1805. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of hours in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, allocated to the newly appointed endocrinologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12115/25]
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
106
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Independents counted together
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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
1816. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at University Hospital Limerick, per discipline, from 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12232/25]
1862. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE gastroenterologist registrars based at St James's Hospital in the years 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12544/25]
1864. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric urologist based at CHI Crumlin in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [12546/25]
158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to each hospital in the country in each of the past ten years; the number of nurses who left their jobs at each hospital in the country in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9277/25]
406. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nursing staff working in the UHL accident and emergency department Dooradoyle; the number of vacant nursing posts; when these posts will be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10322/25]
448. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology based at the maternity department of Galway University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10472/25]
641. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to approve the appointment of a nurse specialist to hold Parkinson’s clinics at Tipperary University Hospital, to provide vital care to people with this debilitating disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9047/25]
736. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurologist registrars based at CHI Temple Street in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [9582/25]
738. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department nurses based at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [9584/25]
416. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a paediatric ophthalmologist will be appointed to UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8903/25]
264. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologists based at Letterkenny University Hospital in each the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8210/25]
265. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses based in Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8211/25]
309. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the overtime annual cost in each acute hospital, per staff type, consultant, non-consultant, nursing, support grades and administration for each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form. [8456/25]
310. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for agency staff in each acute hospital, per staff type, doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form. [8457/25]
311. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to agency staffing for each of the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form. [8458/25]
836. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will address staffing issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7183/25]
946. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Letterkenny University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form. [7959/25]
947. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time security staff currently employed at Sligo University Hospital; the number of full-time security staff on each shift at Sligo University Hospital; and the number of full-time security staff currently off on leave at Sligo University Hospital, in tabular form. [7960/25]
982. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [8155/25]
338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts that have been approved by the HSE consultant applications advisory committee (CAAC) for model 3 and model 4 hospitals in each of the six HSE health regions in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of consultant posts that are currently awaiting formal approval by the HSE CAAC, broken down by HSE health region; and the reaso…
219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the current national deficit in consultant posts across the country, specifically in relation to vascular surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6543/25]
814. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based in Cork University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [6279/25]
294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the vacant posts, per profession, in Mullingar Regional Hospital; and the length of time each post has been unfilled, in tabular form. [5241/25]
279. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5190/25]