343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of whole time equivalent grades providing hernia surgical services at University Hospital Waterford, in tabular form; if there are vacant or otherwise unfilled or absent posts; whether a request has been made for additional posts, the details of that request; and the number of clinic hours provided to date in 2025. [64124/25]
Topics / Hospital Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Staff
828 questions from 106 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
828
questions
827 written, 1 oral
106
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
-
54
-
49
-
43
-
40
-
27
-
23
-
22
-
21
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
356. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologists and dermatology registrars based at Mayo University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64202/25]
357. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants within the State who are specialists in chronic intestinal failure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64203/25]
362. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons based at University Hospital Waterford in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [64295/25]
971. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant haematologists based at St. Vincent's University Hospital in each of the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62818/25]
974. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title working within the department of psychiatry at Beaumont Hospital in each of the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62821/25]
976. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians posts that were filled at Mullingar Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62823/25]
979. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment of a psychologist for Ennis Day Hospital; whether the NRS commenced the recruitment process in July 2025 as previously promised; whether the previously flagged supplementary panel went live in September; whether principal psychology managers in the midwest held the intended recruitment webinar; if so, the results; when a psych…
458. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the additional staff, in particular nursing staff, will be provided to allow for the overdue opening of beds in West Kerry Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62491/25]
459. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the additional staff, in particular nursing staff, will be provided to allow for the overdue opening of beds in Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62492/25]
460. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the additional staff, in particular nursing staff, will be provided to allow for the overdue opening of the new Killarney Community Hospital and the closed beds in West Kerry Community Hospital and Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62493/25]
468. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for the number of approved wholetime equivalent consultants in emergency medicine at University Hospital Galway; the number of said approved positions currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62524/25]
481. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant posts that have been approved for a hospital (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, by specialty, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62559/25]
915. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff in each public and voluntary hospital on a whole-time equivalent basis at the end of September 2025; the number of medical and dental staff on a whole-time equivalent basis and the number of nursing and midwifery staff on a whole-time equivalent basis in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of September 2025, in tabular form; and…
957. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61131/25]
993. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61358/25]
1003. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultant epileptologists employed by the HSE and based in Cork University Hospital; if they are full time or part time for each of the years 2022 to 2024, inclusive; the number working there as of the 31 October 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61407/25]
1069. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant orthopaedic surgeons employed across Cork hospitals; the number of unfilled posts; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61825/25]
1072. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the orthopaedic departments in Cork hospitals have sufficient theatre and nursing staff to meet patient demand; the additional supports that will be provided in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61828/25]
1093. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on current staffing levels at a hospital (details supplied), including whole-time equivalent posts by staff category and department; if she will confirm whether a full review of workforce capacity and resourcing needs has been undertaken, given the ongoing reports of overstretched staff and increased service demand; and if she wil…
454. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the Central Mental Hospital Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [60778/25]
455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in the Central Mental Hospital Portrane, by grade, in tabular form. [60779/25]
458. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 21 October 2025, the number of posts required to achieve baseline implementation of phases 1 and 2 of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix (details supplied); to clarify the meaning of baseline in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60782/25]
480. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the total and percentage increase in staffing numbers across all hospitals since 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60876/25]
196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the days and hours of the week each of those consultants are at this hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60363/25]