985. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has requested that the HSE introduce a means of identifying patient safety incidents involving agency, panel and locum staff as a discrete national dataset, in view of the HSE's confirmation that no such dataset currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74330/26]
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986. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed transfers of care at Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital as of the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by reason for delay including home support, nursing home or Fair Deal, rehabilitation and other, by hospital, in tabular form; and if sh…
987. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has carried out any analysis, at hospital or regional level, of the relationship between levels of agency staffing and the rate of reported patient safety incidents; if not, the reason this has not been done given the scale of HSE expenditure on agency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74329/26]
988. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement under the cross-border healthcare firective are processed strictly in chronological order according to their date of receipt; if not, the circumstances in which applications may be processed out of sequence; and to explain how applications for other procedures submitted in 2026 have been processed and reimbursed while so…
989. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Graig primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74343/26]
990. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether HSE framework agreements with staffing agencies require the agency to be notified where a worker it supplies is involved in a patient safety incident; the number of agency workers removed from placement following a patient safety incident in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74328/26]
991. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the psychological, psycho-oncology and counselling supports available to individuals diagnosed with brain tumours and their families; the measures being taken to improve access to such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73957/26]
992. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 49266/26, the number of serious incident reviews completed by the HSE in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 in which agency staffing or other workforce arrangements were identified as a contributory factor, in tabular form, by hospital group or health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74327/26]
993. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the information and support currently provided to patients at the point of diagnosis of a brain tumour in acute hospitals; whether national guidance exists in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73956/26]
994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 49266/26, whether the HSE has assessed the technical feasibility, cost and timeframe of adding a field to the national incident management system to record the employment status of staff involved in a patient safety incident (directly employed, agency, panel or locum); if such a change has been considered or ruled out; the rea…
995. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 6 October 2026, whether there are any schemes available for Irish patients to access this medical device if the device is available in another EU country. [73955/26]
996. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a standardised national information and support pack for all patients diagnosed with a brain tumour, which contains information on diagnosis, treatment pathways, counselling services, patient advocacy organisations, financial supports, rehabilitation services and family supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73…
997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 71189/26, if the figure of 31 days total waiting on carer availability at Cork University Hospital refers to the combined wait of the four patients or to each patient; the longest individual wait in days; the total bed days lost to these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73868/26]
998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the 80% acceptance target for inter-facility transfer bookings was set for the National Ambulance Service in the HSE National Service Plan 2026; whether the remaining bookings are declined for reasons of capacity or clinical suitability; whether patient safety incidents arising during transfers carried out by private providers are recorded on th…
999. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for reimbursement relating to lipoedema treatment under the cross-border healthcare directive that are currently outstanding, broken down by month of receipt from October 2025 to date; the number currently awaiting administrative processing, clinical review or clinical advice respectively; the number processed and reimbursed during …
1000. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the reason any change to the processing, clinical review or eligibility requirements for lipoedema applications under the cross-border healthcare directive was not communicated to patients in advance, having regard to the written commitment issued by the National Director of HSE National Services and Schemes on 29th August 2025 that advance notice and publis…
1001. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether applications for reimbursement for lipoedema treatment under the cross-border healthcare directive have been placed on hold, delayed or otherwise prevented from progressing pending clinical review or clinical advice; if so, the date on which this commenced; the reason for the decision; the number of applications affected; and the anticipated timefram…
1002. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health whether there has been any change since 29 August 2025 to the assessment, processing or reimbursement of applications relating to the treatment of lipoedema under the cross-border healthcare directive; whether standard applications for treatment of the limbs under the Z01B code are now routinely being referred for clinical review; the date on which any such …
1003. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the income thresholds that apply as part of the medical card scheme especially in the context of planned increases to the minimum wage. [73945/26]
1004. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if an issue with glass on the new National Children’s Hospital has been identified; to outline, in detail, the nature of this issue; the date at which it became known; the amount of glass involved; the delay incurred; the cost of remedial works; and the name of the supplier. [74472/26]
1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1238, the name, grade and unit of the official within the Department of Health, as distinct from the HSE, who holds responsibility for monitoring the clinical outcomes of treatment funded under the treatment abroad scheme; if no official in the Department holds that responsibility, to state so directly; and if she will make a…
1006. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE took account of patients' clinical need and social circumstances, including patients unable to work pending a surgical consultation, when deciding which appointments to cancel or retain in advance of the strike on 14 October 2026; the derogations agreed with health unions for that day and for any further strike day on 21 October 2026; and if she w…
1007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or HIQA has at any time requested or recommended that the HSE record the employment status of staff involved in patient safety incidents; if she will direct the HSE to introduce such a field within NIMS given the scale of HSE expenditure on agency staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74323/26]
1008. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure that patients whose outpatient appointments or procedures were cancelled due to industrial action since 30 September 2026 are rescheduled as a priority and are not placed at the back of waiting lists; the target timeframe for rescheduling such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74336/26]
1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures and day case procedures cancelled due to industrial action in the period 30 September 2026 to date, by hospital and HSE health region, including those cancelled in advance of the strike on 14 October 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74335/26]