Health Services

274. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) to acquire the vacant former health centre building in Passage West; and if she will provide an update on the proposal/request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17876/25]

277. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this list; and the number of dietitians working in this area for the HSE. [17939/25]

278. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for a person (details supplied) for a transfer from one healthcare facility to another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17947/25]

871. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a matter (details supplied); the measures this family can take to speed up the process of accessing a therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16554/25]

877. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if podiatrist services are available in Carlow and Kilkenny; if not, when the services were last available; and her intentions to restore a full level of service. [16632/25]

894. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if additional physiotherapy and speech and language supports to a patient can urgently be provided in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16720/25]

897. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available; if there are plans to refund those people who have paid for medicines since the beginning of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16725/25]

904. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the implementation of the free hormone replacement therapy scheme, which was originally scheduled to begin in January 2025; if a revised timeline for its rollout is now in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16764/25]

939. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for details on ultrasound scans by private services contracted by the HSE, for the purposes of dating start of pregnancy for women considering abortion within the 12-week limit; to summarise total expenditure per year, in tabular form, from 2019 to present; to provide the current cost or range of costs per individual scan; the qualifications ar…

947. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline how an individual can access care from primary care psychology staff in a primary care centre. [16986/25]

954. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral immunotherapy will be provided by the HSE for those suffering from allergies. [17008/25]

955. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral immunotherapy will be provided under the treatment abroad scheme. [17009/25]

956. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral food challenges will be provided by the HSE for those suffering from allergies. [17010/25]

960. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of free hormone replacement therapy, given the commitment given in Budget 2025 for same; the reason for the delay with the pharmacists; and when women will be able to avail of this free therapy; and the date to resolve the issue (details supplied). [17035/25]

975. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has discontinued the provision of a diabetic foot clinic service at Camlin medical centre, Longford, which was previously available to patients; if so, the rationale behind this decision; if there are any plans to reinstate this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/25]

982. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the progress on the delivery of the six new planned surgical hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17302/25]

983. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health to report on the delivery of free HRT products-medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17303/25]

1009. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17452/25]

1016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in extending the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 to 74 years; if she is still committed to completing this programme expansion by 2026 [17510/25]

291. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on what is being done to ensure that current patients at HSE Louth Community Care, Dundalk, County Louth continue to receive treatment in the absence of orthodontists at this Dundalk clinic (details supplied). [16329/25]

292. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to general inpatient hospital wards with a primary diagnosis of mental health difficulties in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the average length of time children spent in general wards with this diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16330/25]

296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people seen by the Psychology in Primary Care children's service in 2024 and to date in 2025, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16335/25]

298. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health how the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics is funded; its annual expenditure; if it is funded per application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16349/25]

300. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline and publish the terms of the service level agreement between the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16351/25]

301. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a 90-day timeline on the carrying out of health technology assessments on the part of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics's key performance indicators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16352/25]