1214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail what national oversight mechanisms are currently in place within her Department to monitor clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and safeguarding compliance in respect of minors referred for gender-related healthcare. [33188/26]
1215. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any requirement exists at national level for the recording or reporting of clinical outcomes, adverse events, or complications arising from gender-related assessment or referral pathways for minors; and if not, whether such a requirement is under consideration. [33189/26]
1216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out whether her Department has issued any direction, guidance, or policy requirement to the HSE in respect of the collection of national data on referrals, assessments, outcomes, and costs associated with gender-related healthcare pathways for minors; and the current status of any such initiative.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33190/26]
1217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any legal or policy framework currently governs consent, capacity assessment, and parental involvement in decisions relating to gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors at national level; and to specify the source of such framework. [33191/26]
1218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken by her Department into the adequacy of existing safeguarding arrangements in respect of minors accessing gender-related healthcare pathways; and if so, to provide the date and outcome of that review. [33192/26]
1219. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline what measures are currently in place to ensure consistency of clinical practice across regions in respect of gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors in the absence of a finalised national model of care. [33193/26]
1220. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department has established a timeline, with defined milestones, for the implementation of a national data collection system, audit framework, and governance structure for gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if so, to provide details. [33194/26]
1221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment was conducted prior to permitting ongoing gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors in the absence of a completed national model of care, national dataset, or audit framework; and if she will provide details. [33200/26]
1222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who holds ultimate legal and clinical accountability for decisions made in respect of gender-related assessment and referral of minors in the absence of a designated national governance authority. [33201/26]
1223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that current arrangements meet the State’s obligations in respect of clinical governance, patient safety, and safeguarding, given the absence of national data systems and audit mechanisms. [33202/26]
1224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse event monitoring system exists specifically for gender-related clinical pathways for minors; and if so, to provide details. [33203/26]
1225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any cost tracking mechanism exists for gender-related referrals or treatments involving minors, including under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [33204/26]
1230. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the full target of 960 whole-time equivalent agency staff conversions to direct employment will be achieved; if not, the revised completion date; and the reasons for the shortfall to date. [33237/26]
1231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing in each year from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the extent to which this expenditure has reduced in line with the agency conversion programme. [33238/26]
1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the conversion of agency staff to direct employment has resulted in any net increase in frontline staffing capacity; or whether such conversions are being accommodated within existing workforce ceilings. [33239/26]
1233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current maximum whole-time equivalent workforce ceiling for 2026 constrains the completion of the agency conversion programme; and whether any adjustment to this ceiling is under consideration. [33240/26]
1234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy framework governs how Health Regions prioritise and implement agency staff conversions; and how consistency across regions is ensured. [33241/26]
1235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether posts identified for agency conversion may be reconfigured by Health Regions into different grades or service areas; and if so, the number of such reconfigurations to date. [33242/26]
1236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out on the impact of the agency conversion programme on service delivery, including waiting times, patient access, or staffing stability; and if so, the findings of that assessment. [33243/26]
198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that the SEAI heat pump grant eligibility criteria require many pre-2007 homeowners to achieve a heat loss indicator (HLI) of 2.3 W/(K.m²) or lower before grant approval, often necessitating significant and costly fabric upgrades; the number of applicants deemed ineligible or refused heat pump grant approval in each of t…
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is satisfied that the SEAI eligibility criteria for window and door replacement grants, including post-works BER requirements and U-value thresholds, are not disproportionately excluding homeowners in older dwellings; the number of applicants refused or deemed ineligible for grant support for windows and doors in each of the past…
225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether vehicles imported into the State as personal cars for individuals who hold a protection order are legally required to have motor tax or pay vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31550/26]
464. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full-time working hours of all posts listed in HSE circular 003-20026 exclusive of breaks (details supplied). [31746/26]
465. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the any posts listed in HSE circular 003-2026 (details supplied) are excluded from the average working time week. [31747/26]
466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if a person who was employed as an instructor in a disability service which is wholly funded by the HSE has an entitlement to the same terms and conditions as their counterparts employed directly by the HSE. [31748/26]