3104. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the total numbers of patients referred to the endometriosis hubs nationwide since they opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43227/25]
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2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,798 written, 11 oral
142
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 73 |
| October 2026 | 87 |
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3105. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to the endometriosis hubs by location since their opening, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43228/25]
3106. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the age ranges of patients referred and receiving treatment in the endometriosis hubs nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43229/25]
3109. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans to expand endometriosis care for women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43232/25]
3110. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans to open more endometriosis hubs across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43233/25]
3117. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health to outline the options available to a family to access appropriate health care for a person and to review and reverse the treatment abroad scheme refusal (details supplied). [43323/25]
3120. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of social inclusion beds in place; who are they contracted to; the spend per year; and what are the units of care for these beds. [43326/25]
3142. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; the plans there are to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/25]
3149. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; the plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43491/25]
3188. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the details for the basis on which women aged over 35 are excluded from the free contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43789/25]
3195. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the clinical and support services including neurology, sleep specialists, mental health and social services are specifically available to individuals who developed narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; the additional resources are being allocated to meet their long-term needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43819/25]
3196. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the financial supports, including medical card entitlements, education allowances, and rehabilitation funding that have been provided to individuals diagnosed with narcolepsy or cataplexy following a pandemrix vaccination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43820/25]
3198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43841/25]
3212. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of cases referred in 2024 to advocacy groups (details supplied), respectively. [43928/25]
3213. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if excision surgery for endometriosis will be made fully accessible to patients within the public healthcare system; the steps being taken to address the shortage of specialist staff for endometriosis care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43929/25]
3232. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what plans are underway within her Department to improve access to lymphoedema treatments and early intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44012/25]
508. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland would produce a booklet of medical acronyms that can be given to parents of all new admissions in the CHI group. [40463/25]
516. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a person (details supplied) to access the general medical scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40253/25]
518. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the location of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40255/25]
519. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the position regarding house calls by Westdoc (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40256/25]
520. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health her views on improvements to Westdoc services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40257/25]
521. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health her views on centralising Westdoc service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40258/25]
551. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of the National Ophthalmology Programme as it relates to children residing in County Laois; if she is aware that these children are currently required to travel to a health centre in Athlone (details supplied) for outpatient services, a distance of approximately 80km; the steps being taken to establish paediatric ophtha…
553. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the treatment pathways available to women with endometriosis; the location of specialised treatment clinics or hospitals with the appropriate professionals to support and care for women diagnosed with endometriosis; her plans to develop the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40443/25]
562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments offered and children seen following the audit into pelvic osteotomies at Children's Health Ireland; whether any surgeries have been determined as unnecessary; whether any effort has been made to determine whether any surgeries were necessary or unnecessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40590/25]