340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has carried out any assessment regarding the adequacy of restaurant and welfare facilities for lower-paid staff, long-stay families and clinical personnel working extended shifts within the new hospital. [38534/26]
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341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of parking spaces to be provided at the new National Children's Hospital campus; the projected staffing levels for the campus; the number of parking spaces that are reserved or allocated for senior management, consultants, or administrative personnel; whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the adequacy and allocation of parking pr…
342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether comparisons have been undertaken between the original planning layouts and revised floor plans for the hospital to determine whether operational infrastructure, including ICT facilities, staff welfare accommodation, restaurant facilities or parking provision, was reduced during later redesign phases of the project. [38536/26]
343. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the way in which office and administrative space within the new National Children's Hospital was allocated, including whether increases in office accommodation for management, consultants or administrative functions reduced space available for operational infrastructure such as ICT facilities, staff welfare areas, rest…
344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current operational model for ICT services at the National Children's Hospital; the extent to which ICT support will be delivered onsite versus offsite; the number of ICT staff planned for onsite deployment; the rationale for any reduction from earlier plans for a dedicated ICT operations floor; and the assessment undertaken of risks to operational resilienc…
345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date and projected final cost associated with ICT systems at the National Children's Hospital, including contracts awarded for infrastructure, integration, commissioning and electronic health records; the details of any contracts awarded to a company (details supplied); the procurement process followed; and whether an independent review …
346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the scale and design of catering and restaurant facilities at the National Children's Hospital; whether a full-service staff and family restaurant was included in earlier design phases; the reasons for any changes made; and the assessment undertaken of the impact of current catering arrangements on staff wellbeing, patients, and families requir…
347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of car parking spaces to be provided at the National Children's Hospital for staff, patients and visitors; the basis on which this level of provision was determined; whether it aligns with projected staffing levels and patient volumes; and the plans to address identified shortfalls, particularly for shift workers, on-call staff and families travelling…
242. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 13 of the HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022 (details supplied); the specific measures undertaken to date; the current status of implementation; the timelines for any outstanding elements due to be completed within five years of publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37948/26]
1163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 11 February 2026, to instruct the National Ambulance Service to answer the question (details supplied). [37315/26]
508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children that required repeat surgery due to retained surgical items left in their bodies, for each of the last ten years; and to detail the categories of items retained in the children’s bodies. [35811/26]
509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any children suffered permanent injury or complications as a result of items left inside their bodies during operations; and whether any deaths occur following repeat surgery or complications associated with retained surgical items, in each of the last ten years; and if so, the number. [35812/26]
510. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether all families affected by the leaving of foreign items inside children’s bodies after operations by CHI in the last ten years were fully informed. [35813/26]
511. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external review or audit has taken place of occasions where foreign items were left in children’s bodies after operations by CHI in the last ten years; and if the NIMIS system was actively operational and functioning correctly at the time of these procedures. [35814/26]
482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that zero referrals to the National Independent Review Panel (NIRP) in 2025 accurately reflects the number of serious incidents occurring in community health and social care services; and if so, the basis for this assessment. [33532/26]
483. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the criteria and thresholds that are applied by the HSE when determining whether a serious incident should be referred to the NIRP; and whether these criteria have changed since 2023. [33533/26]
484. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of serious incidents for each of the past five years that were assessed by the HSE but ultimately not referred to the NIRP; and the reasons for non-referral in each case, in aggregate. [33534/26]
485. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken to complete an NIRP review over the past five years; and whether any reviews are currently delayed due to panel capacity or recruitment issues. [33535/26]
486. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the two referrals received by the NIRP in 2026 have commenced review; and the expected timelines for completion. [33536/26]
487. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of independent panel members recruited in the Q4 2025 campaign; and whether this meets the intended operational capacity of the NIRP. [33537/26]
488. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Garda vetting for newly appointed NIRP panel members is expected to conclude; and when the panel will be fully operational. [33538/26]
489. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the governance and administrative relationship between the NIRP and the Office of the Chief Social Worker has been independently reviewed since the panel's establishment; and if so, to outline the findings. [33539/26]
490. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which compliance with NIRP recommendations is monitored; and whether data is available on implementation rates across HSE and HSE funded services [33540/26]
491. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place to ensure systemic learning from NIRP reports is disseminated across community health and social care services. [33541/26]
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has evaluated the overall effectiveness of the NIRP since it became operational in 2018; and if so, to publish or summarise the outcomes. [33542/26]