692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of staffing agencies operating under HSE national framework agreements or supplier panels have been subject to sanctions, corrective actions, suspensions, removals from panels, financial penalties, or other enforcement measures in each of the past three years; the nature of those measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47018/26]
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1800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public-health advice issued by the HSE in drinking water contamination incidents is audited, reviewed or evaluated after the incident has concluded. [41653/26]
1818. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any written evidential review, literature review, clinical governance paper, risk assessment, or safety assessment was prepared by the HSE, the Department, the National Clinical Programme, or any associated governance structure regarding reliance upon WPATH Standards of Care within the National Gender Service Model of Care 2018 or associated consultant po…
1830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has set any targets to reduce reliance on international recruitment over the next five years. [41697/26]
1878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has established regional or national targets to reduce agency staffing expenditure during 2026; if so, to provide details of those targets, timelines, and oversight mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41845/26]
1880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing within section 38 and section 39 organisations funded by the HSE in 2026 to date, broken down by organisation type and staff category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41847/26]
1881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE health region exceeded approved workforce or pay ceilings in 2025 or 2026 and subsequently relied on agency staffing arrangements to maintain operational capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41848/26]
1884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains data on agency staffing expenditure by hospital or facility level within each Health Region; and if she will provide the highest-spending sites in 2025 and 2026 to date. [41851/26]
1896. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central register of all non-statutory bodies receiving direct or indirect HSE funding; whether the register identifies intermediary funding arrangements; and if she will provide details. [41863/26]
2030. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national oversight mechanism exists to monitor the consistency of precautionary measures applied by Regional Directors of People in cases involving serious allegations against healthcare staff; whether any reporting obligations apply to Regional Health Areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42443/26]
540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated gross and net savings achieved to date from the HSE Agency Control Framework introduced under the National Service Plan 2026. [40999/26]
544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE expects to remain within the €720 million agency expenditure target for 2026; and if not, the revised projected outturn for the year. [41003/26]
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a centralised register or database identifying all non-statutory bodies receiving public funding either directly from the HSE or through intermediary grant, service arrangement, programme administration, regional allocation, or pass-through funding mechanisms; and if they will provide details of such a register. [41004/26]
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the total annual amount of public funding allocated to non-statutory bodies through indirect or intermediary funding arrangements in each year from 2020 to 2026. [41005/26]
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all non-statutory bodies receiving HSE funding, whether directly or indirectly, are required to comply with a common governance or financial reporting framework; and if they will provide details of same. [41006/26]
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any mapping exercise or audit to identify all downstream recipients of public funding originating from the HSE but distributed through intermediary organisations or agencies. [41007/26]
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can provide the number of non-statutory bodies receiving funding through Section 38, Section 39, grant aid, commissioned service arrangements, programme administration arrangements, or regional allocation mechanisms in each year since 2020. [41008/26]
650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a formal audit trail for all treatment abroad scheme approvals, including consultant recommendations, MDT documentation, authorisation decisions, expenditure approvals, and post-treatment verification documentation. [41216/26]
692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any retrospective review of the evidential basis underpinning the 2018 National Gender Service Model of Care following publication of the Cass Review and subsequent international developments. [41261/26]
704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February, whether the HSE retains copies of the full Consultant Applications Advisory Committee submission submitted in December 2019 in relation to the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced, including appendices, attachments, briefing materials, internal memoranda, or supporting documentation. […
715. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a formal documentary retention policy governing records relating to the National Gender Service Model of Care 2018, Consultant Applications Advisory Committee submissions, and associated governance approvals; and the applicable retention period. [41284/26]
251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred by the HSE on consultant recruitment advertising in each year since 2021, broken down by publication, online platform and recruitment channel, including the British Medical Journal, LinkedIn, Publicjobs and international medical journals. [40602/26]
252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any value-for-money assessment of consultant recruitment advertising expenditure in medical journals where only 1% of applicants reported seeing advertisements through journal publications. [40604/26]
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of interviews conducted arising from consultant recruitment campaigns in 2025 and to date in 2026; the proportion resulting in appointments; and the average time from advertisement to contract issue. [40605/26]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant candidates who declined offers of appointment in 2025 and to date in 2026; the primary reasons identified; and whether consultant contract terms, pay competitiveness or workload concerns were cited. [40606/26]