Questions

163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE-commissioned review into safeguarding, patient safety and governance concerns at Bloomfield Hospital; whether the final report has been completed and provided to her department; whether she will commit to its publication; the actions that have been taken to address the failures identified at the hospital; and the timelines for impleme…

717. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 1 October 2026, the amount of public money that was spent on the scoping exercise. [71512/26]

1136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1011 of 6 May 2026, whether any audit or review since 2020 has examined the correctness or consistency of individual approval and refusal decisions under the treatment abroad scheme, as distinct from audit of the scheme's expenditure or financial controls; and, if so, to provide the dates and findings of each such review; and…

1137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1024 of 6 May 2026, to provide the title, scope, commencement and completion dates, reporting line, and final report reference of the Comptroller and Auditor General audit of the treatment abroad scheme referred to; to state whether that report is publicly available; and, if it is not, to arrange for a copy to be provided to …

1138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1032 of 6 May 2026, which stated that the Comptroller and Auditor General conducted an audit of the treatment abroad scheme in 2020, and Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1011 and 1024 of 6 May 2026, which stated that the audit was conducted in 2022, to confirm the correct year of the audit; to state whether these references are t…

780. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the maternity and infant care scheme; to provide a timeline for the publication of the final report and recommendations following the work undertaken by the National Women and Infants Health Programme review group; the specific recommendations within the National Maternity Strategy (Recommendations 62 to 66) that remain outstanding…

781. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the specific stakeholders and organisations that have been consulted by the HSE during the review and development of the revised maternity and infant care scheme; if formal engagement has occurred with the IMO, ICGP and NWIHP; the extent to which advocacy, voluntary parent support, and service-user organisations have been involved in the consultation process;…

443. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all reviews, audits, and reports commissioned or conducted in relation to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) over the past 10 years; and to furnish copies of each named review to the Oireachtas. [50331/26]

444. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether all reports and internal reviews relating to patient safety, waiting lists, and governance at CHI have been shared with affected families; and if not, to provide a timeline for their full publication and to furnish copies of each such review. [50332/26]

447. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail all governance reviews concerning CHI, the HSE, and her Department in relation to oversight failures; and to furnish copies of each such report. [50335/26]

915. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if the HSE has conducted a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49622/26]

916. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if her Department and the HSE will consider a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49623/26]

751. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the 2018 Model of Care is expected to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/26]

204. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the report referenced in a media report is the audit of governance and equity in patient access and waiting list management at CHI, commissioned by the HSE CEO (details supplied); if a copy of the report referenced in the media report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46100/26]

1844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal safeguards or governance framework are being developed in relation to proposed reimbursement pathways for obesity pharmacotherapies in adolescent patients. [41717/26]

1850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline what the end-to-end process review will entail under Schedule 4 of the revised IPHA Framework Agreement; the expected terms of reference for the review; how stakeholders and members of the public will be able to feed into the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41756/26]

1885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal audits, reviews, or reports have been completed since 2024 regarding agency staffing expenditure, procurement controls, or compliance with national workforce policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41852/26]

1897. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessment has been undertaken regarding indirect funding flows to non-statutory bodies since 2020; and if she will provide details of the findings. [41864/26]

1898. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Board or Audit and Risk Committee has discussed the absence of a system-wide audit of funding flows to non-statutory bodies since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41865/26]

2346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of the equity of access audit relating to paediatric spinal surgery services; the date on which the audit commenced; the reasons for ongoing delays in its completion and publication; if interim findings or recommendations have been provided to her Department, HSE or CHI; the expected publication timeline; and if she will make a statement on th…

2367. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by her Department as per a recent agreement (details supplied) schedule 4 programme of change for pricing and reimbursement which commits to "a significant change programme which will involve an end to end, outcomes based review to be conducted in 2026"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43777/26]

2369. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the end-to-end, outcomes-based review of the medicines pricing and reimbursement process committed to be conducted in 2026 under schedule four of the framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines; if the assessment of progress provided for between the signing of the Agreement and 1 October 2026 has been completed; and if…

2441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to ensure that smaller companies focused on rare diseases will be consulted in the review of the medicines reimbursement process as agreed under the IPHA framework and in line with the commitments in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44107/26]

2442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the review of the medicines reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44108/26]

1412. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external review has examined the adequacy of national audit and oversight systems across healthcare pathways involving overseas treatment referrals, vulnerable patients or cross-border care arrangements since 2020. [39761/26]