284. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list to see an orthopaedic surgeon in Ireland, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17427/26]
Topics / Health Services Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services Staff
2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,097
questions
2,094 written, 3 oral
136
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 27 |
| February 2025 | 81 |
| March 2025 | 96 |
| April 2025 | 96 |
| 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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
296. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford General Hospital trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17679/26]
297. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford CAMHS trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17680/26]
298. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff in Wexford AMHS trained in eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/26]
299. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the plans being considered for an interim 24/7 ED consultant presence in terms of mental health for Wexford General Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17682/26]
320. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the updated guidelines will include mandatory minimum standards for communication with people who are blind or have low vision; if so, to provide the proposed standards; and to state the timeframe for implementation across all HSE services. [17754/26]
321. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that any changes arising from the guidelines review are incorporated into mandatory staff training and local policies; and to provide an implementation timetable. [17755/26]
322. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the proportion of frontline HSE staff who have completed training on supporting patients with visual impairments in the last-24 months; to provide this data broken down by acute and community services; and to state what additional training will be provided following the guidelines review. [17756/26]
323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health what minimum training content and learning outcomes the HSE requires for staff who communicate with visually impaired patients; whether completion of this training is mandatory; and how compliance is monitored. [17757/26]
324. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has a central record of staff training on disability awareness and accessible communication; if not, whether the Minister will direct the HSE to establish one and provide a timeline. [17758/26]
326. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health what the standard operating procedure is for frontline staff to escalate complex accessibility queries to an access officer; the expected response times; and to provide data on average response times in the last 12-months. [17760/26]
327. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether access officers have a defined set of competencies and continuing professional development requirements specific to visual impairment; if so, to provide details; if not, whether the Minister will require these to be established. [17761/26]
340. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of the 33 funded Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse Clinical Nurse Specialist posts are currently filled and operational; the number which remain vacant; and when all currently approved posts are expected to be filled. [17781/26]
341. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the recruitment timeline and deployment plan for the additional 12 Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse posts funded under Budget 2026; and to specify the hospitals and regions where these additional posts will be located. [17782/26]
342. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse services are available on a 24-hour basis in each location; and if not, to detail the operating hours and out-of-hours arrangements for each hospital. [17783/26]
713. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a behavioural therapist will be in place in CDNT9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16436/26]
718. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends for pay transparency for salaries on job advertisements to be introduced; if she expects for this to be in place by 1 June 2026; whether this can be requested of employers prior to legal imposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16208/26]
738. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists by grade posts filled at each CDNT within CHO3 as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16497/26]
739. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the vacancy rate for CDNTs in CHO3 as of 31 December 2025. [16498/26]
758. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapist posts within the CDNT in Longford and Westmeath; the number of these posts that are currently vacant; the steps being taken to fill these vacancies in order to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16985/26]
783. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if there is only one MS nurse for the whole of Connacht, if it is acknowledged that this is not enough; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16252/26]
814. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Reference No. 371 of 11 February 2026, if a psychologist could be granted to Adult Mental Health Services in north Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/26]
819. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16401/26]
821. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a SI in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Mater Hospital as of 23 February 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16403/26]
836. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologist based at University Hospital Limerick as of 24 February 2026. [16489/26]