Questions

921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received any assurance, audit, or certification that HSE-reported activity data, including counselling activity, is accurate, complete, and subject to standardised validation processes. [32324/26]

922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the risk of human error in HSE data systems has been quantified at national level; and whether any error thresholds or tolerances are defined. [32325/26]

923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the consistency of data definitions and reporting standards across Health Regions. [32326/26]

994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any timeline has been set for the establishment of a national data system, audit framework and governance structure for gender-related healthcare pathways for minors, and if so, to provide the expected delivery dates. [32533/26]

995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within the HSE by staff category, including consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and administrative staff, on a monthly basis for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32534/26]

996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within the HSE by hospital group and Community Healthcare Organisation area, on a monthly basis for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32535/26]

997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how many agency staff have been converted to permanent HSE contracts under the July 2025 agency conversion framework, broken down by staff category and location; the estimated savings achieved to date from these conversions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32536/26]

1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure in the HSE by staff grade and category, including consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, health and social care professionals, administrative staff and support staff, for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by month and HSE Health Region; and if she will make a sta…

1080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the indicative 30% agency premium referenced by the HSE is formally incorporated into workforce planning, budget allocations, or recruitment strategy; and if not, why not. [32679/26]

1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether workforce planning decisions within the HSE are informed by a quantified comparison of agency versus direct employment costs; and if no such model exists, whether one will be developed. [32683/26]

1203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of the 160 staff promised for the development of new memory services in 2023 (detail supplied) that have been recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33146/26]

1204. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the National Dementia Registry is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33147/26]

1205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether the hiring process has commenced for a role (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33155/26]

429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will issue a public apology to the children young adults in north and south Kerry, who were harmed and who received substandard care while under the care of the HSE (details supplied). [31635/26]

430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the details of the Government model of care for people with dementia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31499/26]

443. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026 on translation and interpreter services for patients who do not have English as their first language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31617/26]

452. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the building works that have taken place since January 2026 on the grounds of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton; and the works expected to take place from May to August 2026. [31685/26]

456. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the plans for Killarney Health Centre; the location for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31697/26]

458. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) applied for or sought to be included under Section 39 funding arrangements in respect of its healthcare assistants; if not, the reason; if any such application was refused by the HSE or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31720/26]

459. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the pay disparity between healthcare assistants delivering HSE-funded home support services under tendered arrangements and those employed in Section 39 organisations performing comparable work; and the steps she will take to address any inequity arising. [31721/26]

460. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has reviewed its tendered home support model in light of the exclusion of workers from the 9.25% WRC pay agreement; whether pay rates or employment conditions are considered as part of these contracts; and if changes are being considered to ensure fair pay for healthcare assistants delivering State-funded care. [31722/26]

1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE National Business Information Unit conducts independent verification of data submitted by Regional Health Areas; and the frequency and methodology of such verification. [29890/26]

1168. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to SATU services, if the HSE monitors where individuals attending services are travelling from addresses provided; if so, to provide a breakdown, per SATU location, of the number of individuals attending services that provided Clare, Limerick and Tipperary addresses per year, for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30…

1169. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the HSE monitors the number of individuals referred to Cork, or other SATUs, if relevant, for follow-up supports and services after attending the FME service in UHL; if so, to provide a breakdown of same for the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30161/26]

518. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive at present; the number of such properties currently vacant; the duration of vacancy of these properties, broken down into less than six months, six-12 months, one-three years, and over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29287/26]