1877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned but unfilled permanent posts currently being covered through agency staffing arrangements within each HSE health region, broken down by grade, discipline, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41844/26]
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1879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of agency staffing expenditure in 2026 to date attributable to agency engagements exceeding three months, six months, and twelve months respectively, broken down by HSE health region and staff category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41846/26]
1882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally monitors repeat agency usage by individual roles or locations; whether any risk assessments have been carried out regarding long-term dependence on agency staffing in frontline services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41849/26]
1883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any value-for-money analysis comparing long-term agency staffing expenditure against the cost of direct permanent recruitment for equivalent posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41850/26]
1901. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether compliance with agency staffing restrictions forms part of any current HSE risk register, assurance framework, or governance monitoring process; and if she will provide details. [41868/26]
1902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been conducted into the operational or patient safety impact of agency staffing restrictions introduced in July 2025; and if she will provide details. [41869/26]
2032. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can confirm that employees in Section 38 organisations are classified as public servants for pay purposes while employees in Section 39 organisations are not; whether any legal or policy review has been undertaken regarding disparities in pay, conditions, pension entitlement, or recruitment impact between directly employed HSE staff and Section 39…
2033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has undertaken any workforce impact assessment regarding recruitment and retention difficulties arising from pay and conditions disparities between Section 38, Section 39, and directly employed HSE disability service staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42446/26]
2034. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal national policy objective exists to achieve parity of pay and conditions between directly employed HSE disability staff and staff employed by Section 39-funded organisations delivering equivalent publicly funded services; whether costings have been prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42447/26]
2035. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual Exchequer cost of extending full public sector pay parity, pension arrangements, and conditions to all Section 39 disability service staff funded by the HSE; whether modelling or scenario analysis has been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42448/26]
2036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or Department of Health maintains a national breakdown of working hours, paid breaks, unpaid breaks, and average rostered hours across all public health service staff categories; if so, to provide details by staff category and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42449/26]
2037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any categories of public health service staff currently work roster patterns or contracted arrangements which bring average weekly working hours close to or above the limits set out under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; whether any exemptions, derogations, or compliance concerns have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
2038. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any audit, compliance review, or governance assessment regarding adherence to Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 obligations across HSE-funded services, including Section 38 and Section 39 organisations; if so, to provide details and findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42451/26]
2039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether unpaid break arrangements across public health service grades have been assessed in terms of their impact on recruitment, retention, fatigue management, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42452/26]
2040. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national policy differences exist regarding working hours, rest breaks, or overtime arrangements between directly employed HSE staff and employees in Section 38 and Section 39 organisations providing publicly funded disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42453/26]
2175. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [43156/26]
2176. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the actual hourly rates paid to agency providers by grade and specialty; and if so, if she will provide a breakdown. [43157/26]
2177. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not maintain a central cost comparator database for agency staffing expenditure. [43158/26]
2178. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the value-for-money implications of the HSE not maintaining a central database comparing agency staffing costs with directly employed staff costs. [43159/26]
2179. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the amount paid annually in agency fees, commissions and VAT associated with agency staffing in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [43160/26]
2180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has any plans to establish a national agency workforce cost monitoring framework; and if so, the timeline for implementation. [43161/26]
2181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the top 20 agency suppliers by expenditure in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [43162/26]
2279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the recruitment source from which successful consultant appointees were recruited; and if so, to provide the number and percentage of consultant appointments arising from each recruitment channel in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [43566/26]
2280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred on consultant recruitment advertising in each year from 2021 to 2025, broken down by publication, website, platform and recruitment channel. [43567/26]
2281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money review has been undertaken regarding consultant recruitment advertising expenditure; and if so, to provide copies or summaries of such reviews. [43568/26]