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 held; the ten highest-paid agency providers year to date; if this cannot be provided, the reason; and the expenditure target for year to date 2026 and variance against this target, in tabular form. [70073/26]
508. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for an assessment of need at end September in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally, by region and integrated healthcare area; the number of applications at each stage of the process; the number of assessment reports overdue for completion; the number of applications overdue by more than six, nine and 12 months; the number of service statements overdue and issued within and outside the one-month timeframe; the number of applications involving privately procured assessment; and the number of applicants referred to or supported by another service, in tabular form. [70072/26]
821. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for an update on HSE plans for primary care accommodation in Lismore and west Waterford; whether the HSE has completed its review of current and future service and accommodation needs; whether a property (details supplied) has been formally assessed as a potential location for primary care services; and the next steps and the timeline for progressing additional accommodation. [68815/26]
751. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of fees collected by pharmacies for services provided under the common conditions scheme, in tabular form; the number of consultations and other measurable outputs this relates to; the extent of data collected on services operated under the common conditions scheme; if this data is not collected, the reason; and whether she intends to collect it. [68193/26]
253. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the plans for the introduction of BusConnects to Waterford; the date the BusConnects plan is to commence; the requirements which must be met to deliver the new transport scheme; whether permanent funding has been committed to the scheme; if so, the amount; the full extent of revenue and capital funding needed for the scheme; the number of drivers needed for the scheme and the number in situ; the plans for recruitment of drivers; whether there are delays to implementation; if so, the reasons; and whether there has been a decision to postpone the scheme. [68285/26]
160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the roads and public transport funding he plans to make available to services in County Waterford. [67607/26]
222. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of funded or sanctioned posts for which recruitment, appointment or commencement has been paused, delayed, refused or otherwise restricted as a consequence of financial, employment or recruitment controls in 2026, nationally and by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area, hospital and National Service, broken down by staff category and grade; the number of successful candidates who have accepted an offer but have not yet received a commencement date; and the average and longest period such appointments have been awaiting approval or commencement, in tabular form. [67611/26]
221. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children awaiting assessment or treatment through HSE primary care dental services at 31 August 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area and local dental office where available, broken down by patient category, treatment type and waiting-time band; and the average and longest waiting time in each area, in tabular form. [67580/26]
220. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for an orthodontic assessment at 31 August 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area and local dental office, broken down by waiting-time band; and the average and longest waiting time in each area, in tabular form. [67581/26]
219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients assessed and waiting to commence orthodontic treatment at 31 August in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area and local dental office, broken down by waiting-time band and treatment priority; the number of treatment commencements in each year and in the period 1 January to 31 August 2026; the average and longest wait, in tabular form. [67583/26]
218. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children eligible and scheduled for school dental screening, the number actually screened, the number and percentage of eligible children not screened, the number receiving treatment following screening, and the school year or class cohort currently being called for screening in each local dental area, for the 2021/22 to 2025/26 school years and to date in the 2026/27 school year, in tabular form. [67584/26]
216. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for access to dental treatment under sedation or general anaesthetic at 31 August 2025 and 31 August 2026, broken down by sedation or anaesthetic type, adult and child, patient category including patients with additional or special care needs, waiting-time band, HSE Health Region and Integrated Healthcare Area; and the average and longest waiting time in each area, in tabular form. [67586/26]
215. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of requests received for assistance with assignment to a GP or dentist from medical card holders, GP visit card holders and persons without such qualification, for each full year 2016 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region and by local area, broken down by GP and dentist requests and applicant category; and, for 2025 and 2026, the number which resulted in assignment to a provider, remained unresolved or were otherwise closed, in tabular form. [67587/26]
213. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE and each Section 38 organisation on management consultancy and external professional services for each full year 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, broken down by organisation, firm and service type and, for HSE expenditure, by HSE Health Region or national service where available, in tabular form. [67589/26]
211. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants at 31 August 2026, nationally and by hospital or principal clinical site, specialty and contract type; the number and percentage employed under the Public-Only Consultant Contract 2023; the number and percentage of such consultants rostered as part of their core contracted hours to work after 5pm on weekdays and on Saturdays; and the number of consultant sessions actually delivered during such extended hours in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67612/26]
210. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals and clinical sites required to certify compliance with the Public-Only Consultant Contract 2023; the number which have completed such certification; the number where non-compliance has been identified; the number of consultants identified as undertaking private work on public sites contrary to the terms of their contract; the number operating under an exemption, derogation or transitional arrangement; and the remedial or financial action taken, by hospital or clinical site, in tabular form. [67613/26]
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of serious reportable events and other serious patient-safety incidents recorded in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, nationally and by hospital or facility, by incident category, including wrong-patient or wrong-site procedures, retained foreign objects and other applicable serious reportable event categories, and by level of patient harm; the number of related investigations completed and outstanding; the median time to complete an investigation; and the number of recommendations arising from such investigations which remain overdue, in tabular form. [67614/26]
208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of personal-data breaches recorded by the HSE and public and voluntary hospitals for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE health region and facility where available, broken down by breach category; the number of persons affected; the number involving health or other special-category personal data; and the number notified to the Data Protection Commission, in tabular form. [67615/26]
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons eligible, invited and screened in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026 in respect of BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen; the relevant target number, screening interval or participation target and actual performance against each target; the number and percentage whose screening interval exceeded the applicable programme target; and the figures nationally, by HSE health region and by county where available, in tabular form. [67622/26]
204. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines which entered the HSE reimbursement process in each year 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number which received a final reimbursement decision; the average, median and longest time spent at each stage from reimbursement application and pharmacoeconomic assessment to final decision; the number and duration of clock stops; the number and percentage completed within the applicable administrative or process target; and the equivalent figures separately for orphan medicines, medicines for rare diseases, oncology medicines and all other medicines, in tabular form. [67623/26]
202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the overtime expenditure and overtime hours in each public and voluntary acute hospital for each year 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by staff group; the number of rostered shifts left unfilled by hospital and staff group; and the number of shifts filled through agency staffing or other temporary arrangements, in tabular form. [67625/26]
201. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals on privately provided MRI, CT, ultrasound, endoscopy and colonoscopy services in each year 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by provider, modality and referring hospital; the number of tests purchased and average unit cost; and the corresponding public-sector capacity and activity by modality and region where held, in tabular form. [67627/26]
200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated appointment cancellation for each quarter in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026 by hospital, broken down by reason for hospital-initiated cancellation, in tabular form. [67553/26]
199. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average bed occupancy rate in each public and voluntary acute hospital for the period 1 January to 31 August of 2025 and 2026; the national and HSE Health Region average for each period; the number of days on which occupancy exceeded 85%, 90% and 95% in each hospital where available; and the number of days on which full capacity protocols were in operation in each model three and model four hospital, in tabular form. [67557/26]
198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the gross income received from car-parking charges at each public and voluntary acute hospital for each full year 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026; the number of paid parking spaces; the applicable hourly, daily and weekly tariffs; the number and value of exemptions, reductions or validations; the amount retained by the hospital and by any private operator or contractor; and the expenditure incurred on operating the parking facilities, in tabular form. [67559/26]
196. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against healthcare workers and patients for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region and by facility where available, broken down by incident type including physical, verbal and sexual assault, and by reported level of harm; the number of staff working days lost following assault; the number of incidents referred to An Garda Síochána; and the number resulting in prosecution where known, in tabular form. [67564/26]
195. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for high-acuity emergency incidents for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE or National Ambulance Service region and by county of incident where held, broken down by the applicable current clinical-status category; the incident volume, median response time, 90th percentile response time and longest response time; and the number and percentage of incidents with a response time exceeding 30, 60 and 120 minutes and meeting the applicable response-time target, in tabular form. [67567/26]
194. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of ambulance handovers completed within 20 minutes and the number and percentage taking more than 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes, together with the total ambulance crew hours lost to delayed handover, for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally and by hospital, in tabular form. [67570/26]
193. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing arrangements for children's spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the participating hospitals, including international hospitals; the number of children referred, assessed, treated and awaiting treatment through each arrangement for the period 1 January to 31 August 2026 and the equivalent period in 2025; and the expenditure incurred under each arrangement, in tabular form. [67571/26]
192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for home support but awaiting commencement, the number receiving less than their approved allocation, the total number of approved hours not being delivered per week, and the average, median and longest waiting time, at 31 August in each of the years 2025 to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area, county where held and age group, in tabular form. [67574/26]
191. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and CAMHS ID waiting lists at 31 August in each of the years 2025 to 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area and team, broken down by waiting-time bands ; and the average, median and longest waiting time, in tabular form. [67577/26]
190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic scans and other centrally reported diagnostic tests, at 31 August nationally, by HSE Health Region and by hospital or diagnostic service, broken down by waiting-time band including waits of more than six, 12 and 18 months; and the average, median and longest wait where available; and the details of outsourced scans, in tabular form. [67579/26]
187. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances; the average time to admission; the waiting-time distribution; the number and percentage of patients waiting more than 12 hours; more than 24 hours; the number and percentage leaving without being seen or before completion of treatment, for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, nationally and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 years and over; and the number of admitted patients awaiting an inpatient bed for more than six, 12 and 24 hours after the decision to admit, where held, in tabular form. [67546/26]
186. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for an initial appointment across primary and community care services at 31 August 2025 and 2026, nationally, by HSE health region, integrated healthcare area and county where held, by service, age group and waiting-time band; and the average, median and longest waiting time for each service where available, in tabular form. [67545/26]
157. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the chronic disease management programme and implementation across all areas; the number of GPs providing services in each area; the number of other workers associated with the programme in whole time equivalent in each area; the number of unfilled posts associated with the programme by area; the spend on the scheme in each year since inception and to date in 2026, by area, in tabular form; if she has considered making the scheme universal; and the potential cost of making the scheme universal. [67246/26]
155. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current NAS policy governing eligibility for shift allowance or shift premium for paramedics, including the minimum number and type of qualifying shifts required, for each grade and cohort; the details of circulars or similar governing this; and whether there a different rules for new paramedics in any service area compared to existing staff. [67255/26]
147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing complement of each Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade and lead agency; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service by team and waiting-time band; the number assigned and unassigned to a key contact or case manager where recorded; and the average and median time to initial contact and commencement of intervention, in tabular form. [67597/26]
146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for and approved staffing complement of Waterford South City Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service and waiting-time band; the number assigned and unassigned to a key contact or case manager where recorded; and the average and median time to initial contact and commencement of intervention, in tabular form. [67602/26]
137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each application for capital funding for harbours and piers in County Waterford in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to 31 August 2026, including the harbour or pier concerned, project description, amount sought, amount allocated, amount drawn down, application and approval date, and current project status, in tabular form. [67608/26]
136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total capital funding sought, allocated and drawn down for harbours and piers in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, broken down by funding programme and local authority, in tabular form. [67609/26]
599. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the financial position of the health service to end of August 2026; the year-to-date budget or expenditure profile and actual expenditure, and resulting over- or underspend in euro and percentage terms, nationally and for each HSE health region, national service and other relevant expenditure area, against target for each spend type for each regional area, in tabular form; and the projected full-year financial outturn. [66751/26]
330. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of post offices operating in the State at the latest date available and at the equivalent point ten years previously, broken down by county; the number and location of post offices which have closed in each year during that period, by county. [66742/26]
606. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the approved whole-time equivalent staffing allocation or employment ceiling for 2026 for each HSE Health Region and National Service; the actual number of WTE staff in post at the latest date available; the number of allocated WTE posts which remain unfilled; and the allocation, number in post and number unfilled broken down by grade and service division in tabular form. [66743/26]
605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed in excess of the approved 2026 staffing allocation or employment ceiling in each HSE health region and national service at the latest date available; the number of WTEs above allocation by staff category; the associated annualised pay cost; and the extent to which these posts are funded within the existing pay allocation, in tabular form. [66744/26]
603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE on agency staffing in each of the years 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026, nationally and broken down by HSE health region; and, where not possible, by the relevant predecessor hospital group, community healthcare organisation or other unit; the expenditure in each year, by staff category, in tabular form. [66747/26]