718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 62012/26, whether she has personally received and read the external review of CHI referenced in the HSE reply; whether she will commit to publishing the review, or a redacted version or executive summary of it, once the new children's hospital has opened; the reason a redacted version cannot be published now, given that redact…
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719. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 62012/26, the number of actions from the CHI Implementation Plan that have "transitioned" into the operational, commissioning, governance and clinical integration workstreams; the target completion date for each such action; the body responsible for monitoring their completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the identity of the person or organisation that carried out the external review of CHI referenced in the HSE reply to PQ Ref 62012/26; the date on which the review was commissioned and the date on which it was completed; the total cost of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70676/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy governs specifically when a hospital should engage a private ambulance provider in place of the National Ambulance Service, as distinct from the general 2011 non-ambulance patient transport policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68480/26]
766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to confirmation that the National Ambulance Services demand outstrips capacity, and that its intermediate care resources are limited, to provide an update on the National Ambulance Service intermediate care fleet establishment; the number of those posts filled, in each of the years from 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on …
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of inter-hospital and patient transports carried out by private ambulance providers on behalf of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these that arose because National Ambulance Service resources were unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68478/26]
768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the Health Service Executive and by hospitals to private ambulance providers in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by hospital or hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68477/26]
775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 2 July 2026, to state whether she or the Health Service Executive has requested the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct a value for money examination of the treatment abroad scheme; and to confirm by yes or no whether any post-operative complication, readmission or follow-up data in respect of procedures funded u…
781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 2 July 2026, to confirm by yes or no whether any body other than the Health Service Executive has conducted a value for money or governance review of the treatment abroad scheme since 2020; and if no such review has taken place, to state this directly. [68557/26]
792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3895 of 7 September 2026, and given that approximately 200 HSE staff are members of an organisation (details supplied), the mechanisms by which the HSE assures itself of the evidence base and content of the continuing education those staff receive through the organisation. [68696/26]
794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3875 and 3877 of 7 September 2026, to identify the HSE working groups, guideline development groups or advisory bodies on which ALCI is represented; the national guidelines to which it has contributed in the past five years; and whether declarations of interest were made and recorded by its representatives. [68693/26]
795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3848 of 7 September 2026, whether the HSE independently verified the content of the presentations delivered at the conference of an organisation (details supplied), or relied on the assurance provided by the organisation; and whether the HSE has requested or reviewed the slides or recordings of the presentations concerned. [68…
796. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3876 and 3895 of 7 September 2026, to provide the number of education, training or seminar events delivered by an organisation (details supplied) to HSE staff in each of the past five years; the subjects covered; the number of HSE staff who attended in each year; and whether the HSE made any payment to the organisation for t…
797. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3851 of 7 September 2026, to confirm whether any HSE grant funding provided to an organisation (details supplied), directly or indirectly (including through general operating costs, staff time, overheads or reserves), supported the organisation's 2026 national conference; and to provide the most recent grant acquittal or audit…
798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3853 of 7 September 2026, to provide the amount of funding provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68688/26]
811. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts advertised in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 which remained unfilled at the close of the recruitment campaign, by specialty and health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68801/26]
813. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63083/26, the number of consultant appointments made in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 where the appointee was a registrant of the HSE career hub; the total cost of developing and operating the career hub to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68799/26]
814. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63083/26, whether the HSE has carried out a value for money assessment, review or evaluation of expenditure on advertising consultant posts in medical journals since 2020; if not, the reason no such assessment has been made; whether one will now be commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68798/26]
816. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2282 of 9 June 2026, which reported that 1% of 2,216 applicants stated they saw the advertisement in a journal, and the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 63082/26 stating that no applicant can be attributed to an individual publication, the way in which the HSE collected the applicant source data cited in the reply; whether …
817. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 63082/26 and 63083/26 and Parliamentary Question No. 2282 of 9 June 2026, the total expenditure by the HSE, nationally and in each health region, on advertising consultant posts in medical journals and other paid print or online publications in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by publication; and …
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment made against HSE employees, agency staff or contractors in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form, by HSE region and by service area; the number referred to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68911/26]
852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65375/26 the staffing complement and current vacancies in Unit 1 at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire; whether a compliance plan has been agreed with HIQA following its recent inspection; the resources committed by the HSE to address the findings; and whether the deficiencies identified relate to resourcing, staffing or managem…
854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60224/26 and 60228/26 of 7 September 2026, whether a formal mechanism exists to record instances of non-compliance by the Institute of Public Health with its Oversight Agreement; to state yes or no; the number of occasions since 2020 on which non-compliance has been identified; whether the grant suspension provision in the Ov…
858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologist posts filled at Cork University Maternity Hospital in the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [68751/26]
859. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeons and senior dental surgeon posts filled at each HSE dental clinic within Cork as of 21 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [68750/26]