Parliamentary questions

1047. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing across the public health service in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by Health Region and staff category; and the proportion of this spend directly attributable to vacancies as distinct from absence or activity demand. [34208/26]

1048. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the vacancy rate, expressed as a percentage, across the public health service by staff category and Health Region as of the most recent reporting period; and the methodology used to calculate same. [34209/26]

1049. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts currently recorded as "regional commissioning in progress" across each Health Region; the timeline for the allocation of these posts; and whether any of these posts relate to existing vacancies rather than new service developments. [34210/26]

1050. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine a report that explores how Ireland can transform its public health system by shifting power closer to communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34215/26]

1051. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on the recent nationwide survey carried out by an organisation (details supplied), and the recommendations based on the findings; the actions that will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34216/26]

1052. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2778 of 14 April 2026 (details supplied), if she will confirm the length of time these vacancies have existed; if they will be filled in a temporary capacity pending permanent appointments; her views that there will be additional vacancies due to sick leave and maternity leave, and that the HSE has a 9.…

1053. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of a report (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/26]

1054. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34238/26]

1055. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give consideration to providing free vaccines for an older person on a pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34244/26]

1056. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently improve CCTV/security at Cork University Hospital so as to ensure that vehicles belonging to members of staff and indeed the public are not vandalised, tires slashed and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34252/26]

1057. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to a number of previous requests, to give a public apology to the hundreds of families that have been affected by the CAMHS Scandal in county Kerry, both north and south (details supplied). [34260/26]

1058. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulance base in Killorglin as a matter of priority as this will significantly improve response times along with improving admission times for patients to University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34270/26]

1059. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether Cork hospitals utilised surge capacity to date in 2026; and if so, which hospitals; when it was used; and whether additional security was deployed or requested. [34285/26]

1060. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Taoiseach following his meeting with healthcare unions and workers regarding long Covid; to confirm that the application of the Critical Illness Protocol will be reviewed, following a commitment given at that meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34286/26]

1061. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is suffering from a significant arthritic condition. [34287/26]

1062. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm if the infant RSV immunisation programme will continue for the coming year following a HIQA assessment on cost effectiveness; the additional factors, including indirect health system costs, winter capacity pressures, and equity of access, being considered by her Department and the HSE in any decision; and if she will …

1063. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when urgently required approved home support in December 2025 will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34306/26]

1064. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken by the HSE and National Ambulance Service following recent media reports concerning allegations of sexual assault involving a serving member of the National Ambulance Service; the safeguarding procedures currently in place where serious allegations are made against staff members; the supports available to em…

1065. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene for the allocated care to be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34316/26]

1066. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will comment on an issue raised by a constituent in Kildare South regarding radiation treatment (details supplied). [34327/26]

1067. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting on a hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34364/26]

1068. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a treatment and procedure plan is urgently put in place for a person (details supplied). [34382/26]

1069. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; her views on the merits of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34425/26]

1070. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a cumulative or population-level public health risk assessment has been conducted in respect of repeated manganese exceedances in drinking water in Cork city since 2024; and if not, whether such an assessment will now be undertaken. [34482/26]

1071. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water since 2024, including duration, concentration levels, and estimated population exposure in each case. [34483/26]