525. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has issued any policy direction or guidance to the Health Service Executive regarding the retention, disposal, or repurposing of residential properties; whether consideration has been given to the use of such properties in addressing housing or accommodation pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29294/26]
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.
1,008
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1,008 written, 0 oral
120
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
528. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what formal mechanisms exist to intervene where a Health Region's decisions materially diverge from national policy or from other regions; and whether any such interventions have occurred since the establishment of the Health Regions. [29322/26]
530. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients have a formal right to review or appeal decisions where similar cases are treated differently across Health Regions; and if so, the structure of such a mechanism. [29324/26]
531. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how "consistency" is defined within the Health Regions model; whether measurable benchmarks exist; and how compliance with such benchmarks is monitored. [29325/26]
247. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if a permanent location and additional days will be supported for the HSE's day services in Carndonagh, County Donegal. [29141/26]
158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the targets she has set for the reduction in agency spending; her plans to reduce the over-reliance on agency and temporary workers in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/26]
217. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current plans regarding Erkina House, Rathdowney; the future plans the HSE has for the building; the use that is being considered for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28401/26]
229. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will outline the HSE's plans in relation to treatments for early onset Parkinson's disease. [28489/26]
348. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the HSE buildings in Offaly that are currently unoccupied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27441/26]
350. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the HSE buildings in Offaly that are proposed for sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/26]
358. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE-funded agencies (details supplied); the status of engagement with union representatives; if each site and agency has to reach individual agreements with union representatives and staff; if a national implementation plan has been developed; and if she will make a statem…
2448. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has engaged with the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland regarding the operation of the HSE's Single Point of Access CAMHS, CDNTs and Primary Care Services; the dates of any such engagement; whether any concerns, reservations or conditions were raised by the college in relation to the model; whether the college ha…
2560. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a detailed update on the funding being provided to an organisation (details supplied) as committed to in the HSE National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26394/26]
2605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of cases taken against the HSE relating to assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005, by year, in tabular form; the total legal costs by category in each year relating to cases; and the number of cases settled or lost by the HSE, in tabular form. [27293/26]
2638. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out for each of the past five years, the total number of complaints made by employees within the Health Service Executive relating to sexual assault, sexual misconduct and workplace violence perpetrated by colleagues; the number of such complaints that were resolved informally, subject to formal investigation and upheld following investigation; whether all…
2692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a month-by-month breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within HSE services for the years 2024 and 2025 and for the period to date in 2026 [23861/26]
2766. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to review the HSE circular 6/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24083/26]
2821. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the direct web link to the Health Service Executive's published purchase order data reports; the most recent quarter for which such data has been published; the date on which that report was published; and to outline the expected publication schedule for future reports. [24408/26]
2822. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to clarify where responses provided by the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Questions, including replies issued directly to Deputies following referral from her Department, are published or made publicly accessible; and if such responses are not centrally available, whether consideration will be given to establishing a publicly accessible repository of …
2832. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the proportion of CAWT pilot services that have been successfully mainstreamed into core HSE services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24474/26]
2838. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to embed successful CAWT programmes into mainstream HSE services following the conclusion of PEACEPLUS funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24481/26]
3092. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will review the requirement for persons with a free travel pass to pay the €4 daily transport charge on closed HSE transport routes when attending day services in CHO 1; if the same charges apply to service users in other CHOs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25855/26]
3294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE national management information systems do not capture agency staffing levels expressed as whole-time equivalents; whether this represents a known data limitation at Departmental level; and the steps being taken to introduce WTE-based workforce tracking for agency staff. [26769/26]
3304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that are currently vacant, by county, as of the most recent date available. [26813/26]
3305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the duration of vacancy of each residential property owned by the Health Service Executive that is currently vacant, categorised by periods of less than 6 months, 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years, and over 2 years. [26814/26]