789. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional acute and community beds opened in 2026 compared with the 220 to 265 acute beds and 280 to 290 community beds set out in the Budget 2026 expenditure report; and the number of additional beds to be opened in 2027, by HSE health region. [71831/26]
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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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| 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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837. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if it is current HSE policy to prevent the advertisement of a post until the outgoing staff member has left the payroll; and if so, if this policy, combined with the accumulation of annual and other leave, results in specialist posts, or any post remaining vacant for extended periods. [72239/26]
573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the selection process for the role of acting CFO in the HSE; the interview process for the role; the substantive grade of the successful candidate; and to detail the status of the recruitment for the permanent CFO position. [69936/26]
586. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for occupational therapy in 2025 and to date in 2026, by integrated health area; and the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date in 2026. [70037/26]
588. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for physiotherapy in 2025 and YTD 2026; per IHA; the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date in 2026. [70034/26]
589. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of individuals who were on HSE recruitment panels for speech and language therapy in 2025 and YTD 2026; per IHA; the total number recruited from the panel in 2025 and to date 2026. [70033/26]
593. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing by the HSE and Section 38 organisations for each full year 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to end September 2025 and 2026, by Health Region or predecessor structure, hospital or facility, service area, staff category and agency provider; the number of agency hours or shifts purchased, by staff category where h…
599. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's procurement process for community rehabilitation and transitional beds for HSE Mid-West provided for up to 100 beds, comprising 40 Level 2 rehabilitation beds, 40 Level 3 rehabilitation beds and 20 transitional-care beds; the assessment of patient need and hospital capacity that informed this requirement; whether that requirement remains; and, if no…
696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the oversight role, if any, retained by National HR in respect of pre-employment screening carried out by regional recruitment teams under the HSE HR Operating Model; whether National HR has the power to direct a region to take corrective action where screening failures are identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70586/26]
725. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the administration of the auto-enrolment scheme for an organisation grant-aided by the HSE (details supplied), who were advised that the costs associated with the scheme would be funded by the State/HSE however, no reimbursement or additional funding has been provided. [70482/26]
726. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health for an update on a property (details supplied). [69744/26]
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 66202/26, the reason the HSE is not in a position to provide a projected figure for the associated cost of the growth in demand across all existing acute health services for 2027. [69125/26]
194. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline, in detail, the new spending and recruitment controls referenced in a media report (details supplied); and to clarify if these new measures will apply to all HSE regions or just the four HSE regions in which spending controls already apply. [69270/26]
656. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps the HSE are taking to provide additional respite capacity in county Clare. [68654/26]
691. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide details on a matter (details supplied); and the actions taken by the HSE to address the matter. [68004/26]
874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees placed on administrative leave, suspended or dismissed following allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68917/26]
875. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed stem cell tissue establishment and advanced cellular therapies unit at a hospital (details supplied); whether a project team has been established; whether funding has been identified; the reason the project is not included in the HSE Capital Plan 2026-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68885/26]
877. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE have to increase the capacity of spaces for car parking at Merlin Park Hospital in Galway. [68877/26]
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central record of allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment arising in HSE-run or HSE-funded facilities; if not, the reason; whether she will direct the establishment of such a record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68913/26]
304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the statutory grounds under which he has suspended autonomy for day to day spending from several HSE regions; to detail any consultation he had with the Minister for Health on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of affected HSE regions.…
168. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by the HSE when deciding to decommission administrative posts; and whether the option of recommissioning the existing administrative role in Swinford was considered as an alternative to reliance on agency staff. [67361/26]
176. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to release an outstanding assessment report to a child's parent (details supplied); the reasons it was omitted from the disclosure schedule; if any formal decision was taken to withhold it; and if so, the basis for this decision. [67490/26]
542. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE review of the Huntington’s Disease Care Pathway; when she expects the pathway to be approved; and whether she will provide the funding necessary for its immediate implementation across all health regions. [66462/26]
545. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the efforts the HSE have made to deploy HSE owned buildings for the development and relocation of primary care services. [66515/26]
546. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the efforts the HSE have made to deploy HSE owned buildings for use for GP care. [66514/26]