279. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to set out how the cross-Government approach, including collaboration with the Departments of Further and Higher Education, Children, Disability and Equality, and Education and Youth, will support the recruitment, retention and development of a sustainable health and social care workforce aligned with WHO workforce planning principles; and if she will make a stat…
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
Showing questions asked by William Aird .
103 questions match, newest first.
280. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide any research or Departmental analysis on the health and wellbeing benefits associated with remote working, including reduced stress, increased physical activity and lower mortality risk; whether these findings will inform future public health planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4530/26]
281. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the Government’s position on ensuring equitable access to orphan medicines given the current restrictions and the consequences for those affected; if she will provide timelines for the publication and funding of the new national rare disease plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4531/26]
824. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address staffing shortages and recruitment bottlenecks in frontline public services for health; the way in which these reforms will improve service delivery in counties such as Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70341/25]
149. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a local nurse-led respite facility in Laois where children with complex medical needs, can access safe, medically appropriate overnight care, in line with the National Policy on Palliative Care for Children (2009), the National Needs Assessment (2013), and the Children’s Palliative Care: From Policy to Practice framework (2010–2015); and if…
1030. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the estimated expenditure required over a two-year period to provide liaison psychiatry staffing within the emergency department at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in County Laois, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63116/25]
1031. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve mental health services for young people in County Laois; the details of additional resources to be made available for mental health service delivery in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63117/25]
1032. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of National Ambulance Service paramedics per 100,000 nationally, by health region; the number of critical care ambulances and rapid response vehicles, per health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63118/25]
1033. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of WTEs in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), per grade codes, in the CH08 region, from 2020 to 2025; the annual level of activity delivered by the NAS for the same period, by HSE region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63119/25]
1034. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the shortage of dentists that will accept medical card holders in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63120/25]
1035. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a national pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63121/25]
1036. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders currently waiting for dental appointments in County Laois, by age and waiting time, for end of October 2024 and end of October 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63122/25]
1037. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts filled within CHO8, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63123/25]
1038. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to report on the changes to the organ donation framework; the number of those opting out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63124/25]
1039. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will run an international recruitment campaign to recruit suitably qualified senior dental surgeons, with an interest in special needs, for the CHO8 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63125/25]
1082. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider recognising long covid as an occupational illness for health care workers currently availing of the special scheme of paid leave; the number of staff currently availing of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63400/25]
175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57477/25]
176. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if any recruitment embargos that were in place across the HSE have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57478/25]
602. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health for an update on when spinal muscular atrophy screening will be included in the new born heel-prick test; the implementation for roll out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53143/25]
112. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe for the funding for the construction of the next phase of the extension of Mountmellick Community Nursing Home, County Laois (St Vincent's Hospital) and the expected capacity of the facility when all phases are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52181/25]
172. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade, based in County Laois, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the current average waiting times for a speech and language therapy appointment in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52182/25]
464. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the acquisition of a site for the new primary care centre in Rathdowney, County Laois; the timeframe for when it will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52870/25]
2948. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent occupational therapists, by grade, based at Mountmellick Primary Care Centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42660/25]
2949. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent radiographers, by grade, based at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42661/25]
2950. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has plans to facilitate the payment of accident and emergency department charges in cash at local post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42662/25]