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Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1866. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Registrar in Emergency Medicine and Senior House Officer in Emergency Medicine based at Mullingar Regional Hospital as of 26 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form. [41798/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1867. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff by job title posts currently filled at the Functional Neurology Disorder Clinic at St James's Hospital, in tabular form. [41799/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1868. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Consultant In Infectious Disease posts filled at each model 4 Hospital as of 26 May 2026, in tabular form. [41800/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing within the public health service for each year from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by HSE health region, staff category, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41834/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned but unfilled permanent posts currently being covered through agency staffing arrangements within each HSE health region, broken down by grade, discipline, and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41844/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of agency staffing expenditure in 2026 to date attributable to agency engagements exceeding three months, six months, and twelve months respectively, broken down by HSE health region and staff category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41846/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally monitors repeat agency usage by individual roles or locations; whether any risk assessments have been carried out regarding long-term dependence on agency staffing in frontline services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41849/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any value-for-money analysis comparing long-term agency staffing expenditure against the cost of direct permanent recruitment for equivalent posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41850/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1891. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the staff hired in the past year for frontline duties replaced the staff that moved to officer roles, pathfinder, community paramedic/specialist paramedic roles (non-frontline). [41858/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1895. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working within the National Emergency Operations Centre, broken down by role; and whether staffing levels there are sufficient to meet demand. [41862/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1901. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether compliance with agency staffing restrictions forms part of any current HSE risk register, assurance framework, or governance monitoring process; and if she will provide details. [41868/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been conducted into the operational or patient safety impact of agency staffing restrictions introduced in July 2025; and if she will provide details. [41869/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1988. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2146 of 8 September 2025, when a reply will be expected for the persons qualification recognition application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42075/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1999. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new community nursing unit in Clonmel; to provide information around a handover date and progress on registration with the relevant regulatory bodies; the position regarding the recruitment of staff for the new unit; when she expects patients from the existing St. Anthony's unit to be transferred and when the unit will be at full cap…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2032. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can confirm that employees in Section 38 organisations are classified as public servants for pay purposes while employees in Section 39 organisations are not; whether any legal or policy review has been undertaken regarding disparities in pay, conditions, pension entitlement, or recruitment impact between directly employed HSE staff and Section 39…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has undertaken any workforce impact assessment regarding recruitment and retention difficulties arising from pay and conditions disparities between Section 38, Section 39, and directly employed HSE disability service staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42446/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2034. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal national policy objective exists to achieve parity of pay and conditions between directly employed HSE disability staff and staff employed by Section 39-funded organisations delivering equivalent publicly funded services; whether costings have been prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42447/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2035. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual Exchequer cost of extending full public sector pay parity, pension arrangements, and conditions to all Section 39 disability service staff funded by the HSE; whether modelling or scenario analysis has been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42448/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or Department of Health maintains a national breakdown of working hours, paid breaks, unpaid breaks, and average rostered hours across all public health service staff categories; if so, to provide details by staff category and service area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42449/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2037. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any categories of public health service staff currently work roster patterns or contracted arrangements which bring average weekly working hours close to or above the limits set out under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; whether any exemptions, derogations, or compliance concerns have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2038. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any audit, compliance review, or governance assessment regarding adherence to Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 obligations across HSE-funded services, including Section 38 and Section 39 organisations; if so, to provide details and findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42451/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether unpaid break arrangements across public health service grades have been assessed in terms of their impact on recruitment, retention, fatigue management, and workforce wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42452/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2040. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national policy differences exist regarding working hours, rest breaks, or overtime arrangements between directly employed HSE staff and employees in Section 38 and Section 39 organisations providing publicly funded disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42453/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2070. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE posts in CAMHS eating disorder teams, broken down by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42537/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2071. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the MidWest CHO 3 will receive approval from her Department to establish an adult eating disorder team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42538/26]