1380. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring and reporting mechanisms that exist under the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; when the most recent national compliance report under the framework was published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39647/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,951 | 148 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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1381. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left employment in the HSE in each of the past three years, by grade; the number recruited in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39648/26]
1382. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff in the HSE in 2024 and 2025; the number of unfilled permanent posts during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39649/26]
1383. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a fully funded multiannual workforce plan exists across all health service grades; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/26]
1384. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of posts that were approved but remain unfilled or were not retained following the introduction of the Pay and Numbers Strategy in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/26]
1385. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been carried out on the impact of staffing shortages on service delivery across acute, community and home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39664/26]
1386. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled home support and healthcare assistant posts in the HSE south-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39665/26]
1387. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours allocated but not delivered in the HSE south-west region due to staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39666/26]
1388. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national targets and timelines exist for the recruitment of home support workers; if she will outline whether these targets are being met across all HSE regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39667/26]
1389. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed discharges recorded in Cork hospitals in the most recent available reporting period and the proportion of those delayed discharges attributed to a lack of home support or community care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39668/26]
1390. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants and home support workers who left employment in Cork in 2024 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/26]
1391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring that is carried out of staff burnout, sick leave and absenteeism across the HSE; if this data is available, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39670/26]
1392. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative and support staff vacancies currently recorded across the HSE; the assessment that has been made on the impact of those vacancies on clinical service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39671/26]
1393. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the workforce capacity required to fully implement Sláintecare reforms, particularly in community and primary care services; the way in which current staffing levels compare to that requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39672/26]
1394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant whole-time equivalent posts within each HSE substance misuse team operating across HSE South-West, broken down by grade and location. [39688/26]
1395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting assessment, counselling, opioid substitution treatment, adolescent addiction services and dual diagnosis supports within each HSE substance misuse service operating in HSE South-West. [39689/26]
1396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE substance misuse teams operating within HSE South-West currently operate without direct consultant psychiatrist input; and if she will provide details in tabular form. [39690/26]
1397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and dual diagnosis specialists assigned to addiction services operating within HSE South-West, by location and whole-time equivalent. [39691/26]
1398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has carried out any workforce planning assessment regarding addiction services demand within HSE South-West; and if she will provide details of same. [39692/26]
1399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for access to addiction counselling services in each HSE substance misuse team operating within HSE South-West. [39693/26]
1400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains regional service demand projections for addiction services; and if so, whether projected staffing requirements have been identified for the period 2026-2030. [39694/26]
1401. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE substance misuse services within HSE South-West are operating with temporary, agency or locum staffing arrangements; and if she will provide details by location and grade. [39695/26]
1402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records instances in which persons presenting to addiction services also require mental health intervention for dual diagnosis conditions; and if she will provide the recorded figures for the past five years. [39696/26]
1403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent review, audit or service evaluation has been carried out into addiction service staffing adequacy within HSE South-West since 2020. [39697/26]
1404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains a central register identifying healthcare pathways or services in which no unified national audit system, outcome-monitoring framework, or standardised national dataset currently exists; and if she will provide details. [39753/26]