Health Strategies

835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether exceptions for overnight stays for partners will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44911/26]

850. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if a service impact assessment was carried out before the historic pay linkage between perfusionists and medical scientists was altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44972/26]

858. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken within her Department or the HSE to evaluate the consistency of the Small Hospitals Framework 2013 with current clinical guidance, including national clinical programmes and Sláintecare-aligned models of care; if a review of the framework is planned and the reasons for that decision; and if she will make a state…

914. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update of the evaluation of the National Maternity Strategy; to confirm if a working group has been constituted to guide development of a new Strategy or extension of existing one; the timeline for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45257/26]

936. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made on the development of a national action plan on loneliness, including her Department or agency responsible for leading its delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45314/26]

1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department intends to establish national targets for reducing obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease incidence; the timeline for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45885/26]

1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance indicators that are currently used to measure the effectiveness of national obesity policy and obesity treatment services; and if she will provide the most recent results available for each indicator. [45886/26]

1011. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a costed implementation plan exists for the National Model of Care for Obesity; the estimated funding required for full implementation; the funding allocated to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45887/26]

1018. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a successor to the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026; if she will hold a public consultation to inform its development; if so, the manner in which this public consultation will be held; if there will be an open call for submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45900/26]

1851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she expects to publish the new diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41757/26]

2139. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when a National Hearing Care Plan will be published; the expected aims and objectives of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42933/26]

2141. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for a report on the delivery of the Endometriosis Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42935/26]

2162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a new obesity policy and action plan; the timeframe for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43051/26]

648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal HSE audit, compliance review, governance review, risk assessment, or assurance exercise relating to the treatment abroad scheme has been conducted since the 2022 Comptroller and Auditor General audit. [41214/26]

1196. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 2 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022 (details supplied), the specific measures undertaken to date; the current status of implementation; the timelines for any outstanding elements due to be completed within five years of publication; and if she will make a statement on the …

1212. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason no definitive completion timeline for Sláintecare has been provided, despite the framework being proposed for implementation in 2021; the milestones that have been met to date; when a clear delivery schedule will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37653/26]

1214. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that loneliness is strongly associated with mental health difficulties and suicide risk among older people, when the Government will develop, fund and implement a national loneliness strategy; the Department that will hold responsibility for its delivery; the evaluation mechanisms that will be put in place to ensure accountability…

1235. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1268 of 28 April 2026, if the Women's Health Action Plan 2026-2027: Phase 3 will include plans to examine under 17’s access to contraception as outlined in the National Sexual Health Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37770/26]

1236. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the HIV Action Plan, committed to in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; the work carried out to date; the timeline being worked towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37771/26]

1315. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the annual estimate for funding the National Adult Palliative Care Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37937/26]

1316. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the National Adult Palliative Care Strategy to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37938/26]

1317. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to outline the planned activities for 2026 and 2027 under the National Adult Palliative Care policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/26]

1247. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to add further condition to the heal prick test for newborn babies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33391/26]

287. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health whether an assessment has been undertaken of where patient data would reside under the recent Government approved plan for a national electronic health record system; how legal control over that data would be exercised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31255/26]

1161. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of a model of care for PCOS; if she will provide for a structured scheme for women to access diagnosis, care and treatment for this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30050/26]