Departmental Data

1657. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities currently awaiting residential placements, supported living arrangements or alternative housing supports, broken down by CHO area, age cohort and length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43326/26]

1659. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of emergency residential placements provided for adults with intellectual disabilities in each of the past five years; the average waiting time for such placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43328/26]

1660. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that have been approved or funded but are not currently operational due to staffing shortages, recruitment difficulties, regulatory issues or other factors, broken down by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43329/26]

1662. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with intellectual disabilities placed in residential settings outside their home county in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43331/26]

1663. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential places and supported living arrangements for adults with intellectual disabilities delivered in each of the past five years; the number planned for delivery in 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43332/26]

1664. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of capital and current funding provided to Section 38 and Section 39 disability service providers for residential accommodation in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43333/26]

1679. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates with qualifications in early years of level 7 and above that have graduated in Ireland in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43503/26]

1680. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduates with qualifications in early years of level 7 and above who graduated in Ireland in each of the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive and are currently working in early years or school age care settings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43504/26]

1688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the CDNT workforce and vacancy reports received by the Department include information on vacancy duration, funded but unfilled posts, service-delivery risks, waiting-list impacts, delayed-intervention risks and regional staffing deficits; whether any national escalation thresholds, intervention triggers or ri…

1689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department receives any data, reports, performance indicators or management information relating to permanency planning for children in State care; the nature and frequency of such reporting; whether national or regional benchmarks, targets or expected timelines exist for permanency planning; and if she w…

1690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care who have been in care for less than one year, one to two years, two to five years and more than five years, broken down by care type where available; the number for whom a permanency outcome has not yet been achieved; whether the Department has assessed delays in permane…

1697. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Kildare awaiting access to disability services, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services. [43761/26]

1724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken a review, audit, analysis or assessment since 2020 of delays in permanency planning for children in State care; and if so, if she will provide details of the findings and recommendations. [44089/26]

1991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Northern Ireland who received treatment here 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; the number of patients from the Republic of Ireland who received treatment in Northern Ireland 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; and if these figures will be provided with and without NTPF patients. [42132/26]

2018. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior metabolic dietitian in paediatric metabolic medicine posts that are currently filled within CHI Crumlin, in tabular form. [42343/26]

2023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has now formally approved the establishment of a centralised reporting mechanism to record cases in which healthcare professionals are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; the governance structure which will oversee that mechanism; the categories of offences to be recorded; whether all HSE-funded agencies and…

2024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE currently maintains any national dataset recording the number of healthcare workers who are on administrative leave, restricted duties, reassigned duties, or precautionary suspension arising from criminal investigations or allegations of serious misconduct; if so, the annual figures from 2020 to 2026 broken down by staff catego…

2025. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national written guidance, circular, framework, or policy document governs the application of precautionary measures in cases where healthcare workers are subject to Garda investigation for serious offences; if so, to provide details and copies of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42438/26]

2026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has carried out any review, audit, legal assessment, or governance examination regarding consistency of decision-making across HSE regions in relation to precautionary administrative leave or reassignment decisions involving healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

2027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records whether a healthcare professional subject to criminal investigation continues to have patient-facing duties during the course of that investigation; whether any national risk assessment framework applies in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42440/26]

2028. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any governance, legal, HR, or patient-safety risks arising from the absence of a centralised national reporting mechanism for healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; whether the matter has appeared on any internal risk register, audit plan, or governance review; and if she will make a statement on …

2031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has considered introducing statutory reporting obligations or mandatory notification requirements where healthcare workers funded by the State are subject to criminal investigation for offences involving patient safety, abuse, sexual offending, exploitation, or violence; and if she will make a statement on the …

2080. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for overtime in each acute hospital, per staff type; doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42585/26]

2081. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per model four hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42586/26]

2082. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per REO, per month so far in 2026 in Department of Health funded HSE services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42587/26]