1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what governance, oversight or accountability structures are in place within the HSE to monitor outpatient "did not attend" rates; including whether these are reported to senior management, the Department, or the HSE Board. [34538/26]
Topics / Health Service Executive
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Service Executive
1,008 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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1,008 written, 0 oral
120
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 31 |
| March 2025 | 32 |
| April 2025 | 43 |
| May 2025 | 36 |
| June 2025 | 50 |
| July 2025 | 40 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 67 |
| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 72 |
| December 2025 | 62 |
| January 2026 | 37 |
| February 2026 | 74 |
| March 2026 | 63 |
| April 2026 | 65 |
| May 2026 | 118 |
| June 2026 | 75 |
| July 2026 | 33 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 45 |
| October 2026 | 36 |
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1188. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kildare in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35019/26]
1190. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the HSE's plans for the former dispensary building in Ballynoe, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35036/26]
475. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will require the HSE to publish an updated national map of publicly funded chronic pain services, given that the most recent national survey cited by the HSE dates from 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33479/26]
482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that zero referrals to the National Independent Review Panel (NIRP) in 2025 accurately reflects the number of serious incidents occurring in community health and social care services; and if so, the basis for this assessment. [33532/26]
483. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the criteria and thresholds that are applied by the HSE when determining whether a serious incident should be referred to the NIRP; and whether these criteria have changed since 2023. [33533/26]
484. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of serious incidents for each of the past five years that were assessed by the HSE but ultimately not referred to the NIRP; and the reasons for non-referral in each case, in aggregate. [33534/26]
485. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken to complete an NIRP review over the past five years; and whether any reviews are currently delayed due to panel capacity or recruitment issues. [33535/26]
486. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the two referrals received by the NIRP in 2026 have commenced review; and the expected timelines for completion. [33536/26]
487. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of independent panel members recruited in the Q4 2025 campaign; and whether this meets the intended operational capacity of the NIRP. [33537/26]
488. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when Garda vetting for newly appointed NIRP panel members is expected to conclude; and when the panel will be fully operational. [33538/26]
491. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms that are in place to ensure systemic learning from NIRP reports is disseminated across community health and social care services. [33541/26]
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has evaluated the overall effectiveness of the NIRP since it became operational in 2018; and if so, to publish or summarise the outcomes. [33542/26]
268. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide, full name, job title, and employing organisation of each member of the Major Projects Approval Group (MPAG) that reviewed the business case for the HSE's national electronic health record programme in or around September 2025, in tabular form; whether any member of the MPAG is also …
269. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) conducted a review or peer review of the HSE's One Health Record programme under Circular 14/21 or any successor instrument prior to Government approval of the procurement in February 2026; and if so, the person or body that…
862. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a full breakdown of all expenditure incurred by the HSE in respect of the health performance visualisation platform and the integrated information service, system programme, by recipient or contractor, amount paid or committed and the function or purpose for which the payment was made, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the m…
918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives any aggregated reporting on the number, status or utilisation of residential properties owned or managed by the HSE if not, whether she considers this a governance gap. [32321/26]
919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has requested the establishment of a centralised national dataset on HSE residential property vacancy, duration, and disposal timelines; and if not, the reason for same. [32322/26]
920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the value-for-money or utilisation benchmarks applied at Department level in respect of vacant State-owned residential properties under the HSE. [32323/26]
921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received any assurance, audit, or certification that HSE-reported activity data, including counselling activity, is accurate, complete, and subject to standardised validation processes. [32324/26]
922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the risk of human error in HSE data systems has been quantified at national level; and whether any error thresholds or tolerances are defined. [32325/26]
923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the consistency of data definitions and reporting standards across Health Regions. [32326/26]
994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any timeline has been set for the establishment of a national data system, audit framework and governance structure for gender-related healthcare pathways for minors, and if so, to provide the expected delivery dates. [32533/26]
995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within the HSE by staff category, including consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and administrative staff, on a monthly basis for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32534/26]
996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within the HSE by hospital group and Community Healthcare Organisation area, on a monthly basis for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32535/26]