Health Services Staff

283. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the number of dual-diagnosis clinical nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner posts, dealing with co-occurring addiction and mental health needs, currently approved nationally; the number filled to date; the number vacant; the number allocated to each CHO in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13150/26…

1024. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior staff grade physiotherapists based in each CDNT within CHO3 as of 9 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12242/26]

1047. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses since 2021 that are registered in Ireland who previously worked in Japan, in tabular form [11593/26]

1049. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses since 2021 that are registered in Ireland who previously worked in Thailand, in tabular form. [11595/26]

1106. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for a psychologist for Gorey, County Wexford has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the number of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity; the breakdown of the length of time they have been waiting to receive care, by year;; and …

1107. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for an occupational therapist for County Wexford has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the number of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity; the breakdown of the length of time they have been waiting to receive care, by year; a…

1108. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the length of time the CAHMS vacancy for an assistant psychologist for County Wicklow has been vacant for; the reason this position has not yet been filled; the number of patients currently waiting to be seen by a member of CAHMS in the vicinity; the breakdown of the length of time they have been waiting to receive care, by year; a…

1111. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE nurse vacancies currently at Mullingar Regional Hospital; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [12057/26]

1174. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to avert industrial action by health care assistants in the HSE home support service in Cork, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12396/26]

1177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if HSE employment changes, whereby agency staff who have worked in the same role through an agency for at least one year can convert to a permanent HSE contract. [12427/26]

1178. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the number of agency staff in CHO8 who have successfully switched from agency employment to permanent HSE contract since changes came into effect following agreement with a trade union (details supplied). [12428/26]

1179. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied), who is currently employed through an agency will be offered a permanent HSE contract [12429/26]

1183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of employees in organisations that receive funding from the HSE but are not deemed HSE employees that have been included in the auto enrolment process; if so, if this has a financial impact for those organisations if this will be rectified in this financial year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12441/26]

1238. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the recruitment being undertaken to ensure the primary care psychology service in Dublin west can be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12850/26]

1243. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive continues to refuse legally compliant written references that confirm only dates of employment and job titles, the full extent of what many private employers are permitted to provide under their own governance and liability policies, and instead applies pressure on private companies to issue verbal or e…

1244. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average recruitment timeline for Health Service Executive nursing positions in County Mayo, from the point at which a vacancy is approved and advertised; to the issuing of a job offer; to the commencement date of the successful candidate; if the Minister will comment on the causes of delays occurring particularly between offer and start d…

1245. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the specific background checks, verification processes, and credential assessments carried out by the Health Service Executive and relevant regulatory bodies on foreign-trained nurses and doctors seeking employment within the HSE; the way in which their qualifications and clinical training are benchmarked against those required of Irish-train…

1246. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if there are approved centres in any health regions at present without an assigned psychologist, occupational therapist or social worker; the duration of this staffing deficit where it may exist; the location of the approved centre; and for details of efforts to recruit to those posts. [12920/26]

1247. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of intensive recovery support teams in each health region; the current level of capital resourcing and staffing of those teams when set against the benchmarks for rehabilitation and recovery mental health teams in A Vision for Change - i.e., current staffing levels of each discipline and current building provis…

562. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health whether retention packages for medical staff are under consideration for hospitals in the CHO5 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11296/26]

570. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11326/26]

588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has undertaken of home support workforce capacity in Cork City and County, including recruitment, retention, and attrition rates; how these factors are impacting waiting lists; and what workforce planning measures are being implemented to address shortages. [11403/26]

600. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that neither her Department nor the HSE currently operates any national key performance indicators governing recruitment clearance timelines, including Garda vetting, occupational health clearance, HR approval stages, or the time from job offer to commencement; whether she considers the absence of such KPIs compatible with e…

618. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of funded whole-time equivalent posts for occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists in primary care services; the number currently filled; the number vacant, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11515/26]

236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to rectify delays in post mortems for coroner inquests in the south-east; if he has engaged with the Minister for Health or the HSE regarding short staffing in pathology at UHW which is causing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/26]