588. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when individuals on the HSE recruitment panel for chiropodist (podiatrist) staff grade, established following interviews held in July 2025, will be called for appointment. [53074/25]
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589. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the expected number of jobs, and timeframe expected, on the HSE recruitment panel for chiropodist (podiatrist) staff grade, established following interviews held in July 2025. [53075/25]
590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of current vacancies for chiropodist (podiatrist) positions within the HSE, by region, in tabular form. [53076/25]
609. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will designate a liaison officer within the HSE to support survivors of industrial and reformatory schools in accessing community health and social care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53214/25]
665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review issues in correspondence (details supplied) specifically in relation to Cavan Monaghan; the steps her Department has taken to fill this vacant position since January 2024; if she will provide a timeframe for recruitment of this much needed counsellor; if she will review the shortfalls in funding and numerous business cases submitted particularly in relat…
672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE based in CHO 8 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53610/25]
703. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those graduates who took up positions with the HSE within two months of graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53849/25]
86. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting therapists for primary care in counties Cavan and Monaghan, taking into account the urgent need to reduce waiting times for children with additional needs seeking to access essential supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52459/25]
103. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the proportion of HSE staff currently employed in acute services and the proportion employed in community health services; the equivalent figures at the end of 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52219/25]
126. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates at all clinical levels who graduated since 2020 and who are currently employed in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52552/25]
144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin mid west; if P2 and P3 services will be available in all parts of the constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52505/25]
193. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding for a multiple sclerosis community worker for Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52012/25]
198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people where waiting lists across disciplines are in crisis; if she will accordingly suspend the Pay and Numbers Strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well as recruiting additional staff in the short and medium term to help address…
413. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the pay imbalances for healthcare assistants in Cork and Kerry will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52684/25]
432. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts currently filled in each of the regional and supra-regional endometriosis centres; if her Department has a timeframe for full staffing of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52731/25]
441. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will engage with the relevant authorities regarding facilitation of these clinical placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52751/25]
199. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she has had engagements with the HSE in relation to the recruitment of the six WTE public health nursing posts in the Dublin Midlands region as allocated under budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52447/25]
200. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking in conjunction with the HSE to address ongoing recruitment challenges for public health nurses in the Dublin Midlands region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52448/25]
201. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to expand the public health nurse sponsorship programme for 2026 given the ongoing recruitment challenges being experienced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52449/25]
249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52618/25]
258. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether plans for specialist health nurses, as outlined in the National Early Years Framework, which would help to identify vulnerable or at risk young children, will be operationalised and funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50166/25]
842. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultants currently in position across the country, by area, in tabular form; the number of lactation consultant positions that remain open but unfilled; and the way in which it is intended to reach the target as set out in the national breastfeeding action plan. [51180/25]
874. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health when the senior speech and language (SLT) post covering the Loughrea area, which became vacant due to maternity leave in July 2025, will be filled; the interim measures being implemented to maintain SLT services in the Loughrea area while the post remains vacant; the plans the HSE has to address the wider shortage of senior SLTs to prevent future disruptions in t…
882. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of frontline healthcare professionals employed in each hospital within the Saolta University Health Care Group, by professional category including but not limited to consultants, registrars, doctors (SHOs/interns), nurses (staff nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, public health nurses), pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech a…
897. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the specialist teams and services in place to support children requiring prosthetics alongside complex abdominal and stoma care; and if the HSE has sufficient expertise and resources in place to deal with this care. [51835/25]