448. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the costs associated with agency staffing in the health sector; the measures in place to reduce reliance on such staffing to ensure value for public money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7265/26]
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
176. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTEs assigned to CDNT8, Chamber House in CHO7 each year since the formation of the team; and the number of those posts that were filled each year, in tabular form. [6768/26]
178. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTEs assigned to CDNT8 Chamber House in CHO7 each year since the formation of the team; and the number of those posts that were filled each year, in tabular form. [6781/26]
181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of occupational therapists in County Meath for the period 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6789/26]
182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in primary care in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6790/26]
191. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if, as a result of understaffing in public health nurse services in Dublin, follow-up checks on infants at three months and at nine to 11 months are not being conducted, and follow-up checks promised within 48-hours of hospitalisation of infants are also not taking place within that timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6728/26]
192. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the appropriate staffing numbers and actual staffing numbers for public health nurse services in Dublin; and the measures she intends to take to address understaffing in these services. [6729/26]
198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the current number of occupational therapists in CAMHS in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6788/26]
207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintained in future, including wage increases and to a…
828. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE provides ring-fenced funding to Central Remedial Clinics (CRC) specifically for the payment of staff wages; whether CRC clinics are expected to absorb pay increases or wage-related costs within existing budgets; if she will clarify the HSE's obligations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
915. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses since 2020 that have been registered in Ireland who previously worked in Kuwait, in tabular form. [5427/26]
941. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the endometriosis hubs and supra-regional specialists centres have been provided with sufficient staffing and theatre capacity to deliver the National Endometriosis Framework; and the current waiting times for consultants and surgeries at each site, in tabular form. [5551/26]
951. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts approved under the Health Service Capacity Review 2018 and subsequent Sláintecare Implementation Strategy; the number filled as of 31 December 2025, broken down by speciality and hospital group; and when remaining posts are expected to be filled. [5660/26]
990. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs to recruit three additional WTE epidemiologists, and three additional principal epidemiologists to work in the public health services. [5747/26]
991. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE principal dental surgeons employed by HSE based in CHO7 as of 16 January 2026; if she will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [5748/26]
1023. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 534 of 15 January 2026, the percentage of consultants that are still employed on the pre-2023 contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5831/26]
1024. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE consultant posts, by speciality at Tallaght University Hospital, in tabular form. [5835/26]
1025. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title working within the pharmacy department of Naas General Hospital as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5836/26]
1035. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps she and her Department have taken to address grievances of staff at a facility (details supplied) in Coolock, which has seen them on indefinite strike since 16 January 2026; if she and her Department will liaise with the workers and their union to come to a satisfactory agreement around pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5912/26]
1115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason assistant psychologists within primary care are only employed on a maximum three-year contact; her views on whether this leads to longer waitlists and delays to accessing psychology services; if she is considering altering the length of time for employment contracts for assistant psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6367/…
1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that healthcare assistants employed by an organisation(details supplied) were excluded from the 2025 pay agreement between the union and representatives of the social and community sector which provided for a 9.25% increase for Section 39 workers; the reason these workers were deemed "out of scope"; whether her Department or the HSE has re…
1117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the equality and employment law implications of healthcare assistants performing comparable work receiving materially different rates of pay within Section 39 funded services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6371/26]
1121. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health her views on whether given the relatively low number of advance paramedics, it is appropriate and necessary that they continue to be recruited in large numbers to teach paramedic students; if they might be more needed on the front line where their skills and expertise can impact service delivery and patient care; the rationale for the current position; and if …
1123. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in emergency medicine working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant in emergency medicine to population and current ratios. [6434/26]
1135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current number of public health nurses per LHO; and the number of approved public health nurse positions in each LHO, in tabular form. [6482/26]