636. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff currently in place for each discipline and the corresponding positions vacant on each CDNT; the county it relates to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47647/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services Staff
2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,094 written, 3 oral
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| 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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638. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1770 of 9 June 2026, and in light of her statement in that reply that Tusla’s allocation framework is not yet implemented as there is no formal staff agreement, the legal basis for non-qualified Tusla staff being employed to undertake social work tasks, as outlined in HIQA's inspection of Child …
661. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of WTE consultants based at the National Maternity Hospital that are currently on public only contracts, in tabular form. [46834/26]
662. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants applicants, interviewees and appointees arising from advertisements placed in a journal (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2025, and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [46835/26]
663. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE perfusionists based at CHI Temple Street as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [46836/26]
750. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of the 110 dedicated eating disorder clinicians from the National Clinical Programme that are working full time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47308/26]
755. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to outline the current recruitment status for all posts at the Ballina injury unit; to detail the number of offers, particularly at advanced nurse practitioner level, that have been declined; the reasons for same; the measures being taken to address recruitment challenges and ensure sufficient staffing levels are in place for the planned opening; and to confirm w…
763. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide data regarding the number of WTE registrar's in ear nose and throat services based at Galway University Hospital as of 16 June 2026; and 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. [47373/26]
764. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if she will provide data regarding the number of WTE audiologists working within older persons services in CHO2 area as of 16 June 2026; and 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. [47374/26]
778. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to private practice consultants offering or giving gifts to public only contract consultants in return for handling their patients on days which they are absent from work or not rostered, or similar practices involving the gift or favour-giving to public only consultants for work which would have typically been billed as private…
809. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric occupational therapists by grade posts filled at Lucan Health Centre as of 12 June 2026 in tabular form. [47556/26]
810. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title currently working within ophthalmology services at Grangegorman primary care centre as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47576/26]
811. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologists based at the Mater Hospital as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47577/26]
812. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Summerhill primary care centre as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [47578/26]
813. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify the manner in which consultants on public-only consultant contracts, POCC, and those on the non-POCC are rostered in Cork University Maternity Hospital during the weekends; if separate rosters are in place (details supplied); if HSE south west has investigated if public-only consultants are delivering the babies of private patients and engaging in simi…
823. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the current status of recruitment for the multidisciplinary teams required for the Birr primary care centre; if all clinical and administrative posts have been filled ahead of the anticipated Summer 2026 opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47597/26]
824. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment process for the additional 12 posts that were confirmed to be allocated to the midlands integrated healthcare area, in the Dáil chamber on 27 January 2026, including posts to address vacancies in occupational therapy and physiotherapy for children’s services in Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47605/26]
869. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason therapeutic radiography tutors are universally graded at clinical specialist level while the majority of diagnostic radiography practice tutors remain graded at senior radiographer level despite both professions historically performing equivalent educational, supervisory and governance responsibilities; the basis on which this disparity was originally …
870. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by diagnostic radiography practice tutors that their grade was incorrectly set at senior radiographer level from the inception of the role; if her Department has reviewed this grading decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47738/26]
871. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the impact that the current grading disparity between diagnostic and therapeutic radiography tutors is having on retention, recruitment, and the quality of radiography education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47739/26]
872. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which the EU Pay Transparency Directive 2026 will apply to radiography practice tutors, particularly in relation to the principle of equal pay for equal work where diagnostic and therapeutic radiography tutors perform comparable duties but are graded differently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47740/26]
873. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the Workplace Relations Commission process involving radiography practice tutors, a union (details supplied), the HSE and her Department; if she is aware that the national group has now balloted overwhelmingly for industrial action due to the lack of progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47741/26]
874. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she has assessed the potential impact on diagnostic waiting lists, clinical placement capacity and patient care arising from the ongoing loss of experienced radiography practice tutors and the risk of industrial action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47742/26]
875. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to ensure the sustainability of the radiography workforce pipeline in light of tutor attrition linked to grading inequity, workload pressures and stalled industrial relations processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47743/26]
903. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to address staffing resource shortages in diabetes services in HSE Dublin and south east; whether extra funding will be made available for the new posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47863/26]