966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of referrals made to SCAN services in 2025, including those accepted and not accepted for assessment; and if she will provide a breakdown by region. [32474/26]
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967. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to SCAN services deemed ineligible or redirected to alternative pathways in 2025; and the mechanisms in place to record and monitor such cases. [32475/26]
968. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national dataset is maintained on referrals not accepted by SCAN services; if not, the reason for the absence of such data; and any plans to introduce it. [32476/26]
972. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incidents, clinical risks, or service escalations have been linked to SCAN caseload pressures or service capacity constraints; and if she will provide details for 2024 and 2025. [32480/26]
973. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national key performance indicators apply to SCAN services in respect of caseload, waiting times, or patient outcomes; and if she will provide details of those indicators and current performance levels. [32481/26]
979. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming HSE model of care for gender healthcare services will include a requirement for mandatory national data collection on referrals, assessments, treatments, outcomes, adverse events, and costs in respect of minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32518/26]
984. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will commit to publishing all governance, audit, and evidence review documents underpinning the development of the HSE model of care for gender healthcare services for minors upon completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32523/26]
1017. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are required to record the clinical priority category attached to surgical procedures when theatre time is allocated; and if not, whether her Department intends to require such data collection.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32580/26]
1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives any regular reporting from the HSE on the allocation of theatre capacity by specialty, urgency category, elective status, waiting-list category, or clinical priority; and if she will provide details of the reporting received [32582/26]
1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that current hospital data systems allow adequate national oversight of how scarce theatre capacity is allocated across the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32583/26]
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any work is underway to create a nationally consistent methodology for reporting theatre utilisation, cancellations, prioritisation, and allocation across public hospitals; and if she will provide a timeline for such work. [32584/26]
1077. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the actual average cost per WTE of agency staff compared with directly employed staff across key grades, including staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist, consultant, and allied health professionals, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32676/26]
1078. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff within the HSE for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, and the estimated additional cost incurred due to agency premiums when compared to equivalent directly employed staffing. [32677/26]
1079. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal cost-benefit analysis has been conducted comparing long-term direct employment versus agency staffing within the public health service; if so, to provide details and findings. [32678/26]
1081. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of agency staff engaged under framework agreements versus off-framework arrangements, and the cost differential between these categories. [32680/26]
1082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total estimated additional annual cost to the Exchequer arising from the use of agency staff, based on the HSE's stated average premium of 30%, and the total agency spend for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32681/26]
1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any grade-specific cost comparison between agency and directly employed staff, including nursing, medical and allied health grades; if so, to provide same; if not, the reason such analysis is not undertaken. [32682/26]
1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of agency staff engaged under framework agreements versus off-framework arrangements for each of the years 2023 to 2026, and the average cost differential associated with each. [32684/26]
1150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the total volume of procedures, outpatient appointments, and diagnostic interventions delivered through third-party insourcing in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, and the proportion this represented of total activity. [32885/26]
1241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33344/26]
1242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Laois/Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33345/26]
1246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33383/26]
270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by Cork University Hospital on contracted bus hire services for staff transport over the past five years; the name of each bus hire company/provider used in each of those years; the total amount paid to each provider; whether the services were procured through a tender process; the contract duration in each case; and if she will make a statem…
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by Cork University Hospital (CUH) on leases for staff car parks in the past five years; the locations and number of spaces of each leased car park; the annual cost of each lease; the tender or procurement procedures followed for these leases; the total amount paid by CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31078/26]
1058. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific enforcement mechanisms in place where a non-statutory body, including the Institute of Public Health, fails to comply with governance provisions set out in its Oversight Agreement; and whether any such breaches have been recorded. [29859/26]