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Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Health
352. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical secretaries, by speciality posts that have been filled at St. Vincent's University Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27451/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Health
354. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in spinal surgeries based at CHI Temple Street as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27453/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2642. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a monthly record of funded but unfilled posts at Cork University Hospital; if so, the number of such posts for each month in 2024, and the total associated salary allocation in each month, in tabular form; and if such records are not maintained, to outline the governance, reporting and oversight arrangements in place…
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2778. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown of staffing levels at University Hospital Kerry, including vacancies across consultant, nursing, midwifery and specialist roles; if any inpatient beds are currently closed due to staffing shortages; and the measures being taken to address these deficits. [24152/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2819. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the Rotunda Hospital, broken down by category including nursing, midwifery, and consultancy posts, by year from 2024 to date; the number of vacancies by category, by year from 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2935. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (WTE) employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in February 2026 and for December 2019 in the following three categories, Medical/Dental; Nursing/Midwifery, in tabular form. [24844/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2938. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists by grade and occupational therapist by grade posts filled at St Joseph's Hospital, Raheny as of 22 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24892/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2991. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if working hours have been reduced for student nurses in University Hospital Limerick; if she will engage with the HSE to ascertain the reason these hours have been cut considering the constant levels of overcrowding in UHL; if these hours will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25203/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2993. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants employed in University Hospital Limerick in 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25227/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2997. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. [25278/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2998. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Friday. [25279/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2999. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars, and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. [25280/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3000. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday. [25281/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3001. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars, and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. [25282/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3002. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. on bank holidays. [25283/26]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3042. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title currently within the neurosurgery department of Cork University Hospital; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [25525/26]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3043. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE employed suicide crisis assessment nurses based in Tipperary as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form. [25526/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing level…
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3151. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26125/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3152. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26126/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3153. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical nurse managers per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26127/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3154. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3155. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of NCHDs per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26129/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric orthopaedic registrars posts filled at CHI Tallaght as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26476/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3214. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortfall in the number of available training placements for radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26498/26]