844. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE cardiology registrars based at Saint James's Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/25]
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
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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.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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
884. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a healthcare professional (details supplied) could be trained in a hospital for breast cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37832/25]
248. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers at the national paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow) unit in St. James’s Hospital, broken down between full- and part-time staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36405/25]
677. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of pain management specialists currently employed in University Hospital Waterford; the number of hours they are contracted to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35220/25]
690. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35326/25]
732. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric plastic surgeons based at CHI Temple Street in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [35498/25]
850. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people employed at the University Limerick Hospitals Group on career break, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/25]
60. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness amongst healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34624/25]
94. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to appoint a locum consultant dermatologist at Sligo University Hospital to cover a leave of absence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33750/25]
323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the reasons for unfilled posts in community hospitals in County Kerry are much more nuanced and complex than geographical location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35037/25]
793. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent radiographers, by grade, based at Roscommon University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33847/25]
794. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, based at the minor injuries unit (MIU) at Roscommon University Hospital; the number of vacant posts, by job title, within the MIU; and the estimated timeframe for filling each vacancy, in tabular form. [33848/25]
795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no consultant based in Cork to provide care for patients with prosthetic eyes; the measures being taken to address this gap in service provision; and if she will urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [33876/25]
808. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time job offers that Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown made to new graduate nursing posts in 2024 to work in this hospital; and of the jobs offered, the number that were accepted. [33971/25]
810. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time job offers that CHI Temple Street made to new graduate nursing posts in 2024 to work in this hospital; and of the jobs offered, the number that were accepted. [33973/25]
155. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to two letters dated 6 February 2025 and 3 June 2025 sent to her by a person (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the concerns raised in relation to the recruitment of radiographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33005/25]
287. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses based at Killarney Community Hospital; if this number will be further increased before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30744/25]
289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at Kerry University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30746/25]
1257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiation therapists and radiation therapist clinical specialists at Beaumont Hospital as of 26 May 2025 and as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [28908/25]
1260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE theatre nurses based at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28911/25]
1268. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the hours per week each consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon is based at St. James's Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28961/25]
1270. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant podiatrists posts within Meath. [28963/25]
1284. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical directors employed by the health service; the details of their location and number of consultants which they are required to oversee in each case; the reporting arrangements in place to oversee the work of the directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29062/25]
1312. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to confirm, given that over 60% of hospital consultants have now signed the new contracts which significantly enhances their salary and contains a clause on weekend working, the number of hospital consultants that are now rostered for duty on weekends in the overall band 3 and 4 acute, secondary-care hospitals funded by the HSE (including voluntary hosp…
1319. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant gastroenterologists based at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29175/25]