Health Services Staff

277. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason new psychology vacancies arising in HSE South-West after March 2026 have been submitted for approval pending REMT approval due to regional whole-time equivalent ceiling limits; whether these ceiling limits are preventing the timely filling of posts that are critical to reducing primary care psychology waiting lists in Cork and…

986. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies across CDNTs nationally, broken down by discipline; the number of vacancies in CHO 2 / HSE West; and the immediate measures that are being taken to restore therapy services. [39487/26]

1056. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently no occupational therapist covering adult disability services in County Longford; the steps being taken to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40159/26]

1133. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there will be an independent assessment within the HSE of the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38844/26]

1176. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if advice will issue to a person (details supplied) in relation to a matter regarding HSE staff who continue to have health issues post-Covid infection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38981/26]

1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each HSE hospital, approved mental health centre, CAMHS service, and community healthcare service, the total whole-time equivalent staffing complement, the number represented by agency or locum staff, and the percentage agency dependency, broken down by staff category, Health Region, and year. [39098/26]

1233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a centralised national system for recording complaints, safeguarding concerns, removals from placement, “do not return” notifications, credentialing concerns, disciplinary concerns, or repeated performance issues relating to agency or locum healthcare workers across HSE-funded services. [39099/26]

1234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an agency or locum healthcare worker removed from one HSE-funded site due to performance, conduct, safeguarding, or patient safety concerns can subsequently be redeployed elsewhere within the HSE system without a central restriction mechanism. [39100/26]

1235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how staffing agencies supplying workers to HSE-funded services are performance monitored nationally, including whether complaints, patient safety incidents, missed shifts, cancelled placements, credentialing failures, Garda vetting issues, contract breaches, or supplier sanctions are centrally tracked and performance scored. [39101/26]

1236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a national supplier performance framework for healthcare staffing agencies and whether any suppliers have, within the past five years, been suspended, sanctioned, financially penalised, removed from frameworks, or subject to corrective action requirements. [39102/26]

1237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each of the past five years, the total expenditure on agency and locum staffing within public mental health services, broken down by approved mental health centre, CAMHS, community mental health team, staff category, and Health Region. [39103/26]

1241. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the progress on the public-only consultant contract; the number of consultants now signed to the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39125/26]

1350. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE adult physiotherapists and adult speech and language therapist posts filled at Donabate health centre as of 18 May 2026, in tabular form. [39387/26]

1354. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to outline the recruitment campaigns that have been rolled out in 2024, 2025, and 2026, to recruit additional home help carers for the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39459/26]

1374. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of progressing one clinical nurse specialist post to an advanced nurse practitioner post; the average difference in annual salary costs, associated training and education costs; and any associated implementation or backfill costs; in tabular form. [39586/26]

1379. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled posts across the HSE, by grade and health region; the way in which these compare to assessed service demand in each area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39646/26]

1380. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the monitoring and reporting mechanisms that exist under the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; when the most recent national compliance report under the framework was published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39647/26]

1381. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left employment in the HSE in each of the past three years, by grade; the number recruited in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39648/26]

1382. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff in the HSE in 2024 and 2025; the number of unfilled permanent posts during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39649/26]

1383. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether a fully funded multiannual workforce plan exists across all health service grades; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/26]

1384. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of posts that were approved but remain unfilled or were not retained following the introduction of the Pay and Numbers Strategy in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/26]

1385. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been carried out on the impact of staffing shortages on service delivery across acute, community and home care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39664/26]

1386. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled home support and healthcare assistant posts in the HSE south-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39665/26]

1387. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours allocated but not delivered in the HSE south-west region due to staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39666/26]

1388. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national targets and timelines exist for the recruitment of home support workers; if she will outline whether these targets are being met across all HSE regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39667/26]