Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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636. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if CAR T-cell therapy is available in Ireland (details supplied); if so in which hospitals; and if not, if she plans to introduce it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50005/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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637. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost to fund services for specialised pelvic floor physiotherapy following a referral from a general practitioner. [50009/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As part of the Ambulatory Gynaecology Model of Care, for which there are currently 18 “see and treat” gynaecology clinics open, a Framework for the implementation of physiotherapy-led gynaecology care pathway has been developed.

This physiotherapy-led care pathway enables women to be both directly triaged to clinical specialist physiotherapy for direct management as clinically appropriate, or alternatively triaged directly for management by the medical team with input and support from clinical specialist physiotherapy service, thereby enabling a more holistic multidisciplinary team approach.

Bi-directional flow between the pathways has been embedded, so that women attending physiotherapy can be escalated directly for a medical consultation as clinically required.

Over 780 women were seen and managed through the physiotherapy-led care pathway in 2024.

In addition, significant investment has been directed into establishing a national network of Postnatal Hubs that provide essential care for women and infants in community settings in the weeks after birth.

These Hubs provide a range of services, including physiotherapy, delivered by a women’s health physiotherapist in each Hub.

The Programme for Government contains a commitment to examine the introduction of pelvic floor physical therapy sessions for all women after childbirth. The Department of Health is working with the HSE to assess further expansion of these services.

The cost for one Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Physiotherapist Clinical Specialist is €80,207 plus 20% non-pay costs of €16,041, totalling €96,248 per annum.