830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of elective, non-medical circumcisions performed in public hospitals in each of the past five years, by hospital, and the number of theatre sessions allocated for these procedures. [65348/25]
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831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical guidelines exist for the provision of non-medical circumcision in public hospitals, and if so who approved those guidelines, when they were approved, and whether the HSE reviewed their budget or theatre-time implications. [65349/25]
832. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are authorised to offer non-medical circumcision without a medical indication, and the oversight or audit process in place to track such procedures. [65350/25]
833. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of providing non-medical circumcision in public hospitals in each of the past five years, including consultant time, theatre use, anaesthesia, and post-operative care. [65351/25]
834. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine whether a procedure without medical indication may be carried out in a public hospital, and whether this includes cultural or religious requests, and if so how the HSE ensures these procedures do not displace medically necessary care. [65352/25]
840. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health to outline the updated position of the HSE regarding an extra funding application that was submitted by a school (details supplied) to the HSE, in view of the fact that the funding provided to the school has not increased since 2002 despite a 400% increase in student numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65385/25]
857. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries cancelled by CHI each year; and the reason given for the cancellations. [65501/25]
863. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the access criteria for IVF through the HSE will be reviewed to make treatment available to more women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65535/25]
870. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides car safety harnesses or grants for car safety harnesses for children with disabilities and/or additional needs, such as ASD, as is done in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65615/25]
874. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO2 where HSE substance misuse teams are located; and the number of WTE staff, by job title working in each of those teams, in tabular form. [65658/25]
887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved 2024 HSE development posts that are currently filled by temporary staff and by agency staff, broken down by staff grade; the reasons these figures were not included in the HSE’s reply (details supplied). [65766/25]
888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken for an applicant for a 2024 HSE development post to complete the clearance process before being placed on payroll; the number of applicants currently in clearance for more than 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months; and the operational reasons for these delays. [65767/25]
889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the impact of the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures on the staffing targets approved for 2024; the number of posts for which recruitment was paused or deferred as a result; and the expected timeline to lift remaining restrictions in order to fill all outstanding development posts. [65768/25]
890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance targets set by her Department for the HSE regarding recruitment timelines for both replacement vacancies and newly funded service development posts; the monthly metrics used to monitor progress toward these targets; the current national performance against each target; and the expected timeframe to eliminate the reported gap of 6,852 funded WTE pos…
941. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will provide current funding for a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66166/25]
947. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will direct each HSE community healthcare organisations and hospital group to provide information with regard to HSE clinicians undertaking overseas training or observerships related to complex termination of pregnancy care where such training overseas has been approved and undertaken from 2020 to date in 2025; if she will direct that such information will …
123. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of Regional Health Authority in Dublin north-east; the date on which issues with referral pathways between primary care and CDNTs will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63332/25]
644. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of outstanding audit recommendations across all HSE-funded service providers as of the most recent reporting cycle, and the number rated as high risk. [64921/25]
645. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Section 38 and Section 39 organisations that have not yet adopted the full suite of HSE governance standards, and the timeline for achieving full compliance. [64922/25]
646. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the external oversight mechanisms in place for private providers delivering State-funded health or social care services, and the number of providers subject to sanctions or enhanced monitoring in the past five years. [64923/25]
647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of internal warnings, escalation notices or risk flags issued by the HSE to funded agencies since 2020, and the number that remain unresolved. [64924/25]
648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the process by which her Department verifies financial transparency and accountability in non-statutory bodies receiving public health funding, and if she will outline recent compliance issues identified. [64925/25]
353. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if training is mandated by the HSE for student doctors and nurses to recognise signs of domestic, sexual, gender violence and coercive control in patients and family members; the details of the training; the number which have attended the training per year since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64148/25]
364. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to outline the amount of HSE funding paid to a company (details supplied) from 2020 to 2025 to date; to provide a breakdown of funding per HSE area, per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64313/25]
373. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has any formal or informal role in reviewing or advising on the Health Service Executive’s annual National Service Plan prior to its approval by the Minister for Health; if his Department considers the financial realism or deliverability of performance targets such as the 100%…