Ken O'Flynn
Written
820. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the geographic distribution of SCAN services, by county and CHO area; and the timeline for full national coverage. [28149/26]
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Ken O'Flynn
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9,005
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Ken O'Flynn
Written
821. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated under-18 SCAN services currently in operation; and whether additional youth-specific services are planned. [28150/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
822. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators used to measure SCAN service effectiveness; and when these will be published. [28151/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
823. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent evaluation or audit of the SCAN service has been conducted since its integration into the National Clinical Programme; and if not, whether one will be commissioned. [28152/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of referrals made by general practitioners to suicide crisis assessment nurse services, including those not accepted for assessment, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [28157/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to suicide crisis assessment nurse services that were not accepted for assessment and the reasons for non-acceptance, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [28158/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national data system is in place to track referral pathways to suicide crisis assessment nurse services, including whether referrals originate from general practitioners, CAMHS, or Community Mental Health Teams, and if not, the timeline for its implementation. [28159/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators currently used to evaluate the suicide crisis assessment nurse service; and when the full national report referenced will be published. [28160/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated unmet demand for suicide crisis assessment nurse services, including the number of patients diverted to emergency departments or community mental health teams due to lack of SCAN capacity. [28161/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service records the number of emergency calls where response times exceed 30, 45, 60 and 90 minutes; and if so, the annual totals for each category in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [28162/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether delays exceeding 60 minutes in response to life-threatening emergency calls are ever retrospectively reviewed where no patient safety incident has been formally recorded; and if so, the criteria applied. [28163/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any internal analysis of the relationship between extended ambulance response times and patient outcomes, including morbidity or mortality; and if so, to provide details. [28164/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
832. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of time-based review thresholds in the National Ambulance Service has been subject to audit, risk assessment, or governance review since 2020. [28166/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on private ambulance services in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2026. [28176/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patient transfers carried out by private ambulance providers on behalf of the HSE in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026. [28177/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of total non-emergency patient transport activity carried out by private ambulance providers compared to the National Ambulance Service in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026. [28178/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the primary reasons private ambulance services are utilised by the HSE, including whether due to capacity constraints within the National Ambulance Service. [28179/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
840. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money analysis has been conducted comparing the cost of private ambulance provision versus expanding publicly operated ambulance capacity. [28180/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
841. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has a strategic plan to reduce reliance on private ambulance providers and increase in-house capacity, and if so, to outline the timeline and targets. [28181/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
842. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of outpatient appointments classified as "did not attend" in each week from January 2025 to date in 2026, broken down by hospital group. [28182/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the methodology used by the HSE to record and classify the reasons for outpatient non-attendance. [28183/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients are required to explicitly state a reason for non-attendance in order for it to be recorded as attributable to a specific cause. [28184/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any guidance or instruction was issued to HSE staff in April 2026 regarding the categorisation or reporting of non-attendance figures. [28185/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient non-attendance cases attributed to transport issues, cost of living pressures, or protest-related disruption in each week from January 2025 to date. [28186/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
847. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department is satisfied that current data collection practices for outpatient non-attendance are robust, standardised, and free from retrospective reclassification. [28187/26]