Hospital Staff

2325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a value-for-money review of the public-only consultant contract has been undertaken since its introduction; and if not, whether such a review is planned. [43618/26]

2381. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant medical oncologists with a special interest in genetics based at University Hospital Limerick as of 1 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 June 2024, in tabular form. [43844/26]

542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which agency expenditure limits were exceeded by individual hospitals or services during January and February 2026. [41001/26]

543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any assessment regarding the operational or patient safety implications of attempts to reduce agency expenditure under the National Service Plan 2026. [41002/26]

655. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the clinical governance process that was followed prior to the opening of 24 additional inpatient beds at Mallow General Hospital; the person or body that authorised the opening of these beds; whether concerns were raised regarding the absence of overnight anaesthetic cover prior to their opening; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

720. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the huge pressures on staff and patients in Cork University Hospital and the chaos in the accident and emergency department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41292/26]

218. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of specialists in the area of Ehlers Danlos syndrome currently accepting patients through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40441/26]

219. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is an active recruitment process for a specialist consultant in the area of Ehlers Danlos syndrome underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/26]

220. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if consultant rheumatologists are effectively qualified to treat patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome on a long term basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40443/26]

224. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of posts unfilled at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, across all departments, including the accident and emergency department; how long each post has been vacant; and if there are any specific initiatives being considered to fill these posts [40459/26]

1121. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE qualified medical dosimetrists posts filled at University Hospital Waterford as of 18 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form. [38790/26]

1122. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists with a special interest in migraines and headaches that are based at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38791/26]

1345. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in rheumatology based at the Mater Hospital as of 18 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39375/26]

1346. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39376/26]

1347. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant histopathology and consultant colorectal surgeon posts filled at the Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39377/26]

1348. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric dermatologists based at CHI Temple Street as of 18 May 2026, in tabular form. [39385/26]

348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2517 of 13 January 2026, the number of consultants on a public-only contract (details supplied) in hospitals within Children’s Health Ireland in each of the years from 2014 to 2025, by speciality and site, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38547/26]

367. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Cahersiveen Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38595/26]

368. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38596/26]

369. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Dingle Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38597/26]

370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in University Hospital Kerry, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38598/26]

371. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in St. Columbanus Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38599/26]

372. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Killarney District Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38600/26]

375. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at University Hospital Limerick who are currently only dealing with and treating public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38613/26]

273. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant radiologists registered on the specialist division of the Medical Council, the number newly registered, and the number and proportion currently employed in the Irish health service, broken down by Irish nationals, EU-UK nationals and non-EU nationals; the analysis undertaken by her Department on workforce capacit…