818. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit one WTE staff grade optician and one senior grade optician to work within the public health service. [6283/25]
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
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
844. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the neurology consultant appointment for a child (details supplied). [6424/25]
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline his role and his Department’s role on the issue of pay parity for medical scientists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4774/25]
305. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to recruit paediatric audiologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5328/25]
307. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of psychologist posts advertised in the Cork primary care services since 1 July 2024, by service location, grade that is, principal, senior, staff grade and contract type that is, temporary or permanent; and the number of those posts that have been filled. [5360/25]
308. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologist posts advertised in the Cork primary care services since 1 July 2024; and the number of those posts that have been filled. [5361/25]
311. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed in counties Wexford and Wicklow, in tabular form; to outline plans to address the ongoing crisis.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5381/25]
278. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dementia advisors employed by the HSE in CHO4, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5189/25]
576. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the need for workforce planning in respect of radiation therapists; her plans to engage with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3967/25]
607. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE employment freeze has been completely lifted, specifically in relation to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar. [4157/25]
620. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health her plans, if any, to provide the appropriate diabetes staffing resources to provide access to the dose adjusting for normal eating programme for all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4220/25]
667. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of additional WTE staff recruited into neonatology services in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4455/25]
1052. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE-employed smoking cessation officers based in CHO3 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2224/25]
1102. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps she will take to address a shortage of public health nurses in Drumcondra and Glasnevin (details supplied). [2410/25]
1108. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health 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 an HSE employee to retire on grounds of ill health; if the bar for employees seeking to retire on grounds of ill health has been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2425/25]
1114. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment process will commence to fill two vacant speech and language therapy posts with Sligo/Leitrim primary care services. [2453/25]
1126. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to recruit additional public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/25]
1175. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a dietician has been hired for Éist Linn in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2777/25]
1197. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dual diagnosis teams across the State; the number that are operational; the catchment areas they serve; the number that are fully staffed; and the number of vacancies otherwise, in tabular form. [2845/25]
1203. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical social workers based in Ennis General Hospital, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2858/25]
1208. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE currently within CHO9; the length of time each of those posts has been vacant since; and the estimated timeframe in which those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [2890/25]
1219. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional office accommodation at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/25]
1220. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2973/25]
1221. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health to list all section 38 agencies that operate in County Clare; the type of service provided by each; the total grant received by each agency for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2974/25]
1222. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health to list all section 39 agencies that operate in County Clare; the type of service provided by each; the total grant received by each agency for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2975/25]