Parliamentary questions

979. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have undergone the HSE's suicide prevention training in each of the past ten years. [71799/25]

980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of suicides or suspected suicides in the State in each of the past ten years; if her Department holds data to indicate whether the suicide rate in increasing or decreasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71800/25]

981. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the name of the clinics that are held at Coolock primary care centre; and the frequency with which each of those clinics are held, in tabular form. [71805/25]

982. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the name of the clinics that are held at Kilbarrack health centre; and the frequency with which each of those clinics are held, in tabular form. [71806/25]

983. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the locations currently within CHO 9 where HSE employed dentists are based in each primary care centre and health centre, by grade, in tabular form. [71807/25]

984. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the services that are currently being provided at Bayside primary care centre; the WTE staff, by job title working within this centre; and if any further services are being proposed for this centre in the first half of 2026. [71808/25]

985. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the HIQA and NASC evidence review to consider changes to the BreastCheck programme, particularly the proposed expansion of the age range eligibility to those aged 70-74 as conditionally recommended by the European Guidelines on Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71830/25]

986. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the primary care centre development in Drimnagh will proceed.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71853/25]

987. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if the primary care centre in Drimnagh will be on Curlew Road or on an adjacent site on Davitt Road where there are proposals to develop a hospital outpatient facility and 40-bed mental healthcare facility. [71854/25]

988. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding future services at a centre (details supplied) in Drimnagh. [71855/25]

989. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to the introduction of a baby loss certificate process, similar to that in place in the UK through the NHS; if not, if she will give consideration to the implementation of similar process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71932/25]

990. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71953/25]

991. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to an issue identified with an application process (details supplied); if she will investigate the matters raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71954/25]

992. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 22 October 2025, to provide an update on the number of full-time agency posts converted to HSE posts (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, by staff category, in tabular form. [71955/25]

993. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance reason the HSE has not implemented a national HR information system capable of recording historic datasets on funded workforce posts; the date on which her Department last assessed the adequacy of the existing reporting platform used to track National Service Plan posts; and the actions now being taken to ensure future compliance…

994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the HSE concluded that it is not required to maintain historic records of funded posts that remain unfilled for extended periods; her views on whether the absence of such records meets statutory obligations for financial governance, workforce planning, and public-expenditure oversight; and if she will now issue a direction re…

995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s assessment of the risks created by the HSE’s inability to record the duration for which funded posts remain unfilled; the way these gaps are reflected in national workforce plans submitted under the Public Service Reform framework; and the steps she is taking to ensure the HSE’s workforce data infrastructure supports evidence-b…

996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted any financial-impact assessment of the 6,852 funded WTE posts reported as unfilled as of September 2025; the estimated Exchequer underspend arising from these unfilled posts; and the Department’s policy on how such underspends are monitored and reported. [71960/25]

997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the key performance indicators set by her Department for clearance and screening timelines for both internal and external candidates for funded posts; the national performance against these indicators in 2024 and 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure timely appointment processes. [71961/25]

998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the evaluation her Department conducted prior to implementing the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures; the projected effect of those restrictions on achieving the National Service Plan staffing targets for 2024; and whether a full impact review has been completed. [71962/25]

999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy under which the HSE does not maintain post-level records of agency or temporary staff assigned to cover funded development posts; the Department’s assessment of how this omission affects expenditure monitoring, audit trails and compliance with public financial-management standards; and whether she will issue a direction that such rec…

1000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s project to procure a single national talent-acquisition system; the governance arrangements for this procurement; the expected date for system deployment; and how the Department will ensure that the new system addresses the data and reporting gaps identified in recent PQ replies. [71964/25]

1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department holds copies, summaries, notifications or logging records of any public-health risk assessments concerning communicable-disease risks among persons arriving into the State since 1 January 2020, including assessments conducted by the HSE, Public Health Units or the National Health Protection Office; the date on which each asse…

1002. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department holds any copies, summaries, notifications or records of public-health risk assessments concerning communicable-disease risks among persons arriving into the State since 1 January 2020, including the date each assessment was received and the unit that logged or reviewed it; and, if no such records are held, to set out how her…

1003. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out the statutory governance responsibilities of her Department in relation to the treatment abroad scheme as it applies to minors; and to outline the Department’s role in approving, overseeing or reviewing referral pathways for gender-related assessment or treatment outside the State. [71976/25]