Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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368. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in each HSE hospital from January to September 2020, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service-related matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies across the health service by position and hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27937/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service related matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of available beds in each acute hospital as of 25 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 acute hospital beds by 2031. The Review identified an immediate requirement for 1,290 beds to address overcrowding and to ensure hospitals operated at 85% occupancy in line with other OECD countries. The National Development Plan provides for the full 2,590 beds by 2027.

The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to continuing investment in our health care services in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review and the commitments in Project Ireland 2040.

Sláintecare are working to frame an interagency multi-annual plan, to deliver on the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review 2018. A delivery timeframe and associated milestones for the achievement of the resource requirements is being finalised. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to revisit the plans that were drafted in February 2020 to see what can and cannot be progressed in the Capacity-Access Programme for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.

Regarding the Deputy's specific question on the number of available beds in each acute hospital as of 25 September 2020, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information.