889. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent speech and language therapists hired by the HSE on a part-time basis from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26000/25]
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2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists hired by the HSE on a temporary basis from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26001/25]
891. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to establish meaningful pathways to career progression for speech and language therapists in the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26002/25]
893. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for podiatrists in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26009/25]
306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health regarding the situation where an individual is in the process of being registered with CORU as a social care worker, whether, if they were to take up part time employment in a different field of work, it would affect their registration with CORU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24899/25]
195. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress made in the recruitment of an ophthalmologist in south Tipperary following a retirement (details supplied); the number of children who are now waiting to be seen in the eye clinic; the supports available for parents with children who require an appointment with the eye clinic but have been forced to be seen privately due to the lack of a…
178. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the vacancy for primary care south Tipperary ophthalmologist following the planned retirement of the ophthalmologist in October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23186/25]
179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will publish terms of reference for the review of the physician associate grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24150/25]
181. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on staff recruitment and retention efforts within the HSE in the area of special needs services, particularly in relation to physiotherapists and speech and language therapists; the measures being taken to address shortages and ensure continuity of care for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
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]