1296. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacancies in the speech and language therapy in Mayo; and the steps his Department is taking to recruit more SLT professionals in the Mayo region. [1445/25]
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1297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapy professionals who have been recruited in Mayo in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1446/25]
1298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapist professionals who have left their jobs in Mayo in each of the past five years. [1447/25]
1302. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the situation of only one part-time palliative care social worker covering all of counties Laois and Offaly will be rectified, given other counties with a similar population have two full-time palliative care social workers. [46178/24]
1315. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46272/24]
1317. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health is he aware of a situation in Linn Dara, Cherry Orchard, CHO7, that has occurred so newly qualified staff nurses who received their registration pin in October, and their graduation certificates in November 2024, have not been offered contracts with the HSE; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46274/24]
1408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time public health nurse posts within CHO4, in 2023 and 2024; the specific geographic area within CHO4 that currently has no public health nurse in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/24]
1410. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts per CHO; and the number of posts filled and the number of vacancies, in tabular form. [46737/24]
1505. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of a HSE community dietitian manager in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1159/25]
1507. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment campaign for HSE home care workers in the Sligo Leitrim area; the number of home care workers recruited since January 2024 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/25]
1527. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of staff working in weight management services broken down, by location and service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1253/25]
1528. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of current staff vacancies in weight management services broken down, by location and service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1254/25]
1529. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the details of the plans that are in place to fill current vacancies in weight management clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1255/25]
1533. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to give urgent attention to an ongoing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1272/25]
1595. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the financial toll that long-Covid has on healthcare workers with the disease, given that the long-Covid payment scheme is due to end in June; and if he will extend the payments beyond this deadline and commit to supporting healthcare workers affected long-term. [1664/25]
1632. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, per grade and per LHO; the population size they serve, employed in the CHO 4 primary care child and adolescent psychology services, in tabular form. [1887/25]
1633. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology staff, per grade, his Department is committing to recruiting to address the crisis in primary care psychology waiting lists in CHO 4; and when he expects this recruitment drive to commence, in tabular form. [1888/25]
1635. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of HSE vacancies in Kerry, broken down by location and specialism, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1900/25]
1642. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities in each quarter for each of the years 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1910/25]
1651. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the HSE spend on agency staffing for each quarter for each year 2019 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; the services to which the expenditure relates; the agencies to which payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/25]
1665. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to removing any recruitment embargo for front-line medical staff, whether in name or in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1953/25]
1666. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will consider provision of accommodation for junior medical personnel, particularly in Dublin and areas where the cost of accommodation is high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/25]