837. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, physiotherapists and speech and language therapist posts filled at Nenagh Hospital as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16490/26]
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2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,094 written, 3 oral
136
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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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871. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to direct-entry midwifery students being unable to work in primary care centres; if she will consider rectifying this barrier to recognise the invaluable role of dedicated midwives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16655/26]
942. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in CH07 for the role of support coordinator who works together with the HSE and local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17046/26]
979. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapist posts within primary care services 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. [17332/26]
497. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to expand training places and HSE employment for optometrists, orthoptists, and ophthalmologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15741/26]
505. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) who has been informed that the night-time rate payable to their personal assistants is to be reduced; the reason this decision has been made in this case; whether the matter will be reconsidered in light of the person’s care need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15785/26]
580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established, approved, or required any national key performance indicators relating to recruitment clearance timelines across the six health regions established under Sláintecare; if not, whether this represents a deliberate policy decision; and the governance rationale for not applying national clearance benchmarks in a devolved regiona…
601. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has approved any workforce planning model or projection which quantifies the projected staffing shortfall to 2030 in social work, social care work, and dietetics; if so, to provide the projected shortfall figures by year; and how current apprenticeship intake levels align with those projections. [16012/26]
607. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved consultant posts in the specialty of Pain Medicine and Consultant Anaesthesiologist with a special interest in Pain Medicine; the number currently filled on a whole-time equivalent basis; the number vacant; the duration of each vacancy; and the recruitment measures in place to address same. [16018/26]
619. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has submitted, in 2024 or 2025, a formal funding request to her Department seeking approval for additional occupational therapy whole-time-equivalent posts in Cork South-West primary care services; if so, the number of posts requested, the estimated annual cost, and the decision taken by her Department on that request. [16035/2…
621. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the funded whole-time-equivalent ceiling for occupational therapy posts in Cork South-West primary care services for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the actual whole-time-equivalent staffing level in each of those years; and the variance between funded ceiling and actual staffing. [16037/26]
637. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staffing positions working in the cardiac services at UHW; the number assigned to each of the cath labs; the breakdown of the staff, by clinical grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16118/26]
638. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE positions required to deliver 24/7 PPCI services at UHW, broken down by clinical grade; the timeline for delivering same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16119/26]
650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives routine comparative reports from the HSE detailing recruitment clearance timelines, vacancy duration metrics, and regional variance across the six Health Regions; if so, the frequency and format of such reports; and if she will confirm whether these metrics are reviewed at Departmental Corporate Governance Committee level [16171/26]
652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the devolution of recruitment autonomy to the six health regions under Sláintecare is reconciled with the constitutional principle of ministerial accountability to Dáil Éireann in circumstances where no national clearance benchmarks apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16173/26]
247. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist posts, by grade, that were filled at Athy Primary Care Centre as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15332/26]
249. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitian posts, by grade, that were filled at Newbridge Primary Care Centre as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15334/26]
259. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrists working in each CAMHS team; the number of whole time equivalent; the headcount; the number of consultant psychiatrists working full-time, in tabular form [15396/26]
914. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist posts, by grade, that have been filled at Connolly Street primary care centre, as of 11 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14036/26]
915. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist posts, by grade, that have been filled at Killeshandra primary care centre, as of 11 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14037/26]
916. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, dental nurses and hygienist posts that were filled at Cavan-Virginia primary care centre, as of 11 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14038/26]
917. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts by grade that were filled at Carrickmacross primary care centre, as of 11 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14039/26]
959. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the anticipated start date for the newly appointed neurologist (details supplied) to Bantry General Hospital. [14198/26]
971. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount of money paid to each agency the HSE used in 2025 to hire agency staff across all public nursing homes; the total number of agency staff used in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14298/26]
974. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all State agencies within her Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14393/26]