997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how many agency staff have been converted to permanent HSE contracts under the July 2025 agency conversion framework, broken down by staff category and location; the estimated savings achieved to date from these conversions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32536/26]
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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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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1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure in the HSE by staff grade and category, including consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, health and social care professionals, administrative staff and support staff, for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by month and HSE Health Region; and if she will make a sta…
1080. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the indicative 30% agency premium referenced by the HSE is formally incorporated into workforce planning, budget allocations, or recruitment strategy; and if not, why not. [32679/26]
1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether workforce planning decisions within the HSE are informed by a quantified comparison of agency versus direct employment costs; and if no such model exists, whether one will be developed. [32683/26]
1203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of the 160 staff promised for the development of new memory services in 2023 (detail supplied) that have been recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33146/26]
1204. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the National Dementia Registry is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33147/26]
1205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether the hiring process has commenced for a role (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33155/26]
429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will issue a public apology to the children young adults in north and south Kerry, who were harmed and who received substandard care while under the care of the HSE (details supplied). [31635/26]
430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the details of the Government model of care for people with dementia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31499/26]
443. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026 on translation and interpreter services for patients who do not have English as their first language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31617/26]
452. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the building works that have taken place since January 2026 on the grounds of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton; and the works expected to take place from May to August 2026. [31685/26]
456. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the plans for Killarney Health Centre; the location for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31697/26]
458. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) applied for or sought to be included under Section 39 funding arrangements in respect of its healthcare assistants; if not, the reason; if any such application was refused by the HSE or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31720/26]
459. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the pay disparity between healthcare assistants delivering HSE-funded home support services under tendered arrangements and those employed in Section 39 organisations performing comparable work; and the steps she will take to address any inequity arising. [31721/26]
460. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has reviewed its tendered home support model in light of the exclusion of workers from the 9.25% WRC pay agreement; whether pay rates or employment conditions are considered as part of these contracts; and if changes are being considered to ensure fair pay for healthcare assistants delivering State-funded care. [31722/26]
198. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the transfer of River Lodge, Newtownmountkennedy from his Department to the HSE; the timeline for the site to be returned to the HSE; the costs associated with the site since 2025; the status of any existing contracts with providers at the site, including security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31016/2…
1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE National Business Information Unit conducts independent verification of data submitted by Regional Health Areas; and the frequency and methodology of such verification. [29890/26]
1168. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to SATU services, if the HSE monitors where individuals attending services are travelling from addresses provided; if so, to provide a breakdown, per SATU location, of the number of individuals attending services that provided Clare, Limerick and Tipperary addresses per year, for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30…
1169. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the HSE monitors the number of individuals referred to Cork, or other SATUs, if relevant, for follow-up supports and services after attending the FME service in UHL; if so, to provide a breakdown of same for the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30161/26]
518. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive at present; the number of such properties currently vacant; the duration of vacancy of these properties, broken down into less than six months, six-12 months, one-three years, and over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29287/26]
519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis and criteria used by the Health Service Executive to classify residential properties as "surplus to requirements"; whether these criteria are set out in any formal policy, protocol, or guidance document approved by her Department; and if she will provide details of same [29288/26]
520. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal review or assessment has been conducted to determine the number of vacant residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive and their potential use; the date, scope, and authorship of any such review; whether this review has been submitted to or approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29289/26]
521. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that have been disposed of in each of the past five years; the method of disposal used in each case; whether Ministerial or Departmental approval is required prior to disposal of such properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29290/26]
523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties currently owned by the Health Service Executive which are in the process of being disposed of; whether any of these properties have been assessed for potential alternative public use prior to disposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29292/26]
524. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive's management of its residential property portfolio, including vacancy and disposal decisions, has been subject to internal audit or review since 2020; the dates and findings of any such audits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29293/26]