1115. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that staff representatives assert the core paramedic salary scales have not been updated to reflect the evolution of the profession in 18 years, despite the role moving to a degree-level clinical grade; the reason her Department has not finalised the proposed 3% to 14% pay modernisation increases that were brokered to address this anomaly; an…
1116. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service is estimated to be short by 2,000 to 2,500 paramedics of its own 2026 workforce target; her views on whether the current uncompetitive pay structure is preventing the recruitment and retention needed to hit these targets; if she will provide a value-for-money justification for the record €27.4 billion health budget w…
1117. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE and NAS management have insisted that pay modernisation increases be phased in over a multi-year period while demanding immediate productivity changes, a position which led to a 69% rejection of the latest pay deal by NAS members in February 2026; the immediate steps she is taking to prevent further strikes scheduled for June 2026; and if …
1118. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the total number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) paramedics and advanced paramedics currently employed by the National Ambulance Service (NAS), of that total, the number that are currently assigned to non-operational roles, such as management, administration, clinical auditing, or office-based training positions, and are therefore not available for frontline …
1119. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the "record recruitment" figures frequently cited by her Department include paramedics who have been seconded to office-based or headquarters roles; if she will provide a separate breakdown of the number of paramedics available for active rostered shifts in County Clare for each month in 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement o…
1120. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a reported increase in the number of 'clinical support officer' and administrative positions within the NAS while frontline stations like Kilrush continue to report dropped shifts due to a lack of available paramedics; if she will commit to a "frontline-first" policy to ensure that qualified staff are not being diverted from ambulan…
1121. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the total number of management and supervisory roles within the National Ambulance Service created since 2020; the number of these roles filled by qualified paramedics who previously worked on the frontline; if an assessment has been made on the impact this 'internal brain drain' is having on ambulance response times in rural areas like West Clare; and if sh…
1122. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the current vacancy rate for frontline rostered positions in County Clare; the number of times in 2026 that an ambulance crew had to be split or a vehicle taken "off-road" because staff were diverted to attend mandatory administrative meetings or office-based training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34649/26]
381. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the High Visibility Policing Plan for Dublin city will be expanded into northside communities such as Cabra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33466/26]
462. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [33462/26]
463. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to appoint a new orthopaedic surgeon in University Hospital Limerick following the retirement of a surgeon (details supplied) in order that patients are not faced with lengthy delays for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33463/26]
464. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the status of a referral to the HSE special care dental service for a person (details supplied) who is a medical card holder with complex health needs; the steps she will take to ensure this high-risk patient is prioritised for hospital-based dental care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33464/26]
465. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to appoint a permanent principal dental surgeon (PDS) for the mid-west region following the recent retirement of the previous incumbent; the steps being taken to ensure that temporary cover arrangements (details supplied) have the administrative capacity to process urgent exceptional case dental funding for County Clare; and if she will make a state…
597. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people involved in relaying 999 calls, between receipt of the call and the allocation of a Garda to respond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31815/26]
219. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport when the scarcity of electric vehicle charging points in Ennis, County Clare will be addressed, with the instillation of high-powered stations of 150kva or higher; the quantity of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31576/26]
366. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lag times, per county including Clare between 999 calls being revived in the dispatch centre and the allocation of the call to a local Garda, in tabular form; if these times are not recorded, the reason they are not recorded; the actions proposed or being implemented to reduce the lag time; and if he will make a statement on t…
402. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior staff grade physiotherapists based in each CDNT within CHO3 as of 9 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31572/26]
440. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if hospitals are fined if a patient does not have a bed within 24 hours of being bed booked; if so, the number of fines that have been paid; the value the fines amount to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31558/26]
10. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the continuing closure of the Irish consulate in Moldova; the plans to reopen it; if there are no plans to do so, the reasons; the reason the website continues to state that it is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31266/26]
232. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 16 April 2026, to provide details of subsequent or previous inspections conducted of planes, post-clearance, to ensure that national legislation and international legal obligations are being complied with; if evidence has been found of failures to comply with such obligations; if so, the details …
233. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how 248 overflights of Ireland's airspace by US military aircraft went unreported; if she can stand over her comment that there is "no reason to believe" US aircraft involved in the Iran war are overflying Ireland, when she did not know the full numbers of flights involved, much less the contents and destinations of them; and if she will ma…
335. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the deployment of the 100 additional speed cameras announced in 2024; the current total number of fixed automated speed cameras operational in the State; whether the Government has assessed the feasibility of a 500-camera deployment to match the enforcement density of comparable European countries; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
517. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address all of the serious concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) regarding the introduction of inclusion classes, with particular focus on the recommendations to pause implementation, explain the rationale for the changes and to outline the criteria for placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29580/26]
210. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide greater legal protections to students living in digs accommodation as more and more students find themselves in this situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22252/26]
212. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be no job losses or loss of courses/classes in education training boards due to changes in the tendering process; the way in which the anomalies and inconsistencies uncovered by the EPS were allowed to happen; and his views on whether the level of governance is appropriate.; an…