2221. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an urgent matter in relation to staff shortages (details supplied) in County Kerry will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45190/25]
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2822. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, physiotherapists by grade based in each primary care centre within CHO4 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42231/25]
2823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologist based at Kerry University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42232/25]
549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to recruit and retain additional therapy staff to meet growing demands in both children's and adult services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/25]
558. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine and address an anomaly that exists in awarding posts in midwifery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40454/25]
408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 11 June 2025 to outline, of the new approved maximum whole time equivalent (WTE) staff figure of 129,753 for the HSE and Section 38 agencies, the number of those that will be available to the HSE Kerry/Cork region; the number of WTE staff currently employed in the region; what increase will the new approved maximum a…
321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo can be lifted from the health services, particularly additional staff reductions due to retirements, resignations, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30972/25]
1979. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who successfully completed specialist training for general practitioners in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18516/25]
1988. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who have retired in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the number of doctors who have qualified as general practitioners in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18563/25]
1989. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who have retired in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18564/25]
2035. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the long promised psychiatric consultant to CAMHS patients in County Kerry will take up this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18864/25]
2174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration that it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract healthcare staff to County Kerry (details supplied); if she will consider introducing special incentives to encourage healthcare workers to come to Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19594/25]
2187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo will be lifted from the health services, particularly attritional staff reductions due to retirements, resignations, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19613/25]
2261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a full remuneration review can be undertaken to ensure all frontline staff in the health service are being paid sufficiently, in order that it is not an obstacle to recruitment, which appears to be the case at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19966/25]
1005. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine a case in respect of retired HSE workers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17434/25]
729. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for additional staff as a matter of extreme urgency to allow two respite beds (details supplied) reopen at the earliest possible date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15200/25]
1219. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional office accommodation at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/25]
1408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse posts within CHO4, in 2023 and 2024; the specific geographic area within CHO4 that currently has no public health nurse in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/24]