544. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a local authority-led graduate entry medicine scholarship pilot project (public service commitment to work as a local GP); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28506/25]
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.
2,097
questions
2,094 written, 3 oral
136
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
547. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of vacant properties owned by the HSE; the number of months they have been vacant for; the number that have identified new occupiers, by county; the mean, median and mode of time it took to identify a new occupier; the number still vacant in each of the years 2015 to 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE counsellors with the national counselling service; the number of other grade posts required to support this expansion on a pro rata basis; and the cost of these posts. [28654/25]
563. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of one hospital consultant. [28655/25]
567. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional cost of fully staffing all existing CAMHS teams; and the breakdown by staff grade and WTE. [28659/25]
568. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of doubling paramedic training places; the number of places this would create; and the current number of places. [28660/25]
569. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE public health nurses. [28661/25]
570. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE clinical nurse specialists. [28662/25]
571. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE advanced nurse practitioners. [28663/25]
572. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE dental surgeons. [28664/25]
573. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE dental nurses. [28665/25]
574. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE psychologists. [28666/25]
576. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost to increase provision of adult safeguarding teams by 10%; and the number of WTE positions this would create. [28668/25]
579. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of one additional WTE senior staff nurse, per local and regional DATF. [28671/25]
589. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of an additional community development worker in each DATF area. [28682/25]
590. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of an additional family support worker in each DATF area. [28683/25]
617. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the net additional cost of doubling the paramedic workforce on 2023 levels. [28710/25]
624. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of community practicing therapists, by profession, for each grade and speciality. [28718/25]
625. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of 100 NCHDs at each grade, in tabular form. [28719/25]
626. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of 100 WTE public health nurses. [28720/25]
627. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of 100 community practicing nurses, by grade, in tabular form. [28721/25]
632. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of ending pay disparities between section 39 organisations and the HSE. [28726/25]
640. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of a community-practicing nurse, for each grade and speciality. [28737/25]
653. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a care home (details supplied) is covered under the terms of the latest pay agreement for section 39 workers. [28754/25]
663. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the disparity that exists between the pay of diagnostic radiography tutors, when compared to colleagues in other allied health professions (details supplied); if she will take steps to address this discrepancy in pay scales for clinical tutors; if so, the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28800/…