Health Service Executive

524. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to list the personnel that form the membership of the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/26]

525. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which the HSE Drugs Group has met to date in 2026; and the outstanding meetings for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/26]

232. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of prospective HSE staff, including nurses, doctors and allied health professionals, who were successful in their applications but whose start dates have been delayed due to waiting on the return of Garda vetting in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the average length of such delays from the time a job offer is accepted to the comm…

233. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE currently operates any national key performance indicators governing recruitment clearance timelines, specifically regarding the time taken from submission of a Garda vetting application to its completion for HSE staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46402/26]

234. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health whether she has engaged with the Minister for Justice; Home Affairs and Migration regarding the implementation of a portable Garda vetting system specifically tailored for healthcare workers moving between roles or locations within the HSE or funded agencies to reduce administrative burdens and prevent delays in staff commencing work; and i…

831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the processing time for reimbursement by the HSE for patients who travel to the Northern Ireland for medical treatment via the Cross-Border Directive. [44907/26]

954. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE centrally collates data relating to LGBTQ+ specific mental health, counselling, psychotherapy, or wellbeing supports funded through regional health structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45488/26]

330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) is considered a section 39; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/26]

331. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44724/26]

332. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the current delay a to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44725/26]

348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to make skyclarys available to people living with Friedreich’s ataxia in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44828/26]

359. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide urgent access to skyclarys for persons living with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) here. [44859/26]

262. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE considers young onset Alzheimer's a disability; the HSE service responsible for supporting a person with young-onset Alzheimer's who has significant disability arising from dementia; if her attention has been drawn to families affected by young-onset dementia being excluded from disability supports while also struggling to access…

1323. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding 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 statem…

1676. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and the HSE will investigate and address a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43483/26]

1800. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public-health advice issued by the HSE in drinking water contamination incidents is audited, reviewed or evaluated after the incident has concluded. [41653/26]

1818. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any written evidential review, literature review, clinical governance paper, risk assessment, or safety assessment was prepared by the HSE, the Department, the National Clinical Programme, or any associated governance structure regarding reliance upon WPATH Standards of Care within the National Gender Service Model of Care 2018 or asso…

1830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has set any targets to reduce reliance on international recruitment over the next five years. [41697/26]

1865. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to ask the HSE to review the case of a person (details supplied) [41790/26]

1874. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if a pricing and reimbursement application has been received by the HSE for zolbetuximab (vyloy); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41820/26]

1878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has established regional or national targets to reduce agency staffing expenditure during 2026; if so, to provide details of those targets, timelines, and oversight mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41845/26]

1880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing within section 38 and section 39 organisations funded by the HSE in 2026 to date, broken down by organisation type and staff category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41847/26]

1881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any HSE health region exceeded approved workforce or pay ceilings in 2025 or 2026 and subsequently relied on agency staffing arrangements to maintain operational capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41848/26]

1884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains data on agency staffing expenditure by hospital or facility level within each Health Region; and if she will provide the highest-spending sites in 2025 and 2026 to date. [41851/26]

1896. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central register of all non-statutory bodies receiving direct or indirect HSE funding; whether the register identifies intermediary funding arrangements; and if she will provide details. [41863/26]