704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any vacant residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive are currently considered unsuitable for occupation; the reasons for such classification; and the estimated remediation cost associated with these properties. [36268/26]
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705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has received any recommendations from the Comptroller and Auditor General, Internal Audit, or external consultants concerning the management of vacant or surplus residential property since 2020; and if she will provide details of such recommendations. [36269/26]
706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has issued any direction, guidance, instruction, or expectation to the Health Service Executive concerning the acceleration of disposal, reuse, or redevelopment of vacant residential properties since 2020. [36270/26]
707. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive currently being used for staff accommodation; and the occupancy rate associated with such properties. [36271/26]
708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive have been offered for social or affordable housing use in conjunction with local authorities or approved housing bodies since 2020; and if she will provide details. [36272/26]
721. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains any central register, log, database or reporting mechanism recording instances where concerns have been raised regarding inconsistent interpretation or application of national policy across health regions; and, if so, to provide details. [36285/26]
724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Performance and Accountability Framework contains defined escalation thresholds for intervention where material regional disparities emerge; and if so, to provide those thresholds. [36288/26]
783. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 22 October 2025, to provide a breakdown of vacant posts in the HSE, by staff category (details supplied); the number that are new service developments from 2024, 2025 and 2026 which have not yet commenced; the number that are previously filled posts, arising as vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a stateme…
784. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 22 October 2025, the number of full-time agency posts converted to HSE posts in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 by staff category, in tabular form. [36505/26]
224. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if disability services, including Children’s Disability Network Teams, are exempt from the recruitment restrictions recently communicated to Regional executive officers within the HSE; if derogations remain available for frontline disability staffing; the current number of vacancies across CDNT teams in South Tipperary and the South East; and if she will make a…
225. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the impact the current HSE recruitment restrictions will have on the crisis in orthodontic services for children in the South East, for ophthalmology waiting lists in South Tipperary, currently at over 2000; the current staffing vacancies in each service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35375/26]
1035. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether Government is satisfied there is effective and consistently applied clinical governance oversight across HSE South West; whether identified clinical leadership gaps have been independently reviewed; whether vacancies, fragmented accountability or weak leadership structures have affected patient safety, service quality or risk management; the assuranc…
1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total agency staffing expenditure within the public Health Service to date in 2026, broken down by HSE health region, staff category, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34121/26]
1037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific annual savings target set by the HSE for agency staffing expenditure in 2025 and 2026; the savings achieved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34122/26]
1079. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish a centralised reporting mechanism within the HSE to record all cases in which healthcare professionals are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences, including sexual offences; and if she will outline a timeline for its implementation. [34527/26]
1080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought the outstanding data from the remaining HSE regions in respect of cases involving criminal investigation of healthcare staff since 2015; and when a complete national figure will be available. [34528/26]
1081. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether formal national criteria exist governing the suspension or reassignment of healthcare professionals subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; and if she will publish those criteria. [34529/26]
1082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what national oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure consistent application of precautionary measures across all HSE regions where healthcare staff are under criminal investigation. [34530/26]
1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated average cost to the State of an outpatient appointment that is classified as "did not attend"; the total estimated annual financial impact of such missed appointments in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34531/26]
1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what assessment her Department or the HSE has undertaken of the impact of outpatient "did not attend" appointments on waiting list volumes and waiting times; and if she will provide any reports, modelling or analysis in this regard. [34532/26]
1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of outpatient appointments classified as "did not attend" that are subsequently rebooked; the average time delay introduced to a patient's care pathway as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34533/26]
1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy, framework or target exists in relation to reducing outpatient "did not attend" rates; if so, to outline same; and if not, whether such a policy is under consideration. [34534/26]
1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures currently in place to reduce outpatient "did not attend" rates, including SMS reminders, phone confirmation systems, digital check-in, or overbooking policies; and the evidence base or evaluation of their effectiveness. [34535/26]
1088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health why outpatient "did not attend" data is not routinely reported on a weekly basis or at individual hospital level, as opposed to aggregated monthly regional reporting; and whether more granular reporting exists within the HSE but is not published. [34536/26]
1089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has undertaken any benchmarking of outpatient "did not attend" rates against comparable EU or OECD health systems; and if so, to provide details of such comparisons. [34537/26]