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Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, doctors, and health and social care professionals recruited internationally by the HSE in each year from 2020 to 2026, broken down by profession and country of origin. [41691/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual attrition rate within the HSE workforce for nurses, doctors, and health and social care professionals in each year from 2020 to 2026. [41692/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish-trained healthcare professionals who emigrated or took up employment outside the State in each year since 2020, insofar as figures are available. [41693/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on international recruitment campaigns, relocation packages, recruitment agencies, and associated supports from 2020 to 2026. [41694/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any assessment of long-term workforce sustainability should international recruitment levels decline. [41695/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current vacancy rate across nursing, medical and health and social care professional grades by Health Region. [41696/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has set any targets to reduce reliance on international recruitment over the next five years. [41697/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national guidance exists governing how referrals deemed ineligible for SCAN services are recorded, categorised, or redirected within the mental health system. [41698/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1832. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any mechanism to track outcomes for persons referred to SCAN services but redirected to alternative pathways. [41699/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1833. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding regional variation in SCAN eligibility decisions or referral acceptance practices. [41700/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1834. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming SCAN KPI framework will include data relating to rejected, redirected, or ineligible referrals. [41701/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration is being given to establishing a nationally standardised dataset for referrals not accepted into SCAN services. [41702/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident review process exists where a person deemed ineligible for SCAN services subsequently presents in crisis, self-harms, or requires emergency intervention. [41703/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether SCAN services currently operate under nationally standardised eligibility criteria and whether these criteria are publicly available. [41704/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit has been undertaken into onward referral pathways for persons not accepted into SCAN services. [41705/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has undertaken any modelling of the projected annual eligible population for reimbursement of tirzepatide or semaglutide for obesity treatment over the next five years. [41712/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1840. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any estimate has been produced of the potential annual Exchequer cost associated with reimbursement of obesity pharmacotherapies under current licensing criteria. [41713/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1841. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national eligibility framework, prioritisation framework, or phased access model is under development for obesity pharmacotherapy reimbursement. [41714/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1842. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether multidisciplinary assessment, psychological screening, or behavioural intervention participation will be mandatory prior to reimbursement approval for obesity pharmacotherapies. [41715/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been undertaken of the long-term fiscal sustainability of reimbursing GLP-1 and dual agonist obesity therapies within the public health system. [41716/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal safeguards or governance framework are being developed in relation to proposed reimbursement pathways for obesity pharmacotherapies in adolescent patients. [41717/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any estimate has been produced of the projected number of adolescent patients who could potentially meet the proposed reimbursement criteria for semaglutide. [41718/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1846. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently meet with a professional oversight body (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41724/26]
Seán Crowe Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1847. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of WTEs in children’s respite services in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [41732/26]
Seán Crowe Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1848. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of properties that are in use for the provision of children’s respite services in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [41733/26]