451. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the HSE has refused to implement Labour Court Recommendation LCR 23209, issued in January 2026, which directed the restoration of the long-standing pay link between perfusionists and medical scientists with retrospective effect from 1 January 2024 (details supplied); the estimated total annual cost of restoring the pay link for all …
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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.
2,097
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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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466. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologists based at CHI Crumlin as of 9 June 2026, if she will provide the same figures as of the 30 June 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46493/26]
160. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of WTEs; and the current number of WTEs vacant in the CDNTs of CHO7, in tabular form. [46213/26]
174. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether a regional director of health and social care professionals, or equivalent regional HSCP leadership role, has been appointed in each of the six HSE health regions; the title of the post in each region; the date on which the post was created or first filled; whether the appointment is permanent, temporary, acting or interim; the duration of any interim or t…
175. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health in respect of every appointment made to a regional director of health and social care professionals, or equivalent regional HSCP leadership role, in each HSE health region, to provide the full details of the appointment process in each individual instance; whether the post was filled by open competition, confined competition, internal competition, expression of in…
176. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each HSE health region, a copy or summary of the relevant expression of interest, competition notice, job specification, circular, email or other written communication by which applications or interest were sought for the regional director of health and social care professionals, or equivalent regional HSCP leadership role; the date and distributio…
202. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff appointed in the CHO7 area specifically the number of nurses, OTs and physios over each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46097/26]
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns surrounding accreditation standards at a hospital (details supplied); the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46196/26]
230. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for the processing of Garda vetting applications for prospective HSE staff across all disciplines, including but not limited to nurses, speech and language therapists and doctors for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, the factors contributing to processing delays specifically affecting healthcare workers; and if she will make a sta…
231. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health her assessment of the impact that delays in the return of Garda vetting for HSE staff are having on the provision of frontline healthcare services and the delivery of care to patients; whether specific services such as speech and language therapy or nursing have been disproportionately affected by these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
788. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical psychologists posts filled within Wexford CDNT as of 8 June 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. [45369/26]
847. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of perfusionist positions currently sanctioned, filled, and vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/26]
848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to recruit and retain perfusionist roles within the HSE given the critical nature of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44970/26]
860. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for the south-east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/26]
875. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultants in each maternity hospital and unit broken down by those who switched to the public-only consultant contract (POCC) since its introduction, those who remained on a non-POCC, and those who entered the HSE since 2023 under the POCC, by site and speciality, in tabular form. [45117/26]
880. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all consultants on public only consultant contracts are only carrying out public work; if any hospital apart from the Rotunda Hospital has advised her that this was not the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45148/26]
888. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant mental health posts currently approved but unfilled, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, and counsellors. [45195/26]
904. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of NCCP funded psycho-oncology posts available for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45222/26]
905. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of non-NCCP funded psycho-oncology posts available for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45223/26]
906. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of psycho-oncology posts that have been filled to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45224/26]
908. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dental surgeons based at CHI Temple Street as of 8 June 2026, in tabular form. [45236/26]
909. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants by speciality currently based at St. James's Hospital that are on public only consultant contracts, in tabular form. [45237/26]
910. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants by speciality currently based at the Mater Hospital that are on public only consultant contracts, in tabular form. [45238/26]
915. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public lactation consultants per county, in each of the years 2024 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45258/26]
916. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the indicators her Department and the HSE use to monitor staff morale across the health service, including burnout, work-related stress, absenteeism, staff turnover and intention to leave; whether this data is collected by grade and region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45274/26]