Parliamentary questions

2869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place at Department level to ensure consistency in the assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care in the absence of a national minimum standard; and whether any risk assessment has been undertaken regarding variation in clinical practice. [24669/26]

2870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department collects or requires the collection of data relating to outcomes, referrals, or adverse incidents associated with the management of suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations in primary care; and if she will outline any audit or review processes in place to assess quality and consistency of care. [24670/26]

2871. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the way in which adequate planning for and forecasting of future healthcare needs, to include health and social care workforce and service planning for disabled persons, are being undertaken. [24681/26]

2872. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for additional disability support hours has been refused in respect of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24687/26]

2873. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the following issues in relation to the National Ambulance Service and the BUMBLEance service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24690/26]

2874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been unavailable for use at Heather House Community Nursing Unit (Daisy Unit) in each month from February 2025 to date; and the number of residents displaced as a result in each month, in tabular form. [24692/26]

2875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to offset the loss of 25 beds at Heather House Community Nursing Unit since February 2025; and whether additional capacity has been sourced externally, including through private or voluntary providers, as a direct consequence. [24693/26]

2876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the interim staffing arrangements currently in place to ensure the safe operation of the dementia-specific unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit pending the finalisation of an approved workforce model; and the current whole-time equivalent staffing levels assigned to that unit. [24694/26]

2877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total projected cost, procurement process, and key timeline milestones associated with the fire safety works at Heather House Community Nursing Unit; and whether any delays have arisen since the works commenced. [24695/26]

2878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residents displaced from Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, following its temporary closure for fire safety works in late February 2025; the location to which each resident was transferred; and whether any resident was transferred outside Heather House as a consequence of the closure. [24696/26]

2879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to Heather House Community Nursing Unit that could not proceed, were delayed, or were diverted elsewhere in each month since March 2025 due to the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit for fire safety works. [24697/26]

2880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit has resulted in a net reduction in operational bed capacity at the facility in each month since March 2025; and if she will provide the total number of operational beds available at the unit in each such month. [24698/26]

2881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current project timetable for the fire safety works required to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; the date on which the works commenced; the current stage of completion; any interim milestones set; and the reason the works are now projected to continue until on or before the end of September 2026. [24699/26]

2882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total cost estimated and incurred to date in respect of the fire safety works to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; and whether additional funding has been approved to complete the works. [24700/26]

2883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the approved workforce model for Heather House Community Nursing Unit, including the dementia-specific unit, is expected to be finalised; and whether she will provide the total approved whole-time equivalent staffing complement required for the facility as a whole and for the dementia-specific unit in particular. [24701/26]

2884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been approved for the full staffing complement required to operate the 19-bed dementia-specific unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit safely on reopening; and if not, when such funding approval will be made. [24702/26]

2885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external fire safety, regulatory, or risk assessment was carried out in relation to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, prior to its closure in late February 2025; and if so, the date and outcome of that assessment. [24703/26]

2886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the geographic allocation of SCAN posts; whether allocation is based on population, deprivation index, suicide incidence or service demand; and whether a formal allocation model exists. [24716/26]

2887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the counties or CHO areas currently without a SCAN service; and the interim arrangements in place for patients in those areas. [24717/26]

2888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average caseload per SCAN post; the number of referrals received annually; and any maximum caseload thresholds applied. [24718/26]

2889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the outcome measures used to assess SCAN services, including emergency department diversion rates, repeat presentations, and time to assessment. [24719/26]

2890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the projected quarter-by-quarter timeline for recruitment and deployment of the 12 additional SCAN posts funded under Budget 2026. [24720/26]

2891. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established a centrally approved governance framework applicable to all non-statutory bodies receiving direct Exchequer funding; and if not, the reason no such standardised framework has been put in place. [24722/26]

2892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the minimum governance, reporting, and accountability standards required by her Department for non-statutory bodies in receipt of public funding; and whether these standards are formally documented and applied consistently across all such bodies [24723/26]

2893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reporting requirements imposed by her Department on non-statutory bodies receiving funding, including the required frequency of financial, operational, and risk reporting; and whether a standard reporting schedule is mandated across all funded bodies. [24724/26]