871. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to address recruitment and retention issues affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; her plans to ensure increases in the number of student radiographers are accompanied by an appropriate increase in the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28486/26]
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302. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether there is currently any adult speech and language therapist assigned to County Leitrim, noting that adult speech and language therapy services are available in Sligo, Donegal and west Cavan but are not accessible to adults in Leitrim; if no such post exists, when an adult speech and language therapist will be appointed; and if she will make a s…
341. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the report of the independent comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role; her position on the findings of the report; if the report will be published; to provide an update on the situation in relation to the agreement where the State would pay the fees of the course and the students would be contracted thereafter by the HSE fo…
347. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies, by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/26]
2625. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to radiography recruitment and retention challenges in the HSE. [23624/26]
2628. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of OT's working in each of the CHO areas; and the average OT hours supplied to each CHO area.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23641/26]
2672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of radiographer practice tutors, further to the decision to increase the number of student radiographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23781/26]
2673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that difficulties may arise for radiographer students in getting clinical placement hours due to a lack of radiographer practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23782/26]
2674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns about safety issues in the placement of radiographer students where students are placed in locations where there are inadequate resources to cater for them; if she will commit to ensuring that such resources are provided as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23783/26]
2742. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to resolve the current impasse at the Workplace Relations Commission involving radiography practice tutors, a union (details supplied), the HSE and her Department; if she will address the pay-parity concerns raised by radiography practice tutors in comparison with radiotherapy tutors, mammography tutors and other clinical specialist radio…
2743. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the recruitment and retention crisis among radiography practice tutors, given reports that vacant tutor posts are compromising the ability of hospitals to provide safe and adequate clinical training for radiography students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23980/26]
2744. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to ensure that clinical training sites have sufficient radiography practice tutors and associated resources to accommodate the planned increase in radiography student numbers from 120 to 180 by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23981/26]
2745. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that radiography students in some hospitals are unable to obtain required clinical placement hours due to insufficient radiography practice tutor capacity, with some students being placed in non-clinical environments; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23982/26]
2746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to meet its obligations under the EU Pay Transparency Directive in relation to radiography practice tutors, particularly regarding the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23983/26]
2791. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure by Regional Health Authority for 2025 and for the period to date in 2026; and to specify the variance in each region against the expenditure limits set under the HSE National Service Plan 2026. [24290/26]
2792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the enforcement measures in place where HSE regions exceed agency expenditure limits; the number of instances where such limits were exceeded since July 2025; and the corrective actions taken in each case. [24291/26]
2793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost differential between agency staff and directly employed HSE staff across key grades, including nursing and allied health professions; and whether this differential is incorporated into workforce planning decisions. [24292/26]
2794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment to convert 960 Whole Time Equivalent agency staff to direct HSE employment, to provide a breakdown of the 869 WTE converted to date by grade, region, and service area; and the timeframe for completion of the remaining conversions. [24293/26]
2803. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the additional measures being taken by her Department to encourage all graduates both Irish, European and Non-European to practice in Ireland after qualifying, in view of the fact that a recent survey in University College Cork established that over 25% of all graduates intended taking time out from practicing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2432…
2815. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a career pathway for healthcare assistants (carers); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24366/26]
2837. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed under CAWT PEACEPLUS projects; and whether these roles are expected to transition into permanent posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24480/26]
2876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the interim staffing arrangements currently in place to ensure the safe operation of the dementia-specific unit at Heather House Community Nursing Unit pending the finalisation of an approved workforce model; and the current whole-time equivalent staffing levels assigned to that unit. [24694/26]
2899. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of agency staffing expenditure within the public health service by Regional Health Authority, staff category, and service area for 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026. [24736/26]
2900. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the monthly agency staffing expenditure within the public health service for each month of 2025 and to date in 2026. [24737/26]
2901. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to monitor compliance with restrictions introduced on the use of agency staff; and the number of instances where such controls were breached since their introduction. [24738/26]