765. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed EU Common Training Framework (CTF) for physiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48899/26]
Topics / Health Services Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services Staff
2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,097
questions
2,094 written, 3 oral
136
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 27 |
| February 2025 | 81 |
| March 2025 | 96 |
| April 2025 | 96 |
| May 2025 | 103 |
| June 2025 | 94 |
| July 2025 | 145 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 96 |
| October 2025 | 49 |
| November 2025 | 116 |
| December 2025 | 68 |
| January 2026 | 76 |
| February 2026 | 96 |
| March 2026 | 138 |
| April 2026 | 143 |
| May 2026 | 162 |
| June 2026 | 215 |
| July 2026 | 62 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 148 |
| October 2026 | 86 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
770. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the consultant oral and maxillo facial surgeon post at Cork University Dental School and Hospital fell from 0.35 whole-time equivalent in December 2025 to 0.00 whole-time equivalent in April 2026; the reason principal dental surgeons whole-time equivalent staffing fell from 12.51 in December 2025 to 10.31 in April 2026; the reason consultants in restora…
812. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49074/26]
819. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health when she expects the recruitment freeze for physician associates to end; the supports available for physician associates during this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49150/26]
820. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind a proposal by her Department to break the established pay link between Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) and Assistant Directors of Nursing (ADONs), having regard to the Labour Court recommendation LCR 19230 which underpins this alignment; if she will confirm whether this proposal represents a change in long-standing policy; the consulta…
826. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by CORU registrants, the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and higher education institutions regarding the proposed EU Common Training Framework for Physiotherapy; whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the framework on patient safety, professional standards and physiotherapy re…
829. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her response to concerns regarding an EU Common Training Framework for physiotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49224/26]
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a centrally recorded number of missed shifts by agency staff supplying workers to HSE-funded services has been identified as a workforce governance risk by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49265/26]
847. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has sought assurance from the HSE that patient safety incidents involving agency staff are captured through any existing reporting mechanism, given the HSE's confirmation that no central record is maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49266/26]
848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 23 June 2026, whether she has raised with the HSE the absence of central tracking of Garda vetting lapses relating to agency staff, given the patient safety implications; and the timeline for HSE response. [49267/26]
849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department considers the absence of central recording of credentialing and registration compliance failures among agency staff to be consistent with the assurance framework underpinning HSE national framework agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49268/26]
858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends to introduce a national system for recording and tracking staff grievances and complaints, including time to resolution and referrals to the Workplace Relations Commission; if a timeline has been set for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49303/26]
877. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to ensure value for money in circumstances where the State has invested approximately €24,000 per physician associate students in training, yet graduates remain unable to take up employment within the health service due to the ongoing recruitment pause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49395/26]
878. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the number of recently qualified physician associates who remain unemployed, underemployed or reliant on jobseeker's supports due to the recruitment freeze; if she will provide updated figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49396/26]
879. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will review the proposed salary scale for physician associates, in view of concerns that the suggested structure represents a significant reduction compared with existing PA salaries and international norms; and if she will ensure that any finalised scale reflects the level of postgraduate medical training and clinical responsibility undertaken by PAs; a…
880. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the way in which the proposed salary scale for physician associates may affect recruitment, retention and the risk of emigration among Irish trained graduates; if she will publish the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49398/26]
881. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which the proposed scope of practice for physician associates aligns with the current training, competencies and clinical experience of Irish trained PAs; whether her Department plans to revise the framework to reflect evidence-based international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49399/26]
882. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if consultant-led teams, clinical educators and existing PA supervisors were consulted in the development of the proposed scope of practice; and if she will publish the consultation feedback received. [49400/26]
883. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when a full implementation plan for the physician associate review will be published; the milestones it will include; the way in which her Department intends to ensure timely integration of PAs into the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49403/26]
884. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the way in which the continued inability of physician associates to enter the workforce aligns with national workforce planning objectives, hospital staffing pressures and efforts to reduce waiting lists; and the actions being taken to address this contradiction. [49404/26]
886. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the primary care speech and language therapy, SLT, role for counties Sligo and Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan is vacant; if so, the length of time this role has been vacant; when it is expected to be filled the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49432/26]
891. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health , further to the Labour Court Recommendation LCR23209 issued in January 2026, which directed that the revised medical scientist pay scale applied from 1 January 2024, be applied to perfusionists with retrospective effect from that date, whether that recommendation has been implemented; if not, the reason it has not been implemented; whether its inclusion on…
906. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the filling of three vacant consultant child psychiatrist roles in CHO 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49599/26]
909. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE social workers in CHO 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49602/26]
913. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she will advise on the pathways available to a person (details supplied); and if she will advise on the possible routes to registration, provisions, appeals, or alternative recognition processes, under the transitional arrangements for social care workers. [49615/26]