352. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical secretaries, by speciality posts that have been filled at St. Vincent's University Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27451/26]
Topics / Hospital Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Staff
828 questions from 106 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| January 2025 | 14 |
| February 2025 | 29 |
| March 2025 | 40 |
| April 2025 | 53 |
| May 2025 | 28 |
| June 2025 | 32 |
| July 2025 | 66 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 30 |
| October 2025 | 29 |
| November 2025 | 52 |
| December 2025 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 59 |
| February 2026 | 28 |
| March 2026 | 34 |
| April 2026 | 52 |
| May 2026 | 46 |
| June 2026 | 60 |
| July 2026 | 42 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 58 |
| October 2026 | 48 |
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354. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in spinal surgeries based at CHI Temple Street as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27453/26]
2642. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a monthly record of funded but unfilled posts at Cork University Hospital; if so, the number of such posts for each month in 2024, and the total associated salary allocation in each month, in tabular form; and if such records are not maintained, to outline the governance, reporting and oversight arrangements in place…
2778. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown of staffing levels at University Hospital Kerry, including vacancies across consultant, nursing, midwifery and specialist roles; if any inpatient beds are currently closed due to staffing shortages; and the measures being taken to address these deficits. [24152/26]
2819. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the Rotunda Hospital, broken down by category including nursing, midwifery, and consultancy posts, by year from 2024 to date; the number of vacancies by category, by year from 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/26]
2935. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (WTE) employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in February 2026 and for December 2019 in the following three categories, Medical/Dental; Nursing/Midwifery, in tabular form. [24844/26]
2938. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists by grade and occupational therapist by grade posts filled at St Joseph's Hospital, Raheny as of 22 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24892/26]
2991. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if working hours have been reduced for student nurses in University Hospital Limerick; if she will engage with the HSE to ascertain the reason these hours have been cut considering the constant levels of overcrowding in UHL; if these hours will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25203/26]
2993. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants employed in University Hospital Limerick in 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25227/26]
2997. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. [25278/26]
2998. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Friday. [25279/26]
2999. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars, and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. [25280/26]
3000. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday. [25281/26]
3001. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars, and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. [25282/26]
3002. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants, registrars and junior doctors working at the location of their hospitals from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. on bank holidays. [25283/26]
3042. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title currently within the neurosurgery department of Cork University Hospital; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [25525/26]
3043. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE employed suicide crisis assessment nurses based in Tipperary as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form. [25526/26]
3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing level…
3151. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26125/26]
3152. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26126/26]
3153. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical nurse managers per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26127/26]
3154. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/26]
3155. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of NCHDs per emergency department at the start of each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26129/26]
3209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric orthopaedic registrars posts filled at CHI Tallaght as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26476/26]
3214. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortfall in the number of available training placements for radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26498/26]