Health Services Staff

464. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address the concerns (details supplied) which have been raised by Practice Tutor Radiographers within the HSE. [21159/26]

490. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of optometrists providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in January of each year since 2020, by HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [21226/26]

499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total estimated annual cost of the Public Only Consultant Contract since introduction. [21248/26]

503. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Emergency Medicine Registrars and Advanced Nurse Practitioners based at the HSE Minor Injuries Clinic, Smithfield as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21279/26]

504. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Cardiology Registrars based at St Vincent's University Hospital as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21280/26]

507. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent evaluation, review or cost-benefit assessment has been conducted by her Department or the HSE to determine whether the Public Only Consultant Contract introduced in March 2023 has delivered increased consultant presence in emergency departments, medical assessment units and inpatient wards during evening, weekend or publ…

509. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of the Public Only Consultant Contract since its introduction in March 2023; whether the Department has established measurable performance indicators to determine whether the contract has delivered its stated objectives of increased senior clinical decision-maker availability in hospitals; and if…

1478. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior dietitians posts currently filled within Limerick CDNT services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18230/26]

1567. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19677/26]

1593. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade that were filled at Springfield CDNT as of 10 March 2026; and the average waiting times for an appointment with the SLT. [20031/26]

1648. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE employed podiatrist by grade working within Limerick Older Persons Services as of 2 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18232/26]

1651. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE reproductive medical consultants based at Limerick Regional Fertility Hub as of 2 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/26]

1741. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the level of autism-specific training available to general practitioners; if she will consider providing additional supports or educational resources to primary care practices to ensure accurate, respectful, and evidence-based engagement with autistic and neurodivergent patients; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

1745. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of public health nurses in north Dublin, as compared to baseline capacity for 2026; the number of developmental checks done in north Dublin; the actions being taken to increase recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18724/26]

1781. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the training provided for medics in relation to long-Covid pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/26]

1805. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the labour court (details supplied) will be implemented; if all employed/retired staff that are eligible will be paid Immediately. [18997/26]

1814. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish the final report of the workforce planning sub-group of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19084/26]

1815. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the process for public health nurses (PHN's) who have left PHN work but remain on the nursing register and wish to return to public health nursing. [19085/26]

1816. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which public health nurses (PHN's) who have left and wish to return to work as a PHN can be facilitated on a formal structure other than doing agency work, as there is a national transfer panel in place for PHN but this is only for PHN's to move around the country, and is only open to practising PHN's. [19086/26]

1817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if each of the five health regions have implemented a regional transfer policy between acute and community services; if not, when will this policy be implemented. [19087/26]

1820. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19109/26]

1891. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of approved and filled posts within specialist eating disorder services, including consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, nurses and therapists; the number of vacant posts; and the steps being taken to address staffing shortages. [19434/26]

1909. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide each vacant or unfilled post in primary care centres in County Longford, in tabular form. [19458/26]

1910. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide each vacant or unfilled post in primary care centres in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [19459/26]

1933. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if specific information, training or education is provided to general practitioners with respect to neurodiversity (details supplied); his plans to provide such information, training or education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19616/26]