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Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the frequency of identified human-data-entry errors across major clinical and administrative systems; and if so, the annual figures recorded since 2020. [39811/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1435. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE systems trigger automatic escalation procedures when data quality issues exceed predefined thresholds; and if she will provide details. [39812/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1436. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national register of serious data-quality incidents affecting patient care, referrals, waiting lists, prescribing, diagnostics or scheduling systems. [39813/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents since 2020 in which inaccurate or incomplete data entry contributed to delayed treatment, incorrect referrals, patient-safety incidents or financial overpayments. [39814/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit has assessed the cumulative national risk posed by fragmented or inconsistent data-quality controls across HSE systems. [39815/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether regional HSE bodies operate under uniform national data-quality standards and escalation mechanisms; and if she will provide details of any regional variation. [39816/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who holds ultimate accountability within the HSE for national data-quality assurance and human-error mitigation across clinical and operational systems. [39817/26]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2026 · to Health
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline details of all vacant HSE properties in Killarney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38568/26]
Albert Dolan Written 21 May 2026 · to Health
380. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is continuing to incur rental costs for portacabins located at Galway Airport that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, to provide a breakdown of all expenditure associated with these units, including rent, maintenance and any related costs, for each of the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1099. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally records complaints, missed visits, safeguarding incidents or medication-related incidents involving privately contracted home support providers. [37015/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1101. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE publishes compliance or performance ratings for private home support providers funded by the State. [37017/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Mental Health Services Key Performance Indicator Metadata document includes standard national definitions for referral, re-referral, assessment, attendance, discharge, completed case, DNA, cancellation and unique client; and if she will provide those definitions. [37050/26]
Paul Murphy Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 19 March 2026, to provide an update on the commercial negotiations with the pharmaceutical company to provide givinostat by the HSE. [37054/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health 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 governance and oversight of that database. [37075/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can provide the jurisdictions and healthcare providers to which paediatric gender-related referrals abroad were directed under the Treatment Abroad Scheme from 2020 to 2026. [37077/26]
George Lawlor Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1129. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1270 of 28 April 2026, when a response will issue from the HSE in relation to an urgent dental treatment issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37114/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1130. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys (omaveloxolone) reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; her views on whether the current delay aligns w…
Brian Stanley Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1136. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the escalation procedures in place within the HSE when a patient particularly a child cannot be assigned a GP through the PCRS within a reasonable timeframe; the statutory obligations on the HSE to ensure access to a GP for eligible patients; the actions being taken to address any gaps in service provision in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on th…
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1139. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support were provide by directly by the HSE, and not by private contractors, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37174/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department will liaise with the HSE in relation to a public health concern (details supplied). [37699/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1241. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently provide an update on the HSE's decision regarding the reimbursement of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia; the timeline for a final decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37786/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the length of time each currently vacant residential property owned or managed by the Health Service Executive has remained vacant, categorised by (i) less than six months, (ii) six to twelve months, (iii) one to three years and (iv) more than three years. [36256/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains any regional or local databases tracking expenditure on vacant residential properties, including security, insurance and maintenance costs; and if so, to provide details. [36257/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred by the Health Service Executive on security, insurance and maintenance for vacant residential properties in each of the past five years, based on available local or regional records. [36258/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit or review has been conducted since 2020 into vacant residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive and their associated holding costs. [36259/26]