Health Services Staff

135. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Dublin mid-west; the number of vacancies for public health nurses: if P1, P2 and P3 developmental checks are being carried out at all health centres in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4135/26]

297. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the staffing in all child and adolescent and adult eating disorder teams as of the end of year 2025, per WTE funded and per WTE filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4691/26]

299. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 18 December 2025, to outline the process and criteria to be used to ensure an equitable distribution across the HSE where posts and funding are allocated; where the five WTE posts have been allocated to; how this funding adds incremental value to the HSE breastfeeding action plan; and if she will …

307. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health considering the ongoing difficulties recruiting a consultant ophthalmologist in south Tipperary if children in south Tipperary will be given access to a voucher/reimbursement scheme to allow them to access eye appointments and glasses privately to avoid long-term damage to their eyes (details supplied); if not, the reason the HSE is being pe…

331. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if targeted recruitment incentives are being considered for RGNs in community settings, particularly in high pressure areas including Dublin Mid-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4991/26]

850. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deal with the shortage of HSE and Tusla placements for postgraduate social work students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3887/26]

890. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of public health nurses in CHO Area 7 (CCA3), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3316/26]

891. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in CHO Area 7, in tabular form. [3317/26]

899. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrar in respiratory medicine based at Wexford General Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3391/26]

900. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners based within the accident and emergency department of Wexford General Hospital; the hours and days of the week when the general practitioner is available within the accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3392/26]

909. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the Dublin midwest area; the number of vacant positions for public health nurses in the area; when P2 and P3 developmental checks will be provided throughout the consistency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3453/26]

916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, by contract type, principal clinical site and region, in tabular form. [3494/26]

917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a summary of the key provisions of each of the contracts under which consultants are employed in the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3495/26]

954. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for public health nurses in both Galway and Roscommon, by county, in tabular form; the plans to address this shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3915/26]

962. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies at a service (details supplied); how long each vacancy has existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3940/26]

963. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to restore and strengthen level 2 palliative and end-of-life nursing services in County Louth, particularly outside normal working hours, given long-standing concerns about the depletion of this service in the county. [3944/26]

964. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been carried out of the impact that limited out-of-hours community nursing provision in County Louth has on emergency department attendances and hospital deaths at end of life. [3945/26]

1061. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the current numbers of approved and actual/in post WTE staff grade and senior grade clinicians working in children's services across Longford and Westmeath CDNT, PC, CAMHs/ YAMHs, broken down by community healthcare networks by discipline (details supplied), in tabular form:; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4485/26]

584. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the rate of accrual for access to the public sector pension for those signing POCC23. [3251/26]

169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider an extension to the special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2692/26]

2036. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where HSE employed orthoptists are based, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73856/25]

2038. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric psychologists posts that were filled at Portmarnock Primary Care Centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [73858/25]

2094. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by healthcare professional type in each dialysis unit, by HSE run and third party units (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74153/25]

2095. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of vascular surgeon posts and available full-time equivalent staffing in each dialysis unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74154/25]

2096. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approved number of academic professional posts and available full-time equivalent staffing by hospital for each of kidney and cancer disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74155/25]