Health Services Staff

557. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists by grade based in each primary care centre within CHO 4 in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52963/25]

584. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an urgent update on the business case that has been submitted for an optometrist in South Tipperary; to provide details on when this was submitted; the reason for the delay in approving this post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53048/25]

585. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of candidates that applied for the consultant ophthalmologist post in South Tipperary; the number of candidates placed on a panel for this position; the reason a new recruitment campaign must now be completed; the reason the next candidate cannot be selected from the panel; if this recruitment campaign will be fast trac…

587. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the training and recruiting of therapy assistants by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53058/25]

588. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when individuals on the HSE recruitment panel for chiropodist (podiatrist) staff grade, established following interviews held in July 2025, will be called for appointment. [53074/25]

589. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the expected number of jobs, and timeframe expected, on the HSE recruitment panel for chiropodist (podiatrist) staff grade, established following interviews held in July 2025. [53075/25]

590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of current vacancies for chiropodist (podiatrist) positions within the HSE, by region, in tabular form. [53076/25]

609. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will designate a liaison officer within the HSE to support survivors of industrial and reformatory schools in accessing community health and social care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53214/25]

665. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review issues in correspondence (details supplied) specifically in relation to Cavan Monaghan; the steps her Department has taken to fill this vacant position since January 2024; if she will provide a timeframe for recruitment of this much needed counsellor; if she will review the shortfalls in funding and numerous business cases submitted p…

672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE based in CHO 8 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53610/25]

703. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those graduates who took up positions with the HSE within two months of graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53849/25]

86. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting therapists for primary care in counties Cavan and Monaghan, taking into account the urgent need to reduce waiting times for children with additional needs seeking to access essential supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52459/25]

103. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the proportion of HSE staff currently employed in acute services and the proportion employed in community health services; the equivalent figures at the end of 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52219/25]

126. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates at all clinical levels who graduated since 2020 and who are currently employed in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52552/25]

144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin mid west; if P2 and P3 services will be available in all parts of the constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52505/25]

193. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding for a multiple sclerosis community worker for Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52012/25]

198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people where waiting lists across disciplines are in crisis; if she will accordingly suspend the Pay and Numbers Strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well as recruiting additional staff in the short and medium …

413. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the pay imbalances for healthcare assistants in Cork and Kerry will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52684/25]

432. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts currently filled in each of the regional and supra-regional endometriosis centres; if her Department has a timeframe for full staffing of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52731/25]

441. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will engage with the relevant authorities regarding facilitation of these clinical placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52751/25]

199. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she has had engagements with the HSE in relation to the recruitment of the six WTE public health nursing posts in the Dublin Midlands region as allocated under budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52447/25]

200. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking in conjunction with the HSE to address ongoing recruitment challenges for public health nurses in the Dublin Midlands region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52448/25]

201. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to expand the public health nurse sponsorship programme for 2026 given the ongoing recruitment challenges being experienced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52449/25]

249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first nine months of each year 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [52618/25]

258. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether plans for specialist health nurses, as outlined in the National Early Years Framework, which would help to identify vulnerable or at risk young children, will be operationalised and funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50166/25]