678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has received any reports identifying risks or limitations in HSE public health IT systems during periods of elevated demand since 2020; and to outline the actions taken in response to any such reports. [73505/25]
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679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any assessment since 2020 of infectious disease screening capacity at Ireland’s designated points of entry; the findings of any such assessment; and to explain why reliance is being placed on the EU Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment scheduled for 2026 rather than a completed national review. [73506/25]
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any interim actions have been approved by her Department to strengthen infectious disease screening and public health response at ports and airports prior to the 2026 EU preparedness assessment; and to detail those actions. [73507/25]
681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department holds any internal risk registers, preparedness assessments, or assurance reports relating to infectious disease surge capacity within the HSE; and if so, to outline the main risk categories identified and the mitigation measures in place. [73508/25]
682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any review since 2018 of the regulatory, quality assurance and clinical governance framework applying to health screening conducted outside the HSE, including screening arranged by employers, universities and occupational health providers, and if not, whether she intends to commission such a review. [73509/25]
683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline which statutory bodies hold responsibility for oversight, standards setting or enforcement in respect of non HSE health screening, including any role of HIQA, the Medical Council, CORU or the HPRA, and the policy basis on which those responsibilities are assigned. [73510/25]
684. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state, for each of the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the number of compliance checks carried out by or on behalf of the HSE on non-statutory bodies in receipt of HSE funding; and to outline the categories of checks undertaken in each year. [73513/25]
685. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline, for each of the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the number of HSE compliance reviews of non-statutory bodies that identified financial or governance non-compliance; and the actions taken in response, including enhanced monitoring, funding conditions, recovery of funds, or suspension of payments. [73514/25]
686. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state whether her Department receives aggregated reports from the HSE on the results of compliance checks carried out on non-statutory bodies, including trends, recurring issues, and risk ratings; and when the most recent such report was received. [73515/25]
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that neither her Department nor the HSE currently has any formal performance target requiring occupational therapy waiting times in Cork to fall below 12 weeks for adult or paediatric primary care services; and if so, the reason such a target has not been set as a matter of health policy. [73545/25]
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her views on whether a waiting time of up to 39 weeks for access to occupational therapy services in Cork are clinically acceptable and consistent with national policy on timely access to primary care; and the evidence or policy basis on which this threshold has been adopted by her Department. [73546/25]
696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the additional whole-time-equivalent occupational therapy posts her Department has identified as necessary in Cork to achieve a maximum waiting time of 12 weeks in adult and paediatric primary care services; whether funding for these posts has been sought by the HSE; and the decision taken by her Department on the funding request. [73547/25]
717. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate that elective, non medically indicated circumcision procedures may be authorised in public hospitals in the absence of any national policy, national ethical framework, or centrally issued clinical guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73636/25]
718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has issued any guidance, circulars, memoranda, policy notes, or informal instructions to the HSE or to any health region since 2020 regarding the provision, refusal, consent standards, or ethical basis for elective male circumcision where no medical indication exists, and if so, to provide details. [73637/25]
719. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department exercises any oversight role in relation to decisions by health regions to authorise elective, non medically indicated circumcision procedures in public hospitals, and if not, the rationale for the absence of such oversight. [73638/25]
720. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public funds are used to support elective male circumcision procedures in public hospitals where no medical indication exists; and if so, under which budget headings or service categories such expenditure arises. [73639/25]
721. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the consistency of regional decision making on elective, non medically indicated circumcision procedures with national consent policy, child safeguarding standards, and international best practice; and if not, whether she intends to initiate such an assessment. [73640/25]
722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she intends to develop or commission a national policy governing the provision or refusal of elective male circumcision procedures in public hospitals where no medical indication exists; and if not, to set out the reasons. [73641/25]
993. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance reason the HSE has not implemented a national HR information system capable of recording historic datasets on funded workforce posts; the date on which her Department last assessed the adequacy of the existing reporting platform used to track National Service Plan posts; and the actions now being taken to ensure future compliance with public-service…
994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the HSE concluded that it is not required to maintain historic records of funded posts that remain unfilled for extended periods; her views on whether the absence of such records meets statutory obligations for financial governance, workforce planning, and public-expenditure oversight; and if she will now issue a direction requiring the retentio…
995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s assessment of the risks created by the HSE’s inability to record the duration for which funded posts remain unfilled; the way these gaps are reflected in national workforce plans submitted under the Public Service Reform framework; and the steps she is taking to ensure the HSE’s workforce data infrastructure supports evidence-based planning. [7195…
996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted any financial-impact assessment of the 6,852 funded WTE posts reported as unfilled as of September 2025; the estimated Exchequer underspend arising from these unfilled posts; and the Department’s policy on how such underspends are monitored and reported. [71960/25]
997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the key performance indicators set by her Department for clearance and screening timelines for both internal and external candidates for funded posts; the national performance against these indicators in 2024 and 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure timely appointment processes. [71961/25]
998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the evaluation her Department conducted prior to implementing the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures; the projected effect of those restrictions on achieving the National Service Plan staffing targets for 2024; and whether a full impact review has been completed. [71962/25]
999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy under which the HSE does not maintain post-level records of agency or temporary staff assigned to cover funded development posts; the Department’s assessment of how this omission affects expenditure monitoring, audit trails and compliance with public financial-management standards; and whether she will issue a direction that such records now be maintain…