Parliamentary questions

Departmental Policies

Pearse Doherty

595. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assistance his Department can provide for a play group (details supplied) a service that faces closure due to its building being condemned as a result of the presence of defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19436/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Smith

596. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/24]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

597. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for full reimplementation of services provided by the Kildare network disability team, with particular reference to the urgent provision of occupational therapy, speech therapy, clinical psychology and social worker services; the positions in this team currently vacant and yet to be filled; the timeline for filling such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology support and social worker services for children in CH07; the plans in hand to address the current wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

599. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average age of early intervention for children in the CH07 area for vital supports and assessments including assessments for autism and ADHD; the extent to which this wait time has fluctuated in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

600. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of positions waiting to be filled, including appropriate cover for maternity leave, in the fields of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology in the CH07 area; when it is anticipated that all available positions will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19475/24]

Child and Family Agency

Bernard Durkan

601. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla can intervene in all situations where concerns have been raised regarding the health and welfare of a child; the extent to which he is satisfied that Tusla has the powers to intervene where the welfare of a child has been brought to Tusla's attention in all circumstances without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/24]

Ukraine War

Bernard Durkan

602. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department continue to offer assistance to children and families fleeing from the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19477/24]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

603. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of children currently in foster care; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past seven years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/24]

Undefined

Bernard Durkan

604. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the needs of children who are refugees, are in the Traveller community or have special issues, and who, if they are not attended to, may not be in a position to take their rightful place in society in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/24]

Departmental Policies

Bernard Durkan

605. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he continues to promote integration in all circumstances throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19481/24]

Equality Issues

Bernard Durkan

606. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he proposes to take to address any or all inequalities affecting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19482/24]

Childcare Services

Bernard Durkan

607. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he continues to prioritise funding for the child care sector with a view to continued improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19483/24]

EU Directives

Seán Sherlock

608. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 14 July 2023 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion (INFR(2022)0309) for failing to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19508/24]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

609. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/24]

Local Elections

Richard Boyd Barrett

610. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a general dental surgeon on grade H of employment is eligible to run in local government elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18959/24]

Departmental Policies

Mark Ward

611. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on Ireland's drug policy following the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs; the next steps following the recommendations from the Citizens' Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19307/24]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

612. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the concerns of parents of children with mental health problems are regularly monitored, with a view to ensuring the availability of adequate residential places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/24]

Abortion Services

David Cullinane

613. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether implementing the recommendations of the independent termination of pregnancy review is a priority for him. [18633/24]

General Practitioner Services

Peadar Tóibín

614. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the MIDOC in Birr, County Offaly closed; if there are plans for it to reopen; if there is an assessment of accessibility of primary care in Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18735/24]

Health Services Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

615. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when travel pay expenses will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

616. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the work of an organisation (details supplied) to provide heart and stroke services; if he has plans to work with the foundation to expand services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

617. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the services available to heart and stroke patients; if he is aware that around one in three of all stroke survivors are referred to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18738/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

618. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that stroke survivors are not sufficiently supported following their release from hospital; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18739/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

619. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that heart failure patients are not sufficiently supported when out of hospital; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18740/24]

Health Services

Darren O'Rourke

620. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant support services that are offered by an organisation (details supplied); if he aware of concerns that their current funding model is unsustainable; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/24]

Departmental Policies

Brian Stanley

621. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the providers of online medical certificates including fit to return to work certificates, unfit for work, pre-employment medical certificates and prescriptions are approved by his Department. [18744/24]

Departmental Policies

Brian Stanley

622. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the practice of the provision of online medical certificates is approved by the HSE and his Department; and if so, how a person can be judged as being fit or unfit for work without actually carrying out a medical examination. [18745/24]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

623. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will finalise its pay and numbers strategy for 2024. [18754/24]

Health Services

David Cullinane

624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make access to Mehta growth guidance casting for infantile idiopathic scoliosis available for children in the State, whether through access to care in the State or through access to care abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/24]

Hospital Staff

Joe Carey

625. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if all clinical staff in the emergency department of UHL have received training in the National Clinical Guidelines No 6 Sepsis Management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18757/24]

Nursing Homes

Robert Troy

626. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a nursing home place is made available for a person (details supplied). [18760/24]

Human Rights

Violet-Anne Wynne

627. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken towards developing a UN convention on the rights of older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18764/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

628. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the role of the Irish Medical Council in respect of difficulties with the Ministerial licence application for medical cannabis access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18766/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

629. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient who has completed a Ministerial license application with their medical consultant cannot make a complaint in respect of the process and is instead deemed a third party as they are not the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18767/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

630. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) who applied for the Ministerial license on 7 December 2023 has received no reply on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18768/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

631. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the reason his Department deems it inappropriate to discuss applications under section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to treat a patient with schedule 1 cannabis-based products with the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18769/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Violet-Anne Wynne

632. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the length of time it takes for a consultant who has submitted an application under section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to treat a patient with schedule 1 cannabis-based products to hear from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

633. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/24]

Hospital Transfers

Jackie Cahill

634. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the travel options that may be available to an elderly patient travelling from Thurles, County Tipperary, to Croom, County Limerick for a rheumatology appointment, who has no other means of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/24]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

635. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/24]

Budget 2024

Bernard Durkan

636. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health for an itemised list of exactly how the additional €10 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2024 will be spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/24]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

637. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health what percentage of mental health difficulties are addressed at primary care level, secondary care level and tertiary care level, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18795/24]

Psychological Assessments

Bernard Durkan

638. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for an appointment with primary care psychology; the number of persons on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/24]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

639. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of the child and adolescent mental health services, the adult mental health services and the old age psychiatry services, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18797/24]

Hospital Staff

Niall Collins

640. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding current staffing levels of paediatric epilepsy services at University Hospital Limerick; the number of current vacancies which may exist within the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18803/24]

Care of the Elderly

Cian O'Callaghan

641. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a day centre for older people in an area (details supplied) where there is currently no suitable centre for public health nurses to make a referral to; if this can be considered to prevent social isolation and assist families in providing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/24]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

642. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 21 March 2024, to provide an update on the status of the proposed vaccine damage scheme; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18818/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Denis Naughten

643. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the total number of copper communication lines within his Department that are currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis, inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/24]

Departmental Data

Denis Naughten

644. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland who currently use telecare systems either in their home, in nursing or care homes and/or in assisted-living facilities to monitor, support or protect the health and well-being of vulnerable people; the annual spend on such devices for each of the past five years from 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18849/24]

Healthcare Policy

Patrick Costello

645. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concerns of over 100 Irish academics expressed in an open letter (details supplied) about a report on transgender healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18880/24]

Medicinal Products

Patrick Costello

646. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to legislate to stop the dispensing of EU prescriptions for specific marginalised groups as proposed in a recent article (details supplied). [18881/24]

Gender Equality

Patrick Costello

647. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if reports of transgender people being denied blood tests by GPs will be investigated by the HSE clinical lead for transgender services. [18882/24]

Departmental Data

Patrick Costello

648. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of patients of the National Gender Service who have walked back their gender as mentioned in a recent radio interview (details supplied), by year in tabular form. [18883/24]

Healthcare Policy

Johnny Mythen

649. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for blood tests to be taken on a person that present themselves as a suspected spiked victim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/24]

Healthcare Policy

Johnny Mythen

650. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol to expedite blood tests for patients who have been spiked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18888/24]

Departmental Data

Johnny Mythen

651. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of cases of spiking that have occurred between 2022, 2023 and 2024, including Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/24]

Health Services

Mark Ward

652. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Palmerstown; the number of vacant positions; if developmental checks are being carried out for children in the Palmerstown area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/24]

Health Services

Chris Andrews

653. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) given their housing situation is tenuous and urgent intervention is needed to ensure take responsibility is taken for their welfare. [18894/24]

Care of the Elderly

Ged Nash

654. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the membership of the reference group of stakeholders that will help inform the work of the Commission on Care for Older People; how persons and interested service providers and representative bodies will feed into the work of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18895/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

655. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE endocrinologist registrars based in St. James's Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18900/24]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

656. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls visits carried out by doctors in each treatment centre on D-Doc services in each of the past 28 days, in tabular form. [18901/24]

Health Services

Catherine Murphy

657. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have applied for treatment to date in 2024 under the publicly funded fertility treatment scheme. [18902/24]

Hospital Charges

Catherine Murphy

658. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public car parking charges at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [18903/24]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Murphy

659. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of teams for each of the national clinical programmes in early intervention in psychosis, perinatal mental health and eating disorders; and the current staffing levels for each of those teams, in tabular form. [18904/24]

Hospital Staff

Catherine Murphy

660. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in intensive care medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [18905/24]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

661. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the current newborn screening process; if he has given any consideration to expanding the diseases which are screened for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Róisín Shortall

662. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans for the special scheme of paid leave for eligible public health sector employees suffering from long-Covid, following the three-month extension announced on 16 April 2024; if he will replace the temporary scheme with a long-term occupation illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18929/24]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

663. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his response to the Law Reform Commission's report entitled 'A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding'; his plans in respect of implementing the recommendations; if he will commit to establishing a new and fully independent national safeguarding authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18930/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

664. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the provision of a health service building and the occupants of same in Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18934/24]

Medical Cards

John McGuinness

665. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued based on medical circumstances to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18938/24]

Health Service Executive

Ged Nash

666. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's CHO8 intends to provide any financial support to an organisation (details supplied) to deliver important supports in the community in the administrative area for those who have experienced heart events or stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

667. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health are there functioning stroke units in Cavan, Letterkenny and Naas as of April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18945/24]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

668. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke units that meet the minimum requirements under the stroke guidelines to be a stroke unit since the publication of the National Stroke Audit and as of April 2024; where are these located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18946/24]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

669. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what budget has been set aside to work with key stakeholders to improve public knowledge on stroke and risk factors for stroke; is this recurrent funding; what stakeholders are being worked with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18947/24]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

670. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what problems and issues have arisen from the lack of a structured programme of recurrent funding for the National Stroke Strategy; what recommendations of both the National Stroke Strategy and the Irish National Audit for Stroke are not able to be implemented as a result of the lack of a structured programme of recurrent funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18948/24]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

671. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what structured programme of recurrent funding is needed for the National Stroke Strategy to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18949/24]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

672. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of posts that have been approved for the National Stroke Strategy to date; the number of these that have been filled; the number of these that have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Louise O'Reilly

673. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason patient access to acute stroke unit beds has remained at an unacceptable level for several years; what action is being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18951/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

674. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been seen weekly, by each discipline (details supplied), by each team within the two CAMHS teams in south Tipperary, Clonmel team 1 and team 2 since January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

675. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to CAMHS (Clonmel teams) who have not been accepted but seen by a CAMHS consultant by way of an ECA in hospital since January 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18969/24]

Health Services Staff

Brian Stanley

676. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the embargo on recruitment to the health service, specifically the situation where positions for nursing staff are vacant and persons are on panels at various hospitals. [18972/24]

Health Services Staff

Paul Kehoe

677. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place for the recruitment of a consultant neurologist for Wexford hospital and a dedicated outpatient neurology service, as recommended in the 2016 National Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18991/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Brendan Griffin

678. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be prioritised for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18994/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

679. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the ENT clinic in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/24]

Primary Care Services

Michael Lowry

680. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the current WTE posts filled and unfilled, respectively in south Tipperary primary care services, broken down by discipline for physiotherapy, occupational therapist, speech and language therapy, psychology, dietician, audiology and ophthalmology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19010/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Michael Lowry

681. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to reduce paediatric primary care wait lists in south Tipperary; if he will give a commitment to improve the waiting times for children waiting to access these much-needed appointments in 2024, many of whom are waiting over 12 months for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/24]

Health Strategies

Pádraig O'Sullivan

682. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the €20 million in medicines savings which his Productivity and Savings Taskforce intends to achieve in 2024; whether it is intended that all of these savings will be reinvested in new medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

683. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will add endometriosis to the long-term illness scheme; if this is being considered as part of the development of the National Endometriosis Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19030/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Endometriosis Framework; the timeline he is working towards for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19031/24]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

685. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will consider changes to the age and body mass index limits for fertility treatment; if clinicians have discretion to treat patients over those limits in certain circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19032/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

686. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a procedure in Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin. [19037/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

687. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen in the sleep apnoea clinic. [19039/24]

Mental Health Services

Cathal Crowe

688. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will address a number of issues (details supplied) with regard to services for children within the health system with mental health and neurodivergent conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19042/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Marian Harkin

689. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update on a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [19049/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Duncan Smith

690. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if workers in a facility (details supplied) will receive the pandemic special recognition payment, given this facility provides 24-hour care to vulnerable and at-risk young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19061/24]

Medical Cards

Cathal Crowe

691. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department will take to ensure that medical card patients can access dental appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19069/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the extensive waiting lists to receive gender-affirming healthcare at the gender clinic in St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown (details supplied); if there are plans to employ more gender-affirming healthcare professionals in this facility or others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19073/24]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

693. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1586 of 9 April 2024, to provide a breakdown of funding made under the sexual health and crisis pregnancy programme to organisations which focus on crisis pregnancy counselling, in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19075/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

695. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a hip assessment and operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19081/24]