2792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the enforcement measures in place where HSE regions exceed agency expenditure limits; the number of instances where such limits were exceeded since July 2025; and the corrective actions taken in each case. [24291/26]
2793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost differential between agency staff and directly employed HSE staff across key grades, including nursing and allied health professions; and whether this differential is incorporated into workforce planning decisions. [24292/26]
2794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment to convert 960 Whole Time Equivalent agency staff to direct HSE employment, to provide a breakdown of the 869 WTE converted to date by grade, region, and service area; and the timeframe for completion of the remaining conversions. [24293/26]
2816. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the standards and criteria required of private companies before the HSE will award a contract to provide home support (home help) services; whether such requirements include Garda vetting of staff and the holding of relevant qualifications; and how the HSE ensures that these standards are maintained by any private company it procures. [24375/26]
2817. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of private companies currently procured, at a national level, to provide home support (home help) services on behalf of the HSE; and the total cost of these services to the HSE. [24376/26]
2866. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of a national minimum training standard or competency requirement for general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations, including in children and adolescents, constitutes a gap in national patient safety and suicide prevention policy; and if she will outline the basis on w…
2867. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department intends to introduce a national policy framework setting out minimum competency and training requirements for general practitioners in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations; if so, the timeline for its development and implementation; and whether such requirements will be mandatory across all primary …
2868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the governance, oversight, and funding arrangements in place for the development of the proposed self-harm and suicide prevention training package for trainee general practitioners; to specify whether this programme will be subject to Departmental approval; and whether it is intended to form part of a nationally mandated standard. [24668/26]
2869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place at Department level to ensure consistency in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care in the absence of a national minimum standard; and whether any risk assessment has been undertaken regarding variation in clinical practice. [24669/26]
2870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department collects or requires the collection of data relating to outcomes, referrals, or adverse incidents associated with the management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care; and if she will outline any audit or review processes in place to assess quality and consistency of care. [24670/26]
2874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been unavailable for use at Heather House Community Nursing Unit (Daisy Unit) in each month from February 2025 to date; and the number of residents displaced as a result in each month, in tabular form. [24692/26]
2875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to offset the loss of 25 beds at Heather House Community Nursing Unit since February 2025; and whether additional capacity has been sourced externally, including through private or voluntary providers, as a direct consequence. [24693/26]
2876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the interim staffing arrangements currently in place to ensure the safe operation of the dementia-specific unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit pending the finalisation of an approved workforce model; and the current whole-time equivalent staffing levels assigned to that unit. [24694/26]
2877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total projected cost, procurement process, and key timeline milestones associated with the fire safety works at Heather House Community Nursing Unit; and whether any delays have arisen since the works commenced. [24695/26]
2878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residents displaced from Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, following its temporary closure for fire safety works in late February 2025; the location to which each resident was transferred; and whether any resident was transferred outside Heather House as a consequence of the closure. [24696/26]
2879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to Heather House Community Nursing Unit that could not proceed, were delayed, or were diverted elsewhere in each month since March 2025 due to the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit for fire safety works. [24697/26]
2880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit has resulted in a net reduction in operational bed capacity at the facility in each month since March 2025; and if she will provide the total number of operational beds available at the unit in each such month. [24698/26]
2881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current project timetable for the fire safety works required to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; the date on which the works commenced; the current stage of completion; any interim milestones set; and the reason the works are now projected to continue until on or before the end of September 2026. [24699/26]
2882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total cost estimated and incurred to date in respect of the fire safety works to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; and whether additional funding has been approved to complete the works. [24700/26]
2883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the approved workforce model for Heather House Community Nursing Unit, including the dementia-specific unit, is expected to be finalised; and whether she will provide the total approved whole-time equivalent staffing complement required for the facility as a whole and for the dementia-specific unit in particular. [24701/26]
2884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been approved for the full staffing complement required to operate the 19-bed dementia-specific unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit safely on reopening; and if not, when such funding approval will be made. [24702/26]
2885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external fire safety, regulatory, or risk assessment was carried out in relation to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, prior to its closure in late February 2025; and if so, the date and outcome of that assessment. [24703/26]
2886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the geographic allocation of SCAN posts; whether allocation is based on population, deprivation index, suicide incidence or service demand; and whether a formal allocation model exists. [24716/26]
2887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the counties or CHO areas currently without a SCAN service; and the interim arrangements in place for patients in those areas. [24717/26]
2888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average caseload per SCAN post; the number of referrals received annually; and any maximum caseload thresholds applied. [24718/26]