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]
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2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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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]
1989. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who have retired in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18564/25]
2007. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the cumulative number of newly employed nurses employed by the HSE in 2024. [18703/25]
2028. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical social workers in older persons services within CHO8 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [18836/25]
2035. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the long promised psychiatric consultant to CAMHS patients in County Kerry will take up this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18864/25]
2106. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure full pay parity for section 39 workers with their HSE counterparts, given the persistent disparities in pay and conditions, recruitment and retention challenges, and the commitments made in recent Workplace Relations Commission agreements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19277/25]
2108. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if there has been any positive movement in finding a resolution on the psychiatric nurses' strike, either in terms of discussions held or facilitating a general improvement in pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19307/25]
2109. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any engagement on the implementation of a Dublin allowance for nurses since I last raised this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19308/25]
2117. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the six advanced practice posts for radiation therapy which were previously committed to; if the funding has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19366/25]
2125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a member of staff (details supplied) will receive clarity from the Health Service Executive regarding their employment status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19441/25]
2127. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a retired person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19464/25]
2148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of staff directly employed by, and or funded by, north-west regional drug and alcohol task force; the estimated of pay costs per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19507/25]
2163. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she plans to lift the recruitment embargo on physician associates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19566/25]
2164. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the details and timeline for the review of the role of physician associates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19567/25]
2174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration that it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract healthcare staff to County Kerry (details supplied); if she will consider introducing special incentives to encourage healthcare workers to come to Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19594/25]
2187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo will be lifted from the health services, particularly attritional staff reductions due to retirements, resignations, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19613/25]
2188. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to engage with the HSE on the pause in recruitment for positions of physician associate; the number of students the HSE funded to partake in a qualifying course; and the amount of funding spent on students who have not yet taken up employment, due to the pause in recruitment. [19630/25]