Health Services Staff

1707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the vacancy since 5 October 2024 of an ophthalmologist for Tipperary south; the current stage of the recruitment process concerned; the expected timeframe for said post to be filled; the measures put in place in the interim to enable a resumption in services locally; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

1716. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of posts at the HSE surgical hub south Dublin, by grade, in tabular form; and the number of posts which are vacant. [11743/25]

1773. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neurological specialists, by title, by CHO region for each month since January 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11983/25]

1774. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for WTE neurological specialists, by title, by CHO region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11984/25]

1797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists who have retired from the HSE, by county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [12082/25]

1806. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetes specialist nurses/dietitians/chiropodists/psychologists presently working in Dundalk diabetes clinic; if these posts are specifically dedicated for people with type 1 and type 2 or other types of diabetes; if they are located exclusively in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12116/25]

1847. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of 2 February 2025, if there has been a change to the criteria since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12452/25]

1856. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 374 of 27 February 2025, if she is aware of an issue with the advertisement of posts for speech and language therapists (details supplied). [12483/25]

1863. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dementia advisers based in CHO 7 in the years 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12545/25]

1865. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE funded substance misuse liaison nurses in CHO7 in the years 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [12547/25]

1875. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding and recruitment is approved or currently advertised for all the 11 vacant occupational therapy posts in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12606/25]

1876. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health when the three vacancies currently in social care in Donegal will be considered for funding and advertised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12607/25]

1883. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health when she anticipates that social care workers will be required to register with CORU; the steps being taken to ensure that the necessary regulatory framework is in place to facilitate this registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12632/25]

1897. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints about the behaviour of nurses that have been made to the HSE, the Nursing and Midwifery Board and the Office of the Ombudsman in 2023 and 2024; and if she is satisfied that the current system for overseeing and acting on complaints against health and social care staff in the HSE is adequate. [12950/25]

69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she plans to meet the demands for pay restoration and pay parity for section 39 workers given the ballot for industrial action by section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10164/25]

97. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will immediately lift the pay and numbers strategy to ensure that all health services can be staffed to safe and adequate levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10163/25]

109. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is specialist training for all staff in in-patient psychiatric services in this country on the management and treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10128/25]

120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the projected impact of the HSE's pay and numbers strategy on disability services provided directly by the HSE or through sections 38 and 39 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10102/25]

128. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the decommissioned child psychologist post at Athenry primary care centre will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9425/25]

133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when section 39 workers will begin receiving equal pay for work in line with their counterparts in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9943/25]

154. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts for public health nurses in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the effect on local services as a consequence of same. [8896/25]

156. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to replace the ophthalmologist in Clonmel following the retirement of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9145/25]

424. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant hospital doctors, by hospital, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10391/25]

425. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant non-consultant hospital doctor posts, by hospital, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10392/25]

426. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants, by clinical principal site, in each of the years since 2019, in tabular form. [10393/25]