Written Answers Nos. 887-907
887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved 2024 HSE development posts that are currently filled by temporary staff and by agency staff, broken down by staff grade; the reasons these figures were not included in the HSE’s reply (details supplied). [65766/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy as soon as possible.
888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken for an applicant for a 2024 HSE development post to complete the clearance process before being placed on payroll; the number of applicants currently in clearance for more than 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months; and the operational reasons for these delays. [65767/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.
889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the impact of the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures on the staffing targets approved for 2024; the number of posts for which recruitment was paused or deferred as a result; and the expected timeline to lift remaining restrictions in order to fill all outstanding development posts. [65768/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance targets set by her Department for the HSE regarding recruitment timelines for both replacement vacancies and newly funded service development posts; the monthly metrics used to monitor progress toward these targets; the current national performance against each target; and the expected timeframe to eliminate the reported gap of 6,852 funded WTE posts as of September 2025. [65793/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
891. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of follow-up treatment; her views on whether this is acceptable; the steps the HSE should take to assist this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65795/25]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Minister for Health is prohibited from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
892. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65797/25]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Minister for Health is prohibited from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
893. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital to date; and the length of time waiting for an appointment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65798/25]
View answerIn relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital, specialty, and time band is published monthly by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on its website: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm.
The information is now being made available through an interactive visual tool which provides users with a much-improved way of accessing and analysing waiting list information.
894. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of patient files the HSE has registered as lost from 2018 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65801/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy as soon as possible.
895. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total cost of unused PPE from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65802/25]
View answerAs this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.
896. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the case for additional funding for low-vision aids for a region (details supplied); if she will provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned to the end of 2025; and if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is increased going forward. [65805/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
897. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the orthopaedic Department of Tullamore Hospital is currently operating at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65806/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
898. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if Tullamore Hospital is currently prevented for outsourcing work to clear the orthopaedic waiting list, which holds 297 people; if, as a result, patients are prevented from using available services, such as the National Treatment Purchase Fund, to have surgeries completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65807/25]
View answerIn relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
899. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person will finally get an assessment in order that they can be seen by CAMHS (details supplied). [65871/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
900. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the specific measures being taken at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in preparation for the winter 2025-2026 season; whether any additional acute and step-down bed capacity will be provided; whether any additional emergency department surge capacity will be provided; whether any additional staffing allocations are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65873/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
901. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent job offers that Naas General Hospital offered newly graduated physiotherapists in 2024 and 2025; and of the new job offers, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [65876/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly
902. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant epileptologists based at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65877/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
903. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent job offers that Naas General Hospital offered newly graduate occupational therapists in 2024 and 2025; and of the new job offers, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [65878/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
904. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access CT scans in counties Cavan and Monaghan, by county and by period of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65892/25]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
