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Hospital 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
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MonthQuestions
January 202514
February 202529
March 202540
April 202553
May 202528
June 202532
July 202566
August 20250
September 202530
October 202529
November 202552
December 202528
January 202659
February 202628
March 202634
April 202652
May 202646
June 202660
July 202642
August 20260
September 202658
October 202648

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.

  • 100% RDR9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú38 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil134 from 22 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael43 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent40 from 9 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland51 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party97 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin325 from 32 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 54
  2. 49
  3. 43
  4. 40
  5. 27
  6. 23
  7. 22
  8. 21

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aidan Farrelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
864. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registered advanced nurse practitioner in tissue viability at St James's Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25855/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
884. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently working at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25950/25]
Johnny Mythen Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
311. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the non-filling and delayed filling of vacant and suppressed posts, which is leading to unsafe staffing levels in nursing and midwifery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24917/25]
Johnny Mythen Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
312. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts and suppressed posts exists in CHO 5 in midwifery and specific to each hospital; the number of vacant nursing posts exists in CHO 5, specific to each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24918/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the timeframe to increase the number of consultants in emergency medicine by a further 50%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24101/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1046. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to confirm if a number of required positions have been filled in Temple Street’s spina bifida multidisciplinary team service; and the number that remain vacant, in tabular form (details supplied). [23527/25]
Joe Cooney Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1088. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [23661/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1107. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23760/25]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1130. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in orthodontics in Crumlin Childrens Hospital that are currently waiting to be filled, how long the vacancies have existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1172. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working with each consultant paediatric dermatologist based at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24287/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1201. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, at functional neurological disorder services at St. James's Hospital; and the expected timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [24385/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
396. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for a list of all staff currently employed at the adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Limerick, specifying the post held by each individual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22960/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
397. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the professional training provided to staff at University Hospital Limerick over the past two years in preparation for the introduction of dose adjustment for normal eating and insulin pump therapy for adults in the Midwest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22961/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
414. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of vacant posts currently unfilled across all departments at a hospital (details supplied); and the length of time these posts have been vacant for, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23012/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the way in which that compares to five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22143/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
480. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE stroke clinical nurse specialists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
531. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22541/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists based at St. James's Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21321/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologists based at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21323/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
188. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21348/25]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons based at University Hospital Limerick in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21452/25]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
199. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists by grade working in Nenagh General Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21454/25]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
200. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric cardiologist registrars based at Cork University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21455/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the each of the section 38 voluntary hospitals on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms for quarter 1 of each year, 2019-2025, by direct comparison, in tabular form (details supplied). [21581/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the each of the section 38 voluntary hospitals on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms paid to each individual firm and the time period for payments to each firm, for quarter 1 of each year, 2019-2025, by direct comparison, in tabular form (details supplied). [21582/25]