Healthcare Policy

922. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51947/25]

939. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress made to date on the Obesity Action Plan committed to in the Programme for Government; when specific actions are expected to flow from the plan; if she will conduct stakeholder engagement and consultation as part of her plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52121/25]

170. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to establish a national biobank office and introduce primary biobanking legislation, as recommended by the Irish Health Research Forum in 2023; if so, the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50613/25]

582. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding access to CAR-T cell therapy for patients over the age of 26 with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; the rationale for the existing eligibility criteria; whether funding or pathways are available for patients to access this treatment abroad where clinically appropriate; and if she will make a statement on …

609. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the costing provided for in a document included hormone replacement therapy prescribed to transgender women (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49826/25]

610. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a women prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the treatment of a condition can avail of the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49827/25]

611. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the apparently contradictory information produced by her Department in advance of the free hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme (details supplied); if pharmacists are expected to provide any clinical information to the HSE on patients availing of the scheme; if patients are required to provide any clinical information to pharm…

624. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the availability of free HRT products beyond the treatment of menopause symptoms to transgender people as part of gender-affirming healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49933/25]

366. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a free shingles vaccine for older people, in particular those over 66 years-of-age, in line with best practice in other European countries; if her Department has carried out an assessment of the health and cost benefits of a national shingles vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on…

378. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if a treatment will be made available for a person (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49532/25]

1153. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to include motor neurone disease in the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47821/25]

1312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies that is primary care and CAMHS in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48780/25]

1313. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if smoking cessation services also extend to the use of vapes or e-cigarettes [48822/25]

2074. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the basis and criteria the decision was taken by the Health Service Executive and her Department to withdraw funding after the law on abortion changed from pregnancy counselling agencies that had a valuable track record in providing practical support to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy but made it clear that facilitating abortion wo…

2079. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will bring proposals to cabinet regarding a vaccine damage scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44605/25]

2107. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to invest in step-down capacity, as distinct from nursing homes, in the south-east for people under 65 as a transitional care option. [44719/25]

2152. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to consider developing a Lyme disease specific department in University Hospital Kerry, for the detection, treatment and research of the condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44885/25]

2164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a national gonorrhoea vaccination programme in Ireland, similar to the newly launched NHS England initiative which offers a world-first vaccine roll-out through sexual health clinics; if any assessment has been made by the HSE or NIAC regarding the applicability of this vaccine in an Irish public health context…

2170. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health in light of the findings of the review into Portiuncula university hospitals maternity services (details supplied), if she will commit to a national review of maternity services provided in other small hospitals offering maternity services, given the risks identified in this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4495…

2173. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health since Portiuncula university hospital covers a large area, and in light of the criteria that have been applied for certain pregnancies deemed high risk, whether the HSE has assessed if Galway university is suitable from an accessible point of view; if not, is it envisaged that this care will be provided in Mullingar Maternity Hospital …

2175. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to resourcing Portiuncula hospital to enable the full restoration of all maternity services at the hospital, considering two reports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44960/25]

2176. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the high-quality specialist endocrine services at Portiuncula hospital will be maintained for women with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44961/25]

2177. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the recommendations of the 2018 report (details supplied) were not fully implemented at Portiuncula university hospital, as referenced in the most recent report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44962/25]

2178. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a shared permanent governance structure for maternity services between Portiuncula maternity hospital and Galway university hospital; if there have been any objections to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44963/25]

2182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered alternative pathways for professional recognition for section 91 applicants with CORU registration boards where an employer does not provide adequate evidence for the applicant, or where an employer does not engage with the process, but the applicant can otherwise demonstrate their employment and professional cre…