Questions

1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1238, the name, grade and unit of the official within the Department of Health, as distinct from the HSE, who holds responsibility for monitoring the clinical outcomes of treatment funded under the treatment abroad scheme; if no official in the Department holds that responsibility, to state so directly; and if she will make a…

1006. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE took account of patients' clinical need and social circumstances, including patients unable to work pending a surgical consultation, when deciding which appointments to cancel or retain in advance of the strike on 14 October 2026; the derogations agreed with health unions for that day and for any further strike day on 21 October 2026; and if she w…

1007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or HIQA has at any time requested or recommended that the HSE record the employment status of staff involved in patient safety incidents; if she will direct the HSE to introduce such a field within NIMS given the scale of HSE expenditure on agency staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74323/26]

1008. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure that patients whose outpatient appointments or procedures were cancelled due to industrial action since 30 September 2026 are rescheduled as a priority and are not placed at the back of waiting lists; the target timeframe for rescheduling such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74336/26]

1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures and day case procedures cancelled due to industrial action in the period 30 September 2026 to date, by hospital and HSE health region, including those cancelled in advance of the strike on 14 October 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74335/26]

1010. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the latest estimate of the total loss of private income received by public hospitals in 2026; the forecast for 2027; and the funding provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the impact. [74476/26]

1011. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to implement the National Maternity Strategy in Budget 2027; and to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation. [74473/26]

1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Cork University Hospital and other hospitals in the HSE south-west region can identify from their local incident management records the number of patient safety incidents involving agency, panel or locum staff where a service user was harmed, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if so, the figures; if not, the reason; and if she will…

1013. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether contracts between the HSE and staffing agencies require agencies to report patient safety incidents involving their staff, to hold professional indemnity cover, or to contribute to the cost of claims arising from incidents involving their staff; whether the HSE or the State Claims Agency has sought recovery of costs from any agency since 2020; if so, the …

1014. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 51643/26, whether NIMS records can be searched by keyword or free text for references to agency, panel or locum staff (details supplied); whether the HSE or the State Claims Agency has carried out any such search or sample audit since 2023; if so, the findings; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

1015. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Domino midwife led service at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and the way in which it is operating at present, following on from pregnant women being informed that the service will no longer be available to them for the duration of their pregnancies. [74481/26]

1016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for sexual health services in budget 2027; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the allocation. [74478/26]

1017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the free HRT scheme will be extended to cover hormone replacement therapy for patients with congenital or permanent endocrine conditions, including testosterone replacement for Klinefelter syndrome. [74471/26]

1018. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of a pricing and reimbursement application (details supplied); and the expected date of a decision. [74469/26]

1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 on which the HSE notified a staffing agency of a patient safety concern involving a member of staff supplied by that agency; the number of agency, panel or locum staff whose assignments were ended following a patient safety incident in the same period; whether these figures are reco…

1020. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to confirm receipt of correspondence from a constituent (details supplied); and if a comprehensive response will be provided to the points raised. [74021/26]

1021. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the actions the HSE and Health Products Regulatory Authority are taking regarding a current supply shortage (details supplied). [74468/26]

1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 51643/26, the reason the HSE has decided not to introduce a field within the national incident management system to record whether agency, panel or locum staff were involved in a patient safety incident where a service user was harmed; whether this option was formally assessed; if so, by whom and on what date; the estimated cost …

1023. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of a full health technology assessment (details supplied); the reason no outcome has been published in over two years; and the expected date for a reimbursement decision. [74466/26]

1024. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied), in particular the concerns regarding the regulation and registration of healthcare assistants and the regulatory inspection regime. [74465/26]

1025. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify the statutory responsibilities of the HSE in assessing and communicating public health risks arising from Do Not Consume Notices; whether it is HSE policy to refer media enquiries concerning potential health risks exclusively to Uisce Éireann and the Environmental Protection Agency; and why requests from Tipperary Mid West Radio between 10 and 13 Oc…

1026. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department supports the key recommendations in the European Commission’s recent proposals for a council recommendation on health checks for cardiovascular diseases, including the screening actions for specific age groups, blood pressure and blood glucose assessments and vaccination status assessments. [74464/26]

1027. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken a formal public health risk assessment concerning elevated aluminium levels in the Ardfinnan regional water supply scheme, affecting more than 11,000 customers; the date on which the HSE was first notified of the issue; the nature of its involvement in the decision to issue the do not consume notice; whether the assessment and as…

1028. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to provide nursing home support for survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools under the agreement concluded on 10 November 2025; the number of survivors who have benefited from such measures to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/26]

1029. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if there is an intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanner in Nenagh General Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary. [74492/26]