581. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if additional supports are under consideration to support student nurses including, reducing or removing college fees for nursing students, increasing student nurse placement allowances; ensuring allowances are paid promptly and consistently and exploring a system of remuneration or other meaningful financial support for students undertaking mandatory unpaid clinic…
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763. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline when the HSE will be providing a nursing practice programme for currently registered childcare nurses who have a gap in service and require this course to return to HSE employment; and her views on the urgency to provide such courses given the current recruitment requirements within the HSE and the imminent opening of the National Children's Ho…
770. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, is currently providing adaption-placement programmes for qualified paediatric nurses to return to service following a gap in HSE employment; and when this programme will be open for applicants. [68487/26]
216. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if she will engage directly with Trinity College Dublin; and if she will make a statement…
1330. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to address issues in relation to student nurses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39284/26]
270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing graduates registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the number of nursing graduates and the number and proportion currently employed in the Irish health service, broken down by Irish nationals, EU/UK nationals and non-EU nationals; the analysis undertaken by her Department on the capacity of the Irish healthcare syste…
790. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to recognise student nurses as essential workers during placement; provide fair financial support or pay for the hours worked to ensure that no student is forced into unsafe levels of combined work simply to survive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65231/25]
292. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have been included in HSE funded level 8 nursing degrees from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55607/25]
317. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of graduates which were in the academic year 2024-2025 through the sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; the number which were located in the Dublin south city and west integrated health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55789/25]
318. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have been accepted onto the 2025-2026 sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; the number of those who are located in the Dublin south city and west integrated health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55790/25]