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Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Advertising
Carol Nolan
252. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total costs incurred by his Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in online/digital media platforms; the names of the online platforms involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23440/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
253. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of childcare identifier code key (chick codes) that were issued by the national childcare sponsorship scheme in 2023; the number of these codes that were activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23458/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Medicinal Products
Patrick Costello
254. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 30 April 2024, if, given that a recent report (details supplied) found that 69% of transgender people access care abroad, his Department will commit to consulting with the transgender community before making any changes around EEA prescriptions to ensure continuity of their healthcare. [23319/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Equality
Patrick Costello
255. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if he is aware that the "relatively new" area of transgender healthcare is over a century old. [23320/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Equality
Patrick Costello
256. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 30 April 2024, if the widespread problem of GPs denying blood tests to their transgender patients is considered out of scope for the new model of care being developed by the HSE. [23321/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Food Labelling
Neasa Hourigan
257. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to alter regulations regarding nutritional labelling for foodstuffs in order that the recommended daily allowances information is expressed in terms of quantities for children as opposed to an adult’s RDA, for foodstuffs that are primarily targeted at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23322/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Alan Dillon
258. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a psychologist assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23328/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when urgent speech therapy and physiotherapy will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) who recently suffered a stroke and is relying on these services to regain a normal independent quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Paul Murphy
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how many is the "growing number" of people contacting the National Gender Service seeking to detransition, as mentioned in a recent newspaper article (details supplied), broken down by year. [23368/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Paul Murphy
261. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the National Gender Service's meetings with the NHS started; and when was the most recent meeting. [23369/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Recognition
Paul Murphy
262. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, if there are any clinical differences in the over 45% of those attending the National Gender Service who started gender questioning from late teenage years onwards. [23370/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Recognition
Paul Murphy
263. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how clinical practice in the National Gender service takes into account rapid onset gender dysphoria, as mentioned in its approved model of care. [23371/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Recognition
Paul Murphy
264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how important the National Gender Service considers the mentioned report within the field of transgender healthcare. [23372/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Gender Recognition
Paul Murphy
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 1 May 2024, if the National Gender Service can share medical literature that corroborates their clinical experience that it is very common for neurodiverse people to have their sexual interest emerge a decade or more after puberty. [23373/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
266. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
267. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be arranged at the orthopaedic department WUH or Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny, for a person (details supplied). [23381/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Michael Healy-Rae
268. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23407/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Catherine Connolly
269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 2 May 2024, if the review of the model of care for eating disorders planned during 2024 will examine the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders per year, given that the number of first time hospital admissions for eating disorders in 2022 was the highest since 2006; if the review of bed capacity already carried out took into account the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders, or if it focused solely on mental health facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Catherine Connolly
270. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 2 May 2024, the status of the review of the model of care for eating disorders; the timeline for the completion of the review; the details of who is carrying out the review; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23415/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Eating Disorders
Catherine Connolly
271. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions for eating disorders in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23416/24]