1958. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff currently working within the children’s disability teams 4 and 5 in South Tipperary; the number of vacancies within each team and the length of time each position has been vacant; the efforts being made to fill the vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45936/25]
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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| 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
1985. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the south Kildare, west Wicklow, north Kildare, and mid Kildare children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46386/25]
1986. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the north Tipperary, Cashel and Clonmel children disability network team’s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46387/25]
1990. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a business case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46559/25]
1996. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians on panels for offers within children's disability network team service. [46714/25]
2001. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities within CHO9 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46909/25]
2018. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of administrative staff linked to the assessment of need process in HA2 Swords and Balbriggan teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47286/25]
2019. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average number of assessment of need referrals received each month in 2024 and 2025 by HA2 Swords and Balbriggan teams (Dublin north county); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47287/25]
2020. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for children who are accepted onto the assessment of need waiting list in HA2 Swords and Balbriggan teams (Dublin north county); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47288/25]
2022. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time the HSE internal recruitment process takes when one staff member is moving from one section to another, for example from mental health services to disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47290/25]
2031. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated total number of staff employed delivering HSE-funded disability services across the statutory, section 38, section 39 and tendered sectors, including a separate estimation of disputed numbers (details supplied); and for an approximate breakdown of the skill mix of these employees. [47493/25]
2035. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant primary care posts currently within HA2 Swords and Balbriggan (Dublin north County), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47293/25]
2036. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant primary care posts currently by location (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47294/25]
2042. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE serving County Offaly, the location which they operate from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47540/25]
2075. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the incremental pay grade for multi-task attendants employed by HSE after March 2025; if all new employees regardless of experience are paid at the lowest pay grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44595/25]
2082. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists by grade based at Ballaghaderren primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [44630/25]
2083. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians by grade based at Strokestown health centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [44631/25]
2084. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurses based at Castlerea primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [44632/25]
2097. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public ophthalmologists available for children across the south east, south, and south-west, WTE and headcount, by catchment area, in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [44667/25]
2098. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologist vacancies in the south east; and her plans to fill them. [44668/25]
2100. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans regarding special leave with pay for Covid19 after 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44680/25]
2146. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health the length of time the vacancy for a children and young persons occupational therapist and dietician in County Laois has been open; the expected date for when an appointment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44864/25]
2147. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant child psychologist and consultant psychiatrists posts. [44868/25]
2149. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the delay in processing a job offer for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/25]
2150. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the position of occupational therapist manager in Laois will be filled; the length of time the position has been vacant; the steps that have been taken to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44877/25]