245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason sufficient paediatric dermatologists have not been allocated by Children’s Health Ireland to provide cover for all regions; the plans in place to address the absence of paediatric dermatology in all areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44392/26]
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250. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to implementing the Labour Court recommendation to restore the pay link between perfusionists and medical scientists; the reason this recommendation has not been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44419/26]
263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all recruitment pauses, embargoes or restrictions currently in place across all HSE grades, including the date introduced, the grades affected; and the expected timeline for review or lifting. [44509/26]
264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether recruitment pauses affecting newly qualified healthcare professionals are currently in place across multiple grades, including physician associates and paramedics, and to outline all affected roles. [44510/26]
265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will begin implementing the findings of the independent review into the physician associate role, published in May 2026; and to provide a clear timeline for recruitment to commence. [44511/26]
266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued recruitment pause affecting physician associates in the public sector, while recruitment in the private sector is not subject to the same restriction; and whether this disparity will be addressed. [44512/26]
267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total cost to the Exchequer of training the recent cohort of physician associate graduates, estimated at €560,000; and the measures being taken to ensure this public investment is not lost due to delays in recruitment. [44513/26]
268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her role in overseeing the implementation of the independent review on the physician associate profession; and whether she will set a definitive deadline for the HSE to lift the recruitment pause and employ qualified graduates. [44514/26]
269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason responsibility for implementing the independent review of the physician associate role has been deferred to the HSE without a defined timeline; and the actions she will take to ensure accountability and timely recruitment of qualified graduates. [44515/26]
1740. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41429/26]
1745. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41434/26]
1761. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to strengthen the recruitment of psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41513/26]
1762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the areas of acute shortage in recruitment currently in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/26]
1768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons posts filled at Cork University Hospital as of 25 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [41527/26]
1770. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrar in urology services at Cork University Hospital as of 25 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 May 2023, in tabular form. [41529/26]
1773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians posts, by grade that have been filled at Ballincollig primary care centre as of 22 May 2026, in tabular form. [41532/26]
1774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title and current funding required to fully staff an additional psychiatry later life team. [41533/26]
1777. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in primary care services in Longford and Westmeath, including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists; the measures being taken to recruit staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41538/26]
1786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which workforce shortages are currently impacting the delivery of continuity-of-care models and community-based maternity services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41614/26]
1824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, doctors, and health and social care professionals recruited internationally by the HSE in each year from 2020 to 2026, broken down by profession and country of origin. [41691/26]
1825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual attrition rate within the HSE workforce for nurses, doctors, and health and social care professionals in each year from 2020 to 2026. [41692/26]
1826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish-trained healthcare professionals who emigrated or took up employment outside the State in each year since 2020, insofar as figures are available. [41693/26]
1827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on international recruitment campaigns, relocation packages, recruitment agencies, and associated supports from 2020 to 2026. [41694/26]
1828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any assessment of long-term workforce sustainability should international recruitment levels decline. [41695/26]
1829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current vacancy rate across nursing, medical and health and social care professional grades by Health Region. [41696/26]