2778. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists in CHO6 and CHO7, in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41928/25]
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2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 148 |
| October 2026 | 86 |
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2779. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adult psychologists in CHO6 and CHO7, in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41929/25]
2801. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of WTE dentists and dental nurse posts by grade that are filled at Castlebar Primary Care Centre in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number and grade of current vacancies. [42132/25]
2803. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of WTE physiotherapist posts by grade that are filled at Claremorris Primary Care Centre in each of the years of 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number of current vacancies. [42134/25]
2804. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of WTE occupational therapists posts by grade that are filled at Ballina Primary Care Centre in each of the years of 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number of current vacancies. [42135/25]
2805. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts by grade that are filled at Crossmolina Health Centre in each of the years of 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number of current vacancies. [42136/25]
2817. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of vacancies in primary health centres in Wicklow (details supplied); the number of posts that remain vacant or unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42201/25]
2822. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, physiotherapists by grade based in each primary care centre within CHO4 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42231/25]
2823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologist based at Kerry University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42232/25]
2827. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of graduates who took up posts in the HSE within six months of graduating; and the number of graduates who took up employment in private practice, if known. [42239/25]
2830. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing provision by grade staff, senior or principal grade and contract type, fixed term or permanent, for child and adolescent primary care services in occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and physiotherapy across each integrated health area in each health region as of 1 July 2025, and the staffing provision she is aiming to achiev…
2832. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of all primary care posts, including discipline, grade basic, senior or principal grade and contract type, fixed term or permanent, in each health region which were de-activated due to being vacant on 31 December 2023, as directed by the Pay and Numbers Strategy. [42246/25]
2833. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of recruitment to the primary care child and adolescent services of the north Lee HSE catchment of the south west regional health area from January 2023 to July 2025 for the disciplines of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; the date each post was advertised; the contract type that is, temporary or permanen…
2834. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of recruitment to the primary care child and adolescent services of the Galway HSE catchment from January 2023 to July 2025 for the disciplines of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; the date each post was advertised; the contract type, temporary or permanent; the grade of post that is, staff, senior or pri…
2835. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of recruitment to the primary care child and adolescent services of the Laois Offaly HSE catchment of the south west regional health area from January 2023 to July 2025 for the disciplines of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; the date each post was advertised; the contract type that is, temporary or perma…
2836. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the ratio of staff to population she is aiming to achieve across primary care services for children and adolescents for the disciplines of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology, and if she has a funding commitment to back that workforce plan. [42250/25]
2838. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the Dublin southwest Integrated Health Area and the number of vacancies; and the details of recruitment to these roles in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42263/25]
2839. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of the older persons community specialist team in the Dublin southwest integrated health area; to outline the WTE provision of each discipline, including dietician, occupational therapist and speech and language therapist; and for details of recruitment to each role, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [42264/25]
2840. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of current staffing levels of the older persons community specialist team in the North Lee, Cork integrated health area; to outline the WTE provision of each discipline, including dietician, occupational therapist and speech and language therapist; and for details of recruitment to each role, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [422…
2841. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of current staffing levels of the older persons community specialist team in the South Lee, Cork integrated health area; to outline the WTE provision of each discipline, including dietician, occupational therapist and speech and language therapist; and details of recruitment for each role, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [42266/…
2896. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is considering regulating the profession of healthcare assistants; if so, the work undertaken by her Department in respect of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42580/25]
2921. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1284 of 10 June 2025, if work being carried out by the HSE to establish the current census for clinical directors has been completed (details supplied); if so, to provide this data by service, site and region; if not, the date at which this work is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42…
2922. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1394 of 10 June 2025, if she will provide an update on the work of a working group commissioned to oversee the implementation of HIQA’s recommendations related to the role of clinical directors (details supplied); if she expects that this work will be completed in quarter 4 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
2946. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE have requested that the Irish Institute of Clinical Measurement Physiology (IICMP) get the two year postgraduate course in clinical measurement science (higher diploma) from Technological University Dublin accredited; that previously graduates from this course were hired by the HSE, but now recent graduate…
2948. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent occupational therapists, by grade, based at Mountmellick Primary Care Centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42660/25]