1211. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether a national audit has been carried out of HSE facilities used to store patient records; and whether any deficiencies have been identified. [64673/26]
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482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that zero referrals to the National Independent Review Panel (NIRP) in 2025 accurately reflects the number of serious incidents occurring in community health and social care services; and if so, the basis for this assessment. [33532/26]
483. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the criteria and thresholds that are applied by the HSE when determining whether a serious incident should be referred to the NIRP; and whether these criteria have changed since 2023. [33533/26]
484. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of serious incidents for each of the past five years that were assessed by the HSE but ultimately not referred to the NIRP; and the reasons for non-referral in each case, in aggregate. [33534/26]
485. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken to complete an NIRP review over the past five years; and whether any reviews are currently delayed due to panel capacity or recruitment issues. [33535/26]
486. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the two referrals received by the NIRP in 2026 have commenced review; and the expected timelines for completion. [33536/26]
487. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of independent panel members recruited in the Q4 2025 campaign; and whether this meets the intended operational capacity of the NIRP. [33537/26]
488. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Garda vetting for newly appointed NIRP panel members is expected to conclude; and when the panel will be fully operational. [33538/26]
491. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place to ensure systemic learning from NIRP reports is disseminated across community health and social care services. [33541/26]
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has evaluated the overall effectiveness of the NIRP since it became operational in 2018; and if so, to publish or summarise the outcomes. [33542/26]
383. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that NIMIS is currently operating safely and reliably across all HSE facilities; and, if not, to identify the hospitals, regions or services where system failures, outages or performance issues have been recorded. [22805/26]
384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of reports that failures of NIMIS have resulted in surgical procedures proceeding without access to required imaging, including X-rays, particularly in paediatric settings. [22806/26]
385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of allegations that IT staff have been required to restore imaging systems while patients were undergoing surgery; and if so, the investigations that have been carried out into these incidents. [22807/26]
386. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, adverse outcomes, or near-misses have been formally recorded in connection with NIMIS failures, including harm to patients (adult or paediatric), and delays, cancellations, or postponements of procedures. [22808/26]
388. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any policies within CHI or the HSE requiring that NIMIS or equivalent imaging systems are checked, verified, and formally signed off as operational prior to surgical procedures; if so, to provide details of such policies; and the way compliance is monitored. [22810/26]
64. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total value of all medical equipment and personal protective equipment currently held in storage that is considered obsolete or past its expiry date; to detail the projected €7.4 million cost for the destruction of such stock in 2026; the annual storage fees paid for these assets, which reached €2.1 million in the previous year; if any other "unprocured" cont…
1071. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 427 and 428 of 13 November 2025, if she will confirm receipt of the additional information sent on 28 November 2025 (details supplied); if she will address the queries in the original Parliamentary Question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11706/26]
1099. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the HSE to agencies to provide agency staff to cover vacant RGN and PHN positions in health centres nationwide in each of the past five years. [8141/26]
972. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years, by each CHO area. [71792/25]
973. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount owed to the HSE by patients or former patients who have not paid their hospital bills. [71793/25]
974. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to debt collector companies in each of the past ten years. [71794/25]
976. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases which have been taken against the HSE over the alleged misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years. [71796/25]
977. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the State associated with the cyber-attack on the HSE and her Department in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71797/25]
978. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have contacted the HSE's drug and alcohol helpline in each of the past ten years. [71798/25]
979. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have undergone the HSE's suicide prevention training in each of the past ten years. [71799/25]