178. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress in relation to the recruitment of vacant lactation practitioner and consultant posts in the HSE. [72804/26]
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417. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant registered general nurses within the Kildare area as of 8 September 2026; and the steps being taken to fill these vacancies. [66276/26]
418. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant child and adolescent psychiatrists specialising in substance use disorder posts filled within CHO 7 as of 8 September 2026, in tabular form. [66273/26]
451. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the HSE has refused to implement Labour Court Recommendation LCR 23209, issued in January 2026, which directed the restoration of the long-standing pay link between perfusionists and medical scientists with retrospective effect from 1 January 2024 (details supplied); the estimated total annual cost of restoring the pay link for all …
847. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of perfusionist positions currently sanctioned, filled, and vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/26]
848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to recruit and retain perfusionist roles within the HSE given the critical nature of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44970/26]
1761. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to strengthen the recruitment of psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41513/26]
1762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the areas of acute shortage in recruitment currently in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/26]
183. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of currently vacant posts within Kildare CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40485/26]
1234. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based in CHO7 as of 17 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 May 2023, in tabular form. [30436/26]
1235. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working at the pharmacy department of CHI Temple Street. [30437/26]
247. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist posts, by grade, that were filled at Athy Primary Care Centre as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15332/26]
249. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitian posts, by grade, that were filled at Newbridge Primary Care Centre as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15334/26]
351. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction an implementation lead to support clinical guideline adherence in maternity units across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10778/26]
403. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether a decision has been formally made regarding the future planned use of a premises (details supplied); whether the HSE has assessed potential alternative uses for the premises; the timeline for such an assessment to be completed; if consultation has taken place, or will take place, with local representatives, service users, families, staff, and co…
1024. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE consultant posts, by speciality at Tallaght University Hospital, in tabular form. [5835/26]
1025. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title working within the pharmacy department of Naas General Hospital as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5836/26]
2223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the recruitment and retention initiatives in place for health professionals serving the Thurles area; the number of vacancies which currently exist across all health services in Thurles; her views on workforce planning to ensure stable services locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74732/25]
896. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if, given current staffing shortages, she will consider making midwives eligible for the training programme in public health nursing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69320/25]
1985. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the south Kildare, west Wicklow, north Kildare, and mid Kildare children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46386/25]
1986. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the north Tipperary, Cashel and Clonmel children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46387/25]
874. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38816/25]
875. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO7 where HSE employed chiropodists are located, in tabular form. [38817/25]
1411. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will report on recruitment plans for the position of emergency medical controller; the current status of the panel for this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29545/25]
1603. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the recruitment of an interim locum ophthalmologist for the South Tipperary region (details supplied); if a candidate has been selected; when this post will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30430/25]