1176. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in a location by the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10280/26]
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.
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2,094 written, 3 oral
136
TDs have asked
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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
1199. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/26]
1218. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses are employed full-time in Dublin south central. [10471/26]
1219. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of children which have not received developmental checks by public health nurses in Dublin south central. [10472/26]
1220. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to recruit more public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10473/26]
1221. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts for public health nurses which exist in Dublin south central. [10474/26]
1222. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the burn out of public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10475/26]
1223. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts which exist for public health nurses, by county, in tabular form. [10476/26]
403. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether a decision has been formally made regarding the future planned use of a premises (details supplied); whether the HSE has assessed potential alternative uses for the premises; the timeline for such an assessment to be completed; if consultation has taken place, or will take place, with local representatives, service users, families, staff, and co…
933. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current HSE recruitment model for senior speech and language therapists, particularly the exclusive use of regional panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8479/26]
934. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to explore alternative recruitment pathways that would allow experienced speech and language therapists to apply for specific posts or locations rather than being restricted to regional panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8480/26]
995. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in eating disorder services nationally; the steps being taken to address these vacancies, particularly County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7572/26]
1084. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant and filled psychologist posts respectively, with the HSE, in County Mayo; the measures her Department is taking to increase such jobs in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8022/26]
1092. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each county. [8134/26]
1093. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses who have resigned in each county over the past five years, in tabular form. [8135/26]
1094. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses working as public health nurses in each county, in tabular form. [8136/26]
1095. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses in some counties are permitted to work four-day weeks, while others are not allowed any leeway in terms of working hours; the reason for this discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8137/26]
1096. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each county who are currently on sick leave; and the number of whom are citing stress as the reasoning for their leave. [8138/26]
1097. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies in each health centre; the number of weeks they have been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/26]
1098. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of regular general nurse positions vacant in each health centre nationwide; and the number of weeks for which they have been vacant, in tabular form. [8140/26]
1128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE-employed podiatrists, by grade, working within older persons services in CHO3 as of 28 January 2026, in tabular form. [8296/26]
1140. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts, filled at each primary care centre within CHO7 as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/26]
1156. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that have been filled for the County Clare area as of 23 January 2026, in tabular form. [8506/26]
1162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses based in the community do not receive a car and pay for their own car expenses. [8526/26]
1170. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists assigned to local authorities, in particular for assessment of housing adaption grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8543/26]