774. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that were admitted to the Psychiatric Unit at Cavan General Hospital in each month since January 2020; the number therein that were involuntary admissions; the number that were admitted of periods of less than 24 hours, more than one day, less than two days, more than two days, less than three days, three to five days, five to seven days, on…
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785. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working in the pharmacy department of Connolly Hospital; the vacancies, by job title, within this department; and the estimated timeframe for when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [13863/25]
798. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at the National Maternity Hospital; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [13916/25]
801. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine based at the Mater Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13919/25]
825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health 1159. how many physicians associates are currently employed in public and private hospitals across the State. [14068/25]
826. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how many physicians associates were employed in public and private hospitals annually since 2019. [14069/25]
828. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recruitment embargo applies to the recruitment of physicians associates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/25]
829. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the independent assessment of the physicians associate role, as referred to in the HSE National Service Plan 2025, has commenced; if the independent assessor has been appointed; who the independent assessor is if they have been appointed; how long she anticipates the review to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14072/25]
858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in critical care employed by the HSE from February 2020 to February 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14160/25]
862. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Wexford General Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased later this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14180/25]
471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13127/25]
1494. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed in counties Wexford and Wicklow, in tabular form; to outline plans to address the ongoing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10709/25]
1520. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled vacancies in University Hospital Kerry, across all Departments, for the years 2020 to the end of year 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10817/25]
1538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants for paramedic posts that are on panels since June 2024 without a job offer. [10898/25]
1545. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by each of the section 39 voluntary hospitals on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms for each year from 2019 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the amount paid to each individual firm; and the time period for payments to each firm. [10915/25]
1547. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by each of the section 39 voluntary hospitals on management consultants and external professional services, by type, for each year from 2019 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the amount paid to each individual firm; and the time period for payments to each firm. [10917/25]
1620. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of grade 3 and grade 4 clerical support staff appointed in the hospitals of the University of Limerick Hospital Group; the number of these are HSE directly employed personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11359/25]
1621. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of grade 3 and grade 4 clerical support staff positions that have been vacant in University Hospital Limerick, Ennis General Hospital and Nenagh General Hospital since the start of the HSE recruitment embargo; the number of these positions have been temporarily filled with agency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11360/25]
1622. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if panels formed to fill clerical support staff positions in the University of Limerick Hospital Group will have their operational dates extended to reflect the impact of the imposition of the HSE recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11361/25]
1623. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the University of Limerick Hospital Group has transferred clerical support staff from community roles to acute roles in order to mitigate against the impact of the HSE recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11362/25]
1624. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the way the University of Limerick Hospital Group manages the replacement of personnel when clerical support staff at grade 3 and grade 4 retire or pass away; if roles are split in such scenarios; if agency staff are used to fill these roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11363/25]
1693. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if current vacancies that have arisen from the transferring of the blood transfusion service from Mallow General Hospital to Cork University Hospital have been advertised; when they plan on filling these vacancies; if the short-term plan is to bring the transfusion service back to Mallow General Hospital; the timeline for this plan; and if she will make a statem…
1696. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of SLT assigned to specific cleft services, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11690/25]
1698. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment for a cleft nurse in CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11692/25]
1739. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiographers by grade working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased in 2025. [11858/25]