1727. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of agency administration staff in Ennis Hospital and Nenagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58174/25]
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1728. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason permanent administrative positions in Ennis General Hospital are being filled by agency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58175/25]
1729. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason vacant posts in Ennis General Hospital are not being filled with WTE positions from active panels, or agency staff are not being offered to convert their status from agency to WTE as per the Pay and Numbers Strategy 2025; the annual monetary cost of the admin agency staff in Ennis and Nenagh hospitals; the number of agency staff in admin roles in …
1730. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason agency staff who fill temporary vacancies owing to staff shortages and are in a position for longer than 12 months are not regarded as having a permanent post that should be filled internally; if each location received guidance regarding their agency dependence; the amount by which it has to be reduced/converted by; and if she will make a statemen…
1731. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to convert the three agency staff in Ennis hospital to permanent staff, since a number of agency staff in administration in Ennis hospital have been there longer than one year but have been told they will not have their positions converted or be given the option to convert to WTE; her views this is against what is in the Pay and Numbers Strategy 20…
1732. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current circular which governs eligibility for the allowance for advanced paramedics; the details of this circular and eligibility conditions; the details of all circulars which have governed this allowance; and the difference between them for eligibility. [58183/25]
1733. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to HSE HR Circular 011/2009 of 30 March 2009, the step-down process, and the criteria of same, which are in place today. [58186/25]
1734. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering establishing a healthy living agency to build on initiatives by Healthy Ireland and reduce reliance on HSE services through the promotion of long-term good health practices. [58192/25]
1735. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding the provision of blood tests. [58202/25]
1736. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure in 2024 on health and social care research and development; to provide a detailed breakdown of this expenditure by programme, funding stream and agency; the proportion of the overall health budget this represents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58204/25]
1737. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients on waiting lists in University Hospital Galway and Portiuncula University Hospital who have received care via third party insourcing activity; the extent to which this activity has reduced waiting lists, from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58205/25]
1738. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to restrictions placed on third-party insourcing and National Treatment Purchase Fund published data showing a parallel increase in waiting lists in recent months across the country, including in University Hospital Galway; the steps her Department will take to ensure an appropriate balance is being struck in phasing out third-part…
1739. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were admitted to the Central Mental Hospital for 2024; the number who were discharged; and the number of people in the Central Mental Hospital at the end of 2024; the average length of stay of people in the hospital in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58208/25]
1740. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the background work which has been carried out by the Minister of State for Mental Health to progress trans healthcare and making endocrinology services available to children aged between 16 and 17 years of age; the State's official stance on making puberty blockers and hormone treatments available to gender questioning children; the mental health supports ava…
1741. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of dietitians in the Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow area; if there are plans for the recruitment of dietitians in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58243/25]
1742. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting list times to see a dietitian in the Dublin south, Kildare and west Wicklow area; the measures being taken to reduce these times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58244/25]
1743. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a series of matters in relation to the recently published Standards of Proficiency and Education and Training Requirements for the profession of psychotherapy by CORU (details supplied); and if she will exercise her powers under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to ensure that, at a minimum, current standards o…
1744. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for knee surgery in regional hospital Tullamore. [58261/25]
1745. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a response will issue to matters raised correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58263/25]
1746. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she shares the concern of polio survivors regarding the lack of a specialist neurology clinic in the State; and if she has plans to establish such a clinic. [58269/25]
1747. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the basis on which polio survivors are ineligible for a medical card under the long term illness scheme; and if she will review the scheme to include polio survivors. [58274/25]
1748. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE positions in each CHN, by position type; the number of each that is currently vacant; and if she considers if CHN teams have sufficient staffing levels to meet local population needs, in tabular form. [58276/25]
1749. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing specific concessions or exemptions to the income thresholds for medical card eligibility for individuals employed in the mental health sector, particularly in view of the additional hours often required in these roles; the provisions that will allow such workers to increase their working hours without automatically l…
1750. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for an appointment since June 2024; if, due to the patient’s serious health issues, the appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58291/25]
1751. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting treatment. [58292/25]