Parliamentary questions

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]

924. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is informed of ambulance allocation or response delays exceeding defined thresholds, including delays exceeding 60 minutes. [32327/26]

925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance dispatch timelines are formally linked to patient outcome monitoring or risk classification systems. [32328/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national reporting framework exists for extreme ambulance delays and if such data is reported to her Department. [32329/26]

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether any non-statutory bodies receive funding indirectly through the HSE or other agencies under her remit, and to provide a full list including funding amounts. [32330/26]

928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE on externally procured home support services in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32332/26]

929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of home support hours delivered by private providers in each of the years 2022-2026. [32333/26]

930. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of total home support hours delivered by directly employed HSE staff, private providers and voluntary providers. [32334/26]

931. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money or cost comparison analysis has been conducted between directly employed home support workers and externally procured providers. [32335/26]

932. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average hourly cost to the HSE of directly employed home support staff compared with the €32.73 per hour paid to external providers. [32336/26]

933. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the home support authorisation scheme includes any profit margin controls or cost transparency requirements for private providers. [32337/26]

934. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any updated economic modelling of the cost of overweight and obesity in Ireland since 2017; and if so, to provide the estimated annual cost to the public health service and the wider economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32339/26]

935. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has produced projections for obesity prevalence in Ireland to 2030 and 2040; and if so, to provide those projections in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32340/26]

936. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling has been undertaken on the projected impact of overweight and obesity on acute hospital demand, primary care demand, and health service workforce requirements over the next 10 to 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32341/26]

937. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the potential cost savings associated with expanded access to evidence-based obesity treatments, including pharmacological interventions; if so, to provide details of any such assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32342/26]

938. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion and publication of the next Obesity Policy and Action Plan; whether any interim measures are in place pending its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32343/26]

939. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by the HSE and her Department on obesity prevention, management, and treatment programmes for each year from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32349/26]

940. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a dedicated budget line exists for obesity-related services within the national health budget; if so, to provide the annual allocation for each year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32350/26]

941. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently accessing HSE-supported obesity treatment services, including specialist clinics and pharmacological treatments, in tabular form by year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32351/26]

942. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national clinical guidelines are in place governing access to pharmacological treatments for obesity within the public health service; if so, to provide details of those guidelines and the eligibility criteria applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32352/26]

943. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any assessment of waiting times for access to specialist obesity services, including multidisciplinary clinics; if so, to provide the average waiting times and regional variations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32353/26]

944. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any procurement or reimbursement decisions are under consideration in relation to new pharmacological treatments for obesity; if so, to outline the current status of those considerations and the decision-making framework applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32354/26]

945. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether outcome metrics are in place to evaluate the effectiveness of obesity-related programmes funded by the State; if so, to provide details of those metrics and any published results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32355/26]

946. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance regarding a request for respite care (details supplied). [32364/26]