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Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has issued national guidance or instructions governing the completion of Corporate Information Facility reporting templates used by Health Regions when submitting service activity data to the National Business Information Unit; whether these templates include standardised definitions of activity measures and client counts; and…
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive operates a national verification or audit framework to review the accuracy and methodological consistency of performance data submitted by Health Regions through Corporate Information Facility reporting templates before such data is incorporated into national performance reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2155. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has reviewed the governance arrangements under which Health Regions validate service activity data locally prior to submission to the National Business Information Unit; and whether national controls exist to ensure comparability of performance statistics across regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20380/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive publishes or makes available the reporting methodology used to compile national service activity statistics, including the definitions used for activity indicators and the procedures applied to avoid duplication or double counting in national totals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20381/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the reporting relationship of the recently created role of director of psychology is to the director of health and social care professions or the regional executive officer in their local health region; and if they are proposed to be part of the regional directorate of health regions along with regional clinical director, the regional director of finance and s…
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for children with co-existing intellectual disability and mental health difficulties (CAMHS-ID) nationally; the location of each team; and the number of approved posts and the number of filled posts within each team, by discipline (details supplied), in tabular form. [20414/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2159. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing complement within each CAMHS-ID team nationally; the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently in post in each discipline; and the number of vacancies currently existing in each team. [20415/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2160. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the steps undertaken by the HSE during 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 to recruit multidisciplinary staff to CAMHS-ID teams nationally, including recruitment campaigns, international recruitment efforts and any targeted initiatives to address vacancies. [20416/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2161. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the length of time each currently vacant CAMHS-ID post has remained unfilled, by discipline and by health region. [20417/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2162. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether each health region currently has access to a dedicated CAMHS-ID team; and if not, the arrangements in place for children with co-existing intellectual disability and mental health difficulties in those regions. [20418/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by CAMHS-ID services nationally in each of the years 2023 to 2025; the number accepted for treatment; and the number currently awaiting assessment or treatment. [20419/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2164. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has established a national workforce plan for CAMHS-ID services; and if so, the recommended multidisciplinary staffing complement per team and the current shortfall relative to that recommendation. [20420/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2165. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether additional CAMHS-ID teams are planned; the number of additional teams proposed; the health regions in which they will be located; and the timeline for their establishment. [20421/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2166. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS-ID teams nationally currently operating without the full multidisciplinary complement recommended by the HSE; and the disciplines currently missing from those teams. [20422/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2167. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20423/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of model 2 hospital medical admissions via AMAU activity in 2025, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2169. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 958 of 18 November 2025, which confirmed that at least four babies were born alive after abortion who had reached 24 weeks gestation or 500g birthweight and were not diagnosed with major congenital anomalies, whether these babies received any medical or nursing interventions with the aim of sustaining life, or received onl…
Denise Mitchell Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2170. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the financial supports that may be available to someone suffering from Parkinson’s disease who requires a mobility scooter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20435/26]
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2171. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding a CAMHS referral for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20472/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2172. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant orthodontists and specialist orthodontists currently working in the public dental service in each RHA; the number of whole-time equivalent posts in each RHA; the number of vacancies and posts filled on a temporary or agency basis; the current waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment in each RHA; and if she will make a statem…
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting cardiac surgery in each hospital providing cardiac surgical services; the average waiting time in each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20481/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac surgery procedures cancelled or deferred due to bed or intensive care capacity constraints in each cardiac surgery centre, in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20482/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for day case procedures in hospitals operated by the Health Service Executive, broken down by hospital and by length of time waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to twelve month; more than twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20483/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of scheduled day procedures that were cancelled or postponed in hospitals operated by the Health Service Executive in each of the past three years; the reasons for these cancellations, including staffing shortages, bed capacity, theatre capacity or equipment availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20484/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2177. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the specific steps the HSE is taking to ensure that the time critical and progressive nature of Friedreich's Ataxia is fully recognised and acted upon during the ongoing price and reimbursement negotiations for skyclarys, given the significant risk of irreversible decline for patients during prolonged delays. [20488/26]