Questions from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 23678-26, 23679-26 and 23681-26

To ask the Minister for Health whether a formal written risk assessment

on winter patient transfer has been completed; if so, to provide the date of completion

and whether it will be published. [PQ 23678/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the contingency protocols in place in the

event that transfer coincides with peak winter pressures, including escalation triggers

and deferral mechanisms. [PQ 23679/26]

To ask the Minister for Health whether any independent external clinical

or operational review has been commissioned in respect of the transfer plan; and if so,

to provide details. [PQ 23681/26]