2214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of on-site audits of agency staffing suppliers were conducted by the HSE in each year from 2020 to 2025; the number of instances of non-compliance that were identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43276/26]
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2215. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national risk-rating system for agency staffing suppliers; the criteria used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43277/26]
2216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE formally incorporates estimated agency staffing cost differentials, including the indicative 30% agency premium previously referenced by the HSE, into workforce planning models, business cases, staffing projections, or recruitment strategies; and if so, to provide details of the methodology used. [43278/26]
2217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national or regional targets exist within the HSE for reducing agency expenditure through direct recruitment; the financial savings expected from such reductions; and if they will provide the targets by year from 2020 to date. [43279/26]
2218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE produces analyses comparing the cost of agency staff and equivalent directly employed staff by grade and profession; whether these analyses are used in budget preparation; and if she will provide details. [43280/26]
2219. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any threshold exists whereby sustained agency expenditure in a service automatically triggers consideration of additional permanent posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43281/26]
2220. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff in each year from 2020 to 2025; the estimated additional cost arising from agency premiums compared with direct employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43282/26]
2221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the full list of clinical, operational, governance and patient safety criteria used by Children’s Health Ireland in determining whether the National Children’s Hospital is sufficiently ready to proceed to day one opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43283/26]
2222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal readiness framework, checklist, scorecard or assessment tool is being used by Children’s Health Ireland in relation to the opening of the National Children’s Hospital; whether a copy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43284/26]
2223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether specific minimum staffing thresholds, clinical commissioning milestones, ICT readiness requirements, emergency preparedness exercises and patient safety indicators must be achieved before a Go-Live recommendation can be made for the National Children’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43285/26]
2224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the person or body that will ultimately make the final decision to authorise Day One opening of the National Children’s Hospital; whether this decision rests with Children’s Health Ireland, the HSE, the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, the Department of Health or another body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43286/26]
2225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external assurance process is being conducted in relation to organisational readiness for the National Children’s Hospital; the organisations involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43287/26]
2226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any readiness assessments conducted in advance of the opening of the National Children’s Hospital have identified significant risks, deficiencies or areas requiring corrective action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43288/26]
2279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the recruitment source from which successful consultant appointees were recruited; and if so, to provide the number and percentage of consultant appointments arising from each recruitment channel in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [43566/26]
2280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred on consultant recruitment advertising in each year from 2021 to 2025, broken down by publication, website, platform and recruitment channel. [43567/26]
2281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money review has been undertaken regarding consultant recruitment advertising expenditure; and if so, to provide copies or summaries of such reviews. [43568/26]
2282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant applicants, interviewees and appointees arising from advertisements placed in the British Medical Journal in each year from 2023 to 2026. [43569/26]
2283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been undertaken comparing the retention rates of consultants recruited through international recruitment campaigns with those recruited domestically. [43570/26]
2284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase in maintenance and technical agency expenditure from €12.4 million in 2024 to €68.2 million in 2025 has been formally reviewed by the HSE or Department; and to provide copies of any review reports. [43571/26]
2285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025 by occupational category, including engineering, estates, facilities management, ICT, maintenance, trades and other grades. [43572/26]
2286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the top ten locations, services or projects responsible for maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025. [43573/26]
2287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money assessment has been undertaken regarding maintenance and technical agency staffing expenditure in 2025. [43574/26]
2288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase was anticipated in workforce plans and budget forecasts; and if not, when the variance was first identified. [43575/26]
2289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national outpatient appointment “did not attend” rate in each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the total number of outpatient appointments scheduled and the number classified as “did not attend” in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43576/26]
2290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the outpatient appointment “did not attend” rate for each public hospital and hospital group in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43577/26]