149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 866 of 6 May 2026, and the HSE response, if she is aware that certified athletic therapists are qualified to manage patients under the criteria outlined by the HSE, but are prevented from assisting due to a lack of regulation; if she will urgently progress regulation of the profession, given that 300 ARTI certified athletic…
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4013. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of funded, filled and vacant speech and language therapist posts assigned to adult community rehabilitation and stroke recovery services in north Dublin, by service area; the current waiting times for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58568/26]
525. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to agency staffing providers in each of the past five years, broken down by each provider and the amount paid in each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54469/26]
526. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff engaged by the HSE in each of the past five years and the associated expenditure incurred, broken down by each public acute hospital and by staff category, including nursing and midwifery, medical and dental, health and social care professionals, healthcare support, management and administration, and all other categories, in tabular f…
1064. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken by the HSE and National Ambulance Service following recent media reports concerning allegations of sexual assault involving a serving member of the National Ambulance Service; the safeguarding procedures currently in place where serious allegations are made against staff members; the supports available to employees who report m…
866. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the number of certified athletic therapists practicing in Ireland; the level of training and professional structure under which they operate; the extent to which her Department and the HSE have engaged with this cohort in the context of musculoskeletal service provision; and if she will outline any plans to consider their potential role in su…
442. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 25 June 2025, the anticipated timelines for new resources to be recruited and operational within the Mater Hospital’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) unit; whether funding for these roles has been formally allocated within the HSE service plan and budget for 2026; the engagement or consultation that has taken p…
1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that healthcare assistants employed by an organisation(details supplied) were excluded from the 2025 pay agreement between the union and representatives of the social and community sector which provided for a 9.25% increase for Section 39 workers; the reason these workers were deemed "out of scope"; whether her Department or the HSE has re…
1117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the equality and employment law implications of healthcare assistants performing comparable work receiving materially different rates of pay within Section 39 funded services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6371/26]
421. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, when and by whom the decision was taken to exclude medical scientists who retired before 1 January 2024 from receiving the Labour Court recommended pay parity increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68866/25]
422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, if she will review the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation on pay parity for medical scientists to ensure that those who retired before 1 January 2024 including those who returned to support the health service during Covid-19 and the cyberattack are treated fairly; and if she will make…
595. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE adult physiotherapists by grade that are filled at a location (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, the average waiting time for a first physiotherapy appointment at this centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67736/25]
600. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists by grade that were filled at a location (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, if this number will be increased during the first half of 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67848/25]
490. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists employed in primary care in CHO Dublin north city and county, by grade for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60918/25]
1811. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review and expand investment in comprehensive training programmes such as (details supplied) to strengthen the healthcare workforce’s capacity to effectively engage with men, including those experiencing suicidal behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58664/25]
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]
2001. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities within CHO9 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46909/25]
2705. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of social workers currently employed in each of the six safeguarding and protection teams within the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the number of social work posts planned for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41624/25]
2706. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the additional skills and training that are provided to social workers upon joining safeguarding and protection teams to ensure they can deliver high-quality safeguarding services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41625/25]
897. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title in the pharmacy department of Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38921/25]
899. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38923/25]
901. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists, by grade based at Vernon Avenue health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38925/25]
902. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists, by grade based at Killester health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38926/25]
713. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist based at Coolock children's disability network team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32337/25]
845. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade working at Tonlegee Road primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32342/25]