Health Services Staff

2402. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce regulation and registration of healthcare assistants; the work carried out to date in this regard; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44030/26]

2403. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ‘provide a career pathway for healthcare assistants’; to outline the work carried out to date to progress this commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44031/26]

520. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent and headcount figures for personnel employed within the HSE, categorised strictly as middle management grades V to grades Vlll and senior executives general manager grade up to and including national director and chief executive level; the specific percentage increase in personnel within both of these categories over…

539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff converted to permanent HSE employment under the Agency Control Framework in each Health Region to date in 2026, broken down by grade and service area. [40998/26]

541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any Health Region has sought revised agency expenditure limits for 2026 due to operational pressures or staffing shortages. [41000/26]

700. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February, whether the Office of the Chief Clinical Officer, the National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Mental Health, the National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Children and Young People, or any national HSE governance structure formally approved reliance upon WPATH Standards of Care V…

708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February, whether the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee imposed any conditions, observations, amendments, or governance recommendations when considering the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced. [41277/26]

711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February, whether the HSE has undertaken any assessment of why repeated recruitment campaigns over a three-year period for the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in the reply failed to attract applicants. [41280/26]

712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February, whether any internal review, workforce analysis, governance review, or recruitment assessment concluded that the absence of applicants for the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post referenced in the reply reflected concerns regarding the proposed service model, evidential frame…

725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff currently employed by the HSE, broken down by category (medical and dental, nursing and midwifery, health and social care professionals, management and administrative, general support staff, and other patient and client care); the number of new hires and the number of staff who departed the service in each of 2024, 202…

726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of formal disciplinary proceedings initiated against HSE staff in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026; the number of suspensions (with and without pay) that resulted from such proceedings; the average duration of suspension; the number of cases that resulted in dismissal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41307/26]

727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff grievances and complaints filed through the HSE’s internal human resources processes in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026; the average time to resolution; the number of cases referred to the Workplace Relations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41308/26]

729. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of applicants for non-consultant hospital doctor positions advertised through the HSE in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number who progressed to interview and appointment; whether the country of primary medical qualification is recorded for such applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41310/26]

730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the HSE’s international recruitment advertising campaign launched in June 2023; whether an evaluation of the return on investment of that campaign has been completed; the number of consultants who were appointed as a direct result of international advertising (as distinct from applicants based in Ireland who also applied); and…

738. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine, emergency medicine registrars and senior house officers in emergency medicine that were on duty each night between 8 May and17 May 2026 inclusive, between the hours of 8pm and 8am at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41339/26]

739. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeon posts filled in Donegal as of 19 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/26]

744. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment freeze on home support staff in the south Tipperary area will be lifted, as a significant number of approved applicants, including a 92-year-old man, are without home support due to the lack of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41372/26]

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]

198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of dignity at work complaints made by HSE staff in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by Health Region; the number upheld; and the average and longest time taken to conclude such complaints, in tabular form. [40354/26]

199. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out a national audit or review since 2021 of its handling of staff bullying and grievance complaints; if compliance with stated timelines was assessed; the findings of any such review; and if she will publish them. [40355/26]

200. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of active grievance complaints under the HSE grievance procedure as of 30 April 2026, broken down by health region; the date each grievance was submitted; the date on which a stage one hearing was held or is scheduled to be held; the duration between submission and the stage one hearing in each instance; and the number of cases in ea…

201. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if addressing bullying, low morale and dysfunctional grievance processes within the HSE will be included among the formal priorities for the incoming HSE CEO; if specific targets, timelines and reporting arrangements will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40357/26]

202. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff at grade VII-general manager-equivalent and above against whom a dignity at work complaint was upheld who are currently employed by the HSE; the grade of the staff member concerned; the health region or national division in which they are employed; and if any such staff member was subsequently appointed, promoted or reas…

231. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if all clinical leads have now been appointed across IHA Louth, hospital services, community services and all health and social care services [40488/26]

242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the current status of the Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Team established in the HSE South West region; the number of posts allocated and filled to date across all disciplines including consultant in rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, social work, nur…