763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1830 of 9 June 2026, which states that "demand continues to outstrip supply," whether the HSE projects reliance on international recruitment to rise or fall over the next five years; and to set out the modelling on which that projection is based [51060/26]
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764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 9 June 2026, to now provide those figures for each year, or to confirm that no such data is held by the Health Service Executive (details supplied). [51061/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 9 June 2026, to clarify whether the figure provided for the number of pharmacy reimbursement claims rejected in each year counts unique claims finally refused or counts error events including claims that were subsequently paid; and the reason the combined total of claims approved and claims rejected exceeds the number …
766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 9 June 2026, in which "claim set to pay or already paid" appears among the top five recorded reasons for claim rejection; to provide and the number of pharmacy reimbursement claims that were initially rejected and subsequently paid in each year from 2020 to date, or to confirm that this is not separately recorded [5106…
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 9 June 2026, whether a formal appeals mechanism exists for rejected pharmacy reimbursement claims; if so, the body responsible for deciding such appeals; and the number of appeals received and the number upheld in each year from 2020 to date. [51064/26]
821. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric neurologist posts filled at Cork University Hospital as of 30 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [51423/26]
822. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE addiction counsellors employed by HSE within CHO4 as of 30 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022 in tabular form. [51424/26]
823. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title and funding that would be required to fully resource two additional adolescent dual diagnosis teams. [51425/26]
824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the accident and emergency department of Mercy University Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [51426/26]
825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade that have been filled within Cork Primary care system as of 30 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [51427/26]
826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for ophthalmology services; the current number of persons on ophthalmology outpatient waiting lists by Hospital Group; and the actions being taken to address these waiting times. [51428/26]
827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget for Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [51429/26]
828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing, by job title and funding that would be required to fully resource two additional early supported discharge teams in the community. [51430/26]
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars and consultant in emergency medicine posts filled at Mercy University Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [51431/26]
843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 995 of 19 May 2026, the number of minors referred from Ireland to NHS children and young person gender services in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by age and sex, as this information was not provided in the response of 30 June 2026. [51622/26]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 9 June 2026, the number of minors referred outside the State for gender-related assessment, consultation, intervention, or treatment in the years 2021 and 2022; the jurisdictions involved in all such referrals from 2021 to date in 2026; and the multidisciplinary assessment requirements applying prior to referral abroad…
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 9 June 2026, whether any State-funded mechanism other than the treatment abroad scheme has been used to refer minors outside the State for gender-related assessment, consultation, intervention, or treatment in any of the past five years, as this information was not provided in response to the question of 30 June 2026. …
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 9 June 2026, the terms of reference, membership, and findings of the expert group convened by the HSE Chief Clinical Officer in 2024 to consider the implications of the Cass Review for gender healthcare services in Ireland; the date this work concluded; and whether the findings will be published, as confirmed in the HS…
848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will introduce a specific field within the National Incident Management System to identify patient safety incidents involving agency, panel, or locum staff where a service user was harmed; the reason this distinction is not currently recorded centrally; if the HSE can produce an aggregate figure of such incidents using local records, notwithstanding the…
489. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1278 of 26 May 2026 which states cost considerations do not form part of the eligibility assessment for the treatment abroad scheme, whether her Department or the HSE has considered introducing an expenditure cap, annual budget ceiling, or per case financial control mechanism for TAS; if not, the rationale for operating a dema…
490. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1276 of 26 May 2026 if the national treatment abroad office in Kilkenny is the sole point of approval for all treatment abroad scheme applications; and the circumstances under which an application is approved, reviewed, or processed outside the Kilkenny office. [50561/26]
491. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1276 of 26 May 2026 to confirm whether the HSE maintains a written procedure, circular, or delegated authority schedule setting out which staff grade or management level is authorised to approve treatment abroad scheme applications; and if no such written procedure exists, the basis on which approval authority is exercised. [5…
492. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 27 May 2026 to provide a response concerning whether an approval rate benchmarking exists between specialties, consultants, or regions under the treatment abroad scheme, noting that the previous response addressed an unrelated question on the age profile of overseas gender affirmation surgery approvals rather than the q…
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether the HSE holds, or can produce, a national aggregate figure for the total number of compliance inspections, audits and reviews conducted under the home support authorisation scheme since 2023, given that the Department's reply of 26 June 2026 confirmed all audit records are held at regional level only; if the Department will request this aggregat…
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health for the number of Approved Providers issued with a quality improvement plan under the home support authorisation scheme in each year since 2023, broken down by integrated health area; the average time taken to close out a quality improvement plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50575/26]