427. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason referrals correctly sent to consultants in the vascular unit in St. James’s Hospital are not resulting in scheduled appointments or initial in-person outpatient assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54212/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services
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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| February 2025 | 78 |
| March 2025 | 73 |
| April 2025 | 110 |
| May 2025 | 158 |
| June 2025 | 127 |
| July 2025 | 135 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 193 |
| October 2025 | 56 |
| November 2025 | 157 |
| December 2025 | 147 |
| January 2026 | 238 |
| February 2026 | 102 |
| March 2026 | 141 |
| April 2026 | 243 |
| May 2026 | 222 |
| June 2026 | 290 |
| July 2026 | 123 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 73 |
| October 2026 | 87 |
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428. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been returned or left without appointment scheduling in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54213/26]
431. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the level of investment currently being made by her Department and the HSE in the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS); the specific services available to women with PMOS within the public health system; whether women diagnosed with PMOS are eligible for assessment and treatment through ambulatory gynaec…
670. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the provision of services and equipment in Tipperary for a child (details supplied) given current arrangements are in Temple Street, Dublin, and given it places a significant burden on the child and family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53068/26]
671. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to physiotherapy services close within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53072/26]
672. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child and their family (details supplied) will get access to social worker support within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53073/26]
673. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to an anterior marcy walker, as advised by their neurologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53074/26]
674. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to the correct orthotics, which they currently don’t have access to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53075/26]
713. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of conditions (details supplied) per annum from 2015 to 2019 and 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52726/26]
714. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who currently receives no respite and whose parent is struggling with escalating behaviours. [52729/26]
719. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to outline the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) was injured in a healthcare setting; the details of the injuries sustained; to confirm that the person's mother had to resort to contacting wall padding companies and that this compelled the HSE to install padding in the person's room; if she is satisfied that no other patients are lacking the …
723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 705 of 28 May 2026, whether the Department or the HSE can confirm definitively whether any minutes, file notes, or correspondence concerning the WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 decision exist; and if none exist, to confirm this explicitly. [52792/26]
724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 28 May 2026, given that no formal audit or governance review was cited, whether the Department will commit to commissioning a retrospective governance assessment of the 2018 to 2019 approval process. [52793/26]
725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 28 May 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether legal advice was sought or obtained concerning reliance on WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 consultant application. [52794/26]
726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 28 May 2026,to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external organisation, advocacy group, academic institution, or clinical body was consulted prior to the inclusion of WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 submission [52795/26]
727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 28 May 2026, to name the expert clinician leading the updated Model of Care, to provide a timeline for its completion, and to confirm whether a revised job description or governance structure has been drafted to date. [52796/26]
728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1943 of 9 June 2026, to name the specific body or individuals responsible for approving the 2021 consultant post, given that the reply referred only to service need and workforce planning considerations without identifying an accountable party. [52797/26]
729. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1945 of 9 June 2026 to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external expert or peer review was sought prior to the December 2019 application. [52798/26]
730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1946 of 9 June 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether the HSE retains any record identifying the individuals or committee that approved the reference to WPATH Standards of Care Version 7; and if no such record is retained, to confirm this explicitly and state why. [52799/26]
738. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements and protocols in place for medical emergencies on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52818/26]
745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 19 May 2026, in which her Department confirmed that no HSE national guidance currently exists on appropriate intervals for repeat lipid profile testing, and that an advice note on lipid profile testing is planned by the Laboratory Services Reform Programme, the timeline for publication of this advice note; whether any …
772. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the ratio of midwifes to births in each maternity hospital and unit (details supplied), in tabular form; to identify the sites classified as large units and small units under the Birthrate Plus methodology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52965/26]
773. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a decision in the United Kingdom to make a rapid endometriosis test (details supplied) available on the NHS in England and Wales; if there are any plans to make this test available through the HSE; if so, the steps taken to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52966/26]
774. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health where falls prevention classes are currently being funded nationally. [52990/26]
775. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will fund the national roll-out of falls prevention classes, given that 25% of hospital admissions from older people relate to falls. [52991/26]