585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted, commissioned, or received any review assessing whether decisions by the six HSE health regions to authorise elective procedures without medical indication are applied consistently nationwide; and if she will provide details of any such review. [15977/26]
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1000. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the surgery cancellation rate for CHI; and the number of these cancellations which have been outsourced to Blackrock Private Hospital. [14510/26]
1030. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any formal review, risk assessment, or governance oversight exercise since 1 January 2024 specifically concerning systemic governance, patient-safety risk indicators, or organisational controls at Children’s Health Ireland; if so, to state the date of each such review, the division of her Department responsible, and whether a …
1031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has not conducted any formal review of governance or patient-safety risk indicators at Children’s Health Ireland since 1 January 2024, to state the reason no such review has been undertaken at Departmental level. [14726/26]
1032. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains a centralised internal register, inventory, or tracking mechanism recording reviews, audits, investigations, or independent reports concerning Children’s Health Ireland; if so, to state when it was last updated; and if not, to confirm that no such centralised register exists within her Department. [14727/26]
1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department relies exclusively on HSE-established structures, including the CHI Improvement Steering Group, for oversight of governance and patient-safety risks at Children’s Health Ireland; and to outline the formal reporting arrangements between that Group and her Department. [14728/26]
1049. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in regard to North Kerry CAMHS, the number of the 374 cases recorded as active on the CAMHS database on November 2022, which were examined as part of the review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14886/26]
598. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the review of the National Gender Service Model of Care (2018), referenced in PQ 70457/25, formally commenced; the governance structure overseeing the review; and the anticipated completion date. [13646/26]
599. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the manner in which the findings of the Cass Review are being incorporated into the review of the National Gender Service Model of Care (2018); and whether the Minister will publish the terms of reference for that review. [13647/26]
642. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department requires that lifetime modelling of avoided downstream healthcare costs, including reduced hospital admissions, surgical interventions, dialysis, and long-term disability supports, be incorporated as standard practice in value-for-money assessments conducted under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; and if she will mak…
643. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken any review of the balance between short-term budget impact considerations and long-term prevention-based savings in medicines reimbursement decisions under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; and whether any policy changes are under consideration in this regard. [13787/26]
645. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal Departmental policy documents, circulars, or guidance notes exist concerning the incorporation of long-term prevention outcomes in medicines reimbursement decisions under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; and whether she will arrange for any such documents to be published. [13789/26]
1050. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 January 2026, when the review on dermal fillers by the Health Research Board will be completed and the report submitted to her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/26]
1103. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the Nayagam review into paediatric spinal surgery at Children’s Health Ireland, commissioned in September 2023, remains at phase one with no completion date provided to the HSE; and the steps being taken to ensure full accountability and appropriate scope given its linkage with ongoing hip surgery probes. [12035/26]
1196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the North Kerry CAMHS review; when it will be published and the reason for delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12682/26]
1210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she has received a report (details supplied) on the north Kerry lookback review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12716/26]
548. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion of her review of the European Scheme for Assisted Intervention in another State (ESAIS), particularly in respect of the potential inclusion of hospitals in Greece, Italy and Romania for the treatment of endometriosis; and a timeline for when any resulting changes will be implemented. [11203/26]
1008. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which recommendations from the independent review examining the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and social care, published in 2019, have been implemented to date; and to provide timelines for those outstanding.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9311/26]
1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established the formal partnership model with voluntary providers promised in the 2019 review; and if not, the reason that commitment has not been honoured. [9313/26]
1141. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health to report on the progress made with establishing the review of the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme; if she will provide a timeline for the review and recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10221/26]
218. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations from the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services in Ireland; the work carried to date in implementing each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6839/26]
220. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s review of the Primary Care Centre Programme; the aims of this review; if work has commenced; the timeline she is working towards for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6841/26]
2169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has adopted any population-based workforce planning benchmark or consultant-to-patient ratio for the provision of chronic pain services; if so, to specify the benchmark applied; and if not, to explain how the adequacy of current consultant capacity is assessed for governance and service planning purposes. [74400/25]
2171. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who are managed without access to a specialist consultant-led pain service due to capacity constraints; and the assessment her Department has made of the clinical, social, and economic impacts of managing chronic pain outside specialist services. [74402/25]
2177. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has sought legal advice since 2019 on the absence of a statutory reporting requirement for live births following termination of pregnancy; and if she will commit to examining the introduction of a formal national reporting and audit framework to ensure consistent oversight and learning across the maternity system. [74425/25]