1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has carried out of the effect on equity of access where, as confirmed by the Health Service Executive, no mechanism exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64210…
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741. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1010 of 16 June 2026, to specify each performance indicator currently used to measure the effectiveness of national obesity policy and obesity treatment services; and to provide the most recent result available for each such indicator. [50981/26]
743. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given that the obesity policy and action plan covers the period 2016 to 2025, the policy or framework that will succeed it from 2026; whether such successor policy has been adopted; and the date of its publication. [50983/26]
744. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to previous parliamentary questions on national targets for reducing obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease incidence, whether the next obesity policy and action plan will contain the measurable targets for reducing the incidence of obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as distinct from population overwei…
1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department intends to establish national targets for reducing obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease incidence; the timeline for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45885/26]
1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance indicators that are currently used to measure the effectiveness of national obesity policy and obesity treatment services; and if she will provide the most recent results available for each indicator. [45886/26]
1011. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a costed implementation plan exists for the National Model of Care for Obesity; the estimated funding required for full implementation; the funding allocated to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45887/26]
1851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she expects to publish the new diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41757/26]
648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal HSE audit, compliance review, governance review, risk assessment, or assurance exercise relating to the treatment abroad scheme has been conducted since the 2022 Comptroller and Auditor General audit. [41214/26]
3288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy targets or benchmarks in place for the time taken from notification of a meningococcal disease case to public health intervention, including contact identification and prophylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26763/26]
3289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis, circulation scope, and frequency of clinical alerts issued by the HSE National Health Protection Office in response to international infectious disease outbreaks, including the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26764/26]
3293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal risk assessment has been conducted in response to the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; whether defined epidemiological or operational thresholds exist to trigger enhanced public health measures or communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26768/26]
1044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to ring-fence funding within chronic pain services for older adults, in light of evidence showing high prevalence of untreated chronic pain in this cohort; and if not, how her Department will ensure that the needs of older people with chronic pain are prioritised consistently across all health regions. [9477/26]
877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the escalation criteria used by the HSE national oversight team during twice daily reviews of unscheduled care pressures; and to provide the number of times each hospital triggered escalation in each of the past six months. [69152/25]