Questions

535. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to HR Memo 015/2026, whether the Absence Code A0702 dataset used to record HSE employees on administrative leave records the reason for that leave, including whether the leave arises from a criminal investigation. [50678/26]

536. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees currently recorded on administrative leave under Absence Code A0702; and the number of these cases that arise from an ongoing criminal investigation. [50679/26]

546. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that an urgent diagnostic CT scan for cancer is provided for a person (details supplied); her views on whether it is acceptable that urgent cancer diagnosis would be dependent on payment of a fee which is beyond the capacity of the family concerned; the steps she intends to take to ensure this scan is provided; and if she will mak…

308. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not fully reimburse patients who avail of the cross border directive through providers such as Kingsbridge in northern Ireland, in circumstances where those patients were on Irish public waiting lists and had been informed that their procedure would not be available within six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50061/…

787. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the mechanism by which HSE HR Shared Services independently verifies supplier compliance with HR Circular 06/2026, given that HR Shared Services has confirmed it has received no notifications of erasure or sanction from any framework supplier to date; whether the HSE cross-checks framework supplier notifications against erasure and sanction records held by regulat…

788. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, by contract type, speciality, principal clinical site and region, in tabular form. [48990/26]

790. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the southwest HSE region accounts for five of the 18 invasive meningococcal disease cases notified to date in 2026 and four of the 11 serogroup B cases, a disproportionate share relative to its population; if any cluster investigation, outbreak control team, or enhanced surveillance response has been initiated in the southwest region in response to this…

795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the gross expenditure under the GMS, DPS, LTI and high-tech drug scheme for each year of the years 2020 to 2025; whether any formal national mechanism exists to monitor or analyse medicines waste across these schemes; and if no such mechanism exists, whether one is planned and the timeline. [49003/26]

856. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1117 of 19 May 2026, whether the HSE maintains a centralised database recording referrals abroad for gender-related care under the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, which HSE division is responsible for its governance and oversight (details supplied). [49298/26]

875. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the current status of the recruitment freeze on physician associates within the HSE; the reason this pause remains in place despite the publication of the PA review; when newly qualified graduates will be permitted to take up posts within the Irish health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49393/26]

876. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when she expects the recruitment freeze on physician associates to be lifted; if a formal implementation timeline has been agreed between her Department and the HSE; if she will make that timeline publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49394/26]

894. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned sale of St. Loman's in Mullingar, which was to go for sale in early 2026.; the plans to protect and preserve the historic documents and records in the building; and the plans for the unmarked graves on the grounds. [49531/26]

896. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the annual budget for the HSE pest control service in Dublin; the number of staff for Dublin for each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49533/26]

534. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% uplift in spending on HSE primary and community care services, by service, in tabular form; and the number of additional workers this would relate to, by grade in whole-time equivalent. [48691/26]

288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan to implement changes under the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the frequency of HSE Drugs Group meetings; the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the number of meetings held in each of the years 20…

687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally records the number of missed shifts by agency staff supplying workers to HSE-funded services; if so, the number of such missed shifts recorded in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47013/26]

688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central record of patient safety incidents involving agency staff supplying workers to HSE-funded services; if so, the number of such incidents recorded in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47014/26]

689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Garda vetting failures, lapses, or compliance gaps relating to agency staff supplying workers to HSE-funded services are centrally tracked and reported by the HSE; if so, the number recorded in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47015/26]

690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether credentialing, qualification verification, registration, or professional compliance failures relating to agency staff supplying workers to HSE-funded services are centrally recorded by the HSE; if so, the number recorded in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47016/26]

691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether contract breaches by staffing agencies operating under HSE national framework agreements or supplier panels are centrally logged by the HSE; if so, the number and nature of such breaches recorded in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47017/26]

692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of staffing agencies operating under HSE national framework agreements or supplier panels have been subject to sanctions, corrective actions, suspensions, removals from panels, financial penalties, or other enforcement measures in each of the past three years; the nature of those measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47018/26]

720. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private cleaning and hygiene services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47091/26]

721. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private portering services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47092/26]

722. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private health care assistant services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47093/26]

723. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private nursing services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47094/26]