Health Services Staff

261. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the current treatments available to patients who suffer from functional neurological disorder in Ireland; if there are plans to make this more accessible to patients in Ireland in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31043/26]

262. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in each endometriosis hub, by total WTE and filled WTE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31044/26]

264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per model four hospital, per month, to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31046/26]

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a nursing registration will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has an offer of employment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31163/26]

289. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant adult occupational therapy positions in County Donegal; if a recruitment embargo is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31327/26]

290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant child occupational therapy positions in County Donegal; if a recruitment embargo is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31328/26]

301. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health when a long-awaited post (details supplied) will be officially advertised in County Mayo following its announcement in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31450/26]

415. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are excluded from receiving flat rate expenses allowance when every other medical professional is included; if there are plans to include paramedics and EMT's in the flat rate expenses list in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30181/26]

417. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding paramedics and emergency medical technicians employed by the National Ambulance Service from eligibility for the flat-rate expense allowance for uniform laundering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/26]

418. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will request the Revenue Commissioners to review the current occupational classification applied to paramedics and emergency medical technicians for the purposes of flat-rate expense relief, with a view to extending the uniform laundering allowance to these frontline pre-hospital healthcare professionals; and if he …

419. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of rising electricity and living costs on paramedics and EMTs who are required to launder uniforms after individual shifts due to contamination risks; whether he will consider introducing or extending a modest tax relief to alleviate these unavoidable out-of-pocket expenses; and if he will make …

420. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts that paramedics and emergency medical technicians carry out clinical duties comparable to those of other healthcare professionals who qualify for a flat-rate uniform laundering allowance; whether he will act to ensure parity of treatment across frontline healthcare roles; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are excluded from receiving the same flat rate expense relief available to nurses; and if he will instruct his Department to include them in this scheme. [30823/26]

1020. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric physiotherapists posts filled at CHO2 primary care services as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form. [29683/26]

1021. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language posts filled at CHO2 disability services as of 20 April 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29684/26]

1022. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior dental surgeons in special needs currently in CHO2 primary care services, in tabular form. [29685/26]

1152. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians posts filled at St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form. [30011/26]

1154. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs to recruit three additional chief audiologists and three additional audiological scientists for public health services. [30013/26]

1164. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the mileage allowance was last increased for HSE staff; ;and if there are plans to increase this allowance in the future. [30054/26]

1171. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the staffing arrangements in place for UHL’s forensic medical examination service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30163/26]

1211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses and dental hygienists posts filled within Galway primary care services as of 21 April 2026; the number of vacancies within Galway dental services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30259/26]

1227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if staff of a Section 39 organisation (details supplied) are eligible for a pay increase for the years 2024-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30393/26]

1231. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30399/26]

1232. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to increase the number of healthcare professionals in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30400/26]

1234. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based in CHO7 as of 17 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 May 2023, in tabular form. [30436/26]