1010. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the latest estimate of the total loss of private income received by public hospitals in 2026; the forecast for 2027; and the funding provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the impact. [74476/26]
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1011. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to implement the National Maternity Strategy in Budget 2027; and to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation. [74473/26]
1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Cork University Hospital and other hospitals in the HSE south-west region can identify from their local incident management records the number of patient safety incidents involving agency, panel or locum staff where a service user was harmed, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if so, the figures; if not, the reason; and if she will…
1013. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether contracts between the HSE and staffing agencies require agencies to report patient safety incidents involving their staff, to hold professional indemnity cover, or to contribute to the cost of claims arising from incidents involving their staff; whether the HSE or the State Claims Agency has sought recovery of costs from any agency since 2020; if so, the …
1014. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 51643/26, whether NIMS records can be searched by keyword or free text for references to agency, panel or locum staff (details supplied); whether the HSE or the State Claims Agency has carried out any such search or sample audit since 2023; if so, the findings; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
1015. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Domino midwife led service at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and the way in which it is operating at present, following on from pregnant women being informed that the service will no longer be available to them for the duration of their pregnancies. [74481/26]
1016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for sexual health services in budget 2027; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the allocation. [74478/26]
1017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the free HRT scheme will be extended to cover hormone replacement therapy for patients with congenital or permanent endocrine conditions, including testosterone replacement for Klinefelter syndrome. [74471/26]
1018. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of a pricing and reimbursement application (details supplied); and the expected date of a decision. [74469/26]
1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 on which the HSE notified a staffing agency of a patient safety concern involving a member of staff supplied by that agency; the number of agency, panel or locum staff whose assignments were ended following a patient safety incident in the same period; whether these figures are reco…
1020. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to confirm receipt of correspondence from a constituent (details supplied); and if a comprehensive response will be provided to the points raised. [74021/26]
1021. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the actions the HSE and Health Products Regulatory Authority are taking regarding a current supply shortage (details supplied). [74468/26]
1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 51643/26, the reason the HSE has decided not to introduce a field within the national incident management system to record whether agency, panel or locum staff were involved in a patient safety incident where a service user was harmed; whether this option was formally assessed; if so, by whom and on what date; the estimated cost …
1023. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of a full health technology assessment (details supplied); the reason no outcome has been published in over two years; and the expected date for a reimbursement decision. [74466/26]
1024. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied), in particular the concerns regarding the regulation and registration of healthcare assistants and the regulatory inspection regime. [74465/26]
1025. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify the statutory responsibilities of the HSE in assessing and communicating public health risks arising from Do Not Consume Notices; whether it is HSE policy to refer media enquiries concerning potential health risks exclusively to Uisce Éireann and the Environmental Protection Agency; and why requests from Tipperary Mid West Radio between 10 and 13 Oc…
1026. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department supports the key recommendations in the European Commission’s recent proposals for a council recommendation on health checks for cardiovascular diseases, including the screening actions for specific age groups, blood pressure and blood glucose assessments and vaccination status assessments. [74464/26]
1027. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken a formal public health risk assessment concerning elevated aluminium levels in the Ardfinnan regional water supply scheme, affecting more than 11,000 customers; the date on which the HSE was first notified of the issue; the nature of its involvement in the decision to issue the do not consume notice; whether the assessment and as…
1028. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to provide nursing home support for survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools under the agreement concluded on 10 November 2025; the number of survivors who have benefited from such measures to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/26]
1029. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there is an intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanner in Nenagh General Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary. [74492/26]
1030. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74459/26]
1031. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if legislation to provide a legislative underpinning for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector will be published this quarter; and if preparations are underway to give effect to proposed legislative commitment, including ensuring that safeguarding structures within the HSE are independent. [74456/26]
1032. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health how the HSE and national cancer control programme monitor compliance with recommended annual post-cancer surveillance mammograms, given confirmation that data is not available on the number of patients awaiting post-cancer surveillance appointments or average waiting times; and whether she will introduce national monitoring and reporting of these waiting lists an…
1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for recognition of a qualification obtained outside the State received by CORU in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by profession and by outcome (granted, refused, withdrawn or pending); and the number of applicants in each year whose qualification was obtained outside the EU and EEA. [74032/26]
1034. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish the newly funded Community Neurorehabilitation Team for the South East; the level of funding allocated for the team; the staffing complement envisaged, including the number and grades of posts to be recruited; the timeline for recruitment and commencement of services; and the geographical areas that will be served …