Ken O'Flynn

1425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff converted to permanent employment under the July 2025 framework, by Health Region and staff grade. [39785/26]

1426. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage reduction in agency staffing expenditure achieved in each Health Region since implementation of the July 2025 agency conversion framework. [39786/26]

1427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally monitors variation between Health Regions in the implementation of agency staff conversion policies; and whether any region has been identified as underperforming. [39787/26]

1428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national targets, timelines or KPIs have been established for reducing long-term agency staffing dependency across the health service. [39788/26]

1429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the services or specialties currently most dependent on long-term agency staffing, by Health Region. [39789/26]

1430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE assesses the impact of repeated agency staff turnover on continuity of care, patient outcomes, or service quality. [39790/26]

1431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit or value-for-money review has been conducted regarding agency staff conversion measures introduced in July 2025. [39791/26]

1432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether agency staffing suppliers are performance monitored nationally; and whether any suppliers have been subject to sanctions, restrictions, or removal from approved frameworks since 2020. [39792/26]

1433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE information systems operate with formally defined acceptable error-rate thresholds; and if she will provide details by system category. [39810/26]

1434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the frequency of identified human-data-entry errors across major clinical and administrative systems; and if so, the annual figures recorded since 2020. [39811/26]

1435. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE systems trigger automatic escalation procedures when data quality issues exceed predefined thresholds; and if she will provide details. [39812/26]

1436. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national register of serious data-quality incidents affecting patient care, referrals, waiting lists, prescribing, diagnostics or scheduling systems. [39813/26]

1437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents since 2020 in which inaccurate or incomplete data entry contributed to delayed treatment, incorrect referrals, patient-safety incidents or financial overpayments. [39814/26]

1438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit has assessed the cumulative national risk posed by fragmented or inconsistent data-quality controls across HSE systems. [39815/26]

1439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether regional HSE bodies operate under uniform national data-quality standards and escalation mechanisms; and if she will provide details of any regional variation. [39816/26]

1440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who holds ultimate accountability within the HSE for national data-quality assurance and human-error mitigation across clinical and operational systems. [39817/26]

1441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal risk assessment, service review, or operational assessment identified the absence of SCAN nurses in the HSE Mid-West as a deficiency, unmet service need, or patient-safety concern at any time since 2020. [39818/26]

1442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE first identified the need for dedicated SCAN nurses in the HSE Mid-West region. [39819/26]

1443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE conducted any benchmarking comparing SCAN coverage across HSE regions prior to approving funding for two SCAN nurses in the Mid-West. [39820/26]

1444. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident reviews, crisis response reviews, or emergency department escalation reviews referenced the absence of SCAN services in the Mid-West. [39821/26]

1445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how many dedicated SCAN nurses are currently operating in each HSE region. [39822/26]

1446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has established recommended staffing ratios or population benchmarks for SCAN services nationally. [39823/26]

1447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE considers the provision of only two SCAN nurses sufficient for the Mid West population and crisis demand profile. [39824/26]

1448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the two approved SCAN nurse posts for the Mid-West are expected to become operational. [39825/26]

1449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the posts have been advertised, filled, or remain vacant. [39826/26]