Hospital Staff
An official questions-paper heading. 722 questions (0 oral, 722 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Feb 2025 | 29 |
| Mar 2025 | 40 |
| Apr 2025 | 53 |
| May 2025 | 28 |
| Jun 2025 | 32 |
| Jul 2025 | 66 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 |
| Oct 2025 | 29 |
| Nov 2025 | 52 |
| Dec 2025 | 28 |
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| Feb 2026 | 28 |
| Mar 2026 | 34 |
| Apr 2026 | 52 |
| May 2026 | 46 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 42 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Health | 722 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Hospital Staff |
| 2025-11-04 | Hospital Staff |
The questions
George Lawlor
written
2026-03-26 · to Health
511. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to agencies for the supply of nurses to Wexford General Hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23499/26]
George Lawlor
written
2026-03-26 · to Health
512. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid to agencies for the supply of health care assistants to Wexford General Hospital in each of the year 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23500/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-03-25 · to Health
331. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the suicide crisis assessment nurse service in Cavan Monaghan; whether there are plans to extend the service beyond standard weekday hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22577/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-03-25 · to Health
404. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any instances where unvetted IT staff were granted access to sensitive clinical environments, including ICU, operating theatres or other restricted areas; and, if so, the risk assessments or investigations that were carried out. [22826/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
929. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at Cavan General Hospital as of 16 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21858/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
930. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency department nurses based at Cavan General Hospital as of 16 March 2026; if there are plans to increase this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21859/26]
Charles Ward
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
943. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE intensive care nurses based at Letterkenny University Hospital as of 3 February 2026; if this number will be further increased this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21994/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
961. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit and retain healthcare workers, particularly nurses and consultants in St Luke's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22051/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
962. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny; his Department's plans to rectify this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22052/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
968. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant medical oncologists based at St. James's Hospital as of 18 March 2026; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [22141/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
969. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at Naas General Hospital as of 18 March 2026; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [22142/26]
George Lawlor
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
972. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant positions, by speciality, currently at Wexford General Hospital; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22159/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-03-24 · to Health
989. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when jobs in the new Killarney Community Hospital will be advertised (details supplied); the number of jobs that will be announced; the areas each position will cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22244/26]
George Lawlor
written
2026-03-19 · to Health
460. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to detail, the staffing levels across CAMHS teams in Galway City and County over each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21109/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-19 · to Health
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a post-implementation review of the Public Only Consultant Contract is planned; and if so the timeline. [21246/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-19 · to Health
498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved the Public Only Consultant Contract without a requirement for a value-for-money review. [21247/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-19 · to Health
505. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for National Rehabilitation Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [21281/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1669. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health number of additional consultant posts which have been approved for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by year, by speciality, in tabular form. [18307/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1670. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologists currently filled at CHI Temple Street . [18308/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at Mercy University Hospital as of 1 March 2026; and the number as of 1 March 2023, in tabular form. [18328/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE suicide crisis assessment nurse posts filled within Cork as of 1 March 2026; and the number as of 1 March 2023, in tabular form. [18330/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons within Cork University Hospital that are currently only dealing and treating public only patients. [18331/26]
Paul Donnelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1734. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeon posts filled within the cataract unit of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, in tabular form. [18691/26]
Mattie McGrath
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
1742. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the severe staffing pressures currently affecting TUH Clonmel hospital’s ward, day ward, and paediatric assessment unit, where services are being maintained almost entirely by acting staff, including an acting CNM3, no CNM2, two acting CNM1s, and acting shift leaders, and that this unit is operating withou…
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-03-18 · to Health
2183. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time job offers that Portiuncula University Hospital has offered to newly graduated nurses in 2025; and of the jobs offered, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [20511/26]