747. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the training available to HSE primary care therapists in County Waterford in the assessment, prescription, provision and ongoing management of specialist equipment and assistive technology for people with complex needs; any training gaps identified; the plans and timelines to address these through training and continuing professional development. [71575/26]
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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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| 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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750. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to recruit additional primary care therapists in county Waterford, by discipline, including the number of posts approved, funded and being recruited; the expected appointment timelines; and the arrangements for relief staff to cover maternity leave, sick leave and other absences. [71577/26]
762. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit and retain public health nurses to support the school vaccination programme; and whether a workforce assessment has been undertaken to determine the number of additional nurses required to ensure the timely delivery of school-based immunisations nationwide. [71761/26]
766. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned public health nurse posts that are currently vacant, by CHO7 health region; the number of vacancies specifically affecting the delivery of the school immunisation programme; and the measures being taken to address staffing shortages. [71763/26]
767. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown, by HSE CHO7 region, of the number of public health nurses assigned to the school vaccination programme; the recommended staffing levels for each region; and the current staffing deficit. [71762/26]
769. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs of fully resourcing five additional HSE crisis resolutions teams. [71775/26]
771. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will fill the occupational therapist vacancy at a HSE facility (details supplied), a position which has been vacant since March 2026. [71772/26]
779. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if a replacement social worker has been appointed to cover maternity leave at St. John’s Community Hospital, Sligo to ensure continuity of this important service for patients and their families; and if not, when a replacement will be put in place. [71942/26]
785. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the staffing ceiling for the Health Vote remains at 139,744 in 2027, unchanged from 2026, as set out in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report; the number of whole-time equivalents employed at the latest date compared with that ceiling, by HSE health region, in tabular form. [71829/26]
798. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist posts that are currently filled, vacant, and approved across the HSE; and the number of new or replacement posts funded in Budget 2027. [72015/26]
821. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether her Department provides support to home care workers with mileage costs (details supplied) and the cost of fuel. [71958/26]
855. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent speech and language therapist posts approved, filled and vacant in primary care in HSE south-west as of the latest date for which figures are available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72298/26]
520. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of posts, in each CDNT in the State, which have been removed since September 2025 under the HSE pay and numbers strategy, in tabular form. [70217/26]
522. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the posts that are vacant in each CDNT in the State, in tabular form, which of these posts will be removed by December 31 under the HSE Pay and Numbers Strategy, in tabular form. [70216/26]
523. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will address the ongoing exclusion of counties Sligo and Leitrim as the only remaining counties without an organisation's dedicated, locally-based MS community worker (details supplied); if she will provide the specific funding allocation to the organisation to establish this full-time post for the more than 300 peop…
542. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists on site in a hospital (details supplied). [69804/26]
561. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that advanced nurse practitioners working within CHO9 are still being paid at the candidate rate despite being formally registered for several months. [69870/26]
582. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who completed specialist training in public health medicine in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; the number currently employed in consultant in public health medicine post within the HSE. [69966/26]
590. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason 75 newly qualified nurses from University College Galway were informed there was no employment for them after being offered posts a number of weeks ago. [70031/26]
617. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors recruited from outside the EU since 2024, broken down by country of primary medical qualification; and the number in respect of whom overseas police clearance documentation was unavailable at the time of appointment. [70205/26]
635. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 39785/26, if she will provide the number of agency staff converted to permanent employment under the July 2025 framework, by staff grade, for the HSE South West, Mid West, West and North West, and Dublin and Midlands regions; the total number converted nationally; and the proportion of conversions in administrative and clerica…
683. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to ensure newly qualified nurses who completed their four-year general nursing degree in 2026 can secure employment within the HSE; if she is aware of graduates who had understood that employment would be available upon qualification but are now unable to secure posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70564/26]
691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors currently employed in HSE South West whose recruitment records show incomplete pre-employment checks, including garda vetting and overseas police clearance; the action being taken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70591/26]
692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if restrictions on the filling of vacant clinical posts are currently in place in HSE South West; the date such restrictions were introduced; the grades affected; whether maternity services are exempt; when the restrictions will be lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70590/26]
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse and health and social care professional posts, by whole time equivalent, that could be filled in HSE South West by approving outstanding requests from existing work sharing staff to increase their hours, compared with the cost and time of recruiting to those posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70589/26]