Health Services Staff

3125. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists currently employed within services in County Westmeath; the number of approved posts for each discipline; the number of vacant positions, by full-time and part-time roles; and the length of time these posts have remained unfilled. [26017/26]

3126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit and retain speech and language therapists and occupational therapists in Westmeath; whether any additional funding has been allocated to address service gaps; and the interim measures, if any, in place where no therapists are available. [26019/26]

3133. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working at Tallaght adult community mental health team, in tabular form. [26072/26]

3134. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working at west Cork adult community mental health team, in tabular form. [26073/26]

3135. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant specialised in cytopathology and medical scientists specialised in cytology currently at the National Cervical Screening Laboratory; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [26074/26]

3136. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title currently at Castlebar adult community mental health team; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [26075/26]

3139. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the introduction of a temporary increase in mileage allowances for HSE staff who provide essential care in the community, in response to ongoing fuel price increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26086/26]

3141. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if it is possible for a public health nurse who has left their position as a public health nurse to rejoin the National Transfer Panel; and if not, if she has plans to accommodate such nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26093/26]

3146. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the position the filling of a vacancy for a paediatric occupational therapist for Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; when this appointment will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26109/26]

3147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide details of all the current vacancies in primary health care in County Offaly, including length of vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26110/26]

3148. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide details of all the current vacancies in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, including the length of vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26111/26]

3176. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis affecting radiography practice tutors across the State, and particularly at MUH; if there are plans to increase the number of radiography practice tutors positions in line with increasing students numbers; the steps being taken to ensure pay parity for these …

3229. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region by service type, by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data can…

3230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by health area and local services by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular for…

3231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of permanent and temporary headcount and whole-time equivalents allocated to and employed in each health region, by hospital and service department by grade, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, including section 38 organisations, for 2025, in tabular fo…

3232. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts allocated to each area of the HSE, including HSE-funded statutory and non-statutory bodies where possible, at the most granular level reportable, in tabular form; the current WTE employment levels in each reporting unit; the number of posts out for recruitment in each reporting unit; the number of …

3233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in each health region, including HSE and Section 38 organisations, by region and service type, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as requested; the reason this is not availabl…

3234. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in each health region, including HSE and Section 38 organisations, by region, health area, and local service, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, excluding acute hospitals, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided as …

3235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 January 2026, the level of agency spending in acute hospitals, including HSE and Section 38 hospitals, by region, hospital, and service department, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, for 2025, in tabular form; if the data cannot be provided by service department, the reason t…

3236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the approved level of agency spending for the HSE and across its service divisions, or otherwise at the most granular level reportable, in tabular form; the relevant targets, including overall spending levels and reduction targets, in nominal and percentage terms; if the data cannot be provided by service department; the reason this is not…

3246. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant maxillofacial surgeons working in the health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio of consultant maxillofacial surgeons to population; and Ireland's ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26627/26]

3247. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists and urology registrars based at Letterkenny University Hospital as of 7 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26628/26]

3268. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, currently in the HSE Adult Safeguarding Team within CHO7; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [26656/26]

3270. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vascular surgeons and or registrar in vascular surgery that are on call after 8pm during the week and during the weekends at St Vincent's University Hospital for each day between 27 March 2026 to 6 April 2026, in tabular form. [26658/26]

3295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of systems capable of capturing agency staff numbers in WTE terms across all regional health areas; and whether this will form part of the SAP S/4HANA system rollout referenced by the HSE. [26770/26]