262. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions lost in County Laois during the recruitment freeze. [14554/25]
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2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,094 written, 3 oral
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 148 |
| October 2026 | 86 |
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263. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions unfilled in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14555/25]
675. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason section 39 workers in some institutions (details supplied) were advised they lie outside the scope of the agreement and therefore not afforded the improved work and pay conditions that many of their section 39 colleagues have had confirmed; the steps she will take to rectify this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13291/25]
780. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE health promotions and improvement officers, and senior health promotions and improvement officers, employed by the HSE that are based in CHO7, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13855/25]
791. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists currently operating within public health services in Louth; the number of vacancies currently unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13888/25]
804. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13936/25]
815. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses, by grade, working in Raheny community nursing unit, Dublin 5, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [14002/25]
816. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE staff, by job title, working in Coolock, Kilbarrack and Tonlegee Road primary care centres, Dublin 5, as of 19 March 2025, in tabular form. [14003/25]
842. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE psychologists, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14112/25]
843. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE dieticians, per county, in the Midwest, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/25]
865. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community intellectual disability nurses based in CHO5 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14183/25]
436. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts in the CHO5 area in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12957/25]
456. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the independent expert to carry out a comprehensive review on the physician associate role in Ireland; when the recommendations are expected to be rolled out in view of the challenges current and prospective physician associates are facing as a result of the HSE embargo on hiring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13068/25…
497. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the staffing issues at PrEP clinics (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13244/25]
480. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of 5 February 2025, if there has been a change since 2022 to the criteria required to deem a person incapable on medical grounds of regular and effective service, which would allow a HSE employee to retire on grounds of ill health; if the bar for employees seeking…
1380. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant posts, under active recruitment, broken down across disciplines, including, but not restricted to, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, radiation therapy and social work, across units in CHO4, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1…
1381. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide funding for community neurorehabilitation teams in CHO4, in line with the 2019 Neurorehabilitation Strategy Implementation Framework which committed to a team in each CHO; the steps he is taking to address the staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11540/25]
1456. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any additional costs occurred by speech and language therapists who have qualified abroad in registering to practice in Ireland when compared to their counterparts who qualified in Ireland; if in light of the shortage of speech and language therapists he intends to take steps to eliminate any differences in cost; and if she will make a statem…
1457. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason speech and language therapists that qualify abroad are not able to avail of the same revised pathway to registration in Ireland that is currently available to occupational therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12786/25]
1479. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the public health nurse network in the Dublin mid-west area, to include current staff employed and current staff vacancies, in tabular form. [10614/25]
1509. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 18 February 2025, if she will clarify Section 3 of the Guidelines on Terms and Conditions of HSE Employment regarding incremental credit, if service in the defence forces is recognised as relevant service in Ireland and abroad, and if ‘previous experience in the Civil Service, local authorities, health service and othe…
1526. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to replace the three speech and language therapists out on maternity leave at the primary care centre, Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10834/25]
1529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to urgently recruit a speech therapist for the Ballyboden primary care centre; if she will add additional resources to clear the current backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10864/25]
1542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of staff across each service division of the HSE currently suspended with pay; and the number on administrative leave, by the year the suspension or leave started, in tabular form. [10912/25]
1572. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if given the Labour Court Recommendation 22780 which awarded pay parity for medical scientists with biochemists, and which was implemented with the national wage agreement on the 1 January 2024, including for the pensions of those who retired after that date, she will take steps ensure that parity of pension entitlements is applied to medical scientists who reti…