Parliamentary questions

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Brendan Howlin

126. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if a capital allocation to construct the new 97-bed block at Wexford General Hospital, which has full planning permission, is included in this year's capital programme for the HSE; when he expects construction to begin on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9426/24]

Mental Health Policy

Patrick Costello

127. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the understanding and managing adult ADHD programme was not chosen for funding by the HSE for 2024, and what supports he intends to provide to it in its place. [9427/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

128. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 30 January 2024, the specific medications and dosages that are commonly prescribed by the National Gender Service for trans women seeking progesterone. [9429/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

129. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 14 February 2024, which in particular of the over fifty references in the mentioned interim report are the relevant clinical studies. [9430/24]

Health Services

Patrick Costello

130. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 14 February 2024, which specific autism supports are needed by the National Gender Service, and what issues the lack of same leads to. [9431/24]

Home Help Service

Matt Carthy

131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 8 February 2024, the time within which home support teams are obliged to respond to communications from those being provided with care; the notice they are obliged to provide to those in receipt of care should they be unable to meet agreed levels of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9441/24]

Home Care Packages

Matt Carthy

132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of people in receipt of home care in County Monaghan; the number of people, and number of weeks, where the agreed level of support was not received in the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9442/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Róisín Shortall

133. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the date on which a decision on funding for this organisation will be taken, given the urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9443/24]

Gender Recognition

Duncan Smith

134. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on his commitment to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

135. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the pricing and reimbursement system for medicines; the number in the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit; the number in the NCPE, the NCCP and the HSE's Medicines Management Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

136. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the Governance arrangements in place by his Department to ensure schedule 1 of the framework agreement with the pharmaceutical industry is complied with by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9450/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

137. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE’s systems can extract spending on reimbursements in respect of orphan drugs; and if so, the amount spent in this respect in each year 2014-2023 inclusive, in tabular form. [9451/24]

Departmental Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will supply data detailing the staffing breakdown of the National Rare Diseases Office, by grade and WTE rating; and the monetary allocation to and outturn spending of the NRDO for the period 2015–2023, in tabular form. [9452/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

139. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting on obesity clinic appointments since 2019 to 2023; and the average waiting time to access services once a referral has been made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9454/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

140. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on obesity clinic appointments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9455/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

141. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of obesity clinics operational in the health service; and the number of consultants specialising in this area. [9456/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

142. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the National Obesity Programme, given the impact obesity has on healthcare and health outcomes. [9457/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

143. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of bariatric surgeries carried out across Irish hospitals from 2019 to 2023, in tabular form. [9458/24]

Obesity Levels

Colm Burke

144. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants working within the clinical speciality of obesity and bariatric surgery across the health service. [9459/24]

Departmental Schemes

Emer Higgins

145. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of claims under the TLI scheme have been made by people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, respectively. [9470/24]