Ken O'Flynn

3255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the extent to which health regions are permitted to reconfigure, defer or reassign approved Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services posts under the current governance model; the national oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that such decisions do not reduce service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26637/26]

3284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the age breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified in the State to date in 2026, including infants under one year, children aged one to four years, children aged five to 12 years, adolescents aged 13 to 18 years, adults aged 19 to 64 years, and adults aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26759/26]

3285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the regional or HSE health area breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified to date in 2026, including the number identified as meningococcal group B; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26760/26]

3286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of notified meningococcal disease cases to date in 2026 that required hospital admission, intensive care treatment, and the number of associated deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26761/26]

3287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average and median turnaround times for laboratory confirmation and serogroup identification of suspected meningococcal disease cases in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26762/26]

3288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy targets or benchmarks in place for the time taken from notification of a meningococcal disease case to public health intervention, including contact identification and prophylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26763/26]

3289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis, circulation scope, and frequency of clinical alerts issued by the HSE National Health Protection Office in response to international infectious disease outbreaks, including the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26764/26]

3290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national stock levels, expressed in doses held and weeks of supply, of MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines under the national immunisation programme; the policy framework governing minimum stockholding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26765/26]

3291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national uptake rates for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines over the past five years and to date in 2026, including any identified regional or cohort-level gaps in coverage and the measures in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/26]

3292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national contingency planning framework in place for a surge in meningococcal disease cases, including policy provisions relating to hospital capacity, intensive care availability, laboratory services, and public health staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26767/26]

3293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal risk assessment has been conducted in response to the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; whether defined epidemiological or operational thresholds exist to trigger enhanced public health measures or communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26768/26]

3294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE national management information systems do not capture agency staffing levels expressed as whole-time equivalents; whether this represents a known data limitation at Departmental level; and the steps being taken to introduce WTE-based workforce tracking for agency staff. [26769/26]

3295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of systems capable of capturing agency staff numbers in WTE terms across all regional health areas; and whether this will form part of the SAP S/4HANA system rollout referenced by the HSE. [26770/26]

3296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the absence of WTE tracking for agency staff meets public financial management and workforce planning standards; and if she will outline any Departmental reviews conducted into this matter. [26771/26]

3297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1994 of 18 March 2026, to confirm the total agency expenditure in each regional health area for 2024 and 2025 as set out in Appendix 1; and to provide the final audited figures for 2024 and provisional versus final variance for 2025. [26772/26]

3298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of total agency expenditure attributable to each staffing category (medical/dental, nursing, health and social care professionals, management/admin, support services and technical grades) for 2024 and 2025; and whether these proportions are monitored centrally. [26773/26]

3299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what specific cost-control mechanisms are in place at Departmental and HSE level to reduce reliance on agency staffing; and whether annual targets for agency expenditure reduction have been set for each regional health area. [26774/26]

3300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the outcomes to date of the July 2025 framework for converting agency staff to direct employment; including the number of conversions achieved, the cost impact, and any evaluation undertaken of its effectiveness. [26775/26]

3301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the SAP S/4HANA system introduced in July 2025 is fully operational in providing real-time reporting on agency expenditure and workforce metrics; and what governance controls are in place to ensure data accuracy and completeness. [26776/26]

3302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether analysis has been carried out comparing agency expenditure trends across regional health areas; to identify outliers or regions with disproportionately high reliance on agency staff; and if so, to provide a summary of findings. [26777/26]

3303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether internal or external audits have been conducted on agency staffing expenditure and reporting systems within the HSE since 2023; and to provide details of findings, recommendations, and implementation status. [26778/26]

3304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that are currently vacant, by county, as of the most recent date available. [26813/26]

3305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the duration of vacancy of each residential property owned by the Health Service Executive that is currently vacant, categorised by periods of less than 6 months, 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years, and over 2 years. [26814/26]

3306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that have been declared surplus to requirements in each year from 2020 to date. [26815/26]

3307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that have been offered to the Land Development Agency in each year from 2020 to date, and the number of such properties subsequently taken up by the Agency. [26816/26]