1226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2902 of 14 April 2026, whether the HSE currently holds a comparable measure of agency savings across all HSE regions; and if not, the date by which such a measure will be in place. [64767/26]
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1,008 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| 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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1227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2902 of 14 April 2026, the total HSE agency spend to the most recent available date in 2026, set against the €720 million ceiling in the National Service Plan 2026, broken down by HSE region; and whether the HSE is currently on profile to meet that ceiling. [64766/26]
1228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2902 of 14 April 2026, the number of occasions on which each of Tiers 1 to 4 of the Performance and Accountability Framework escalation process has been invoked in relation to agency staffing controls to date in 2026, broken down by HSE region. [64765/26]
1229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2902 of 14 April 2026, if any non-compliance with agency staffing controls has been identified across the HSE to date in 2026; and if so, the number of instances identified, broken down by HSE region. [64764/26]
1298. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when HSE estates will carry out the requisite preparatory work to allow the new ambulance base at Buncrana, County Donegal to proceed; and to provide a timeframe for the completion and opening of the new base. [65006/26]
1361. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a commercial relationship exists between a company (details supplied) and the HSE; and if so, the extent of that relationship and the cost to the HSE. [65364/26]
3235. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE representative for the Local Community Safety Forum for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will be appointed. [55373/26]
3282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE spent under the high-tech drug scheme in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [55626/26]
3371. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will review the case of a child (details supplied) who is eligible for the under 8 GP visit card scheme and has been accepted by a GP practice in Skerries, County Dublin, but remains unable to access the scheme due to administrative or contractual issues between the HSE and the GP practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56048/2…
501. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 769 and 770 of 23 June 2026, if a person or body, independent of the HSE, will review the governance failures which left the former HSE CEO unaware of both incidents; the person or unit within her Department or the Department of An Taoiseach responsible for ensuring that governance concerns were answered (details supplied) …
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE test purchase inspections carried out under the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, by county, in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the number of retailers in each county found to have sold nicotine inhaling products to a person under 18 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53743/26]
874. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to urgently prioritise funding for a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53392/26]
878. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of private house calls that HSE pest control services attended within the Dublin region in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the average time it take for pest control services to attend a private house call after a request to the pest control service; and if the HSE pest control services carries out subsequent work at a private house, after an initial call wh…
886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE can assess the needs of a person (details supplied) and ensure that suitable ongoing suitable accommodation and care in a HSE facility or other appropriate accommodation is provided for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53502/26]
902. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the clinical director role, commissioned by the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer in 2025; the timeline for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53602/26]
222. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health her views on the circular issued by the HSE on 25 June 2026 that will, from 29 June 2026, that will refuse new home support to roughly 85% of the people who need it across CHO7; the rationale for these restrictions; and the measures being taken to protect those who are now unable to access support.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52063/26]
760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1830 of 9 June 2026, which referred to "the ambition of driving towards self-sufficiency in workforce supply," to confirm whether the HSE has set any numerical target to reduce reliance on international recruitment over the next five years; and if so, to state the target, the baseline year and the target date; or, if no such t…
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1830 of 9 June 2026, the specific metric by which "self-sufficiency in workforce supply" is defined and measured; the named body responsible for monitoring progress towards it; and the date on which that body next reports. [51059/26]
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1830 of 9 June 2026, which states that "demand continues to outstrip supply," whether the HSE projects reliance on international recruitment to rise or fall over the next five years; and to set out the modelling on which that projection is based [51060/26]
832. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application which is currently on appeal with the HSE national appeals office; if the process could be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51580/26]
847. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will allocate an appointment urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51638/26]
849. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to expedite an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [51646/26]
873. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines for rare diseases or orphan conditions for which an application for reimbursement has been received by the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026; the number approved; the number refused, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51878/26]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is engaging with HSE management regarding the critical skills shortages in several key areas of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/26]
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1082 of 12 May 2026, whether any independent value-for-money audit, as distinct from the bi-annual contract reviews referenced in that reply, has been conducted into private residential childcare placements since 2020; if so, to publish the findings; and if not, whether she will commission one. [5064…