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Showing questions asked by Ken O'Flynn under the heading Hospital Procedures.

42 questions match, newest first.

Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list each voluntary hospital that has raised concerns about the deployment of the integrated financial management system; the date on which each concern was submitted to her Department or the HSE; and the categories of issues raised. [66974/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she expects full deployment of the integrated financial management system across all voluntary hospitals; and the milestones that have been agreed with each hospital following her recent correspondence to them. [66975/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of circumcisions carried out in public hospitals in each of the past five years, broken down by cases performed for medical reasons and cases performed for non-medical or cultural reasons. [67005/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the clinical or administrative authorisation process that permits circumcisions for non-medical reasons to be carried out in public hospitals, and the criteria applied when such procedures are approved. [67006/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated in each of the past five years to circumcisions undertaken for non-medical reasons, and whether her Department has assessed the impact of these procedures on access to surgery for clinically urgent cases. [67007/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of voluntary hospitals that have raised concerns with the HSE or her Department regarding IFMS integration, the nature of those concerns, and the actions taken to address them. [67009/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of governance, audit or compliance reports relating to voluntary hospitals that her Department has requested, received or reviewed in the past three years, and the outcome of that review. [67010/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of legacy financial-management systems still in operation within voluntary hospitals, the projected timeline for full IFMS adoption, and the expected cost implications should delays continue. [67012/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any HSE hospital or hospital group provides circumcision procedures where no medical indication exists, and to provide a breakdown by hospital of the number of such procedures carried out in each of the past five years. [66561/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state whether non-medically indicated circumcisions carried out in public hospitals are publicly funded, partially funded, or privately funded, and to provide the applicable charging structure and accounting treatment for such procedures. [66562/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria, oversight mechanisms, and clinical governance arrangements that apply when theatre time, anaesthetists, and surgical staff are allocated for procedures that are not clinically required, and to state how the use of theatre capacity for such procedures is assessed against the needs of patients on waiting lists for medically necessary surgery. [66563/25…
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of providing non-medical circumcision procedures on surgical waiting lists, day-case capacity, or staffing resources in the public system, and to publish the findings of any such assessments. [66564/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any guidance, circulars, or instructions have issued from her Department or the HSE regarding the provision of cultural or religious surgical procedures in public hospitals, and to place all such guidance in the Oireachtas Library. [66565/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated in each of the past five years to circumcision procedures where there was no medical indication, broken down by hospital group and year. [66566/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all procedures performed in public hospitals that are not clinically indicated are subject to proper oversight, transparency, and cost controls, and to outline what reforms are planned to ensure that theatre resources are prioritised for patients on clinically necessary waiting lists. [66567/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are required to report the volume of elective non-medical procedures they perform, and whether the Department receives regular reviews of the total theatre time assigned to these procedures. [65354/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2478. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of missed or delayed cancer detections identified following the cytology review of a hospital (details supplied); and if she will order an independent nationwide audit to protect patient safety [46261/25]