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Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
383. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that NIMIS is currently operating safely and reliably across all HSE facilities; and, if not, to identify the hospitals, regions or services where system failures, outages or performance issues have been recorded. [22805/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of reports that failures of NIMIS have resulted in surgical procedures proceeding without access to required imaging, including X-rays, particularly in paediatric settings. [22806/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of allegations that IT staff have been required to restore imaging systems while patients were undergoing surgery; and if so, the investigations that have been carried out into these incidents. [22807/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
386. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, adverse outcomes, or near-misses have been formally recorded in connection with NIMIS failures, including harm to patients (adult or paediatric), and delays, cancellations, or postponements of procedures. [22808/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
388. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any policies within CHI or the HSE requiring that NIMIS or equivalent imaging systems are checked, verified, and formally signed off as operational prior to surgical procedures; if so, to provide details of such policies; and the way compliance is monitored. [22810/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
859. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of requested funds by regional executive offices; the amount approved; the amount outstanding for each of the past 12 months for taxi services, including the transport of patients for dialysis treatment, by county, in tabular form. [21530/26]
Jen Cummins Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
871. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health checks newborns received in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 in the first 48-months of their lives in 2024 and 2025; and the number of newborns that did not receive a public health visit in the first year of their lives in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21588/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national policy or guidance exists governing the suspension of healthcare professionals employed in public hospitals when they are the subject of serious criminal allegations; the procedures that must be followed by the HSE once such allegations become known; and whether these procedures are currently under review following the recent case involving a doct…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms that are in place within her Department to ensure that the HSE promptly implements protective workplace measures when healthcare staff are accused of serious criminal offences, including sexual offences; and whether her Department has requested a report from the HSE on the handling of the recent case at a hospital (details supplied). [2159…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cases since 2015 in which a healthcare professional employed by the HSE was the subject of a criminal investigation relating to sexual assault or rape; the number of cases in which suspension from clinical duties occurred; and the policy criteria used in determining whether suspension is applied. [21599/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national workplace protection protocols that are in place within the HSE to support healthcare staff who report sexual assault or violence perpetrated by colleagues; and whether her Department collects data on the number of such incidents reported annually. [21600/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether his Department intends to undertake a review of the disciplinary and safeguarding framework governing healthcare professionals in HSE employment, including coordination with the Medical Council, in light of the failure acknowledged by the HSE in the handling of a recent case (details supplied). [21601/26]
Mark Wall Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied), will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Séamus McGrath Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE South West Employment Report for January 2026 includes staff figures for Cork University Maternity Hospital; if not the reason for the omission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21837/26]
Ged Nash Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
436. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that increased resources and supports are made available to radiographer practice tutors in clinical settings to meet the demands placed on the system arising from the increase in the numbers of student radiographers; if the HSE will engage meaningfully with SIPTU on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21…
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
450. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the additional pressure put on radiographer practice tutors as a result of the Government’s decision to increase the number of student radiographers without the HSE increasing the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21089/26]
George Lawlor Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
452. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE in relation to the physical condition or maintenance of buildings and facilities at University Hospital Galway in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21101/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
492. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of beds utilised by the HSE in private nursing homes in the HSE Mid West region in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21228/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
493. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of private nursing home beds utilised by the HSE in the Mid West region without a prior agreement in place in 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21229/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1646. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if there are any discussions or plans to move the HSE Environmental Health Inspectors under the remit of the Food Safety Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20059/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1699. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Carlow that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18431/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1700. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Kilkenny that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the abatement issues that have arisen for some retired HSE workers (details supplied); in light of the work and commitment that they showed in the time of a health crisis, waiver the abatements in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18562/26]
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2020. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, or any public hospital within the State, has funded or paid tuition fees for students enrolled on a graduate programme in clinical measurement physiology at a university (details supplied); if so, the number of students whose tuition fees have been funded by the HSE or individual public hospitals; the hospitals involved; …