Health Services Staff

194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the potential roles of advanced nurse practitioners; whether she has any plans to expand such roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24045/25]

204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in light of the failure to provide nursing cover for Tory island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding providing nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24143/25]

210. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will request confirmation from Children’s Health Ireland that all paediatric orthopaedic consultants currently operating on children with complex needs, such as spina bifida, have completed the recommended two-year paediatric fellowship training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24043/25]

215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish-qualified nurses recruited by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24055/25]

1004. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and psychology service staff currently working at a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23204/25]

1028. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an HSE employee who was granted a career break in 2023 and sought to return to work in September 2024 will be approved to return immediately; if she will outline the process in such cases and the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23437/25]

1036. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the recruitment of staff for the ADHD clinic in CHO 7. [23499/25]

1087. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of speech and language therapists currently employed within CHO 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23654/25]

1091. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE lactation consultants based within community care settings of CHO 3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [23664/25]

1139. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to advertise outside of Ireland for healthcare professionals and healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24078/25]

1154. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the current staffing levels within CAMHS teams in west Cork and the wider Cork area; and the number of children who have been referred to CAMHS west Cork but who have never been seen. [24207/25]

1161. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people availing of the temporary scheme of paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post-Covid-19 infection; if she will put in place a permanent solution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24216/25]

1167. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a regulatory framework for the currently unregulated role of physician assistants, enabling this role to be formally integrated into the healthcare system at a time when skilled staff are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24252/25]

1168. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lifting the recruitment embargo to allow for the employment of physician assistants already in training or in clinical placements in hospitals here, at a time when skilled healthcare staff are required to be retained in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24253/25]

1174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for ophthalmologists to population and current ratios. [24289/25]

1175. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community nurses based in CHO7 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24290/25]

1185. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 5 March 2025, the current staffing shortfall at the HSE’s Galway community audiology services; when the posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24343/25]

1198. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses covering the Palmerstown area in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24382/25]

1199. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE intensive care unit nurses based at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24383/25]

1202. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Crumlin in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24386/25]

1216. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if the appointment of a paediatric rheumatologist for the Munster region is being considered, given the strong demand for such a service by those suffering from conditions such as juvenile arthritis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24473/25]

1219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in the dispute between the HSE and healthcare workers in relation to the pay and numbers strategy; the discussions she has had regarding the planned industrial action by healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16064/25]

394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify a matter regarding a person and rehabilitation therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22930/25]

426. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to fund a paediatric rheumatologist for CHO4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22099/25]

437. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontist working within the HSE in County Meath; and the number of positions that are currently unfilled. [22144/25]