Health Services

82. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the basis of excluding women over the age of 35 from accessing the free contraception scheme. [34921/25]

107. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the progress in transforming the health service into a seven-days-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34812/25]

116. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health her proposals to provide adequate access to care for people with endometriosis. [34920/25]

124. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to ensure that financial motives do not compromise children’s healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34935/25]

335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to the report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy, the cost of a common conditions scheme; if her policy on this scheme has changed from her predecessor; if her Department has completed the work referred to in response to Parliamentary Question No. 366 of 10 July 2024; and if she will make a stat…

348. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline the assisted transport options in place for individuals attending a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35129/25]

243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of virtual medical related appointments in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of prescriptions provided at these virtual appointments. [34967/25]

798. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the services available to the family of a person (details supplied) in the absence of GP support. [33903/25]

835. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided with HSE nappy provision given the fact he has extremely complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34156/25]

836. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the business case presented to her for an integrated services hub for Cork provided by Cork City Council, HSE and Mercy Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34157/25]

871. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE mental health facility at Perrot House, Coolnagarrane, Skibbereen is closing (details supplied). [34295/25]

878. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if and when additional home support or day service hours will be granted to a child (details supplied) as part of the HSE summer programme, and thereafter on an ongoing basis; if consideration has been given to the urgent need as outlined in recent assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34310/25]

880. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has 24-7 pain and discomfort in his neck and arm region down to his hand and fingers will receive the much-needed pain injection into his shoulder, via scan. [34320/25]

898. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital Cork University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service;…

909. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 527, 528, 529, 530 and 531 of 12 June 2025, if she can confirm that she is not aware of the matters raised in these questions and that the lack of response from her directly can be assumed to mean that her attention was not drawn to the subject matter in question; if this is not the case, the reason w…

919. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to uphold the commitment as outlined in the Programme for Government to ensure patients have timely access to new and innovative treatments, and in particular the drug named givinostat (brand name duvyzat), which is crucial for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to recognise inflammatory bowel disease under the long-term illness scheme, to provide patients with access to the necessary financial and medical support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33248/25]

390. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to include inflammatory bowel disease in the chronic disease management programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33249/25]

391. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to implement a fully funded, multi-disciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease care, to ensure that patients have access to the full range of healthcare professionals required to manage their condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33250/25]

392. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to reinstate funding for advanced nurse practitioners in inflammatory bowel disease clinics, to ensure adequate staffing levels and the best possible care for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33251/25]

400. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a strategy document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33301/25]

401. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in an awareness raising document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33302/25]

405. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation from a group (details supplied); the timeline for implementation of the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/25]

409. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her Department’s position is regarding pension entitlements for staff employed under HSE-funded Roma and intercultural health projects operated by area partnerships; if her Department or HSE intends to fund employer pension contributions for these workers; the plans in place to address this matter upon the introduction of pension auto-e…

411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is fully satisfied with the proposed location for a facility in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33372/25]