Health Services

359. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to increase capacity in the neurological rehabilitation facility in Tower, Blarney, Cork from 20 beds to 50 beds and recruit the necessary staff, taking into account that there is up to a nine-month waiting time to get into the National Rehabilitation Facility in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

360. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on a document (details supplied); where said guidelines can be accessed or, in the event that the guidelines do not yet exist, if her Department intends to establish a guideline document for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31056/25]

367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the supports for parents who have to pay high medical costs for essential medicines for their children; if supports will be improved for parents who do not qualify for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31102/25]

1259. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update and timeline for the rollout of peanut oral immunotherapy for Children. [28910/25]

1265. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reason the midlands has received no funding for local community neuro-rehabilitation teams as promised; when will they receive this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28958/25]

1275. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29007/25]

1321. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have considered implementing a standard procedure where medical service providers are in direct contact with health insurance providers so that there is no requirement for the patient to contact their health insurance provider to seek a reimbursement for the cost of their medical treatment; and if she will ma…

1324. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of Spinal Muscular Atrophy testing in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, further to her predecessor’s commitment in November 2023 to include SMA in the heel prick test and the allocation of funding for this in Budgets 2024 and 2025; to outline the role of her Department in overseeing …

1326. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce financial support for families going through IVF treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29204/25]

1330. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to open an ADHD clinic in Navan/Meath area, as this service would be a very valued resource for people in the area and their families; and if there are no plans, if she will consider the issue. [29244/25]

1332. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (full-time equivalent) employed by the HSE MyOptions service, broken down by year and by category, as qualified nurses, qualified counsellors, and other staff; to outline the training they are currently required to take before advising callers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29255/25]

1333. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a mandatory breast density notification following mammograms conducted under the BreastCheck screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29257/25]

1353. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the location of each health centre in County Donegal that is no longer functional; if she will outline the plans for their disposal and whether interested local organisations could be considered for purchase at a nominal price. [29295/25]

1366. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the timeframe for the launch of the next phase of the HSE funding for IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29358/25]

1367. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will make respite available to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29359/25]

1368. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic at St. James's Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025; the frequency in which each of those clinics are held; if you could also indicate if each outpatient clinic is consultant led or nurse led, in tabular form. [29364/25]

1370. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic held at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the frequency in which each of those clinics are held; if they will indicate if each outpatient clinic is consultant led or nurse led, in tabular form. [29366/25]

1373. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapy resources (details supplied) in the Cork south west area. [29380/25]

1377. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health if her Department will mandate standardised breast density reporting for women who have mammograms in Ireland, be they either public or private patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29436/25]

1379. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update in relation to funding for IVF; if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29452/25]

1386. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the services currently on offer in the postnatal hubs already established; if there are plans to expand these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29474/25]

1413. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have contacted the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29553/25]

1438. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork city and county; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29652/25]

1443. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/25]

1445. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the average length of time a person has to wait before gaining access to dialectical behaviour therapy within the HSE, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29698/25]