Departmental Data

2860. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is any amnesty planned for asbestos building products, given that many HSE buildings contain this dangerous product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24607/26]

2874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been unavailable for use at Heather House Community Nursing Unit (Daisy Unit) in each month from February 2025 to date; and the number of residents displaced as a result in each month, in tabular form. [24692/26]

2875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to offset the loss of 25 beds at Heather House Community Nursing Unit since February 2025; and whether additional capacity has been sourced externally, including through private or voluntary providers, as a direct consequence. [24693/26]

2878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residents displaced from Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, following its temporary closure for fire safety works in late February 2025; the location to which each resident was transferred; and whether any resident was transferred outside Heather House as a consequence of the closure. [24696/26]

2879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to Heather House Community Nursing Unit that could not proceed, were delayed, or were diverted elsewhere in each month since March 2025 due to the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit for fire safety works. [24697/26]

2880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the temporary closure of the 25-bed Daisy Unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit has resulted in a net reduction in operational bed capacity at the facility in each month since March 2025; and if she will provide the total number of operational beds available at the unit in each such month. [24698/26]

2881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current project timetable for the fire safety works required to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; the date on which the works commenced; the current stage of completion; any interim milestones set; and the reason the works are now projected to continue until on or before the end of September 2026. [24699/26]

2882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total cost estimated and incurred to date in respect of the fire safety works to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit; and whether additional funding has been approved to complete the works. [24700/26]

2883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the approved workforce model for Heather House Community Nursing Unit, including the dementia-specific unit, is expected to be finalised; and whether she will provide the total approved whole-time equivalent staffing complement required for the facility as a whole and for the dementia-specific unit in particular. [24701/26]

2885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external fire safety, regulatory, or risk assessment was carried out in relation to Daisy Unit, Heather House Community Nursing Unit, prior to its closure in late February 2025; and if so, the date and outcome of that assessment. [24703/26]

2886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine the geographic allocation of SCAN posts; whether allocation is based on population, deprivation index, suicide incidence or service demand; and whether a formal allocation model exists. [24716/26]

2887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the counties or CHO areas currently without a SCAN service; and the interim arrangements in place for patients in those areas. [24717/26]

2888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average caseload per SCAN post; the number of referrals received annually; and any maximum caseload thresholds applied. [24718/26]

2889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the outcome measures used to assess SCAN services, including emergency department diversion rates, repeat presentations, and time to assessment. [24719/26]

2890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the projected quarter-by-quarter timeline for recruitment and deployment of the 12 additional SCAN posts funded under Budget 2026. [24720/26]

2892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the minimum governance, reporting, and accountability standards required by her Department for non-statutory bodies in receipt of public funding; and whether these standards are formally documented and applied consistently across all such bodies [24723/26]

2895. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of non-statutory bodies that have received direct Exchequer funding from her Department in each year since 2020; and the total amount of funding allocated to such bodies over that period [24726/26]

2897. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any internal audit, review, or evaluation of the governance and oversight arrangements applied to non-statutory bodies receiving funding since 2020; and, if so, to provide details of the findings. [24728/26]

2921. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of deaths associated with adverse incidents in the HSE in 2025; the way this compares to the 469 deaths recorded in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24774/26]

2922. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the Category 1 incidents recorded in 2025 by the HSE, and the number of these incidents that resulted in permanent disability or death. [24775/26]

2923. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of serious incidents referred to the National Independent Review Panel in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the status of the recruitment campaign for a new expert panel to oversee these reviews. [24776/26]

2924. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of medication-related adverse incidents reported on the National Incident Management System in 2025; and the specific interventions planned for 2026 to reduce errors in high-risk settings such as emergency departments. [24777/26]

2925. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of notifiable incidents reported to HIQA since the Patient Safety Act 2023 commenced in September 2024; and if she will provide a breakdown of these incidents by type for 2025, in tabular form. [24778/26]

2933. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse cardiac events, including myocarditis, reported to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) for each of the past five years and the clinical protocols in place to monitor long-term cardiac health following COVID-19 infection or vaccination. [24805/26]

2961. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with lung cancer in each of the past five years. [25008/26]