Health Services Staff

481. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in each public PrEP service in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of vacancies in each of those PrEP services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22347/25]

491. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a person on a panel (details supplied) will be offered a position; the status of the panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22364/25]

495. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a position (details supplied) will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22383/25]

496. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when a position will be filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22384/25]

505. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the contact details for the office of the chief nursing officer for official purposes, as they do not seem to be readily available. [22433/25]

517. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the healthcare professional that is ultimately responsible for making the clinical decision on whether a patient has Type 1 diabetes or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22524/25]

518. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the healthcare professional who makes the final decision on who will be provided with a continuous glucose monitor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22517/25]

538. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of employees that have not been released from their contracts within the time limit set out for post-recruitment release arrangements under the HSE HR Circular 001/2015; and having been offered a new position, the particulars of the positions; the steps being taken to ensure compliance with the circular; and if she will make a…

565. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of consultant neurologists; when they will be recruited; where they will be based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22729/25]

566. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of specialist neurology nurses; when they will be recruited; where they will be based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22730/25]

355. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontistry positions in Monaghan; the number vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21856/25]

365. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the minimum qualification required by health care assistants employed to work in public hospitals; the number of healthcare assistants employed in our public hospitals; the number that are directly employed by the HSE; the number who recruited through agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21943/25]

378. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists employed; the number of approved WTE speech and language therapists positions; the number of children under 18 waiting to be seen; the length of time they are waiting to be seen, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22147/25]

189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of additional funding to appoint clinical psychologists dedicated to supporting adults with epidermolysis bullosa. [21349/25]

228. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for each March for each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [21557/25]

230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for quarter 1 for each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [21559/25]

239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms for quarter 1 of each year, 2019-2025, both nationally/statewide and broken down for each HSE location, by direct comparison, in tabular form. [21578/25]

240. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE, both nationally/statewide and broken down for each HSE location, on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms paid to each individual firm and the time period for payments to each firm, for quarter 1 of each year, 2019-2025, by direct comparison, in tabular form. [21579/25]

1944. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla carries out international recruitment campaigns to attract qualified social workers to work for them; if so, the details of the two most recent campaigns; and the number of jobs offered per campaign. [20927/25]

1945. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE clinical psychologists based at Coolock children's disability network team in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [20924/25]

1951. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancy rate for physiotherapists for each children's disability network team in CHO4, in tabular form. [21030/25]

1979. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who successfully completed specialist training for general practitioners in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18516/25]

1980. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding CORU’s requirement for graduates to complete a placement in adult disability in a health and social care setting (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18536/25]

1987. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the current number of advanced paramedics serving County Roscommon, including any recent reductions in staffing levels; and what measures are being taken to address any shortfall and ensure adequate emergency medical coverage in the region. [18551/25]

1988. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who have retired in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the number of doctors who have qualified as general practitioners in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18563/25]