diagnostics and the burden placed on patients travelling to Galway; and i…

1779. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason the BreastCheck mobile unit has ceased operating outside Mayo University Hospital for the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58552/25]

1780. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will address the disparity whereby Mayo patients attending Galway for mammograms must be re-referred for follow-up scans or biopsies, while Galway patients receive these services in a single appointment; the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to breast diagnostics across the region; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

1781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide clarity on a matter relating to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service's individual donor risk assessment policy (details supplied). [58557/25]

1792. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if a child in County Kildare (details supplied) can be assisted with the cost of necessary medical interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58584/25]

1796. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her commitments on the availability of respite beds in south Dublin; when a person (details supplied) will receive a respite/recovery bed in accordance with clinical advice the patient has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58597/25]

1816. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures she has taken to ensure the continuation of pathology and coroner services at UHW; if she has engaged with the Coroners association and the Department of Justice in order to find a solution to ensure the continuation of Coroner and Pathology services at UHW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58686/25]

1824. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if it the case that a service (details supplied) is not accepting any more referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58731/25]

1833. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the way in which families are expected to utilise allocated homecare hours when no HSE-approved provider can supply staff qualified to perform PEG feeding; the steps she will take to ensure that home support and respite services for such families are practical and meaningful; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

1863. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the assessment process in place for service users prior to being approved for gender-affirming procedures; the aftercare supports provided following such procedures; and whether service users are required to pay for the assessment process or aftercare services. [58828/25]

1876. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if a CA125 test could be included in the routine schedule of annual blood tests for women; her plans for the inclusion of the CA125 test as standard; and the plans roll-out will entail. [58924/25]

1880. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the planned "root and branch" reforms to address paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists; to confirm that these reforms will not disrupt ongoing services; to publish the timeline and resource allocation for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58945/25]

1890. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for full implementation of Sláintecare’s community-based care model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58997/25]

1914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of PURPLE, RED, ORANGE and YELLOW calls from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and the number that received an intermediate care vehicle response. [59186/25]

1915. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of Omega calls from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and the number that were completed by paramedic and advanced paramedic crews. [59187/25]

1916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of transfers (category AS2 and AS3) that were completed by paramedic and advanced paramedic crews from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [59188/25]

1919. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59198/25]

1926. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the waiting times for HSE dietician services in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59239/25]

1933. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if there are issues regarding the supply of a medication (details supplied) from manufacturers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59299/25]

1940. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the drug tofersen is approved for the treatment of motor neurone disease in suitable cases as a matter of urgency. [59312/25]

1992. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to address the current laws on fertility treatment, egg freezing, IVF and surrogacy in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59567/25]

1993. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to provide financial support or coverage for medically necessary fertility preservation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59568/25]