4101. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current accumulated surplus in the National Training Fund; the amount of that surplus which remained unspent at the end of each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63528/26]
4100. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount drawn from the National Training Fund by Skillnet business networks in each of the past three years; the amount of matched private co-funding leveraged in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63529/26]
4099. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Department has assessed the number of Skillnet business networks that exhausted their allocations before year end in each of the past three years; the number of enterprises affected by capped places, delayed training or cancelled courses as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63530/26]
4098. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason State funding for Skillnet business networks has not increased in line with inflation despite a National Training Fund surplus approaching €2 billion; the steps being taken to align funding with verified enterprise demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63531/26]
4091. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the stated intention by an organisation (details supplied) to provide professional education concerning lactation by men; whether any publicly funded Irish research has examined the scientific basis for such practice, including the composition and nutritional properties of milk produced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63270/26]
4090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, in the context of publicly funded research and professional education, he considers requests from practitioners for education in an emerging area to constitute evidence of the efficacy or safety of the practice concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63271/26]
4089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if education or training concerning induced lactation in men is currently provided as part of any programme or course in an Irish university or higher-education institutions; if so, the institutions and programmes concerned; whether it forms part of the core curriculum or optional education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63272/26]
4088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any Irish university or higher education institution has undertaken or funded research into induced lactation in men, including the composition, nutritional properties or suitability of milk produced for infants; and if he will provide details of such research. [63273/26]
4087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if education concerning induced lactation in men forms part of any accredited qualification or continuing professional development programme delivered by an Irish higher-education institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63274/26]
3964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1231 of 26 May 2026, which did not include the supplier breakdown requested, to provide the ten highest paid agency and locum staffing suppliers to the HSE by total value in each of the past five years; and to indicate the proportion of this expenditure procured through established framework agreements as against off-framework arrangements. [63794/26]
3958. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a single consolidated figure for total HSE expenditure on agency and locum staffing across all statutory and voluntary (Section 38) services in each of the past five years; and to make a statement on the matter. [63800/26]
3927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current total sanctioned and projected final cost of the National Children's Hospital; the amount expended to date; the total value of contractor claims currently being defended; the current projected date for the admission of first patients; the number of occasions on which the completion or opening date has been revised since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63637/26]
3922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the funding, financial support or other assistance has been provided by her Department or the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the purpose of such funding or support; the amount applied for by the organisation in each year; the amount approved and paid; the purpose and conditions attached to each grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63246/26]
3921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has assessed the available clinical evidence concerning induced lactation by males for the purpose of feeding infants; the evidence based guidance is available to healthcare professionals in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63249/26]
3920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal relationship exists between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied); whether the HSE has been consulted regarding the content and speakers at the organisation's educational events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63248/26]
3919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE considers induced lactation in men to be clinically equivalent to induced lactation in women who have not given birth, including adoptive mothers; the clinical evidence underpinning any such position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63252/26]
3918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if guidance or educational materials used by the HSE distinguish between induced lactation in women who have not given birth and attempts to induce lactation in men; the details of the evidence and clinical rationale underpinning any distinction or equivalence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63253/26]
3917. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any clinical assessment has been undertaken by her Department or HSE before treating induced lactation in men as comparable to established forms of induced lactation in women; if so, whether she will publish the evidence and clinical guidance arising from that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63255/26]
3916. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if HSE guidance on breast feeding is intended to align with current WHO and UNICEF recommendations; the reason any material differences in terminology or terminology guidance between the HSE and those organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63258/26]
3915. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that educational material presented to healthcare professionals concerning induced lactation accurately distinguishes between established clinical practices involving women and the induction of lactation in men; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63256/26]
3914. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of differing terminology being used by organisations providing breastfeeding education and support in Ireland; whether the HSE has issued guidance on preferred terminology to organisations working with or funded by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63261/26]
3913. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE considers terminology used in clinical guidance on breast feeding to have clinical significance; whether it is satisfied that changes from established terms such as “breastfeeding” and “mother” do not create ambiguity for patients or healthcare professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63259/26]
3912. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the evidence base that has been used by the HSE when determining terminology for breastfeeding and infant feeding in clinical and public-health guidance; whether any equality or inclusivity considerations have resulted in changes to established clinical terminology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63260/26]
3896. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms that apply where organisations receiving public funding or working in partnership with the HSE provide professional education to healthcare workers; whether such mechanisms include consideration of the evidence base, safeguarding and the welfare of infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63245/26]
3895. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any HSE funding provided an organisation (details supplied) is used to deliver or support education or training for HSE staff; the number of staff receiving such training in each of the past five years; and if she will provide details of the oversight and evaluation of that training. [63247/26]
3894. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE considers lactation following breast surgery, relactation following a previous pregnancy, induced lactation in an adoptive mother and induced lactation in a man to represent clinically comparable circumstances; if she will outline the evidence supporting such a position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63254/26]
3893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has adopted any policy or guidance recommending the replacement of the terms “mother” and “breastfeeding” with gender-neutral terminology such as “parent”, “human milk” or “chestfeeding”; if so, when and on what evidence this policy was adopted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63257/26]
3884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE distinguishes between terminology intended to improve inclusivity and terminology describing the biological process of breastfeeding; and if she will outline the clinical rationale for any terminology changes made in HSE child and infant feeding guidance. [63262/26]
3883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or HSE has reviewed scientific evidence regarding the nutritional and immunological composition of milk produced through induced lactation in men; whether such milk has been scientifically demonstrated to provide the same nutritional and health benefits to infants as breast milk produced following pregnancy; if she will provide details of the evidence reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63263/26]
3882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the peer reviewed scientific evidence has been considered by the Department or HSE regarding the nutritional composition, immunological properties and suitability for infants and children of milk produced through induced lactation in men; if she will publish or identify the evidence relied upon in developing any relevant policy or guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63264/26]
3881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has reviewed the scientific evidence underpinning any education provided by an organisation (details supplied) concerning induced lactation in men; whether the HSE has established that such lactation provides nutritionally and immunologically equivalent milk to that produced following pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63265/26]
3880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if evidence concerning the established nutritional and health benefits of breastfeeding following pregnancy has been extrapolated by the HSE or any organisation receiving HSE funding to support claims concerning induced lactation in men; if so, the scientific evidence that justifies that extrapolation; and if not, the evidence that has been relied upon. [63266/26]
3879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the details of all peer-reviewed studies, systematic reviews, clinical guidelines or other scientific evidence considered by her Department or HSE in relation to induced lactation in men and the nutritional suitability of milk produced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63267/26]
3877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal relationship exists between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied); if the organisation is formally consulted or engaged by the HSE on infant-feeding policy, guidance or education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63276/26]
3876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has provided education, training, seminars or other professional education to HSE staff in the past five years; if so, the number of such events; the subjects covered; if the organisation was paid for providing any such education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63277/26]
3875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance or conflict-of-interest requirements apply where an organisation (details supplied) provides advice or input to the HSE or Government on infant-feeding policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter [63278/26]
3874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any advice, guidance or policy recommendations concerning infant and child feeding received from an organisation (details supplied) are subject to independent evidence review by the HSE or her Department before being incorporated into public policy or guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63279/26]
3873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is aware of any assessment undertaken by an organisation (details supplied) concerning induced lactation in men, including the nutritional composition, safety or suitability of milk produced for infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63280/26]
3872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is aware of any assessment undertaken by an organisation (details supplied) concerning induced lactation in men, including the nutritional composition, safety or suitability of milk produced for infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63281/26]
3853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total funding provided by the Health Service Executive to an organisation (details supplied), by amount, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63153/26]
3852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the nature and purpose of the funding provided by the Health Service Executive to an organisation (details supplied); the specific conditions, if any, attached to that funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63154/26]
3851. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any public funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) is being used, directly or indirectly, to support that organisation's national conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63155/26]
3850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, accountability and reporting requirements that the Health Service Executive applies to organisations in receipt of public funding, including any requirements relating to the content of professional programmes and the selection of conference speakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63156/26]
3849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive was aware, prior to recent media reporting, of the content of the programme for the forthcoming national conference (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63157/26]
3848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive intends to review the funding, oversight or governance arrangements in place for an organisation (details supplied) arising from recent media reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter.' [63158/26]
3842. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE’s current national postnatal care guideline requires a woman’s history of miscarriage to be considered when assessing her risk of postnatal depression or anxiety; if not, whether this has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63112/26]
3840. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether women who have experienced a previous miscarriage or stillbirth are routinely offered additional screening for postnatal depression or anxiety following a subsequent birth under current HSE guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63117/26]
3838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE monitors compliance by maternity units and community services with the national guideline on assessment of postnatal mental health, whether compliance data are collected nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63120/26]
3830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of women referred to specialist perinatal mental health services who did not attend their initial assessment in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; whether reasons for non attendance are recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63129/26]
3829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or the HSE will appoint an independent assessor to determine the appropriate staff ceiling for Cork University Hospital, as requested by the CUH Consultant Staff Committee and the hospital chief executive; if not, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63100/26]