2386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in infectious disease posts filled at Galway University Hospital as of 5 January 2026, in tabular form. [1264/26]
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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827 written, 1 oral
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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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The questions
2517. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of consultant contracts in Children Health Ireland, by type, principal site and speciality, in tabular form (details supplied). [2315/26]
640. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant dermatologists based at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73318/25]
642. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists based at University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73320/25]
395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each day of the week commencing 1 December 2025 between the hours of 8pm and 8am; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72835/25]
903. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE sonographers by grade posts that were filled at Limerick Maternity Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025; if this number will be further increased during Q1 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71394/25]
904. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists that were based at Ennis Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71395/25]
907. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatrics in critical care medicine posts that were filled at CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to-date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71416/25]
908. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, in the Kildare Chronic Disease Hub based in Naas; the WTE vacancies by job title; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [71417/25]
935. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the diabetic podiatry services in Galway city operating at St. Francis primary care centre at Newcastle, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71532/25]
936. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the staffing cohort at diabetic podiatry services within each health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71533/25]
937. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the staffing cohort at the Merlin Park podiatry clinic at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71554/25]
938. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently attending the diabetic podiatry services in Galway city; if a waiting list exists to access the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71555/25]
948. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working within the pharmacy department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if a senior pharmacist is on call after hours and at the weekends. [71685/25]
950. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries, by grade, working within the orthopaedic department of CHI Temple Street in each of the years of 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [71687/25]
1044. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons based at Nenagh Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72164/25]
1051. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at Galway University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72216/25]
1103. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the named consultants on University Hospital Kerry’s website are those who are actually employed in UHK currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72355/25]
1107. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by department and grade, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72365/25]
338. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address staff shortages in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70701/25]
339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled posts in University Hospital Galway, by grade, in tabular form; and the number that are funded posts from 2024 and 2025 that remain unfilled. [70702/25]
865. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital; the number of vacancies; and the actions being taken to address staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69112/25]
980. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to fill vacant Dermatology Service positions at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69517/25]
1061. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in St. Vincent’s Hospital Dublin, by grade and department; and the number of posts in the same hospital that have been vacant for a period exceeding 6 and 12 months, respectively, by grade and department, in tabular form. [70209/25]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants delivering chronic pain services in each hospital group; the number of vacant posts in these services in Q4 2025; and the actions her Department is taking to expand consultant capacity in line with population need. [68700/25]