571. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Kerry University Hospital as of 14 September 2026, in tabular form. [66565/26]
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
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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 |
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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.
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The questions
585. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has commenced research into the development of a safe medical staffing framework; the work carried out to date; and the timeline she is working towards. [66621/26]
592. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for approval to take up a nursing community post in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66724/26]
593. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of approved posts which are unfilled, by location and grade for each region by service in tabular form; and the length of each vacancy. [66740/26]
597. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrists working in each CAMHS team by contract type and tenure, in tabular form; the number of whole time equivalent; and the headcount. [66736/26]
603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE on agency staffing in each of the years 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026, nationally and broken down by HSE health region; and, where not possible, by the relevant predecessor hospital group, community healthcare organisation or other unit; the expenditure in each year, by staff category, in tabular form. [66747/26]
607. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health in relation to seeking approval for backfilling a post once a staff member leaves, the wait time for approval. [66796/26]
632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the staffing capacity of each adult ADHD service; by LHO, in tabular form. [66976/26]
634. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staffing capacity across all Adult ADHD services in Cork and Kerry; to provide detail on any unfilled roles within the service; and to provide an update on the recruitment of each unfilled role, by LHO, in tabular form. [66973/26]
643. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the engagement she has had with the HSE and relevant bodies regarding concerns raised in relation to the lack of permanent posts being offered to new nursing and midwife graduates in a number of HSE regions; and the efforts been made on the matter. [67105/26]
650. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE West & North-West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67107/26]
651. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate midwifery post offers issued this year in the HSE South West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67111/26]
652. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE South West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67109/26]
653. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate midwifery post offers issued this year in the HSE West & North-West; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67108/26]
654. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 graduates in HSE South-West that have been issued offers to join the HSE staff bank. [67112/26]
655. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 graduates in HSE West and North-West that have been issued offers to join the HSE staff bank. [67113/26]
656. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts awaiting approval in the HSE South-West region. [67116/26]
657. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts awaiting approval in the HSE West and North-West region. [67115/26]
658. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nursing post offers issued this year in the HSE Dublin & North East; when were these offers issued; the number of these offers that were accepted; the number of contracts that have issued thus far to said graduates. [67114/26]
680. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health whether there are concerns that the policies and the bureaucratic burden placed on clinical staff operating within the CAMHS framework may be having an impact on staff retention and having an impact on the level of service. [66790/26]
338. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if general nursing graduates are being phased into employment over the coming months; the reason for this; and the criteria being used to determine when individual graduates can commence employment. [66019/26]
339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when can the 2026 graduating class of general nursing students realistically expect to receive written confirmation of their employment and start dates. [66017/26]
340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 nursing graduates have currently been offered employment; and the number that are still awaiting contracts. [66016/26]
341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether, in respect of 2026 general nursing graduates who might have expected to be offered permanent HSE contracts per outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2, but who have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates, the delay in commencement of employment related to HSE financial pressures, workforce ceilings or a lack of funding from the Departm…
342. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if 2026 general nursing graduates are entitled to the permanent HSE contracts outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2; the reason graduates who have completed their internships have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates. [66014/26]