694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved but unfilled nursing and midwifery posts at Cork University Maternity Hospital as of 30 September 2026, by grade; the number of those posts for which approval to fill has been sought but not granted since January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70587/26]
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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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| June 2025 | 94 |
| July 2025 | 145 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| 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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700. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68927/26, the sanctions or disciplinary measures, that apply to HSE staff or managers where a doctor is permitted to commence employment before mandatory pre-employment checks are completed; the number of such sanctions applied in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
701. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68927/26, the dates of each periodic review of recruitment records carried out to monitor compliance with pre-employment screening requirements in each HSE health region since January 2023; the body or unit that carried out each review; the findings of each review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70584/26]
702. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68927/26, the number of doctors who commenced employment in each HSE health region before garda vetting, overseas police clearance, occupational health clearance or English-language competency checks were completed, in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 66152/26, whether the HSE or the health regions record requests from public health nurses and health and social care professionals in work sharing arrangements to increase their hours or return to full time; the number of such requests received and refused in each health region in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if …
704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an increase in hours for a staff member in a work sharing arrangement counts against a health region's approved whole time equivalent ceiling under the pay and numbers strategy; whether health regions have been instructed to refuse or defer such increases to remain within that ceiling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70583/26]
707. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologists, advanced nurse practitioners and radiographers posts filled within BreastCheck Service as of 21 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [70601/26]
708. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Stranorlar Primary Care Centre, Donegal as of 21 September 2026. [70598/26]
709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 68927/26, the name and grade of the officer in each HSE health region with responsibility for ensuring that pre-employment checks, including Garda vetting, overseas police clearance, occupational health clearance and English-language competency, are completed before a doctor commences employment, in tabular form; and if a stat…
710. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which Cork University Hospital sought approval to fill the vacant clinical nurse specialist post supporting skin cancer surveillance; the reason national approval has not issued in the seven months since the post became vacant; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70656/26]
716. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Clinical Nurse Specialist and Advanced Nurse Practitioner posts in the HSE South West region identified as priority vacancies and currently awaiting national HSE approval to recruit, by hospital and specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70657/26]
176. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies that received a public health nurse visit within their first six months in the past two years in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [69119/26]
686. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of case manager positions relative to acquired brain injury patients that are funded by the HSE; her plans to provide funding for the twenty case managers that are required nationally; her plans to deal with the waiting list for services for patients with acquired brain injury; if the funding for the organisation will be i…
695. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Bloomfield Hospital Rathfarnham in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [68052/26]
696. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists based at Mullingar Regional Hospital as of 21 September 2026, in tabular form. [68051/26]
699. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether all memory care staff promised in 2023 have now been recruited; the current number; the number considered a full cohort; the number currently employed in Cork; and the number considered a full cohort to meet commitments in Cork. [68067/26]
700. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for clearances to be carried out, following the offer and acceptance of a post within CAMHS services, in the Mid-West region; if any efforts have been made to expedite this process; and if not, would this be considered. [68121/26]
706. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether there are plans to offer permanent or fixed-term employment opportunities to persons currently on the HSE staff bank in County Kerry. [68132/26]
708. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline why there is currently a recruitment freeze on midwifery posts in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); and the rationale for not filling vacant midwifery posts. [68146/26]
709. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when an Adult Speech and Language Therapist will be appointed in County Leitrim. [68150/26]
710. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to PQ6452/26 and staffing in Thurles CMHT, for an update on the supplementary panel for the Clinical Nurse Manager post, which recently closed. [68151/26]
712. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and relevant professional bodies to establish a timeline for reviewing accreditation requirements, rather than waiting for the completion of the statutory regulation of psychotherapy. [68218/26]
714. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether accreditations (details supplied) will be considered in the development of future professional standards and recruitment frameworks, taking account of CORU’s Standards of Proficiency for Psychotherapists. [68216/26]
716. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE to review recruitment criteria for counselling and psychotherapy posts to recognise accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapists (details supplied); the reason this accreditation is not accepted for certain HSE positions; and whether it will be considered in relevant grade code reviews and workforce planning. [68214/26]
733. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department and the HSE are ensuring that statutory minimum rates of pay and other conditions of employment for workers employed in the contract cleaning industry in publicly funded health settings are being adhered to; the inspection regime currently in place to ensure these workers are not being exploited; and to detail the number of brea…