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Showing questions asked by Ciarán Ahern under the heading Health Services Staff.

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Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
465. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeons based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 24 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50470/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
466. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 24 June 2026. in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
467. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre as of 24 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50472/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
468. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts filled at Killinarden health centre as of 24 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50473/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
921. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; whether she intends on making funding available to the HSE to recruit a number of clinical practice tutors in radiography commensurate with the Government's increase in the number of student radiographer places; and if she will make a stateme…
Ciarán Ahern Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
718. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends for pay transparency for salaries on job advertisements to be introduced; if she expects for this to be in place by 1 June 2026; whether this can be requested of employers prior to legal imposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16208/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1199. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1122. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapist posts that were filled within the primary care system within the former CHO7 areas in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62244/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1123. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric psychologist posts that were filled within the primary care system within the former CHO7 areas in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62245/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Health
381. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the implementation of pay and pension parity for medical scientists with biochemists with an effective date of 1 January 2024 when that was the latest possible date as per Labour Court Recommendation 22780; the reason pension parity has not been applied for medical scientists who retired prior to this date when the Labour Court recommendation…
Ciarán Ahern Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
912. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health for an update on the 37 healthcare assistants and 18 staff nurse vacancies in older care services in CHO7 which are currently subject to approval; the expected timeframe for approval of the positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51932/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3091. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43208/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3092. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43209/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3093. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43210/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3094. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of oncologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43211/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3095. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of dermatologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43212/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3096. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of endocrinologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43213/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3097. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of neurologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43214/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3098. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of gastroenterologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43215/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3099. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of pulmonologists in CHO 7 and specifically in Dublin South-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43217/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
258. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists, by grade, based at Springfield/Tallaght primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36461/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
259. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric ENT surgeons based at CHI Crumlin in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36462/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36463/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
481. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in each public PrEP service in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of vacancies in each of those PrEP services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22347/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1572. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if given the Labour Court Recommendation 22780 which awarded pay parity for medical scientists with biochemists, and which was implemented with the national wage agreement on the 1 January 2024, including for the pensions of those who retired after that date, she will take steps ensure that parity of pension entitlements is applied to medical scientists who reti…