Questions

527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal analysis has been conducted comparing decision-making outcomes across the six Health Regions; if so, to provide the metrics used, the findings, and any identified regional disparities. [29321/26]

528. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what formal mechanisms exist to intervene where a Health Region's decisions materially diverge from national policy or from other regions; and whether any such interventions have occurred since the establishment of the Health Regions. [29322/26]

529. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit or internal review has been conducted on consistency of decision-making across Health Regions since 2022; and to provide the dates and findings of such audits. [29323/26]

530. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients have a formal right to review or appeal decisions where similar cases are treated differently across Health Regions; and if so, the structure of such a mechanism. [29324/26]

531. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how "consistency" is defined within the Health Regions model; whether measurable benchmarks exist; and how compliance with such benchmarks is monitored. [29325/26]

532. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the provision of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy provides better glycaemic control than invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) for both mother and baby over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pregnancy (app…

533. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the cost of providing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with Type 2 diabetes during pregnancy is cost neutral when compared to providing them with invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) strips over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with Type 2 diabetes during their pregnancy (ap…

534. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of "insulin initiation from the start" that is preventing 500-700 people with a clinical diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) which clinical evidence overwhelmingly supports as the first-choice glucose monitoring device for all people with type 1 diabetic; and if she will m…

535. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2781 of 14 May 2024, the details of the new x-ray service scheduled to open in Balbriggan; if she will share opening hours; whether it will be a HSE service; staffing numbers; location; and building specifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29369/26]

536. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29387/26]

537. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on third party insourcing by the HSE in 2023, 2024 and 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [29388/26]

538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet her end-of-June target for ending third party insourcing in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29389/26]

539. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new substantial completion date for the new National Children’s Hospital has been provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29407/26]

540. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reverse the decision to cut respite from four to two weeks per annum for elderly patients in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29410/26]

541. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline the different pay grades for qualified nurses in Ireland in comparison to agency nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29414/26]

542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the amount of accommodation subsistence agency health care workers across all Departments receive per night in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29415/26]

543. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the long overdue Primary Care Centre for Killarney town; when will this facility be ready to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29417/26]

544. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm exactly when the new Killarney Community Hospital will open; when will it be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/26]

545. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when will the long overdue Minor Injuries Unit for Killarney town open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29419/26]

546. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently recruit additional health care staff and open all beds in Kenmare Community Hospital; when will all beds be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29420/26]

547. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently recruit additional health care staff and open all beds in Cahersiveen Community Hospital; when will all beds be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29421/26]

548. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently recruit additional health care staff and open all beds in Dingle Community Hospital; when will all beds be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29422/26]

549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the long overdue Primary Care Centre for Cahersiveen town and the Iveragh Peninsula; if the preferred site has been identified; when will works commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29423/26]

550. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health in her efforts to alleviate pressure on the accidend and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry and separate to the provision of the Minor Injuries Unit for Killarney town, if she will examine the possibility of additional Minor Injuries Units or at the very least a scaled down version, in all towns across the county, as this should be one of our goa…

551. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason paramedics and EMTs do not receive the same level of flat-rate uniform-related tax relief as other frontline healthcare professionals, despite carrying out comparable clinical duties and being subject to similar uniform requirements; if she will increase the relief for paramedics and EMTs to address this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on…