Health Service Executive

873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms that are in place within her Department to ensure that the HSE promptly implements protective workplace measures when healthcare staff are accused of serious criminal offences, including sexual offences; and whether her Department has requested a report from the HSE on the handling of the recent case at a hospital (deta…

874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cases since 2015 in which a healthcare professional employed by the HSE was the subject of a criminal investigation relating to sexual assault or rape; the number of cases in which suspension from clinical duties occurred; and the policy criteria used in determining whether suspension is applied. [21599/26]

875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national workplace protection protocols that are in place within the HSE to support healthcare staff who report sexual assault or violence perpetrated by colleagues; and whether her Department collects data on the number of such incidents reported annually. [21600/26]

876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether his Department intends to undertake a review of the disciplinary and safeguarding framework governing healthcare professionals in HSE employment, including coordination with the Medical Council, in light of the failure acknowledged by the HSE in the handling of a recent case (details supplied). [21601/26]

913. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied), will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway; and if she will make …

923. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE South West Employment Report for January 2026 includes staff figures for Cork University Maternity Hospital; if not the reason for the omission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21837/26]

436. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that increased resources and supports are made available to radiographer practice tutors in clinical settings to meet the demands placed on the system arising from the increase in the numbers of student radiographers; if the HSE will engage meaningfully with SIPTU on this issue; and if she will make a statemen…

442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]

450. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the additional pressure put on radiographer practice tutors as a result of the Government’s decision to increase the number of student radiographers without the HSE increasing the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21089/26]

452. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE in relation to the physical condition or maintenance of buildings and facilities at University Hospital Galway in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21101/26]

492. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of beds utilised by the HSE in private nursing homes in the HSE Mid West region in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21228/26]

493. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of private nursing home beds utilised by the HSE in the Mid West region without a prior agreement in place in 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21229/26]

1549. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19331/26]

1591. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department will guarantee that the planned expansion of respite provision under the HSE National Service Plan 2026 is delivered equitably across all regions, including Cork, where families continue to report significant unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19998/26]

1619. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has not provided funding for the additional public holiday introduced on 1 February since its introduction in 2022; and if she will ensure that Section 39 organisations are refunded for statutory bank holidays in the future (details supplied); and if she …

1646. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if there are any discussions or plans to move the HSE Environmental Health Inspectors under the remit of the Food Safety Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20059/26]

1699. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Carlow that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18431/26]

1700. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings owned by the HSE in County Kilkenny that are currently vacant; the addresses of these buildings; and their current status, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/26]

1721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the abatement issues that have arisen for some retired HSE workers (details supplied); in light of the work and commitment that they showed in the time of a health crisis, waiver the abatements in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18562/26]

2020. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive, or any public hospital within the State, has funded or paid tuition fees for students enrolled on a graduate programme in clinical measurement physiology at a university (details supplied); if so, the number of students whose tuition fees have been funded by the HSE or individual public hospitals; the …

2152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive maintains a national data dictionary, reporting manual or technical guidance document defining the indicators and activity measures used in HSE national performance reporting; whether such documentation is provided to Health Regions when submitting activity data through Corporate Informati…

2153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has issued national guidance or instructions governing the completion of Corporate Information Facility reporting templates used by Health Regions when submitting service activity data to the National Business Information Unit; whether these templates include standardised definitions of activity measures an…

2154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive operates a national verification or audit framework to review the accuracy and methodological consistency of performance data submitted by Health Regions through Corporate Information Facility reporting templates before such data is incorporated into national performance reports; and if she will make a stat…

2155. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has reviewed the governance arrangements under which Health Regions validate service activity data locally prior to submission to the National Business Information Unit; and whether national controls exist to ensure comparability of performance statistics across regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…

2156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive publishes or makes available the reporting methodology used to compile national service activity statistics, including the definitions used for activity indicators and the procedures applied to avoid duplication or double counting in national totals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20381/26…