Parliamentary questions

485. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates and findings of any facility, safety, hygiene or environmental inspections carried out by or reported to her Department in relation to the Orchid Centre at Cork University Hospital in the past eighteen months, including issues of overcrowding, ventilation, temperature control, accessibility and maintenance of basic patient supplies; t…

486. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list for chronic pain services in each hospital, the number of patients waiting more than 12 months and more than 18 months, the number of patients aged over 65 years within those lists, and the corresponding figures for Cork University Hospital and other hospitals serving the Cork region. [68779/25]

487. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list all hospitals that provide chronic pain services, to identify which of these have a dedicated multidisciplinary pain service including psychology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, to confirm the number of whole-time equivalent pain consultants assigned to each service, and to outline which regions do not have a local chronic pain…

488. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out the current number of recognised training posts in pain medicine, the number of trainees in the current cycle, the expected number of new consultants qualifying in pain medicine over the next five years, the attrition rate from this specialty, and any planned expansion of training places for 2026. [68781/25]

489. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total value of funded HSE posts that remained unfilled in 2024, by month, in each hospital group and community health organisation. [68805/25]

490. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total monthly value of salary funding associated with unfilled HSE posts in 2024 in each hospital group and community health organisation. [68806/25]

491. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded WTE posts that remained unfilled for more than three consecutive months in 2024 in each hospital group and community health organisation. [68807/25]

492. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any portion of the salary allocations associated with unfilled HSE posts in 2024 was internally re-assigned to non-pay budgets within the HSE; and to provide a breakdown of any such reallocations by hospital group and community health organisation. [68808/25]

493. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total value of internal transfers made between pay and non-pay expenditure lines within the HSE in 2024; and the month in which each transfer occurred. [68809/25]

494. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the year-end reconciliation for the HSE 2024 pay allocation showing each hospital group and community health organisation's pay budget allocation, pay expenditure, and any difference between the two. [68810/25]

495. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any hospital group or community health organisation recorded vacancy-driven surpluses in their 2024 pay budget, and to provide the value of those surpluses in each case. [68811/25]

496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail any HSE internal finance guidance in place during 2024 governing the treatment of unspent pay allocation arising from unfilled posts; and to provide copies of such guidance. [68812/25]

497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the process by which the HSE monitors vacancy-related impacts on pay expenditure; and the reporting mechanisms used by hospital groups and community health organisations to notify the National Finance and Procurement Division. [68813/25]

498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded posts that remained unfilled at year end 2024 in each hospital group and community health organisation; and the corresponding value of the associated salary allocation. [68814/25]

499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded posts that remained unfilled in 2024 at Cork University Hospital, by month; and the total value of the associated salary allocation in each month. [68815/25]

500. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded posts that remained unfilled in 2024 at Mercy University Hospital, by month; and the total value of the associated salary allocation in each month. [68816/25]

501. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the vacancy levels across the South South West Hospital Group, including the number of funded posts unfilled for more than three consecutive months, and the value of the corresponding pay allocation in 2024. [68817/25]

502. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total value of any internal reallocations by the HSE of salary funding arising from unfilled posts within Cork University Hospital or Mercy University Hospital in 2024; and the expenditure lines to which such funding was reassigned. [68818/25]

503. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total value of funded posts that remained unfilled in 2024 in CHO4, by month; and the value of any associated salary allocation that was not used for pay expenditure within CHO4. [68819/25]

504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Donegal currently on audiology waiting lists broken down by adults and children, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68852/25]

505. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within audiology services in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68853/25]

506. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the new primary care centre in Dungloe, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68854/25]

507. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to provide more resources and staff to CDNT8 (details supplied). [68859/25]

508. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if patients who are seated in chairs in emergency departments for extended periods such as for more than six-hours are included in the official trolley numbers published by the Health Service Executive; if not , if she will consider introducing a more comprehensive reporting system that records all patients awaiting an inpatient bed includin…

509. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide updated information on the plans of the HSE for the new primary healthcare centre proposed for an area (details supplied), including the expected timeline for delivery, the services to be delivered there, and any capital or staffing allocations made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68870/25]