242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of DEXA scans provided to public patients under the GP access to diagnostics scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the current average waiting time for such a scan in the HSE south-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74793/26]
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252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 72371/26, if the HSE will confirm the accuracy of the average waiting times reported in table 3 for the HSE Dublin and north-east and HSE Dublin and south-east regions, which are identical at 1.47 days in 2021 and at 2.16 days in 2025; if the HSE will confirm the percentage increase in cases treated for gambling as a main prob…
857. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting speech and language therapy in HSE south-west, broken down by those awaiting initial assessment, initial therapy and further therapy, and by waiting time bands of 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 24 and over 24 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72296/26]
1376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for community podiatry and chiropody services in the HSE south-west health region, covering Cork city and county; the number of persons waiting and the average and longest waiting times, broken down by care area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65415/26]
826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for ophthalmology services; the current number of persons on ophthalmology outpatient waiting lists by Hospital Group; and the actions being taken to address these waiting times. [51428/26]
2065. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether regional performance and planning divisions use uniform metrics when monitoring waiting-list reduction initiatives; if so, to provide those metrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42513/26]
2066. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any comparative analysis has been undertaken between hospitals or regions regarding the cost-effectiveness of additional sessions or agency-supported waiting-list initiatives since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42514/26]
2067. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the total number of waiting-list removals attributable specifically to insourcing, agency-supported clinics, weekend sessions or additional diagnostics capacity in each year from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42515/26]
2068. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Comptroller and Auditor General, Internal Audit, or any external body has assessed the governance, monitoring, or value-for-money arrangements relating to waiting-list reduction initiatives supported by agencies or third-party providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42516/26]
1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Waiting Time Action Plan 2026 includes specific targets for reducing orthopaedic outpatient waiting times; and if so, to provide those targets by HSE region. [39042/26]
1200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the Waiting Time Action Plan 2026 includes specifically funded capacity for knee replacement pathways, including outpatient assessment, diagnostics, theatre capacity and post-operative rehabilitation. [39043/26]
1202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine the separate publication of outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, which understate the real waiting time experienced by patients requiring knee replacement surgery. [39045/26]
1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any service-level target exists regarding maximum waiting times for access to public PrEP services; and if so, what compliance levels have been achieved during 2025 and 2026 to date. [39277/26]
1399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for access to addiction counselling services in each HSE substance misuse team operating within HSE South-West. [39693/26]
723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any regional variance analysis has been undertaken in respect of waiting times, service access criteria, funding approvals, or operational decision-making since the establishment of the Health Regions model; and if so, to provide the findings. [36287/26]
745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or HSE has identified any risks to the sustainability of waiting-list reductions arising from long-term dependence on agency staffing. [36320/26]
747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks waiting-list reductions achieved through agency-supported clinics, theatres, diagnostics or additional sessions; and if so, the metrics used. [36322/26]
750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit or review has been undertaken regarding the effectiveness of agency staffing expenditure in supporting Waiting List Action Plan delivery since 2021. [36325/26]
1149. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the review of insourcing published on 1 July 2025 included any quantified modelling of the impact of cessation on waiting list volumes and waiting times; and if so, to provide the outputs of that modelling. [32884/26]
1153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessment was conducted regarding potential increases in waiting times or patient deterioration following the cessation of insourcing; and if so, to provide details. [32888/26]
1154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patients previously scheduled for treatment under insourcing arrangements have experienced delays or rescheduling as a result of the policy change; and if so, the number affected. [32889/26]
1155. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparative cost per procedure between third-party insourcing, outsourcing via the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and direct in-house provision for the most common procedures. [32890/26]
1156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any clinical governance incidents, adverse outcomes, or audit findings relating to third-party insourcing informed the decision to cease its use; and if so, to provide details. [32891/26]
605. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide, by HSE Health Region, the average waiting time and the longest waiting time for a first outpatient appointment in a publicly funded chronic pain service as of the most recent available date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16016/26]
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has approved or endorsed any maximum acceptable waiting time threshold for access to primary care occupational therapy services; whether a waiting period of up to 39 weeks is considered clinically appropriate at national level; and if she will outline the evidence, clinical guidance, or policy framework underpinning that position. [16031/26]