Health Services Staff

439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant anaesthetists or pain medicine specialists employed in the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the HSE’s projected staffing requirements to meet demand identified by TILDA 2025; and whether specific funding has been ring-fenced to expand the pain management workforce in 2026. [60731/25]

490. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists employed in primary care in CHO Dublin north city and county, by grade for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60918/25]

184. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently in Tullamore Health Centre; to provide details of these vacancies, including the length of time they have been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60315/25]

191. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she will recognise the period worked by a person (details supplied) as being at Maintenance Manager Grade 7; and if incremental credit will be awarded re same. [60347/25]

195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic physicians based in Community Services within CHO8 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60362/25]

1666. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a position in the HSE will be filled (details supplied) which has been vacant for a considerable period; and if she will give a start date on this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57984/25]

1668. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapists are in place in County Laois; if so, the number of therapists available; if a recruitment process is underway for occupational therapists; if a panel is in place; if there are vacant posts; if so, when these posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58009/25]

1669. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist is in place to serve primary care in County Laois; if a recruitment process is underway; if a panel is in place; when positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58010/25]

1693. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2896 of 29 July 2025, to provide an update on the development of the framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals into the future; the timeline she is working towards in completing this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58078/25]

1811. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review and expand investment in comprehensive training programmes such as (details supplied) to strengthen the healthcare workforce’s capacity to effectively engage with men, including those experiencing suicidal behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58664/25]

1904. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason the national transfer list exists for some grades within the HSE but not for health & social care professionals, including speech and language therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59154/25]

1905. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department and HSE are taking to address internal employment mobility barriers for those within the HSE; if she will advise the means to avoid a barrier (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59155/25]

1913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to publish the attendance rate of advanced paramedics to clinical status 1 calls (RED and PURPLE) from 2015 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form, in line with a 2012 HIQA recommendation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59185/25]

1983. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health her plans regarding special leave with pay for healthcare workers who remain unfit for work after 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59522/25]

2000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to expedite the recruitment and appointment of staff to approved but unfilled HSE posts, particularly in Cork and the wider Munster region, where hospitals and community services report persistent staffing shortages. [59634/25]

2001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved 2024 HSE staff posts which have been filled to date; and the proportion of those recruited on permanent, temporary, or agency contracts. [59635/25]

2002. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average time taken between the sanctioning of a HSE post and the formal appointment of a successful candidate; and the reforms being implemented to reduce these delays. [59636/25]

2004. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a dedicated regional recruitment and retention initiative for the South/South-West Hospital Group to address chronic vacancy levels and ensure equitable staffing across the State. [59638/25]

2009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated financial cost of reliance on agency or locum staff to cover long-term HSE vacancies, compared with the cost of filling those positions on a permanent basis. [59643/25]

2010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has set any performance targets for the HSE regarding recruitment timelines, vacancy reduction or utilisation of approved pay funding; and how progress toward those targets is being monitored. [59644/25]

2011. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of filled versus approved healthcare assistant posts within south Tipperary; the number of vacancies outstanding; and the expected timeline for filling these posts. [59649/25]

2046. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the locations within Clare where HSE community specialist teams provide respiratory outreach service clinics and diabetes outreach service clinics, in tabular form. [59925/25]

2056. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time staff currently at work in positions (details supplied) in Portlaoise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59999/25]

2070. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the management structure above the director of nursing in Cobh Community Hospital; if it is the same line of management over Midleton Community Hospital; if these services come under the integrated healthcare area management and regional executive officer of the South West Regional Health Area; and the names of the managers in question. [60069…

2071. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60074/25]