556. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologist based at St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31596/25]
555. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances and incident response vehicles based in Kerry in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31595/25]
554. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE social workers working in HSE adult safeguarding team in the north west region in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31594/25]
553. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists currently working within CHO 6 older persons services in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31593/25]
552. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, working at Portiuncula University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31592/25]
551. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Wexford General Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31591/25]
550. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine based at Sligo University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31590/25]
549. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of ensuring an advanced nurse practitioner post at each recognised asthma centre that specialises in severe asthma. [31589/25]
548. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for a list of recognised asthma centres that specialise in severe asthma that have and do not have a leading Advanced Nurse Practitioner in post. [31588/25]
531. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether a report into paediatric urology services in Ireland, with particular reference to spina bifida and neuropathic bladder, commonly known as the Dickson Report exists within CHI; if she has requested a copy; if she received a copy; if families of children referred to in the report have been notified of the contents of the report; if she will ensure families and advocates receive a copy of the report; if she will publish the report in the public interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31476/25]
530. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a term called “orphan children” contained in any CHI report she has received; if she was identified the number of children this involves; if they are children with spina bifida; if these children were left without appropriate care; if she has asked CHI to notify the parents of these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31475/25]
529. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to paediatric oncology patients at CHI having a poor experience or being harmed, due to the inability of CHI to deliver international best practice standards of paediatric surgical oncology provision; if so, the action she has taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31474/25]
528. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to of concerns regarding post surgical complications on children in oncology services at CHI; if she was made aware of instances of prolonged recoveries for children following complications; the numbers of children involved; if she is aware if the families of those children were notified of the reasons for the complications and prolonged recoveries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31473/25]
527. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any CHI oncology risk assessments carried out at CHI; if she is taking any action following these risk assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31472/25]
526. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline any meetings she has held with the CEO of the HSE, the CEO of CHI and the Secretary General of her Department on the HIQA report into the use of non-medical grade springs on children attending CHI hospitals, on the audit into osteotomies on children attending CHI and on any reports into the use of NTPF funding at CHI; the dates of the meetings and minutes arising from any such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31467/25]
525. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the head of the HSE has identified any potential perverse incentives in relation to the insourcing and outsourcing of care to manage waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31466/25]
524. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has identified any potential perverse incentives in relation to the insourcing and outsourcing of care to manage waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31465/25]
523. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps the CEO of the HSE has taken to manage conflicts of interest in relation to the insourcing of care at public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31464/25]
522. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to manage conflicts of interest in relation to the insourcing of care at public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31463/25]
521. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will outline plans to reduce dependency on insourcing and outsourcing care to reduce waiting lists; if a multi-annual plan exists to achieve same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31462/25]
520. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the date and the mechanism by which she received a report from CHI into concerns regarding NTPF funding at CHI hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31461/25]
519. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a framework is in place regarding contractual and pricing agreements on funding programmes under the Access to Care funds; if she will publish any such frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31460/25]
518. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the work and remit of the HSE Access Programme team; the number of staff employed in the team, the total salary cost of the team since its inception, broken down by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31459/25]
517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants paid in bands (details supplied) on an annual basis from the access to care fund from 2021 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/25]
516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the Access to Care fund from 2021 to date, broken down by year, by hospital, by amount allocated to each hospital, public and private each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31457/25]
373. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical nurse specialists working in the urodynamics department at CHI Crumlin since 2019, broken down by year; if any issues have been identified within the department that led to nurses leaving their positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31125/25]
372. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any reviews into postgraduate surgical training at CHI identified problems; if training was ever ceased or suspended in this area; if the Royal College of Surgeons made recommendations regarding a ceasing or suspension of training within the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31124/25]
371. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if concerns have been identified within CHI between the general surgery and urology case mix; if this led to challenges within the service; to detail concerns identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31123/25]
370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if surgeries carried out in the oncology general surgery service at CHI led to complications for children and prolonged recoveries due to dysfunctional relationships within the service; the number of children involved; if the parents of the children were notified of the reasoning behind the complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31122/25]
369. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants working in the oncology general surgery service at CHI from 2020 to date, broken down by year and by hospital; if the lack of consultants in this service has been identified as a risk within the same time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31121/25]
368. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any risk assessment was carried out in the oncology general surgery service at CHI since 2020 to date, if a high red risk was identified in any assessment carried out; the nature of the risk identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31120/25]
349. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if four consultants at CHI raised concerns in 2020 in relation to the treatment of children with suspected hip dysplasia; if these concerns were raised with the then site CEO in Temple Street and the clinical director; if concerns were raised regarding a lack of supervision, non-adherence to guidelines, and issues involving screening; if such concerns were received in writing and minuted in meetings; the date and nature of such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31035/25]
348. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if non-consultant doctors were seeing children with suspected hip dysplasia since 2019; the role such doctors had; if non-consultant doctors at any point diagnosed children with hip dysplasia; if concerns were raised by consultants in relation to the use of non-consultant doctors regarding children with hip dysplasia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31034/25]
347. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the Board of CHI first became aware of issues in relation to the carrying out of osteotomies at CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31033/25]
346. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if an internal HR investigation carried out by CHI mentioned in an article (details supplied) was brought before the Board; when the Board was made aware of investigation; when the Board received a copy of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31032/25]
345. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reporting mechanisms in place at CHI in the event of a HR investigation, including reporting to the CEO, the Board, the Head of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31031/25]
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HR investigations carried out in relation to the work of consultants at CHI since 2019, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31030/25]
343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reviews, investigations, HR investigations or reports carried out by the public hospitals into insourcing of care at public hospitals that the NTPF is aware of since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31029/25]
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reviews, investigations, HR investigations or reports carried out by the NTPF into insourcing of care at public hospitals since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31028/25]
341. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend of all money by the NTPF since 2020, broken down by salaries, by insourcing and outsourcing of care and any other incurred expenditure, further broken down by year and by allocation to each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31027/25]
340. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the governance and reporting arrangement regarding the NTPF; how it reports to the Minister; if the NTPF is accountable to the Oireachtas, including Oireachtas committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31026/25]
339. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on urology waiting lists at CHI since 2019; the length of time they are waiting in the following bands: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9 months to a year, 1 year to 2 years and greater than 2 years, further broken down by month, by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31025/25]
338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the children mentioned in an article (details supplied) as orphan patients at CHI are in fact children with scoliosis and spina bifida; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31024/25]
337. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants at CHI hospital that are on paid leave since 2020; the longest length of time a consultant has been on paid leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31023/25]
334. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of companies used by public hospitals to provide consultant weekend cover and-or waiting list initiatives since 2015; to list the names of the companies and the funds provided to the companies, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31010/25]
333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of companies used by CHI to provide consultant weekend cover and-or waiting list initiatives since 2019; to list the names of the companies and the funds provided to the companies, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31009/25]
332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HR reports, investigations or reviews carried out at CHI hospitals into the use of NTPF-funded waiting list initiatives since 2019; to outline the date they commenced and were completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31008/25]
331. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing locum cover at all public hospitals in the event consultants cannot provide on-call hours since 2019, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31007/25]
330. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the cost of providing locum cover at CHI hospitals in the event consultants cannot provide on-call hours since 2019, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31006/25]
329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the options she is considering regarding the future board and governance arrangements at CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31005/25]